ATI MEDSURG PROCTORED exam
ATI MEDSURG PROCTORED EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |BRAND NEW VERSION!!
A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently started therapy
with
an ACE inhibitor and reports a nagging dry cough. Which of the following
responses by
the nurse is appropriate?
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change your medication"
b. "Increasing your daily fluid intake may eliminate your cough"
c. "sucking on lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough"
d. You cough should go away in time" - Correct Answer-a. your cough may require
that you stop or change your medication
A nurse is taking an admission history from a client who reports Raynaud's
disease.
Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse identify as a
potential
trigger for exacerbations
of Raynaud's?
a. Eating a strict vegetarian diet
b. A history of herpes zoster
c. Taking amiodipine for hypertension
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d. Using a nicotine transdermal patch - Correct Answer-d. Using a nicotine
transdermal patch
A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous access device and notes the
tubing has become disconnected. The client develops dyspnea and tachycardia.
Which
of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
a. Perform an ECG
b. Obtain ABG values
c. Turn the client to his left side
d. Clamp the catheter - Correct Answer-d. Clamp the catheter
A nurse is completing an assessment of an older adult client and notes reddened
areas
over the bony prominences, but the client's skin is intact. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Turn and reposition the client every 4 hr
b. Apply an occlusive dressing
c. Support bony prominences with pillows
d. Massage the reddened areas three times a day - Correct Answer-c. Support
bony prominences with pillows
A home health nurse is making an initial visit to a client who has multiple sclerosis.
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Which of the following actions is the priority for the nurse to take?
a. Discuss recommendations for eating and swallowing techniques
b. List strategies for family coping when dealing with possible role changes
c. Review the use of adaptive grooming devices to promote client independence
d. Give the client information about the local national multiple sclerosis society -
Correct Answer-a. Discuss recommendations for eating and swallowing techniques
A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first? Exhibit
a. Obtain a sputum sample for culture
b. Administer ondansetron
c. Initiate airborne precautions
d. Prepare the client for a chest x-ray - Correct Answer-c. Initiate airborne
precautions
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client to identify risk factors for
colorectal
cancer. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as increasing the
client's risk?
a. History of Crohn's disease
b. BMI of 24
c. Diet high in fiber
d. Age 46 years - Correct Answer-a. History of Crohn's disease
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A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a mastectomy. The client tells
the
nurse, "I'm not sure I want to have a mastectomy." Which of the following
statements
should the nurse make?
a. "I can give you a list of other people who had the same procedure"
b. "You will be cancer-free if you have the procedure"
c. "I can give you additional information about the procedure"
d. "You should should get a second opinion regarding the procedure" - Correct
Answer-c. I can give you additional information about the procedure
A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed RBCs to a client who is anemic.
Identify the sequence of steps the nurse should follow.
a. Obtain venous access using 19-gauge needle
b. Obtain the unit of packed RBCs from blood bank
c. Verify blood compatibility with another nurse
d. Initiate transfusion of the unit of packed RBCs
e. Remain with the client for the first 15 to 30 min of the infusion - Correct
Answer-a. Obtain venous access using 19-gauge needle
b. Obtain the unit of packed RBCs from blood bank
c. Verify blood compatibility with another nurse
d. Initiate transfusion of the unit of packed RBCs
e. Remain with the client for the first 15 to 30 min of the infusion
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ATI MEDSURG PROCTORED EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |BRAND NEW VERSION!!
A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently started therapy
with
an ACE inhibitor and reports a nagging dry cough. Which of the following
responses by
the nurse is appropriate?
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change your medication"
b. "Increasing your daily fluid intake may eliminate your cough"
c. "sucking on lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough"
d. You cough should go away in time" - Correct Answer-a. your cough may require
that you stop or change your medication
A nurse is taking an admission history from a client who reports Raynaud's
disease.
Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse identify as a
potential
trigger for exacerbations
of Raynaud's?
a. Eating a strict vegetarian diet
b. A history of herpes zoster
c. Taking amiodipine for hypertension
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d. Using a nicotine transdermal patch - Correct Answer-d. Using a nicotine
transdermal patch
A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous access device and notes the
tubing has become disconnected. The client develops dyspnea and tachycardia.
Which
of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
a. Perform an ECG
b. Obtain ABG values
c. Turn the client to his left side
d. Clamp the catheter - Correct Answer-d. Clamp the catheter
A nurse is completing an assessment of an older adult client and notes reddened
areas
over the bony prominences, but the client's skin is intact. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Turn and reposition the client every 4 hr
b. Apply an occlusive dressing
c. Support bony prominences with pillows
d. Massage the reddened areas three times a day - Correct Answer-c. Support
bony prominences with pillows
A home health nurse is making an initial visit to a client who has multiple sclerosis.
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Which of the following actions is the priority for the nurse to take?
a. Discuss recommendations for eating and swallowing techniques
b. List strategies for family coping when dealing with possible role changes
c. Review the use of adaptive grooming devices to promote client independence
d. Give the client information about the local national multiple sclerosis society -
Correct Answer-a. Discuss recommendations for eating and swallowing techniques
A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first? Exhibit
a. Obtain a sputum sample for culture
b. Administer ondansetron
c. Initiate airborne precautions
d. Prepare the client for a chest x-ray - Correct Answer-c. Initiate airborne
precautions
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client to identify risk factors for
colorectal
cancer. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as increasing the
client's risk?
a. History of Crohn's disease
b. BMI of 24
c. Diet high in fiber
d. Age 46 years - Correct Answer-a. History of Crohn's disease
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A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a mastectomy. The client tells
the
nurse, "I'm not sure I want to have a mastectomy." Which of the following
statements
should the nurse make?
a. "I can give you a list of other people who had the same procedure"
b. "You will be cancer-free if you have the procedure"
c. "I can give you additional information about the procedure"
d. "You should should get a second opinion regarding the procedure" - Correct
Answer-c. I can give you additional information about the procedure
A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed RBCs to a client who is anemic.
Identify the sequence of steps the nurse should follow.
a. Obtain venous access using 19-gauge needle
b. Obtain the unit of packed RBCs from blood bank
c. Verify blood compatibility with another nurse
d. Initiate transfusion of the unit of packed RBCs
e. Remain with the client for the first 15 to 30 min of the infusion - Correct
Answer-a. Obtain venous access using 19-gauge needle
b. Obtain the unit of packed RBCs from blood bank
c. Verify blood compatibility with another nurse
d. Initiate transfusion of the unit of packed RBCs
e. Remain with the client for the first 15 to 30 min of the infusion
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