NURS ATI MED SURGE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 100%
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A nurse is caring for a client following an infratentorial craniotomy. How should the nurse position this
client in the immediate post-operative period?
• With this post-op consideration, have the patient lay flat and positioned on either
side for 24-48 hours
A nurse is caring for a client following a bone marrow biopsy. What information should the nurse
include in the discharge education?
• You should try to rest for the remainder of the day after your biopsy. For at least 2-3 days, you
will feel sore. For the first 24 hrs, it’s best to keep the operative site clean and dry. If the
bandage becomes soiled, be sure to change it as soon as possible. Contact your doctor if the
you have pain in the biopsy site that becomes severe for more than a day. Contact your doctor
if the biopsy area becomes swollen, red, warm to touch, or if it begins draining pus like fluid,
because this may indicate infection in the area. Other signs and symptoms of infection include
coughing and body aches
What dietary education should the nurse provide to a client diagnosed with a hiatal hernia?
• The nurse should instruct the client to eat low-fat to no-fat diet
, NURS ATI MED SURGE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 100%
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A nurse is providing education to a group of workers regarding risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome.
What information should be provided?
• Obesity, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, lupus, hypothyroidism and multiple sclerosis can be a
risk factor for carpal tunnel. Smoking is also a great risk factor. Women at the ages of 40-60,
pregnant women in their last trimester, women who take oral contraceptives, estrogen or
going through menopause are at a higher risk for carpal tunnel
A nurse is caring for a client with chronic gastritis. Provide three (3) dietary recommendations the nurse
should include in client education?
• The nurse explains to the patient to eat a diet rich in fiber.The nurse explains to the patient
to eat foods that are high in fat. The nurse will teach the patient to eat foods such as apples
and cranberry juice. Such foods may help stop the growth of h.pylori
Define the following types of urinary incontinence: Stress, urge, overflow, reflex, functional, total.
stress- the loss of small amounts of urine when laughing, sneezing, or lifting primarily due to weak
pelvic muscles, urethra, or surrounding tissues
urge- the inability to stop urine flow long enough to reach the bathroom due to an overactive detrusor
muscle with increased bladder pressure
overflow- urinary retention from bladder overdistention and frequent loss of small amounts of urine
due to obstruction of the urinary outlet or an impaired detrusor muscle
reflex- involuntary loss of a moderate amount of urine usually without warning due to hyperreflexia of
ANSWERS CORRECTLY 2022/2023 A+
A nurse is caring for a client following an infratentorial craniotomy. How should the nurse position this
client in the immediate post-operative period?
• With this post-op consideration, have the patient lay flat and positioned on either
side for 24-48 hours
A nurse is caring for a client following a bone marrow biopsy. What information should the nurse
include in the discharge education?
• You should try to rest for the remainder of the day after your biopsy. For at least 2-3 days, you
will feel sore. For the first 24 hrs, it’s best to keep the operative site clean and dry. If the
bandage becomes soiled, be sure to change it as soon as possible. Contact your doctor if the
you have pain in the biopsy site that becomes severe for more than a day. Contact your doctor
if the biopsy area becomes swollen, red, warm to touch, or if it begins draining pus like fluid,
because this may indicate infection in the area. Other signs and symptoms of infection include
coughing and body aches
What dietary education should the nurse provide to a client diagnosed with a hiatal hernia?
• The nurse should instruct the client to eat low-fat to no-fat diet
, NURS ATI MED SURGE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 100%
ANSWERS CORRECTLY 2022/2023 A+
A nurse is providing education to a group of workers regarding risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome.
What information should be provided?
• Obesity, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, lupus, hypothyroidism and multiple sclerosis can be a
risk factor for carpal tunnel. Smoking is also a great risk factor. Women at the ages of 40-60,
pregnant women in their last trimester, women who take oral contraceptives, estrogen or
going through menopause are at a higher risk for carpal tunnel
A nurse is caring for a client with chronic gastritis. Provide three (3) dietary recommendations the nurse
should include in client education?
• The nurse explains to the patient to eat a diet rich in fiber.The nurse explains to the patient
to eat foods that are high in fat. The nurse will teach the patient to eat foods such as apples
and cranberry juice. Such foods may help stop the growth of h.pylori
Define the following types of urinary incontinence: Stress, urge, overflow, reflex, functional, total.
stress- the loss of small amounts of urine when laughing, sneezing, or lifting primarily due to weak
pelvic muscles, urethra, or surrounding tissues
urge- the inability to stop urine flow long enough to reach the bathroom due to an overactive detrusor
muscle with increased bladder pressure
overflow- urinary retention from bladder overdistention and frequent loss of small amounts of urine
due to obstruction of the urinary outlet or an impaired detrusor muscle
reflex- involuntary loss of a moderate amount of urine usually without warning due to hyperreflexia of
