ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
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◉ A nurse is provi ing e ucation to a client who is to un ergo an EEG
the next ay. Which of the following info shoul the nurse inclu e in
the teaching?
a. "Do not wash your hair the morning of the proce ure."
b. "Try an stay awake most of the night prior to the proce ure."
c. "The proce ure will take approximately 15 mins."
. "You will nee to lie flat for 4 hours after the proce ure.". Answer:
b.
"Try an stay awake most of the night prior to the proce ure."
Tell the client to remain awake to provi e cranial stress an increase
the possibility of abnormal electrical activity
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is postproce ural following a
lumbar puncture an reports a throbbing hea ache when sitting upright.
Which of the following actions shoul the nurse take? SATA.
a. Use the GCS scale to assess the client
b. Assist the client into a supine position
c. A minister an opioi analgesic
,ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
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. Encourage the client to increase PO flui intake
e. Instruct the client to perform coughing an eep breathing.
Answer: B, D
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has continuous bla er irrigation
following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Which of the
following fin ings shoul the nurse report to the provi er?
a Output equal to the instille irrigate
b. Client reports bla er spasms
c. Viscous urinary output with clots
. Reports of strong urge to urinate. Answer: c. Viscous urinary output
with clots
Urine that is bright re with clots is an in ication of arterial blee ing.
◉ A nurse is monitoring the ECG of a client who has hypocalcemia.
Which of the following fin ings shoul the nurse expect?
a. Flattene T waves
b. Prolonge QT intervals
c. Shortene QT intervals
Wi ene QRS complexes. Answer: b. Prolonge QT
intervals
,ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
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Manifestations of hypocalcemia inclu e tingling, numbness, tetany,
seizures, prolonge QT intervals, an laryngospasm.
◉ A nurse is preparing a client who has a brain tumor for a CT scan.
Which of the following factors affects the manner in which the nurse
will prepare the client for the scan?
a. No foo or flui s consume for 4 hours
b. Difficulty recalling recent events
c. Development of hives while eating shrimp
. Paresthesia in both han s. Answer: c. Development of hives while
eating shrimp
Shellfish allergy is contrain ication of use of contrast me ia uring a
CT scan.
◉ A nurse is preparing an in-service program about the stages of acute
ki ney injury. Which of the following pieces of info shoul the nurse
inclu e about prerenal azotemia?
a. Prerenal azotemia begins prior to the onset of symptoms
b. Interference with renal perfusion causes renal azotemia
c. Prerenal azotemia is irreversible, even in early stages
. Infections an tumors cause prerenal azotemia. Answer:
b. Interference with renal perfusion causes prerenal azotemia.
, ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
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Prerenal = interference with renal perfusion, such as from heart failure
or hypovolemic shock.
◉ A nurse is teaching a client who has CAD about the ifference
between angina pectoris an MI. Which of the following shoul
the nurse i entify as in ications of MI? SATA.
a. N/V
b. Diaphoresis an izziness
c. Chest an left arm pain that subsi es with rest
. Anxiety an feelings of oom
e. Boun ing pulse an bra ypnea. Answer: A, B,
D
◉ A nurse is reviewing the lab results of a lumbar puncture for a client
who has manifestations of bacterial meningitis. Which of the following
fin ings shoul the nurse expect?
a. Elevate glucose
b. Elevate protein
c. Presence of RBCs
. Presence of D- imer. Answer: b. Elevate
protein
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◉ A nurse is provi ing e ucation to a client who is to un ergo an EEG
the next ay. Which of the following info shoul the nurse inclu e in
the teaching?
a. "Do not wash your hair the morning of the proce ure."
b. "Try an stay awake most of the night prior to the proce ure."
c. "The proce ure will take approximately 15 mins."
. "You will nee to lie flat for 4 hours after the proce ure.". Answer:
b.
"Try an stay awake most of the night prior to the proce ure."
Tell the client to remain awake to provi e cranial stress an increase
the possibility of abnormal electrical activity
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is postproce ural following a
lumbar puncture an reports a throbbing hea ache when sitting upright.
Which of the following actions shoul the nurse take? SATA.
a. Use the GCS scale to assess the client
b. Assist the client into a supine position
c. A minister an opioi analgesic
,ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
INCLUDED
. Encourage the client to increase PO flui intake
e. Instruct the client to perform coughing an eep breathing.
Answer: B, D
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has continuous bla er irrigation
following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Which of the
following fin ings shoul the nurse report to the provi er?
a Output equal to the instille irrigate
b. Client reports bla er spasms
c. Viscous urinary output with clots
. Reports of strong urge to urinate. Answer: c. Viscous urinary output
with clots
Urine that is bright re with clots is an in ication of arterial blee ing.
◉ A nurse is monitoring the ECG of a client who has hypocalcemia.
Which of the following fin ings shoul the nurse expect?
a. Flattene T waves
b. Prolonge QT intervals
c. Shortene QT intervals
Wi ene QRS complexes. Answer: b. Prolonge QT
intervals
,ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
INCLUDED
Manifestations of hypocalcemia inclu e tingling, numbness, tetany,
seizures, prolonge QT intervals, an laryngospasm.
◉ A nurse is preparing a client who has a brain tumor for a CT scan.
Which of the following factors affects the manner in which the nurse
will prepare the client for the scan?
a. No foo or flui s consume for 4 hours
b. Difficulty recalling recent events
c. Development of hives while eating shrimp
. Paresthesia in both han s. Answer: c. Development of hives while
eating shrimp
Shellfish allergy is contrain ication of use of contrast me ia uring a
CT scan.
◉ A nurse is preparing an in-service program about the stages of acute
ki ney injury. Which of the following pieces of info shoul the nurse
inclu e about prerenal azotemia?
a. Prerenal azotemia begins prior to the onset of symptoms
b. Interference with renal perfusion causes renal azotemia
c. Prerenal azotemia is irreversible, even in early stages
. Infections an tumors cause prerenal azotemia. Answer:
b. Interference with renal perfusion causes prerenal azotemia.
, ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
INCLUDED
Prerenal = interference with renal perfusion, such as from heart failure
or hypovolemic shock.
◉ A nurse is teaching a client who has CAD about the ifference
between angina pectoris an MI. Which of the following shoul
the nurse i entify as in ications of MI? SATA.
a. N/V
b. Diaphoresis an izziness
c. Chest an left arm pain that subsi es with rest
. Anxiety an feelings of oom
e. Boun ing pulse an bra ypnea. Answer: A, B,
D
◉ A nurse is reviewing the lab results of a lumbar puncture for a client
who has manifestations of bacterial meningitis. Which of the following
fin ings shoul the nurse expect?
a. Elevate glucose
b. Elevate protein
c. Presence of RBCs
. Presence of D- imer. Answer: b. Elevate
protein
