RN Targeted Medical Surgical PERIOPERATIVE (ATI) Questions with Verified Answers 2025

RN Targeted Medical Surgical PERIOPERATIVE
(ATI) Questions with Verified Answers 2025
AAsurgicalAnurseAentersAaAsurgicalAsuiteAtoAensureAsurgicalAaspesisAisAmaintained.AForAwhichAofAtheAfollowi
ngAfindingsAshouldAtheAnurseAintervene?

-ATheAscrubAtechnologistAisAwearingAaAwatchAunderAtheirAscrubs

-ATheAcirculatingAnurseAopensAdressingApackagesAbeforeAapplyingAsterileAgloves

-ATheAsurgeonAhasAtheirAhandsAfoldedA5AcmA(2Ain)AaboveAtheirAwaist

-ATheAholdingAareaAnurseAisAperformingAclientAeducationA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAscrubAtechnologistAisAwearingAaAwatchAunderAtheirAscrubs



Rationale:AFingersAandAwristAjewelryAareAlikelyAcontaminatedAwithAmicro-
organismsAandAbacteria.ATherefore,AtheAscrubAtechnologistAshouldAremoveAjewelryAbeforeAhandlingAsteril
eAobjects.




RATIONALES:

TheAcirculatingAnurseAopensAdressingApackagesAbeforeAapplyingAsterileAgloves

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ATheAoutsideAwrappingAofAdressingApackagesAisAnonsterile.ATouchingAtheAoutsideAofAtheAwrapperAmaintai

nsAtheAsterilityAofAtheAcontentsAinsideAtheAwrapper.AItAisAacceptableAforAtheAnurseAtoAopenApackagesAbefo
reAapplyingAsterileAgloves.ATherefore,AthisAactionAdoesAnotArequireAinterventionAbyAtheAnurse.



TheAsurgeonAhasAtheirAhandsAfoldedA5AcmA(2Ain)AaboveAtheirAwaist

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ATheAsurgeonAshouldAholdAtheirAhandsAaboveAtheAwaistAtoAmaintainAsurgicalAasepsis.AAnyAitemsAheldAbelo

wAtheAwaistAareAdeemedAunsterileAorAcontaminated.ATherefore,AthisAactionAdoesAnotArequireAinterventio
nAbyAtheAnurse.



TheAholdingAareaAnurseAisAperformingAclientAeducation

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ATheAroleAofAtheAholdingAareaAnurseAincludesAverifyingAthatAtheApreoperativeAchecklistAisAcompleteAandAp

erformingAclientAeducation.ATherefore,AthisAactionAdoesAnotArequireAinterventionAbyAtheAnurse.

AAnurseAisAprovidingApreoperativeAteachingAforAaAclientAwhoAisAscheduledAtoAhaveAaAbelow-the-
kneeAamputation.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAinstructionsAshouldAtheAnurseAinclude?

-A"YouAshouldAavoidAlyingAonAyourAabdomenAafterAsurgery."

-A"YourAsurgeonAmightAprescribeAanAantibioticAbeforeAsurgery."

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A"ItAisAimportantAforAyouAtoAsitAinAaAchairAatAtheAbedsideAforAseveralAhoursAeveryAdayAtoAreduceAtheAriskAofA

pneumonia."

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A"ToApromoteAwoundAhealing,AitAisAimportantAtoAreduceAyourAintakeAofAcarbohydratesAonceAyouAreturnAh

ome."A-AcorrectAanswers-"YourAsurgeonAmightAprescribeAanAantibioticAbeforeAsurgery."



Rationale:AAAclientAwhoAhasAaAsurgicalAamputationAofAanAextremityAisAatAriskAforAinfection.ATherefore,AtheA
providerAoftenAprescribesAaAbroad-spectrum,AprophylacticAantibioticAtoAreduceAtheAriskAofAinfection.




RATIONALES:

"YouAshouldAavoidAlyingAonAyourAabdomenAafterAsurgery."

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ATheAnurseAshouldAinstructAtheAclientAthatAsheAwillAbeAassistedAintoAtheAproneApositionAeveryA3AtoA4AhrAaft

erAsurgeryAtoApreventAaAhipAflexionAcontracture.



"ItAisAimportantAforAyouAtoAsitAinAaAchairAatAtheAbedsideAforAseveralAhoursAeveryAdayAtoAreduceAtheAriskAofA
pneumonia."

-ATheAclientAshouldAavoidAsittingAforAlongAperiodsAofAtimeAtoAreduceAtheAriskAofAaAhipAflexionAcontracture.

, "ToApromoteAwoundAhealing,AitAisAimportantAtoAreduceAyourAintakeAofAcarbohydratesAonceAyouAreturnAho
me."

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AAAclientAwhoAisApostoperativeAshouldAincreaseAtheirAintakeAofAcarbohydratesAandAprotein.ACaloriesAfromA

carbohydratesAareAusedAforAenergyAandAensureAthatAadequateAproteinsAareAavailableAforAwoundAhealing.

AAnurseAisAprovidingAteachingAforAaAclientAwhoAisAscheduledAtoAundergoAmoderateAsedationAforAaAbronch
oscopy.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAclientAstatementsAindicatesAanAunderstandingAofAtheAteaching?

-A"IAwillAneedAtoAcompleteAaAbowelAprepAtheAdayAbeforeAtheAprocedure."

-A"IAwillAdrinkAplentyAofAfluidsAtheAmorningAofAtheAprocedure."

-A"IAcanAeatAasAsoonAasAtheAprocedureAisAover."

-A"IAcanAexpectAtoAfeelAsleepyAforAseveralAhoursAafterAtheAprocedure."A-AcorrectAanswers-
"IAcanAexpectAtoAfeelAsleepyAforAseveralAhoursAafterAtheAprocedure."



Rationale:ATheAnurseAshouldAinstructAtheAclientAtoAexpectAtoAfeelAdrowsyAforAseveralAhoursAfollowingAmod
erateAsedationAandAtoAavoidAanyAactivitiesAwhichArequireAconcentration.




RATIONALES:

"IAwillAneedAtoAcompleteAaAbowelAprepAtheAdayAbeforeAtheAprocedure."

-ATheAnurseAshouldAinformAtheAclientAthatAbowelApreparationAisAnotAnecessaryApriorAtoAaAbronchoscopy.



"IAwillAdrinkAplentyAofAfluidsAtheAmorningAofAtheAprocedure."

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ATheAnurseAshouldAinstructAtheAclientAtoAbeANPOAforA4AtoA8AhrApriorAtoAaAbronchoscopyAtoAreduceAtheAriskA

ofAaspiration.



"IAcanAeatAasAsoonAasAtheAprocedureAisAover."