RN ATI ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED EXAM
2025 WITH NGN QUESTIONS WITH HIGHLIGHTED
CORRECT ANSWERS
1.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
2.A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a severe form of stage II Lyme disease.
Which of the following statements made by the client reflects an understanding of the
teaching?
A. "I will need to take antibiotics for 1 year"
B. "My partner will need to take an antiviral medication"
C. "My joints ache because I have Lyme disease"
D. "I will bruise easily because I have Lyme disease"
3.A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin 600 mg PO daily to a client. The amount
availableis oral solution 125 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? 24
A nurse is caring for a client who has an arterial line. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
A. Flush the line before administering antibiotics
B. Position the client in Trendelenburg to obtain measurements
C. Have the client bear down when readings are obtained
D. Place a pressure bag around the flush solutionsolution
4.A nurse is updating the plan of care for a client who is receiving chemotherapy. Which of the
following findings should the nurse identify as the priority?
A. Report of sore throat
B. Report of memory loss
C. Alopecia
D. Mucositis
5.A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has systemic lupus
erthematosus (SLE).Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A. Facial butterfly rash
B. Bradycardia
C. Esophagitis
D. Interstitial fibrosis
6.A nurse is planning care for a client who is postoperative following a parathyroidectomy.
Whichof the following actions should the nurse identify as the priority?
A. Use pillows to support the client's head and neck
B. Offer opioid medication
C. Place a tracheostomy tray at the bedside
D. Place the client in semi-Fowler's position
,7.A nurse is assessing a client who has diabetes insipidus. Which of the following findings
, shouldthe nurse expect?
A. Low urine specific gravity
B. Hypertension
C. Bounding peripheral pulses
D. Hyperglycemia
2025 WITH NGN QUESTIONS WITH HIGHLIGHTED
CORRECT ANSWERS
1.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
2.A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a severe form of stage II Lyme disease.
Which of the following statements made by the client reflects an understanding of the
teaching?
A. "I will need to take antibiotics for 1 year"
B. "My partner will need to take an antiviral medication"
C. "My joints ache because I have Lyme disease"
D. "I will bruise easily because I have Lyme disease"
3.A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin 600 mg PO daily to a client. The amount
availableis oral solution 125 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? 24
A nurse is caring for a client who has an arterial line. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
A. Flush the line before administering antibiotics
B. Position the client in Trendelenburg to obtain measurements
C. Have the client bear down when readings are obtained
D. Place a pressure bag around the flush solutionsolution
4.A nurse is updating the plan of care for a client who is receiving chemotherapy. Which of the
following findings should the nurse identify as the priority?
A. Report of sore throat
B. Report of memory loss
C. Alopecia
D. Mucositis
5.A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has systemic lupus
erthematosus (SLE).Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A. Facial butterfly rash
B. Bradycardia
C. Esophagitis
D. Interstitial fibrosis
6.A nurse is planning care for a client who is postoperative following a parathyroidectomy.
Whichof the following actions should the nurse identify as the priority?
A. Use pillows to support the client's head and neck
B. Offer opioid medication
C. Place a tracheostomy tray at the bedside
D. Place the client in semi-Fowler's position
,7.A nurse is assessing a client who has diabetes insipidus. Which of the following findings
, shouldthe nurse expect?
A. Low urine specific gravity
B. Hypertension
C. Bounding peripheral pulses
D. Hyperglycemia
