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ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL CMS PROCTORED EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new
prescription for sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the following
client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. I can keep my medications for 1 year before replacing it.
b. I should lie down when I take this medication
c. I should discontinue this medication if I develop a headache.
d. I can take up to 5 tablets in 15 minutes before seeking medical
attention - ANSWER-b. I should lie down when I take this
medication
M/S c. 31/p. 201 "Stop activity and rest. Heachace is a
common AE of this medication, change positions slowly"
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult following
a left total hip arthroplasty. Which of the follwoing instructions
should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. clean the incision daily with hydrogen peroxid
b. you can cross your legs and the ankles when sitting down
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c. you should use an incentive spirometer every 8 hours
d. install a raised toilet in your bathroom - ANSWER-d. install a
raised toilet in your bathroom
M/S c. 68/ p. 455 "Follow position restrictions to avoid
dislocation, use elevated seating and a raised toilet seat"
A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac
catheterization. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
a. keep the client on bed rest for 24 hours
b. limit the client's fluid intake to 1L per day.
c. maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
d. change the client's dressing every 8 hours. - ANSWER-c.
maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
M/S c. 27/p. 173 "Maintain bed rest in supine position with
extremity straight for prescribed time"
A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower extremity fracture
and a prescription for crutches. Which of the following client
statements indicates the client is adapting to their role change?
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a. I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries
and cooking the meal for us
b. These crutches make it impossible to care for my child
c. I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to keep the house clean
d. it's going to be difficult to tell my parents I can't take them to
their appointment. - ANSWER-a. I will need to have my partner
take over shopping for groceries and cooking the meal for us
A nurse is caring for a client who has gastroenteritis. Which of the
following assessment findings should the nurse recognize as an
indication that the client is experiencing dehydration?
a. pitting, dependent edema
b. distended jugular veins
c. increased BP
d. decreased BP - ANSWER-d. decreased BP
M/S C. 43/ p. 277 "signs of dehydration or hypovolemia
include, hypothermia, tachycardia, thready pulse,
HYPOTENSION, orthostatic hypotension, decreased central
venous pressure, tachypnea, hypoxia
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A nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion of the brainstem
and reports thirst. The client's urinary output was 4,000 ml over
the past 24 hours. The nurse should anticipate a prescription for
which of the following IV medications?
a. Desmopressin
b. Epinephrine
c. Furosemide
d. Nitroprusside - ANSWER-a. Desmopressin
M/S c. 14/p. 85 "Diabetes insipidous is a possible
complication"
Pharm c. 40/ p.323 "desmopressin is an agent of choice for
DI"
A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently
started therapy with an ACE inhibitor and reports a nagging dry
coug. Which of the following response by the nurse is
appropriate?
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change your
medicaiton"
b. "increasing your daily fluid intake may eliminate your cough
ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL CMS PROCTORED EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new
prescription for sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the following
client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. I can keep my medications for 1 year before replacing it.
b. I should lie down when I take this medication
c. I should discontinue this medication if I develop a headache.
d. I can take up to 5 tablets in 15 minutes before seeking medical
attention - ANSWER-b. I should lie down when I take this
medication
M/S c. 31/p. 201 "Stop activity and rest. Heachace is a
common AE of this medication, change positions slowly"
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult following
a left total hip arthroplasty. Which of the follwoing instructions
should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. clean the incision daily with hydrogen peroxid
b. you can cross your legs and the ankles when sitting down
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c. you should use an incentive spirometer every 8 hours
d. install a raised toilet in your bathroom - ANSWER-d. install a
raised toilet in your bathroom
M/S c. 68/ p. 455 "Follow position restrictions to avoid
dislocation, use elevated seating and a raised toilet seat"
A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac
catheterization. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
a. keep the client on bed rest for 24 hours
b. limit the client's fluid intake to 1L per day.
c. maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
d. change the client's dressing every 8 hours. - ANSWER-c.
maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
M/S c. 27/p. 173 "Maintain bed rest in supine position with
extremity straight for prescribed time"
A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower extremity fracture
and a prescription for crutches. Which of the following client
statements indicates the client is adapting to their role change?
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a. I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries
and cooking the meal for us
b. These crutches make it impossible to care for my child
c. I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to keep the house clean
d. it's going to be difficult to tell my parents I can't take them to
their appointment. - ANSWER-a. I will need to have my partner
take over shopping for groceries and cooking the meal for us
A nurse is caring for a client who has gastroenteritis. Which of the
following assessment findings should the nurse recognize as an
indication that the client is experiencing dehydration?
a. pitting, dependent edema
b. distended jugular veins
c. increased BP
d. decreased BP - ANSWER-d. decreased BP
M/S C. 43/ p. 277 "signs of dehydration or hypovolemia
include, hypothermia, tachycardia, thready pulse,
HYPOTENSION, orthostatic hypotension, decreased central
venous pressure, tachypnea, hypoxia
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A nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion of the brainstem
and reports thirst. The client's urinary output was 4,000 ml over
the past 24 hours. The nurse should anticipate a prescription for
which of the following IV medications?
a. Desmopressin
b. Epinephrine
c. Furosemide
d. Nitroprusside - ANSWER-a. Desmopressin
M/S c. 14/p. 85 "Diabetes insipidous is a possible
complication"
Pharm c. 40/ p.323 "desmopressin is an agent of choice for
DI"
A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently
started therapy with an ACE inhibitor and reports a nagging dry
coug. Which of the following response by the nurse is
appropriate?
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change your
medicaiton"
b. "increasing your daily fluid intake may eliminate your cough
