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ATI MED-SURG EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (17)
a breathing pattern of deep to shallow breaths followed by period of apnea. Can be
Cheyne-Stokes
the result of a drug overdose or increased ICP and can precede to death.
A patient with systemic lupus C. Infection
erythematosus has a new prescription
for prednisone. Which adverse effect Rationale: instruct the patient to avoid contact with people who are ill and monitor
should the patient monitor for with for manifestations of an infection such as a fever or sore throat. Prednisone can
this suppress the immune system and mask manifestations of infection.
medication?
A. Hypoglycemia
B. Tendinitis
C. Infection
D. Weight loss
basal ganglia are involved in what motor control and learning
function?
cerebral cortex is involved in what
functions?
Wernicke's Area is responsible for? Language and speech compensation
Hypothalamus is responsible for? regulation of body temperature
a flash of light and a sudden loss of vision ("curtain" across the field of vision) are
Retinal detachment
manifestations to assess for. these are sudden and painless events of loss of vision.
Which of the following is an expected Answer: A. Low urine specific gravity (typically between 1.001 and 1.005)
finding of a patient with diabetes insipidus?
A. low urine specific gravity
B. HTN
C. Bounding peripheral pulses
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D. Hyperglycemia
Pt who has migraine headaches and is Answer: Naproxen
taking feverfew to prevent headaches
should be told that which medication can
Rationale: both impair platelet aggregation and place the pt at risk for bleeding.
interact with feverfew?
A. Carbamazepine
B.Naproxen
C. Fluoxetine
D.Phenytoin
Conducting admission history for a pt who Answer: History of asthma
is to undergo a CT scan with an IV contrast
agent. The nurse should identify that which
Rationale: pt with history of asthma is at greater risk for reacting to contrast dye used
of the following findings requires further
during the procedure. Other conditions that can result in reaction to contrast media
assessment?
include allergies to foods, such as shellfish, eggs, milk, and chocolate.
A. History of asthma
B. A patient with suspected DVT
C. Pt undergoing chemotherapy
D.Pt who was brought in by EMS d/t car
accident
A nurse is planning to irrigate and dress Answer: Use a 30-mL syringe
a clean, granulating wound for a patient
who has a pressure injury. Which of the
Rationale: the nurse should use a 30-mL to 60-mL syringe with an 18- or 19-gauge
following actions should the nurse take?
catheter to deliver the ideal pressure of 8 pounds per square inch (psi) when
A. Apply a wet-to-dry gauze dressing irrigating a wound. To maintain healthy granulation tissue, the wound irrigation
B.Irrigate with hydrogen peroxide solution should be delivered at between 4 and 15 psi.
C. Use a 30-mL syringe
D.Attach a 24-gauge angiocatheter to the
syringe.
Providing teaching for a female pt who has Answer: C. Void before and after intercourse
recurrent UTIs. What teaching should the
nurse include?
Rationale: This flushes bacteria out of the urinary tract and prevents occurrence of
A. Use lubricant infection.
B. Avoid using condoms
C. Void before and after intercourse
D.Have an IUD placed
A nurse is caring for a pt who is Answer: B. Perform synchronized cardioversion
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ATI MED-SURG EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (17)
a breathing pattern of deep to shallow breaths followed by period of apnea. Can be
Cheyne-Stokes
the result of a drug overdose or increased ICP and can precede to death.
A patient with systemic lupus C. Infection
erythematosus has a new prescription
for prednisone. Which adverse effect Rationale: instruct the patient to avoid contact with people who are ill and monitor
should the patient monitor for with for manifestations of an infection such as a fever or sore throat. Prednisone can
this suppress the immune system and mask manifestations of infection.
medication?
A. Hypoglycemia
B. Tendinitis
C. Infection
D. Weight loss
basal ganglia are involved in what motor control and learning
function?
cerebral cortex is involved in what
functions?
Wernicke's Area is responsible for? Language and speech compensation
Hypothalamus is responsible for? regulation of body temperature
a flash of light and a sudden loss of vision ("curtain" across the field of vision) are
Retinal detachment
manifestations to assess for. these are sudden and painless events of loss of vision.
Which of the following is an expected Answer: A. Low urine specific gravity (typically between 1.001 and 1.005)
finding of a patient with diabetes insipidus?
A. low urine specific gravity
B. HTN
C. Bounding peripheral pulses
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5
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D. Hyperglycemia
Pt who has migraine headaches and is Answer: Naproxen
taking feverfew to prevent headaches
should be told that which medication can
Rationale: both impair platelet aggregation and place the pt at risk for bleeding.
interact with feverfew?
A. Carbamazepine
B.Naproxen
C. Fluoxetine
D.Phenytoin
Conducting admission history for a pt who Answer: History of asthma
is to undergo a CT scan with an IV contrast
agent. The nurse should identify that which
Rationale: pt with history of asthma is at greater risk for reacting to contrast dye used
of the following findings requires further
during the procedure. Other conditions that can result in reaction to contrast media
assessment?
include allergies to foods, such as shellfish, eggs, milk, and chocolate.
A. History of asthma
B. A patient with suspected DVT
C. Pt undergoing chemotherapy
D.Pt who was brought in by EMS d/t car
accident
A nurse is planning to irrigate and dress Answer: Use a 30-mL syringe
a clean, granulating wound for a patient
who has a pressure injury. Which of the
Rationale: the nurse should use a 30-mL to 60-mL syringe with an 18- or 19-gauge
following actions should the nurse take?
catheter to deliver the ideal pressure of 8 pounds per square inch (psi) when
A. Apply a wet-to-dry gauze dressing irrigating a wound. To maintain healthy granulation tissue, the wound irrigation
B.Irrigate with hydrogen peroxide solution should be delivered at between 4 and 15 psi.
C. Use a 30-mL syringe
D.Attach a 24-gauge angiocatheter to the
syringe.
Providing teaching for a female pt who has Answer: C. Void before and after intercourse
recurrent UTIs. What teaching should the
nurse include?
Rationale: This flushes bacteria out of the urinary tract and prevents occurrence of
A. Use lubricant infection.
B. Avoid using condoms
C. Void before and after intercourse
D.Have an IUD placed
A nurse is caring for a pt who is Answer: B. Perform synchronized cardioversion
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