ATI Cardiovascular and Hematology Exam
ATI CARDIOVASCULAR AND HEMATOLOGY EXAM NEWEST
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |BRAND NEW VERSION!!
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client during a sickle cell crisis.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse recommend?
A. Ambulate the client every hour
B. Apply cold compresses to painful joints
C. Withhold opioids until the crisis is resolved
✔D. Administer oxygen via nasal cannula Correct Answer:
D. Administer oxygen via nasal cannula The nurse should administer oxygen to the
client during a sickle cell crisis. Hypoxia increases sickling and client discomfort.
Incorrect Answers:
A. The nurse should promote client rest because increased activity aggravates
sickling and client discomfort.
B.T he nurse should keep the room warm during a sickle cell crisis and apply
warm, moist compresses to painful joints. The application of cold compresses
causes vasoconstriction, which increases sickling.
C. The nurse should ensure the client receives opioids, including morphine and
hydromorphone, on a routine schedule during a crisis to manage the client's
pain.
A nurse is reinforcing dietary teaching with a client who has heart failure and is on
a 2 g sodium diet. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
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"I should use salt sparingly while cooking."
Correct answer B. "I can have yogurt as a dessert."
"I should use baking soda when I bake."
D. "I should use canned vegetables instead of frozen." Correct Answer:
B. "I can have yogurt as a dessert."
Incorrect Answers:
A. Salt should be eliminated from the client's diet. Spices or vinegar can be used
to season the client's food.
C. Baking soda is high in sodium and should be eliminated from the client's diet.
D. Canned vegetables are high in sodium and should be eliminated from the
client's diet. Frozen or fresh vegetables, which are low in sodium, should be
incorporated into the client's diet.
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has peripheral vascular disease and a
venous ulcer on the right ankle. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect in the client's affected extremity?
A. Absent pedal pulses
✔B. Ankle swelling
C. Hair loss
D. Skin atrophy Correct Answer:
B. Ankle swelling
The nurse should identify that swelling of the ankle is a manifestation of venous
insufficiency due to poor venous return. Other manifestations can include brown
pigmentations and cellulitis.
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Incorrect Answers:
A. The nurse should identify that absent pedal pulses are a manifestation of
peripheral arterial disease rather than venous insufficiency.
C. The nurse should identify that hair loss on the affected extremity is a
manifestation of peripheral arterial disease rather than venous insufficiency.
D. The nurse should identify that thin, dry, atrophied skin is a manifestation of
peripheral arterial disease, rather than venous insufficiency.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a major burn injury and is experiencing third
spacing. Which of the following fluid and electrolyte imbalances should the nurse
expect?
A. Hypokalemia
B. Hypernatremia
✔C. Elevated Hct
D. Decreased Hgb Correct Answer:
C. Elevated Hct The nurse should expect a client who is experiencing third spacing
resulting from a major burn to have an elevated hematocrit level as blood volume
is reduced by vascular dehydration.
Incorrect Answers:
A. The nurse should expect a client who is experiencing third spacing resulting
from a major burn to have hyperkalemia as a result of potassium being leaked
from cellular injury.
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B. The nurse should expect a client who is experiencing third spacing resulting
from a major burn to have hyponatremia as sodium leaks into the interstitial
space, causing decreased levels in the blood.
D. The nurse should expect a client who is experiencing third spacing resulting
from a major burn to have an increased hemoglobin level as blood volume is
reduced by vascular dehydration.
A nurse is monitoring a client for reperfusion following thrombolytic therapy to
treat acute myocardial infarction (MI). Which of the following indicators should
the nurse identify to confirm reperfusion?
✔A. Ventricular dysrhythmias
B. Appearance of Q waves
C. Elevated ST segments
D. Recurrence of chest pain Correct Answer:
A. Ventricular dysrhythmias
The appearance of ventricular dysrhythmias following thrombolytic therapy is a
sign of reperfusion of the coronary artery.
Incorrect Answers:
B. The appearance of Q waves indicates infarction, not reperfusion.
C. The elevated ST segments indicate infarction, not reperfusion.
D. The recurrence of chest pain can indicate an extension of acute MI. With
reperfusion, chest pain should subside.
