MEDICAL SURGICAL ATI PROCTORED
TEST BANK COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
PAPER WITH DETAILED VERIFIED A+
ANSWERS
◉Why is stridor bad? Answer: it means that there is an obstruction or
edema in airway
◉What is common in heart rate in a patient with low fluid volume
(hypovolemia)? Answer: usually greater than 110- to compensate for the
low bp
◉What is normal urine gravity? Answer: 1.000 - 1.030
◉What is the role of positive pressure? Answer: to promote lung
expansion and stabilize chest
◉Would you recommend exercise for a pt who has been discharged with
heart failure? Answer: yes
◉How often should exercise be in heart failure pt? Answer: regular
routine
,◉Should you consume milk with iron supplements? Answer: no- can
cause gastric disturbance.
◉Would you take iron with antacids? Answer: no- causes gastric
disturbances
◉Would you tell the pt to lower red meat intake with iron deficiency?
Answer: no- increase iron rich foods
◉What is a common side effect with iron pills? Answer: constipation
◉What would you tell them to eat with taking iron pills? Answer: high
fiber
◉When does pain worsen with compartement syndrome? Answer:
when passive moving occurs.
◉What does warmth under cast indicate? Answer: infection
◉Should pt decrease complex carbs for atherosceleoris? Answer: no,
increase them
◉What carb should a client with atherosceloris decrease? Answer:
simple sugars
,◉Is MRSA airborne or contact? Answer: contact
◉What does phenyotoin do to hepatic enzymes (for seizures meds)?
Answer: it decreases effectiveness
◉What should you tell the pt not to take with ciprofloxacin? Answer:
magnesium containg antacids
◉Why wouldn't you take magnesium containing anatacids with cipro?
Answer: calcium can decrease absorption of med
◉What is a common side effect of rifampin? Answer: color of urine-
◉Can you take ciproflaxcin with alcohol? Answer: yes
◉After a parathryoidectomy what would be the priority for the nurse?
Answer: to put trach tray by bedside in case of airway
occlusion(AIRWAY)
◉What meds increase osteoporosis? Answer: fludrocortisone
, ◉With enoxaparin, what is the priority as the med the nurse? Answer:
give dosage same time every day
◉Is restlessness common in hyperthyroidism? Answer: yes
◉What would be urgent for hyperthyroidism? Answer: high BP
◉If a pt has a weird heart sound what would be first thing you do?
Answer: listen to it again but on the left side (least invasive)
◉Why would gentamicin be withheld from a pt? Answer: if creatine
levels are too high
◉What is normal creatine? Answer: .6-1.2
◉What is one of the first vital signs of a hemorrhage? Answer: increase
heart rate
◉What med would you give for a febrile reaction? Answer: tylenol
(reduces fever)
◉How long does a drain stay in place for a radical mastectomy?
Answer: 1 to 3 week
TEST BANK COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
PAPER WITH DETAILED VERIFIED A+
ANSWERS
◉Why is stridor bad? Answer: it means that there is an obstruction or
edema in airway
◉What is common in heart rate in a patient with low fluid volume
(hypovolemia)? Answer: usually greater than 110- to compensate for the
low bp
◉What is normal urine gravity? Answer: 1.000 - 1.030
◉What is the role of positive pressure? Answer: to promote lung
expansion and stabilize chest
◉Would you recommend exercise for a pt who has been discharged with
heart failure? Answer: yes
◉How often should exercise be in heart failure pt? Answer: regular
routine
,◉Should you consume milk with iron supplements? Answer: no- can
cause gastric disturbance.
◉Would you take iron with antacids? Answer: no- causes gastric
disturbances
◉Would you tell the pt to lower red meat intake with iron deficiency?
Answer: no- increase iron rich foods
◉What is a common side effect with iron pills? Answer: constipation
◉What would you tell them to eat with taking iron pills? Answer: high
fiber
◉When does pain worsen with compartement syndrome? Answer:
when passive moving occurs.
◉What does warmth under cast indicate? Answer: infection
◉Should pt decrease complex carbs for atherosceleoris? Answer: no,
increase them
◉What carb should a client with atherosceloris decrease? Answer:
simple sugars
,◉Is MRSA airborne or contact? Answer: contact
◉What does phenyotoin do to hepatic enzymes (for seizures meds)?
Answer: it decreases effectiveness
◉What should you tell the pt not to take with ciprofloxacin? Answer:
magnesium containg antacids
◉Why wouldn't you take magnesium containing anatacids with cipro?
Answer: calcium can decrease absorption of med
◉What is a common side effect of rifampin? Answer: color of urine-
◉Can you take ciproflaxcin with alcohol? Answer: yes
◉After a parathryoidectomy what would be the priority for the nurse?
Answer: to put trach tray by bedside in case of airway
occlusion(AIRWAY)
◉What meds increase osteoporosis? Answer: fludrocortisone
, ◉With enoxaparin, what is the priority as the med the nurse? Answer:
give dosage same time every day
◉Is restlessness common in hyperthyroidism? Answer: yes
◉What would be urgent for hyperthyroidism? Answer: high BP
◉If a pt has a weird heart sound what would be first thing you do?
Answer: listen to it again but on the left side (least invasive)
◉Why would gentamicin be withheld from a pt? Answer: if creatine
levels are too high
◉What is normal creatine? Answer: .6-1.2
◉What is one of the first vital signs of a hemorrhage? Answer: increase
heart rate
◉What med would you give for a febrile reaction? Answer: tylenol
(reduces fever)
◉How long does a drain stay in place for a radical mastectomy?
Answer: 1 to 3 week
