ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM
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Elaborated | med surg Ati proctored
exam | Already Graded A+ | 2026
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43. A nurse is preparing to discharge a client who has halo device and
is reviewing new prescriptions from the provider. The nurse should
clarify which of the following prescriptions with the provider?
a. Increase intake of fiber-rich foods
b. May place a small pillow under head when sleeping
c. May operate a motor vehicle when no longer taking analgesics
d. Take a tub bath instead of showers - ANSWER-c. May operate a
motor vehicle when no longer taking analgesics
A client who is deaf and communicates using sign language is being
admitted by a nurse who does not know sign language. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. Familiarize themselves with commonly used sign language
b. Ask a family member to be present during the admission
c. Obtain a board that uses colored pictures as communication
,d. Request an interpreter during the initial assessment - ANSWER-d.
Request an interpreter during the initial assessment
A critical care nurse is assessing a client who has severe head injury. In
response to painful stimuli, the client does not open her eyes, displays
decerebrate posturing, and makes incomprehensible sounds. Which of
the following Glasgow Coma Scale scores should the nurse assign the
client?
a. 5
b. 2
c. 13
d. 10 - ANSWER-a. 5
A home care nurse is planning to use nonpharmacological pain relief
measures for an older adult client who has severe chronic back pain.
Which of the following guidelines should the nurse use?
a. Discontinue opioids before trying nonpharmacological methods of
pain relief
b. Use imagery with clients who have difficulty with focus and
concentration
c. Distraction changes the client's perception of pain, but does not
affect the cause
d. Pain relief from the use of heat and cold continues for several hours
after removal of the
stimulus - ANSWER-c. Distraction changes the client's perception of
pain, but does not affect the cause
,A home health nurse is making an initial visit to a client who has
multiple sclerosis. Which of the following actions is the priority for the
nurse to take?
a. Discuss recommendations for eating and swallowing techniques
b. List strategies for family coping when dealing with possible role
changes
c. Review the use of adaptive grooming devices to promote client
independence
d. Give the client information about the local national multiple
sclerosis society - ANSWER-a. Discuss recommendations for eating and
swallowing techniques
A nurse in a clinic is providing preventive teaching to an older adult
client during a well visit. The nurse should instruct the client that
which of the following immunizations are recommended for healthy
adults after the age of 60? Select All That Apply
a. Herpes zoster
b. Influenza
c. Meningococcal
d. Human papillomavirus
e. Pneumococcal polysaccharide - ANSWER-a. Herpes zoster
b. Influenza
e. Pneumococcal polysaccharide
, A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently
started therapy with an ACE inhibitor and reports a nagging dry cough.
Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change your medication"
b. "Increasing your daily fluid intake may eliminate your cough"
c. "sucking on lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough"
d. You cough should go away in time" - ANSWER-a. "your cough may
require that you stop or change your medication"
A nurse in a provider's office is teaching a client about the self-
management of GERD. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include?
a. "eat a light meal 1 hour before bedtime"
b. "sleep with head of your bed elevated 6 inches"
c. "increase your caloric intake by 250 calories per day"
d. "lie down for 30 min after each meal" - ANSWER-b. "sleep with
head of your bed elevated 6 inches"
A nurse in an emergency department is preparing to perform an
ocular irrigation for a client. Which of the following actions should the
nurse plan to take?
a. Assess the client's visual acuity prior to irrigation
b. Have the client turn their head toward the unaffected eye
c. Hold the irrigator syringe 3.81 cm (1.5 in) above the eye
Questions & Answers, Well
Elaborated | med surg Ati proctored
exam | Already Graded A+ | 2026
Latest Update!!!
43. A nurse is preparing to discharge a client who has halo device and
is reviewing new prescriptions from the provider. The nurse should
clarify which of the following prescriptions with the provider?
a. Increase intake of fiber-rich foods
b. May place a small pillow under head when sleeping
c. May operate a motor vehicle when no longer taking analgesics
d. Take a tub bath instead of showers - ANSWER-c. May operate a
motor vehicle when no longer taking analgesics
A client who is deaf and communicates using sign language is being
admitted by a nurse who does not know sign language. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. Familiarize themselves with commonly used sign language
b. Ask a family member to be present during the admission
c. Obtain a board that uses colored pictures as communication
,d. Request an interpreter during the initial assessment - ANSWER-d.
Request an interpreter during the initial assessment
A critical care nurse is assessing a client who has severe head injury. In
response to painful stimuli, the client does not open her eyes, displays
decerebrate posturing, and makes incomprehensible sounds. Which of
the following Glasgow Coma Scale scores should the nurse assign the
client?
a. 5
b. 2
c. 13
d. 10 - ANSWER-a. 5
A home care nurse is planning to use nonpharmacological pain relief
measures for an older adult client who has severe chronic back pain.
Which of the following guidelines should the nurse use?
a. Discontinue opioids before trying nonpharmacological methods of
pain relief
b. Use imagery with clients who have difficulty with focus and
concentration
c. Distraction changes the client's perception of pain, but does not
affect the cause
d. Pain relief from the use of heat and cold continues for several hours
after removal of the
stimulus - ANSWER-c. Distraction changes the client's perception of
pain, but does not affect the cause
,A home health nurse is making an initial visit to a client who has
multiple sclerosis. Which of the following actions is the priority for the
nurse to take?
a. Discuss recommendations for eating and swallowing techniques
b. List strategies for family coping when dealing with possible role
changes
c. Review the use of adaptive grooming devices to promote client
independence
d. Give the client information about the local national multiple
sclerosis society - ANSWER-a. Discuss recommendations for eating and
swallowing techniques
A nurse in a clinic is providing preventive teaching to an older adult
client during a well visit. The nurse should instruct the client that
which of the following immunizations are recommended for healthy
adults after the age of 60? Select All That Apply
a. Herpes zoster
b. Influenza
c. Meningococcal
d. Human papillomavirus
e. Pneumococcal polysaccharide - ANSWER-a. Herpes zoster
b. Influenza
e. Pneumococcal polysaccharide
, A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently
started therapy with an ACE inhibitor and reports a nagging dry cough.
Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change your medication"
b. "Increasing your daily fluid intake may eliminate your cough"
c. "sucking on lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough"
d. You cough should go away in time" - ANSWER-a. "your cough may
require that you stop or change your medication"
A nurse in a provider's office is teaching a client about the self-
management of GERD. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include?
a. "eat a light meal 1 hour before bedtime"
b. "sleep with head of your bed elevated 6 inches"
c. "increase your caloric intake by 250 calories per day"
d. "lie down for 30 min after each meal" - ANSWER-b. "sleep with
head of your bed elevated 6 inches"
A nurse in an emergency department is preparing to perform an
ocular irrigation for a client. Which of the following actions should the
nurse plan to take?
a. Assess the client's visual acuity prior to irrigation
b. Have the client turn their head toward the unaffected eye
c. Hold the irrigator syringe 3.81 cm (1.5 in) above the eye
