ATI med surg proctored exam
EXAM LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a full-thickness
burns on the lower extremities. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include?
a) Limit visitation time for client's children to 40 minutes per day
b) clean the equipment in the client's room once per week
c) provide a diet of fresh fruits and vegetable for the client
d) apply new gloves when alternating between wound care sites -
CORRECT ANSWER d) apply new gloves when alternating
between wound care sites
A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer. The client tells the
nurse, "I would prefer to try vitamins and minerals instead of
chemotherapy" which of the following responses should the nurse
make?
a) I have never heard of any holistic treatment that is effective
b) you should ask your provider about your plan
c) the best way to treat your cancer is chemotherapy
d) tell me what you know about chemotherapy - CORRECT
ANSWER d) tell me what you know about chemotherapy
A nurse is planning to teach a client whose provider has
prescribed a low purine diet. The nurse should plan to instruct the
client that he can include which of the following Foods in his diet
(select all that apply)
a) Sardines
b) Nuts
c) Apricots
,d) liver
e) scallops - CORRECT ANSWER b) Nuts
c) Apricots
Nurse is caring for a client following a total knee arthroplasty. The
client reports a pain level of 6 on a paint scale of 0 to 10. Which of
the following interventions should the nurse take?
a) Place pillowsl under the clients knee
b) gently massage the area around the clients incision
c) apply an ice pack to the clients knee
d) perform range of motion exercises to the clients knee -
CORRECT ANSWER c) apply an ice pack to the clients knee
A nurse is caring for a client who has lower extremity fracture and
a prescription for crutches. Which of the following client
statements indicates that the client is adapting to their role
change? a) I will need to have my partner take over shopping for
groceries and cooking the meals for us
b) Its going to be difficult to tell my parents I can't take them to
their appointments anymore
c) I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to keep the house clean
d) These crutches will make it impossible to care for my child -
CORRECT ANSWER a) I will need to have my partner take
over shopping for groceries and cooking the meals for us
A nurse is assessing a client who is preoperative and reports an
allergy to bananas. The nurse should recognize that the client is
at risk for an allergic cross-reactivity to which of the following
substances?
a) adhesive tape
b) Latex
c) Anesthetics
d) povidone iodine - CORRECT ANSWER b) Latex
,A nurse on a medical unit is planning care for a group of clients.
Which of the following clients should the nurse attend to First?
a) A client who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in
oxygen saturation of 89%
b) a client who has left-sided paralysis and slurred speech from a
prior stroke
c) a client who has thrombocytopenia and reports a nosebleed
d) a client who has multiple sclerosis and reports Ataxia and
vertigo - CORRECT ANSWER c) a client who has
thrombocytopenia and reports a nosebleed
A nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving two units packed
RBC's. Which of the following manifestation indicates a hemolytic
transfusion reaction?
a) back pain
b) Hypertension
c) Chills
d) bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER a) back pain
A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus about foot
care. Which of the following instruction should the nurse include?
a) Use a heating pad to keep your feet warm at night
b) wear loose-fitting slippers around the house
c) where cotton rather than nylon socks
d) wash your face twice per day with antibacterial soap and hot
water - CORRECT ANSWER c) where cotton rather than nylon
socks
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a deep vein
thrombosis (DVT) . Which of the following findings should the
nurse identify as a risk factor for the development of the DVTs?
a) NSAID use
b) hypertension
c) oral contraceptive use
d) cirrhosis - CORRECT ANSWER c) oral contraceptive use
, A nurse is caring for a client who has a sealed radiation implant.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a) Remove soiled linens from the room after each change
b) Give the dosimeter badge to the oncoming nurse at the end of
the shift
c) Apply a second pair of gloves before touching the client's
implant if it dislodges d) Limit family member visits to 30 min per
day - CORRECT ANSWER d) Limit family member visits to 30
min per day
A nurse is providing teaching to a client and his partner about
performing peritoneal dialysis at home. When discussing
peritonitis, which of the following manifestations should the nurse
identify as the earliest indication of this complication?
a) Generalized abdominal pain b) Cloudy effluent
c) Increased heart rate
d) Fever - CORRECT ANSWER d) Fever
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a blood transfusion.
