ATI Med Surg Proctored Exam Practice
Questions and Answers (latest Update
2025\2026)
A .nurse .is .caring .for .a .client .who .experienced .a .traumatic
. head .injury .and .has .an .intraventricular .catheter
. (Ventriculostomy) .for .ICP .monitoring. .The .nurse .should
. monitor .the .client .for .which .of .the .following .complications
. related .to .the .ventriculostomy?:
a. Headache
b. Infection
c. Aphasia
d. Hypertension . - . Correct . Answer . ✅b. . Infection
Monitor .for .infection .and .use .strict .asepsis .to .avoid .life-
. threatening .meningitis.
A .nurse .is .providing .education .to .a .client .who .is .to
. undergo .an .EEG .the .next .day. .Which .of .the .following .info
,. should .the .nurse .include .in .the .teaching?
a. "Do . not . wash . your . hair . the . morning . of . the . procedure."
b. "Try .and .stay .awake .most .of .the .night .prior .to
. the .procedure."
,c. "The .procedure .will .take .approximately .15 .mins."
d. "You .will .need .to .lie .flat .for .4 .hours .after .the .procedure."
- .Correct .Answer .✅b. ."Try .and .stay .awake .most .of .the
.
. night .prior .to .the .procedure."
Tell .the .client .to .remain .awake .to .provide .cranial .stress .and
. increase .the .possibility .of .abnormal .electrical .activity
A .nurse .is .caring .for .a .client .who .is .postprocedural .following
. a .lumbar .puncture .and .reports .a .throbbing .headache .when
. sitting .upright. .Which .of .the .following .actions .should .the
. nurse .take? .SATA.
a. Use .the .GCS .scale .to .assess .the .client
b. Assist .the .client .into .a .supine .position
c. Administer .an .opioid .analgesic
d. Encourage .the .client .to .increase .PO .fluid .intake
e. Instruct .the .client .to .perform .coughing .and .deep .breathing
- .Correct .Answer .✅B, .D
, A .nurse .is .caring .for .a .client .who .has .continuous .bladder
. irrigation .following .a .transurethral .resection .of .the .prostate
. (TURP). .Which .of .the .following .findings .should .the .nurse
. report .to .the .provider?
a .Output .equal .to .the .instilled .irrigate
b. Client .reports .bladder .spasms
c. Viscous . urinary .output .with .clots
d. Reports .of .strong .urge .to .urinate .- .Correct .Answer .✅c.
. Viscous .urinary .output .with .clots
Urine .that .is .bright .red .with .clots .is .an .indication .of .arterial
. bleeding.
A .nurse .is .monitoring .the .ECG .of .a .client .who .has
. hypocalcemia. .Which .of .the .following .findings .should .the
. nurse .expect?
a. Flattened .T .waves
b. Prolonged .QT .intervals
Questions and Answers (latest Update
2025\2026)
A .nurse .is .caring .for .a .client .who .experienced .a .traumatic
. head .injury .and .has .an .intraventricular .catheter
. (Ventriculostomy) .for .ICP .monitoring. .The .nurse .should
. monitor .the .client .for .which .of .the .following .complications
. related .to .the .ventriculostomy?:
a. Headache
b. Infection
c. Aphasia
d. Hypertension . - . Correct . Answer . ✅b. . Infection
Monitor .for .infection .and .use .strict .asepsis .to .avoid .life-
. threatening .meningitis.
A .nurse .is .providing .education .to .a .client .who .is .to
. undergo .an .EEG .the .next .day. .Which .of .the .following .info
,. should .the .nurse .include .in .the .teaching?
a. "Do . not . wash . your . hair . the . morning . of . the . procedure."
b. "Try .and .stay .awake .most .of .the .night .prior .to
. the .procedure."
,c. "The .procedure .will .take .approximately .15 .mins."
d. "You .will .need .to .lie .flat .for .4 .hours .after .the .procedure."
- .Correct .Answer .✅b. ."Try .and .stay .awake .most .of .the
.
. night .prior .to .the .procedure."
Tell .the .client .to .remain .awake .to .provide .cranial .stress .and
. increase .the .possibility .of .abnormal .electrical .activity
A .nurse .is .caring .for .a .client .who .is .postprocedural .following
. a .lumbar .puncture .and .reports .a .throbbing .headache .when
. sitting .upright. .Which .of .the .following .actions .should .the
. nurse .take? .SATA.
a. Use .the .GCS .scale .to .assess .the .client
b. Assist .the .client .into .a .supine .position
c. Administer .an .opioid .analgesic
d. Encourage .the .client .to .increase .PO .fluid .intake
e. Instruct .the .client .to .perform .coughing .and .deep .breathing
- .Correct .Answer .✅B, .D
, A .nurse .is .caring .for .a .client .who .has .continuous .bladder
. irrigation .following .a .transurethral .resection .of .the .prostate
. (TURP). .Which .of .the .following .findings .should .the .nurse
. report .to .the .provider?
a .Output .equal .to .the .instilled .irrigate
b. Client .reports .bladder .spasms
c. Viscous . urinary .output .with .clots
d. Reports .of .strong .urge .to .urinate .- .Correct .Answer .✅c.
. Viscous .urinary .output .with .clots
Urine .that .is .bright .red .with .clots .is .an .indication .of .arterial
. bleeding.
A .nurse .is .monitoring .the .ECG .of .a .client .who .has
. hypocalcemia. .Which .of .the .following .findings .should .the
. nurse .expect?
a. Flattened .T .waves
b. Prolonged .QT .intervals
