ATI MED SURG RESPIRATORY PROCTORED
ACTUAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ A nurse is assisting a provider with a comprehensive physical
examination of a client. When the provider uses transillumination, the
nurse should explain to the client that this technique helps evaluate
which of the following structures? Answer: Maxillary sinuses
⩥ A charge nurse receives notification of the admission of a client who
is coughing frequently and whose sputum is pink, frothy, and copious.
The client has a history of night sweats, anorexia, and weight loss.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that
apply.) Answer: Assign the client to a private room with negative-
pressure airflow.
Wear an N95 respirator when entering the client's room.
⩥ A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is
postoperative following a rhinoplasty. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include? Answer: "Lie on your back with
your head elevated 30° when resting."
, ⩥ A nurse in a medical-surgical unit is assessing a client. The nurse
should identify that which of the following findings is a manifestation of
a pulmonary embolism? Answer: Stabbing chest pain
⩥ A nurse is caring for a client who has a tracheostomy with an inflated
cuff in place. Which of the following findings indicates that the nurse
should suction the client's airway secretions? Answer: The nurse
auscultates coarse crackles in the lung fields.
⩥ A nurse is planning care for a client who is postoperative following a
hip arthroplasty. In the client's medical record, the nurse notes a history
of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which of the
following oxygen-delivery methods should the nurse plan to use for this
client? Answer: Nasal cannula
⩥ A nurse is providing discharge teaching about improving gas
exchange for a client who has emphysema. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? Answer: Use
pursed-lip breathing during periods of dyspnea
⩥ A nurse is providing postoperative care for a client who has 2 chest
tubes in place following a lobectomy. The client asks the nurse the
reason for having 2 chest tubes. The nurse should inform the client that
the lower chest tube is placed for which of the following reasons?
Answer: Draining blood and fluid from the pleural space
ACTUAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ A nurse is assisting a provider with a comprehensive physical
examination of a client. When the provider uses transillumination, the
nurse should explain to the client that this technique helps evaluate
which of the following structures? Answer: Maxillary sinuses
⩥ A charge nurse receives notification of the admission of a client who
is coughing frequently and whose sputum is pink, frothy, and copious.
The client has a history of night sweats, anorexia, and weight loss.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that
apply.) Answer: Assign the client to a private room with negative-
pressure airflow.
Wear an N95 respirator when entering the client's room.
⩥ A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is
postoperative following a rhinoplasty. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include? Answer: "Lie on your back with
your head elevated 30° when resting."
, ⩥ A nurse in a medical-surgical unit is assessing a client. The nurse
should identify that which of the following findings is a manifestation of
a pulmonary embolism? Answer: Stabbing chest pain
⩥ A nurse is caring for a client who has a tracheostomy with an inflated
cuff in place. Which of the following findings indicates that the nurse
should suction the client's airway secretions? Answer: The nurse
auscultates coarse crackles in the lung fields.
⩥ A nurse is planning care for a client who is postoperative following a
hip arthroplasty. In the client's medical record, the nurse notes a history
of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which of the
following oxygen-delivery methods should the nurse plan to use for this
client? Answer: Nasal cannula
⩥ A nurse is providing discharge teaching about improving gas
exchange for a client who has emphysema. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? Answer: Use
pursed-lip breathing during periods of dyspnea
⩥ A nurse is providing postoperative care for a client who has 2 chest
tubes in place following a lobectomy. The client asks the nurse the
reason for having 2 chest tubes. The nurse should inform the client that
the lower chest tube is placed for which of the following reasons?
Answer: Draining blood and fluid from the pleural space
