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ATI RN Adult Medical-Surgical Exam NGN|| ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||VERIFIED EXAM!!|| ||LATEST EXAM!!!||
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for
Warfarin about foods that affect the INR. The nurse should
include in the teaching that which of the following foods
interact with this medication?
a) Kale
b) Beef stew
c) Yogurt
d) Orange juice - ANSWER-a) Kale
A nurse is monitoring an older adult client who has an
extrapolation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The nurse
note petechiae on the client's skin, which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a) Determine the client's blood type
b) Avoid administering IV pain medications
c) Implement airborne precautions
d) Institute bleeding precautions - ANSWER-d) Institute
bleeding precautions
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A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who is
receiving treatment for genital herpes. Which of the
following statements by the client indicates effectiveness
of the teaching?
a) I should expect to take my medication for 3 weeks
b) I should apply antibiotic ointment for the lesions
c) I should expect my lesions to resolve in 6 weeks
d) I should use natural skin condoms during sexual
intercourse - ANSWER-b) I should apply antibiotic
ointment for the lesions
A nurse in an emergency department is preparing a client
for emergency surgery. The client's blood alcohol level is
180 mg/dL, which of the following actions is the nurse's
priority?
a) Insert an NG tube
b) Obtain consent for the surgery
c) Apply anti embolytic stockings
d) Insert an indwelling urinary catheter - ANSWER-a)
Insert an NG tube
A nurse is preparing to administer two units of packed
RBCs to a client. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
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a) Transfuse each unit of blood over five hours
b) Change the IV tubing after each unit of blood is
transfused
c) Administer the blood through a 22 gauge intravenous
catheter
d) Prime the tubing with 0.9% sodium chloride - ANSWER-
d) Prime the tubing with 0.9% sodium chloride
A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic renal failure.
The client displays the following ABG results: pH: 7.24
paCO2: 44 mmHg paO2: 84 mmHg HCO3: 18 mEq/L base
excess- 2 and O2 saturation 95%. The nurse should
include that the client has which of the following acid-base
balances?
a) Metabolic alkalosis
b) Respiratory acidosis
c) Respiratory alkalosis
d) Metabolic acidosis - ANSWER-d) Metabolic acidosis
A nurse in a provider's office is teaching a client about the
self management of GERD which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
a) Lie down for 30 minutes after each meal
b) Sleep with the head of your bed elevated 6 inches
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c) Increase your caloric intake by 250 calories per day
d) Eat a light meal 1 hour before bed - ANSWER-b) Sleep
with the head of your bed elevated 6 inches
A nurse suspects that a client with diabetes mellitus is
experiencing HYPOglycemia. Which of the following
assessment findings supports this suspicion?
a) Cool, clammy skin
b) Kussmaul respirations
c) Acetone breath
d) Increased urinary output - ANSWER-a) Cool, clammy
skin
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving radiation.
The client reports nausea since the therapy was initiated.
Which of the following considerations should the nurse
include when offering the client meals?
a) Offer hot beverages with meals
b) Offer a snack prior to radiation therapy
c) Offer highly seasoned foods
d) Offer frequent high carbohydrate meals - ANSWER-d)
Offer frequent high carbohydrate meals
ATI RN Adult Medical-Surgical Exam NGN|| ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||VERIFIED EXAM!!|| ||LATEST EXAM!!!||
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for
Warfarin about foods that affect the INR. The nurse should
include in the teaching that which of the following foods
interact with this medication?
a) Kale
b) Beef stew
c) Yogurt
d) Orange juice - ANSWER-a) Kale
A nurse is monitoring an older adult client who has an
extrapolation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The nurse
note petechiae on the client's skin, which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a) Determine the client's blood type
b) Avoid administering IV pain medications
c) Implement airborne precautions
d) Institute bleeding precautions - ANSWER-d) Institute
bleeding precautions
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A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who is
receiving treatment for genital herpes. Which of the
following statements by the client indicates effectiveness
of the teaching?
a) I should expect to take my medication for 3 weeks
b) I should apply antibiotic ointment for the lesions
c) I should expect my lesions to resolve in 6 weeks
d) I should use natural skin condoms during sexual
intercourse - ANSWER-b) I should apply antibiotic
ointment for the lesions
A nurse in an emergency department is preparing a client
for emergency surgery. The client's blood alcohol level is
180 mg/dL, which of the following actions is the nurse's
priority?
a) Insert an NG tube
b) Obtain consent for the surgery
c) Apply anti embolytic stockings
d) Insert an indwelling urinary catheter - ANSWER-a)
Insert an NG tube
A nurse is preparing to administer two units of packed
RBCs to a client. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
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a) Transfuse each unit of blood over five hours
b) Change the IV tubing after each unit of blood is
transfused
c) Administer the blood through a 22 gauge intravenous
catheter
d) Prime the tubing with 0.9% sodium chloride - ANSWER-
d) Prime the tubing with 0.9% sodium chloride
A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic renal failure.
The client displays the following ABG results: pH: 7.24
paCO2: 44 mmHg paO2: 84 mmHg HCO3: 18 mEq/L base
excess- 2 and O2 saturation 95%. The nurse should
include that the client has which of the following acid-base
balances?
a) Metabolic alkalosis
b) Respiratory acidosis
c) Respiratory alkalosis
d) Metabolic acidosis - ANSWER-d) Metabolic acidosis
A nurse in a provider's office is teaching a client about the
self management of GERD which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
a) Lie down for 30 minutes after each meal
b) Sleep with the head of your bed elevated 6 inches
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c) Increase your caloric intake by 250 calories per day
d) Eat a light meal 1 hour before bed - ANSWER-b) Sleep
with the head of your bed elevated 6 inches
A nurse suspects that a client with diabetes mellitus is
experiencing HYPOglycemia. Which of the following
assessment findings supports this suspicion?
a) Cool, clammy skin
b) Kussmaul respirations
c) Acetone breath
d) Increased urinary output - ANSWER-a) Cool, clammy
skin
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving radiation.
The client reports nausea since the therapy was initiated.
Which of the following considerations should the nurse
include when offering the client meals?
a) Offer hot beverages with meals
b) Offer a snack prior to radiation therapy
c) Offer highly seasoned foods
d) Offer frequent high carbohydrate meals - ANSWER-d)
Offer frequent high carbohydrate meals