The nurse observes that the client has bounding peripheral
pulses, hypertension, and distended jugular veins. The nurse
should anticipate administering which of the following prescribed
medications?
a) Pantoprazole
b) Acetaminophen
c) Furosemide
d) Diphenhydramine - CORRECT ANSWER c) Furosemide
A nurse is planning care for a client who has upper
gastrointestinal bleeding due to a peptic ulcer. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take?
a) Provide ketorolac for abdominal pain
b) Administer nitroprusside IV based on the client's weight
c) Insert a large bore nasogastric tube
EXAM LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a full-thickness
burns on the lower extremities. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include?
a) Limit visitation time for client's children to 40 minutes per day
b) clean the equipment in the client's room once per week
c) provide a diet of fresh fruits and vegetable for the client
d) apply new gloves when alternating between wound care sites -
CORRECT ANSWER d) apply new gloves when alternating
between wound care sites
A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer. The client tells the
nurse, "I would prefer to try vitamins and minerals instead of
chemotherapy" which of the following responses should the nurse
make?
a) I have never heard of any holistic treatment that is effective
b) you should ask your provider about your plan
c) the best way to treat your cancer is chemotherapy
d) tell me what you know about chemotherapy - CORRECT
ANSWER d) tell me what you know about chemotherapy
A nurse is planning to teach a client whose provider has
prescribed a low purine diet. The nurse should plan to instruct the
client that he can include which of the following Foods in his diet
(select all that apply)
a) Sardines
b) Nuts
c) Apricots
,d) liver
e) scallops - CORRECT ANSWER b) Nuts
c) Apricots
Nurse is caring for a client following a total knee arthroplasty. The
client reports a pain level of 6 on a paint scale of 0 to 10. Which of
the following interventions should the nurse take?
a) Place pillowsl under the clients knee
b) gently massage the area around the clients incision
c) apply an ice pack to the clients knee
d) perform range of motion exercises to the clients knee -
CORRECT ANSWER c) apply an ice pack to the clients knee
A nurse is caring for a client who has lower extremity fracture and
a prescription for crutches. Which of the following client
statements indicates that the client is adapting to their role
change? a) I will need to have my partner take over shopping for
groceries and cooking the meals for us
b) Its going to be difficult to tell my parents I can't take them to
their appointments anymore
c) I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to keep the house clean
d) These crutches will make it impossible to care for my child -
CORRECT ANSWER a) I will need to have my partner take
over shopping for groceries and cooking the meals for us
A nurse is assessing a client who is preoperative and reports an
allergy to bananas. The nurse should recognize that the client is
at risk for an allergic cross-reactivity to which of the following
substances?
a) adhesive tape
b) Latex
c) Anesthetics
d) povidone iodine - CORRECT ANSWER b) Latex
,A nurse on a medical unit is planning care for a group of clients.
Which of the following clients should the nurse attend to First?
a) A client who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in
oxygen saturation of 89%
b) a client who has left-sided paralysis and slurred speech from a
prior stroke
c) a client who has thrombocytopenia and reports a nosebleed
d) a client who has multiple sclerosis and reports Ataxia and
vertigo - CORRECT ANSWER c) a client who has
thrombocytopenia and reports a nosebleed
A nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving two units packed
RBC's. Which of the following manifestation indicates a hemolytic
transfusion reaction?
a) back pain
b) Hypertension
c) Chills
d) bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER a) back pain
A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus about foot
care. Which of the following instruction should the nurse include?
a) Use a heating pad to keep your feet warm at night
b) wear loose-fitting slippers around the house
c) where cotton rather than nylon socks
d) wash your face twice per day with antibacterial soap and hot
water - CORRECT ANSWER c) where cotton rather than nylon
socks
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a deep vein
thrombosis (DVT) . Which of the following findings should the
nurse identify as a risk factor for the development of the DVTs?
a) NSAID use
b) hypertension
c) oral contraceptive use
d) cirrhosis - CORRECT ANSWER c) oral contraceptive use
, A nurse is caring for a client who has a sealed radiation implant.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a) Remove soiled linens from the room after each change
b) Give the dosimeter badge to the oncoming nurse at the end of
the shift
c) Apply a second pair of gloves before touching the client's
implant if it dislodges d) Limit family member visits to 30 min per
day - CORRECT ANSWER d) Limit family member visits to 30
min per day
A nurse is providing teaching to a client and his partner about
performing peritoneal dialysis at home. When discussing
peritonitis, which of the following manifestations should the nurse
identify as the earliest indication of this complication?
a) Generalized abdominal pain b) Cloudy effluent
c) Increased heart rate
d) Fever - CORRECT ANSWER d) Fever
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a blood transfusion.
The nurse observes that the client has bounding peripheral
pulses, hypertension, and distended jugular veins. The nurse
should anticipate administering which of the following prescribed
medications?
a) Pantoprazole
b) Acetaminophen
c) Furosemide
d) Diphenhydramine - CORRECT ANSWER c) Furosemide
A nurse is planning care for a client who has upper
gastrointestinal bleeding due to a peptic ulcer. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take?
a) Provide ketorolac for abdominal pain
b) Administer nitroprusside IV based on the client's weight
c) Insert a large bore nasogastric tube