A nurse is preparing to administer packed RBCs to a client who is anemic. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
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ATI CARDIOVASCULAR AND HEMATOLOGY EXAM NEWEST
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |BRAND NEW VERSION!!
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client during a sickle cell crisis.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse recommend?
A. Ambulate the client every hour
B. Apply cold compresses to painful joints
C. Withhold opioids until the crisis is resolved
✔D. Administer oxygen via nasal cannula Correct Answer:
D. Administer oxygen via nasal cannula The nurse should administer oxygen to the
client during a sickle cell crisis. Hypoxia increases sickling and client discomfort.
Incorrect Answers:
A. The nurse should promote client rest because increased activity aggravates
sickling and client discomfort.
B.T he nurse should keep the room warm during a sickle cell crisis and apply
warm, moist compresses to painful joints. The application of cold compresses
causes vasoconstriction, which increases sickling.
C. The nurse should ensure the client receives opioids, including morphine and
hydromorphone, on a routine schedule during a crisis to manage the client's
pain.
A nurse is reinforcing dietary teaching with a client who has heart failure and is on
a 2 g sodium diet. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
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"I should use salt sparingly while cooking."
Correct answer B. "I can have yogurt as a dessert."
"I should use baking soda when I bake."
D. "I should use canned vegetables instead of frozen." Correct Answer:
B. "I can have yogurt as a dessert."
Incorrect Answers:
A. Salt should be eliminated from the client's diet. Spices or vinegar can be used
to season the client's food.
C. Baking soda is high in sodium and should be eliminated from the client's diet.
D. Canned vegetables are high in sodium and should be eliminated from the
client's diet. Frozen or fresh vegetables, which are low in sodium, should be
incorporated into the client's diet.
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has peripheral vascular disease and a
venous ulcer on the right ankle. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect in the client's affected extremity?
A. Absent pedal pulses
✔B. Ankle swelling
C. Hair loss
D. Skin atrophy Correct Answer:
B. Ankle swelling
The nurse should identify that swelling of the ankle is a manifestation of venous
insufficiency due to poor venous return. Other manifestations can include brown
pigmentations and cellulitis.
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Incorrect Answers:
A. The nurse should identify that absent pedal pulses are a manifestation of
peripheral arterial disease rather than venous insufficiency.
C. The nurse should identify that hair loss on the affected extremity is a
manifestation of peripheral arterial disease rather than venous insufficiency.
D. The nurse should identify that thin, dry, atrophied skin is a manifestation of
peripheral arterial disease, rather than venous insufficiency.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a major burn injury and is experiencing third
spacing. Which of the following fluid and electrolyte imbalances should the nurse
expect?
A. Hypokalemia
B. Hypernatremia
✔C. Elevated Hct
D. Decreased Hgb Correct Answer:
C. Elevated Hct The nurse should expect a client who is experiencing third spacing
resulting from a major burn to have an elevated hematocrit level as blood volume
is reduced by vascular dehydration.
Incorrect Answers:
A. The nurse should expect a client who is experiencing third spacing resulting
from a major burn to have hyperkalemia as a result of potassium being leaked
from cellular injury.
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B. The nurse should expect a client who is experiencing third spacing resulting
from a major burn to have hyponatremia as sodium leaks into the interstitial
space, causing decreased levels in the blood.
D. The nurse should expect a client who is experiencing third spacing resulting
from a major burn to have an increased hemoglobin level as blood volume is
reduced by vascular dehydration.
A nurse is monitoring a client for reperfusion following thrombolytic therapy to
treat acute myocardial infarction (MI). Which of the following indicators should
the nurse identify to confirm reperfusion?
✔A. Ventricular dysrhythmias
B. Appearance of Q waves
C. Elevated ST segments
D. Recurrence of chest pain Correct Answer:
A. Ventricular dysrhythmias
The appearance of ventricular dysrhythmias following thrombolytic therapy is a
sign of reperfusion of the coronary artery.
Incorrect Answers:
B. The appearance of Q waves indicates infarction, not reperfusion.
C. The elevated ST segments indicate infarction, not reperfusion.
D. The recurrence of chest pain can indicate an extension of acute MI. With
reperfusion, chest pain should subside.
A nurse is preparing to administer packed RBCs to a client who is anemic. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
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