MED SURG ATI CAPSTONE III EXAM
PREPARATION PACK 2026 KEY CONCEPTS
AND REVISION NOTES
◉ a nurse is instructing a pt's caregiver on how to position the client
before administering tube feedings in the home, which
demonstrates understanding?
Answer: i will sit him up in bed
◉ a triage nurse finds a school-age child lying in the road following a
school bus crash with multiple causalities, the child has a
respiratory rate of 10/min, strong distal pulses, and groans to
painful stimuli, what action should the nurse take
Answer: place an emergent category on the child's upper body and
yell for help
◉ a nurse is caring for a client who has renal failure, what ABG
result would the nurse expect
Answer: ph 7.25
HCO3 20
PaCO2 35
,◉ a nurse is caring for pt who has a cerebellar tumor, what action is
the nurse's priority
Answer: provide assistance with ambulation
◉ a nurse is assessing a pt who has a spinal cord injury, what finding
indicates the client might be experiencing neurogenic shock
Answer: heart rate 52/min
◉ a nurse is caring for a pt who has renal caliculi, what prescription
by the provider is the priority action for the nurse to take
Answer: strictly monitor intake and output
◉ a nurse is caring for a pt who is immediately postoperative
following a pheochromocytoma removal, what action is priority
Answer: monitoring BP
◉ a nurse is assessing a female pt who reports severe joint pain, the
nurse should identify which of the following factors places the pt at
risk for gout
Answer: diuretic use
◉ a nurse is caring for a pt who has a cervical spinal cord injury,
what interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care to
prevent autonomic dysreflexia
, Answer: monitor bowel movement regularity
◉ a nurse is caring for an adult client who asks about vaccinations
against communicable diseases, the nurse should inform the client
that which of the following vaccines are available
Answer: Hep A, Hep B, Pneumococcal
◉ a nurse is providing discharge instructions to a pt following a
cataract surgery, the nurse should advise the pt that he can perform
what activities
Answer: cooking
light house work
(avoid bending at the waist, or anything that can increase IOP)
◉ a nurse is teaching a pt who has angina pectoris about
nitroglycerin sublingual tablets, what statements should indicate to
the nurse that the pt understands the teaching
Answer: i will keep the tablets in the original container
◉ a nurse is discussing risk factors for hep A with a newly licensed
nurse, what client would the nurse identify as an increased risk for
hep A
PREPARATION PACK 2026 KEY CONCEPTS
AND REVISION NOTES
◉ a nurse is instructing a pt's caregiver on how to position the client
before administering tube feedings in the home, which
demonstrates understanding?
Answer: i will sit him up in bed
◉ a triage nurse finds a school-age child lying in the road following a
school bus crash with multiple causalities, the child has a
respiratory rate of 10/min, strong distal pulses, and groans to
painful stimuli, what action should the nurse take
Answer: place an emergent category on the child's upper body and
yell for help
◉ a nurse is caring for a client who has renal failure, what ABG
result would the nurse expect
Answer: ph 7.25
HCO3 20
PaCO2 35
,◉ a nurse is caring for pt who has a cerebellar tumor, what action is
the nurse's priority
Answer: provide assistance with ambulation
◉ a nurse is assessing a pt who has a spinal cord injury, what finding
indicates the client might be experiencing neurogenic shock
Answer: heart rate 52/min
◉ a nurse is caring for a pt who has renal caliculi, what prescription
by the provider is the priority action for the nurse to take
Answer: strictly monitor intake and output
◉ a nurse is caring for a pt who is immediately postoperative
following a pheochromocytoma removal, what action is priority
Answer: monitoring BP
◉ a nurse is assessing a female pt who reports severe joint pain, the
nurse should identify which of the following factors places the pt at
risk for gout
Answer: diuretic use
◉ a nurse is caring for a pt who has a cervical spinal cord injury,
what interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care to
prevent autonomic dysreflexia
, Answer: monitor bowel movement regularity
◉ a nurse is caring for an adult client who asks about vaccinations
against communicable diseases, the nurse should inform the client
that which of the following vaccines are available
Answer: Hep A, Hep B, Pneumococcal
◉ a nurse is providing discharge instructions to a pt following a
cataract surgery, the nurse should advise the pt that he can perform
what activities
Answer: cooking
light house work
(avoid bending at the waist, or anything that can increase IOP)
◉ a nurse is teaching a pt who has angina pectoris about
nitroglycerin sublingual tablets, what statements should indicate to
the nurse that the pt understands the teaching
Answer: i will keep the tablets in the original container
◉ a nurse is discussing risk factors for hep A with a newly licensed
nurse, what client would the nurse identify as an increased risk for
hep A
