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ATI RN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED NGN
NEWEST 2024 TEST BANK AND 2019 TEST BANK COMPLETE
400 QUESTIONS (ALL FORMARTS) AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||EVERYTHING ON
MEDICAL SURGICAL NGN
A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and is taking
rifampin. The client reports that her saliva has
turned red-orange in color. Which of the following responses should the
nurse make?
a.) "This finding may indicate possible medication toxicity"
b.) "Your provider will prescribe a different medication regimen"
c.) "This is an expected adverse effect of this medication"
d.) "You will need to increase your fluid intake to resolve this problem"
- ANSWER- c.) "This is an expected adverse effect of this medication"
PAGE 137 ati MS pdf 10.0
c27.A nurse is planning care for a client who is 12 hr postoperative
following a kidney transplant. Which of the
following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a.) Check the client's blood pressure every 8 hr
b.) Administer opioids PO
c.) Assess urine output hourly
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d.) Monitor for hypokalemia as a manifestation of acute rejection -
ANSWER- c.) Assess urine output hourly
28.A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who has
cirrhosis of the liver. Which of the following is a
priority finding?
a.) Yellow sclera
b.) Mental confusion can lead to portal systemic encephalopathy
c.) Palmar erythema
d.) Spider angiomas - ANSWER- b.) Mental confusion can lead to portal
systemic encephalopathy (page 358 MS ATI PDF 10.0 ::::::::::::::which
is something to report to provider meaning neuro is worsening)
29.A nurse is obtaining a medication history from a client who is to start
therapy with naproxen for
rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following medications places the
client at risk for bleeding?
a.) Captopril
b.) Ibuprofen
c.) Digoxin
d.) Phenytoin - ANSWER- b.) Ibuprofen
30.A nurse is caring for a client in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Which
of the following is the priority
intervention by the nurse?
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a.) Administer 0.9% sodium chloride
b.) Check potassium levels
c.) Initiate a continuous IV insulin infusion
d.) Begin bicarbonate continuous IV infusion - ANSWER- c.) Initiate a
continuous IV insulin infusion
31.A nurse is assessing the extremities of a client who has Raynaud's
disease. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect?
a.) Blanching of the hands
b.) Hyperactive reflexes
c.) Calf pain with foot dorsiflexion
d.) Vitiligo on affected extremities - ANSWER- a.) Blanching of the
hands (P 558 ati MD pdf 10.0)
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. The nurse should obtain a blood
pressure reading using only the
left extremity from which of the following clients?
a. A client who has a peripherally inserted central catheter in the left arm
b. A client who has left-sided Bell's palsy
c. A client who has a right upper extremity arteriovenous fistula
d. A client who has right-sided weakness due to Parkinson's disease -
ANSWER- c. A client who has a right upper extremity arteriovenous
fistula
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33) A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has DVT. Which of the
following findings should the nurse
identify as a risk factor for the development of DVTs?
a. Hypertension
b. Cirrhosis
c. NSAIDS use
d. Oral Contraceptive Use - ANSWER- d. Oral Contraceptive Use
34.A nurse is caring for client who has Cushing's disease. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take
first? (Click Exhibit button for additional information)
a. Check the client's medication administration record for
antihypertensive medication.
b. Verify the client's understanding of sodium restriction.
c. Auscultate the client's lung sound
d. Determine the need for further glucose monitoring - ANSWER- d.
Determine the need for further glucose monitoring
nurse is assessing a client who has nephrotic syndrome. Which of the
findings should the nurse expect?
A.Proteinuria
B.Flank pain
C.Hyperalbuminemia
D.Hypotension - ANSWER- A.Proteinuria
ATI RN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED NGN
NEWEST 2024 TEST BANK AND 2019 TEST BANK COMPLETE
400 QUESTIONS (ALL FORMARTS) AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||EVERYTHING ON
MEDICAL SURGICAL NGN
A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and is taking
rifampin. The client reports that her saliva has
turned red-orange in color. Which of the following responses should the
nurse make?
a.) "This finding may indicate possible medication toxicity"
b.) "Your provider will prescribe a different medication regimen"
c.) "This is an expected adverse effect of this medication"
d.) "You will need to increase your fluid intake to resolve this problem"
- ANSWER- c.) "This is an expected adverse effect of this medication"
PAGE 137 ati MS pdf 10.0
c27.A nurse is planning care for a client who is 12 hr postoperative
following a kidney transplant. Which of the
following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a.) Check the client's blood pressure every 8 hr
b.) Administer opioids PO
c.) Assess urine output hourly
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d.) Monitor for hypokalemia as a manifestation of acute rejection -
ANSWER- c.) Assess urine output hourly
28.A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who has
cirrhosis of the liver. Which of the following is a
priority finding?
a.) Yellow sclera
b.) Mental confusion can lead to portal systemic encephalopathy
c.) Palmar erythema
d.) Spider angiomas - ANSWER- b.) Mental confusion can lead to portal
systemic encephalopathy (page 358 MS ATI PDF 10.0 ::::::::::::::which
is something to report to provider meaning neuro is worsening)
29.A nurse is obtaining a medication history from a client who is to start
therapy with naproxen for
rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following medications places the
client at risk for bleeding?
a.) Captopril
b.) Ibuprofen
c.) Digoxin
d.) Phenytoin - ANSWER- b.) Ibuprofen
30.A nurse is caring for a client in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Which
of the following is the priority
intervention by the nurse?
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a.) Administer 0.9% sodium chloride
b.) Check potassium levels
c.) Initiate a continuous IV insulin infusion
d.) Begin bicarbonate continuous IV infusion - ANSWER- c.) Initiate a
continuous IV insulin infusion
31.A nurse is assessing the extremities of a client who has Raynaud's
disease. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect?
a.) Blanching of the hands
b.) Hyperactive reflexes
c.) Calf pain with foot dorsiflexion
d.) Vitiligo on affected extremities - ANSWER- a.) Blanching of the
hands (P 558 ati MD pdf 10.0)
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. The nurse should obtain a blood
pressure reading using only the
left extremity from which of the following clients?
a. A client who has a peripherally inserted central catheter in the left arm
b. A client who has left-sided Bell's palsy
c. A client who has a right upper extremity arteriovenous fistula
d. A client who has right-sided weakness due to Parkinson's disease -
ANSWER- c. A client who has a right upper extremity arteriovenous
fistula
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33) A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has DVT. Which of the
following findings should the nurse
identify as a risk factor for the development of DVTs?
a. Hypertension
b. Cirrhosis
c. NSAIDS use
d. Oral Contraceptive Use - ANSWER- d. Oral Contraceptive Use
34.A nurse is caring for client who has Cushing's disease. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take
first? (Click Exhibit button for additional information)
a. Check the client's medication administration record for
antihypertensive medication.
b. Verify the client's understanding of sodium restriction.
c. Auscultate the client's lung sound
d. Determine the need for further glucose monitoring - ANSWER- d.
Determine the need for further glucose monitoring
nurse is assessing a client who has nephrotic syndrome. Which of the
findings should the nurse expect?
A.Proteinuria
B.Flank pain
C.Hyperalbuminemia
D.Hypotension - ANSWER- A.Proteinuria
