ATI MEDSUG PROCTURED Exam
Questions with Correct Answers |
Updated 2025
What is a holter monitor used for? - ✔✔detecting irregular heart rate and rhythms
What is the role of a pacemaker? - ✔✔regulate the heart rate
What is a echocardiogram used for? - ✔✔detecting valve dysfunction
What do PPI do for gastric ulcers? - ✔✔it suppresses gastric acid production
What does high fowler's position accomplish? - ✔✔increases lung expansion and
improves ventilation
What med would you d/c to before going in for allergy testing? - ✔✔prednisone
If a pt were to state that their vision went blurry before a car accident, what would you do
first? - ✔✔monitor neuro
What would be first thing to do if bowel is protruding from stomach? - ✔✔call for help
What kind of skin for hypothyroidism? - ✔✔dry scaly
What does metformin do to glucose? - ✔✔it decreases the amount of glucose produced
in liver
,When should pt take metformin? - ✔✔with or immediately following meals
If you have hair loss on lower legs what could be problem? - ✔✔Peripheral arterial
disease (PAD)
When does pain happen with PAD? - ✔✔with resting
How is pain relieved with PAD? - ✔✔Dangling the feet
After a thoracenteisis what should a nurse tell the pt? - ✔✔to take deep breaths to help
with lung expansion
What would be an indication of osteomyelitis what lab? - ✔✔increase sedimentation rate
What is a blood problem that can occur with someone taking feverfew. -
✔✔platelet aggregation
What med does not go with feverfew? - ✔✔naproxen- increases bleeding
What is a normal SaO2 range? - ✔✔above 90%
What vital sign could drop with digoxin toxicity? - ✔✔HR
With a burn pt what do you do after securing airway and O2? - ✔✔initiate IV fluids
Why would you keep IV patent with someone that has seizures? - ✔✔so you can
give correction meds to stop it.
,Would you apply O2 or give epinephrine first with an anaphylactic reaction? - ✔✔give O2
Why does kidney failure happen, what electrolyte? - ✔✔it cant excrete properly, potassium
What would be manifestation of chronic glomerulonephritis? - ✔✔hyperkalemia
How should a pt breath in when administering meter dosage inhaler? - ✔✔slowly and deeply
How long should pt hold breath after inhaling meter dosage inhaler? - ✔✔10 seconds
after inhaling
How often should you wait between puffs for inhaler? - ✔✔at least one minute
What should be first thing to do with a pt with a seizure? - ✔✔call for help and turn them
on their side.
What 2 meds cause ringing in ears? - ✔✔aminoglycocides and asprin (NSAIDS)
What is the goal in erythropoietin therapy? - ✔✔to increase levels of energy by
increasing HCT
What is needed sputum wise with a pt with TB? - ✔✔samples are needed every 2 to 4
weeks until there are three negatives
What is direct mode of transmission for C diff? - ✔✔contact
, What electrolyte could be screwed up with long term mechanical vent? -
✔✔sodium-hyponatremia
If a stimulus is given to the ventricle a spike happens what should you document? -
✔✔depolarization has occurred
If a pt cant produce urine after surgery what is the first intervention? - ✔✔bladder scan
Why shouldn't you use moisturizing soaps to clean the skin in ureterostomy? -
✔✔it decreases adherance to the skin
How long would you avoid direct exposure to sunafter radiation therapy in those areas? -
✔✔at least one year
Why would you give lidocaine? - ✔✔ventricular dysrhythmias
Why would you defibrillate someone? - ✔✔ventricaular tachycardia or Vfib
Why would you perform synchronized cardiovert? - ✔✔superventricular tachycardia
What is aphasia? - ✔✔lack of communication
What is the first priority finding in pt with cerebrovascular accident? - ✔✔dsyphagia, risk
of apsirations
What nut has a high amount of source of calcium? - ✔✔almonds
What should you increase with IRB? - ✔✔fiber
Questions with Correct Answers |
Updated 2025
What is a holter monitor used for? - ✔✔detecting irregular heart rate and rhythms
What is the role of a pacemaker? - ✔✔regulate the heart rate
What is a echocardiogram used for? - ✔✔detecting valve dysfunction
What do PPI do for gastric ulcers? - ✔✔it suppresses gastric acid production
What does high fowler's position accomplish? - ✔✔increases lung expansion and
improves ventilation
What med would you d/c to before going in for allergy testing? - ✔✔prednisone
If a pt were to state that their vision went blurry before a car accident, what would you do
first? - ✔✔monitor neuro
What would be first thing to do if bowel is protruding from stomach? - ✔✔call for help
What kind of skin for hypothyroidism? - ✔✔dry scaly
What does metformin do to glucose? - ✔✔it decreases the amount of glucose produced
in liver
,When should pt take metformin? - ✔✔with or immediately following meals
If you have hair loss on lower legs what could be problem? - ✔✔Peripheral arterial
disease (PAD)
When does pain happen with PAD? - ✔✔with resting
How is pain relieved with PAD? - ✔✔Dangling the feet
After a thoracenteisis what should a nurse tell the pt? - ✔✔to take deep breaths to help
with lung expansion
What would be an indication of osteomyelitis what lab? - ✔✔increase sedimentation rate
What is a blood problem that can occur with someone taking feverfew. -
✔✔platelet aggregation
What med does not go with feverfew? - ✔✔naproxen- increases bleeding
What is a normal SaO2 range? - ✔✔above 90%
What vital sign could drop with digoxin toxicity? - ✔✔HR
With a burn pt what do you do after securing airway and O2? - ✔✔initiate IV fluids
Why would you keep IV patent with someone that has seizures? - ✔✔so you can
give correction meds to stop it.
,Would you apply O2 or give epinephrine first with an anaphylactic reaction? - ✔✔give O2
Why does kidney failure happen, what electrolyte? - ✔✔it cant excrete properly, potassium
What would be manifestation of chronic glomerulonephritis? - ✔✔hyperkalemia
How should a pt breath in when administering meter dosage inhaler? - ✔✔slowly and deeply
How long should pt hold breath after inhaling meter dosage inhaler? - ✔✔10 seconds
after inhaling
How often should you wait between puffs for inhaler? - ✔✔at least one minute
What should be first thing to do with a pt with a seizure? - ✔✔call for help and turn them
on their side.
What 2 meds cause ringing in ears? - ✔✔aminoglycocides and asprin (NSAIDS)
What is the goal in erythropoietin therapy? - ✔✔to increase levels of energy by
increasing HCT
What is needed sputum wise with a pt with TB? - ✔✔samples are needed every 2 to 4
weeks until there are three negatives
What is direct mode of transmission for C diff? - ✔✔contact
, What electrolyte could be screwed up with long term mechanical vent? -
✔✔sodium-hyponatremia
If a stimulus is given to the ventricle a spike happens what should you document? -
✔✔depolarization has occurred
If a pt cant produce urine after surgery what is the first intervention? - ✔✔bladder scan
Why shouldn't you use moisturizing soaps to clean the skin in ureterostomy? -
✔✔it decreases adherance to the skin
How long would you avoid direct exposure to sunafter radiation therapy in those areas? -
✔✔at least one year
Why would you give lidocaine? - ✔✔ventricular dysrhythmias
Why would you defibrillate someone? - ✔✔ventricaular tachycardia or Vfib
Why would you perform synchronized cardiovert? - ✔✔superventricular tachycardia
What is aphasia? - ✔✔lack of communication
What is the first priority finding in pt with cerebrovascular accident? - ✔✔dsyphagia, risk
of apsirations
What nut has a high amount of source of calcium? - ✔✔almonds
What should you increase with IRB? - ✔✔fiber
