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Exam Solution @x
ATI RN Targeted Medical Surgical Respiratory Online
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2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND
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VERIFIED ANSWERS (84C91)
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QUESTION 1 @x
A nurse is caring for a client who has pneumonia. Which of the following actions sho
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uld the nurse perform prior to the bronchoscopy? Select the 3 actions that the nurse
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should take. Administer ceftriaxone. Check the client's gag reflex. Verify informed con
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sent. Initiate NPO status. Administer atropine. Initiate oxygen.
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Verify informed consent; initiate NPO status; administer atropine When taking action prior to the b
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ronchoscopy, the nurse should initiate NPO status for 4 to 8 hr to prevent aspiration during the pr
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ocedure when the client's cough reflex will be blocked. The nurse should verify that the provider h
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as obtained informed consent and administer prescribed preoperative medications. Atropine is often
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given pre-procedure to prevent aspiration of secretions and anesthesia-related bradycardia.
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QUESTION 2 @x
A nurse is caring for a client who is 1 hr. postoperative following a thoracentesis. W
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hich of the following is the priority assessment finding? Pallor Insertion site pain Per
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sistent cough Temperature 37.3° C (99.1° F)
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ANSWER
Persistent cough When using the airway, breathing, circulation approach to client care, the nurse sh
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ould determine that the priority finding is a persistent cough because this can indicate a tension p
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QUESTION 3 @x
A nurse is assessing a client who is 4 hr. postoperative following a total laryngectom
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y. Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report to the provid
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er? Bleeding at the surgical site Decreased oxygen saturation Urinary retention Incre
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ased pain level @x @x
Exam Solution @x
ATI RN Targeted Medical Surgical Respiratory Online
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2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND
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VERIFIED ANSWERS (84C91)
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QUESTION 1 @x
A nurse is caring for a client who has pneumonia. Which of the following actions sho
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uld the nurse perform prior to the bronchoscopy? Select the 3 actions that the nurse
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should take. Administer ceftriaxone. Check the client's gag reflex. Verify informed con
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sent. Initiate NPO status. Administer atropine. Initiate oxygen.
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ANSWER
Verify informed consent; initiate NPO status; administer atropine When taking action prior to the b
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ronchoscopy, the nurse should initiate NPO status for 4 to 8 hr to prevent aspiration during the pr
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ocedure when the client's cough reflex will be blocked. The nurse should verify that the provider h
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as obtained informed consent and administer prescribed preoperative medications. Atropine is often
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given pre-procedure to prevent aspiration of secretions and anesthesia-related bradycardia.
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QUESTION 2 @x
A nurse is caring for a client who is 1 hr. postoperative following a thoracentesis. W
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hich of the following is the priority assessment finding? Pallor Insertion site pain Per
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sistent cough Temperature 37.3° C (99.1° F)
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ANSWER
Persistent cough When using the airway, breathing, circulation approach to client care, the nurse sh
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ould determine that the priority finding is a persistent cough because this can indicate a tension p
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neumothorax, which is a medical emergency. @x @x @x @x @x
QUESTION 3 @x
A nurse is assessing a client who is 4 hr. postoperative following a total laryngectom
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y. Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report to the provid
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er? Bleeding at the surgical site Decreased oxygen saturation Urinary retention Incre
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ased pain level @x @x
