RN MEDICAL SURGICAL ATI EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS
BRAND NEW 2025/2026
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has laryngeal
cancer and is receiving radiation treatment. Which of the following
statements made by the client indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
a) I will wear a badge to measure how much radiation I am receiving
b) I will remove the markings on the skin after each radiation
treatment
c) I will avoid direct exposure to the sun
d) I will rinse my mouth with a commercial mouthwash - ANSWER - >c) I
will avoid direct exposure to the sun
A nurse is preparing to administer a blood transfusion to a client who
has anemia.
Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first? a) Obtain the client's vital signs
b) Describe the blood transfusion procedure to the client
c) Check for the type and number of units of blood to administer
d) Initiate a peripheral IV - ANSWER - >c) Check for the type and
number of units of blood to administer
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for enalapril. The
nurse should
identify which of the following findings as an adverse effect of the
medication?
,a)
Bradycardia
b)
Tremors
c) Orthostatic
hypotension
d) Drowsiness c)
hypotension - ANSWER - > Orthostatic
A nurse is assessing for compartment syndrome in a client who has a
short leg cast. Which of the following findings should the nurse
identify as a manifestation of this condition? a) Bounding pedal
pulse
b) Capillary refill less than 2 seconds
c) Pain that increases with passive movement
d) Areas of warmth on the cast - ANSWER - >c) Pain that
increases with passive movement
A nurse is planning care for a client who has full-thickness burns
on the lower extremities. Which of the following interventions
should the nurse include? a) Limit visitation time for the client's
children to 40 minutes per day
b) Clean the equipment in the client's room once per week
c) Provide a diet of fresh fruits and vegetables for the client
d) Apply new gloves when alternating between wound care sites -
ANSWER - >d) Apply new gloves when alternating between wound
care sites
,A nurse is caring for client who has cancer. The client tells the nurse, "I
would prefer to try vitamins and minerals instead of chemotherapy".
Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
a) I have never heard of any holistic treatment that is effective
b) You should ask your provider about your plan
c) The best way to treat your cancer is chemotherapy
d) Tell me what you know about chemotherapy - ANSWER - >d) Tell me
what you know about chemotherapy
A nurse is planning to teach a client whose provider has prescribed a
low purine diet. The nurse should plan to instruct the client that he
can include which of the following foods in his diet? (select all that
apply) a) Sardines b) Nuts
c) Apricots
d) liver
e) Scallops - ANSWER - >b) Nuts
c) Apricots
A nurse is caring for a client following a total knee arthroplasty. The
client reports a pain level 6 on a pain scale of 0 to 10. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse take? a) Place pillows under
the clients knee
b) Gently massage the area around the clients incision
c) Apply an ice pack to the clients knee
d) Perform range of motion exercises to the clients knee - ANSWER - >c)
Apply an ice pack to the clients knee
A nurse is caring for client who has a lower extremity fracture and a
prescription for crutches. Which of the following client statements
indicates that the client is adapting to their role change?
, a) I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries
and cooking the meals for us
b) It's going to be difficult to tell my parents I can't take them to
their appointments
anymore
c) I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to keep the house clean
d) These crutches will make it impossible to care for my child - ANSWER
- >a) I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries
and cooking the meals for us.
A nurse is assessing a client who is preoperative and reports an allergy
to bananas.
The nurse should recognize that the client is at risk for an allergic cross-
reactivity to
which of the following substances?
a) Adhesive
tape
b)
Latex
c)
Anesthetics
d) Povidone iodine - ANSWER - >b)
Latex
A nurse on a medical unit is planning care for a group of clients. Which
of the following
clients should the nurse attend
to first?
a) A client who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and an
oxygen saturation of
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS
BRAND NEW 2025/2026
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has laryngeal
cancer and is receiving radiation treatment. Which of the following
statements made by the client indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
a) I will wear a badge to measure how much radiation I am receiving
b) I will remove the markings on the skin after each radiation
treatment
c) I will avoid direct exposure to the sun
d) I will rinse my mouth with a commercial mouthwash - ANSWER - >c) I
will avoid direct exposure to the sun
A nurse is preparing to administer a blood transfusion to a client who
has anemia.
Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first? a) Obtain the client's vital signs
b) Describe the blood transfusion procedure to the client
c) Check for the type and number of units of blood to administer
d) Initiate a peripheral IV - ANSWER - >c) Check for the type and
number of units of blood to administer
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for enalapril. The
nurse should
identify which of the following findings as an adverse effect of the
medication?
,a)
Bradycardia
b)
Tremors
c) Orthostatic
hypotension
d) Drowsiness c)
hypotension - ANSWER - > Orthostatic
A nurse is assessing for compartment syndrome in a client who has a
short leg cast. Which of the following findings should the nurse
identify as a manifestation of this condition? a) Bounding pedal
pulse
b) Capillary refill less than 2 seconds
c) Pain that increases with passive movement
d) Areas of warmth on the cast - ANSWER - >c) Pain that
increases with passive movement
A nurse is planning care for a client who has full-thickness burns
on the lower extremities. Which of the following interventions
should the nurse include? a) Limit visitation time for the client's
children to 40 minutes per day
b) Clean the equipment in the client's room once per week
c) Provide a diet of fresh fruits and vegetables for the client
d) Apply new gloves when alternating between wound care sites -
ANSWER - >d) Apply new gloves when alternating between wound
care sites
,A nurse is caring for client who has cancer. The client tells the nurse, "I
would prefer to try vitamins and minerals instead of chemotherapy".
Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
a) I have never heard of any holistic treatment that is effective
b) You should ask your provider about your plan
c) The best way to treat your cancer is chemotherapy
d) Tell me what you know about chemotherapy - ANSWER - >d) Tell me
what you know about chemotherapy
A nurse is planning to teach a client whose provider has prescribed a
low purine diet. The nurse should plan to instruct the client that he
can include which of the following foods in his diet? (select all that
apply) a) Sardines b) Nuts
c) Apricots
d) liver
e) Scallops - ANSWER - >b) Nuts
c) Apricots
A nurse is caring for a client following a total knee arthroplasty. The
client reports a pain level 6 on a pain scale of 0 to 10. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse take? a) Place pillows under
the clients knee
b) Gently massage the area around the clients incision
c) Apply an ice pack to the clients knee
d) Perform range of motion exercises to the clients knee - ANSWER - >c)
Apply an ice pack to the clients knee
A nurse is caring for client who has a lower extremity fracture and a
prescription for crutches. Which of the following client statements
indicates that the client is adapting to their role change?
, a) I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries
and cooking the meals for us
b) It's going to be difficult to tell my parents I can't take them to
their appointments
anymore
c) I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to keep the house clean
d) These crutches will make it impossible to care for my child - ANSWER
- >a) I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries
and cooking the meals for us.
A nurse is assessing a client who is preoperative and reports an allergy
to bananas.
The nurse should recognize that the client is at risk for an allergic cross-
reactivity to
which of the following substances?
a) Adhesive
tape
b)
Latex
c)
Anesthetics
d) Povidone iodine - ANSWER - >b)
Latex
A nurse on a medical unit is planning care for a group of clients. Which
of the following
clients should the nurse attend
to first?
a) A client who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and an
oxygen saturation of
