ATI RN Medical-Surgical Proctored Exam 2019
, A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription for sublingual
nitroglycerin. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
I should lie down when I take this medication
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client following total hip
arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom
A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac catheterization. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
A nurse is caring for a 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?
I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and cooking the meals for us
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has an impaired immune system due to
chemotherapy. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Change your pet’s litter box daily
A nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion and reports thirst. The client's urinary
output was 4,000 ml over past 24 hr. the nurse should anticipate a prescription for which of
the following IV medications?
Desmopressin
A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently started therapy with an ACE
inhibitor and reports nagging dry cough. Which of the following responses by the nurse is
appropriate?
Sucking on a lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough
A nurse is taking an admission history from a client who reports Raynaud's disease. Which of
the following assessment findings should the nurse identify as a parenteral trigger for
exacerbation of Raynaud's?
Using nicotine transdermal patch
A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous device and notes the tubing has
become disconnected. the client develops dyspnea and tachycardia. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
Clamp the catheter
, A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription for sublingual
nitroglycerin. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
I should lie down when I take this medication
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client following total hip
arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom
A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac catheterization. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
A nurse is caring for a 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?
I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and cooking the meals for us
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has an impaired immune system due to
chemotherapy. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Change your pet’s litter box daily
A nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion and reports thirst. The client's urinary
output was 4,000 ml over past 24 hr. the nurse should anticipate a prescription for which of
the following IV medications?
Desmopressin
A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently started therapy with an ACE
inhibitor and reports nagging dry cough. Which of the following responses by the nurse is
appropriate?
Sucking on a lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough
A nurse is taking an admission history from a client who reports Raynaud's disease. Which of
the following assessment findings should the nurse identify as a parenteral trigger for
exacerbation of Raynaud's?
Using nicotine transdermal patch
A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous device and notes the tubing has
become disconnected. the client develops dyspnea and tachycardia. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
Clamp the catheter
