RN ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL EXAM 2025 | MED
SURG RN ATI EXAM | ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ |
VERIFIED ANSWERS (JUST RELEASED)
A nurse is assessing for compartment syndrome in a client who has a short
leg cast. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a
manifestation of this condition?
a) Bounding pedal pulse
b) Capillary refill less than 2 seconds
c) Pain that increases with passive movement
d) Areas of warmth on the cast ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c)
Pain that increases with passive movement
A nurse is planning care for a client who has full-thickness burns on the
lower extremities. Which of the following interventions should the nurse
include?
a) Limit visitation time for the 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 vegetables 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 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
A nurse is caring for a client following a total knee arthroplasty. The client
reports a pain level 6 on a pain scale of 0 to 10. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse take?
a) Place pillows 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 client who has a 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) It's 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 and an oxygen
saturation of 89%
b) A client who has left-sided paralysis an 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 PBCs.
Which of the following manifestations 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 instructions should the nurse include?
a) Use a heating pad to keep your feet warm at night
b) Wear loos-fitting slippers around the house
c) Wear cotton rather than nylon socks
d) Wash your feet twice per day with antimicrobial soap and hot water -------
--CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c) Wear 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 contraceptives
d) Cirrhosis ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c) Oral contraceptives
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 items 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 is it
dislodges
d) Limit family member visits to 30 minutes per day ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------d) Limit family member visits to 30 minutes 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
SURG RN ATI EXAM | ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ |
VERIFIED ANSWERS (JUST RELEASED)
A nurse is assessing for compartment syndrome in a client who has a short
leg cast. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a
manifestation of this condition?
a) Bounding pedal pulse
b) Capillary refill less than 2 seconds
c) Pain that increases with passive movement
d) Areas of warmth on the cast ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c)
Pain that increases with passive movement
A nurse is planning care for a client who has full-thickness burns on the
lower extremities. Which of the following interventions should the nurse
include?
a) Limit visitation time for the 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 vegetables 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 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
A nurse is caring for a client following a total knee arthroplasty. The client
reports a pain level 6 on a pain scale of 0 to 10. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse take?
a) Place pillows 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 client who has a 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) It's 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 and an oxygen
saturation of 89%
b) A client who has left-sided paralysis an 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 PBCs.
Which of the following manifestations 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 instructions should the nurse include?
a) Use a heating pad to keep your feet warm at night
b) Wear loos-fitting slippers around the house
c) Wear cotton rather than nylon socks
d) Wash your feet twice per day with antimicrobial soap and hot water -------
--CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c) Wear 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 contraceptives
d) Cirrhosis ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c) Oral contraceptives
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 items 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 is it
dislodges
d) Limit family member visits to 30 minutes per day ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------d) Limit family member visits to 30 minutes 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
