ATI PROCTORED EXAM Practice Questions
and answers 2025\2026 update
Endtroacheal tube extubate what would you report immedatiely? - answer stridor
Why is stridor bad? - answer it means that there is an obstruction or edema in
airway
What is heart rate like in someone who has a low fluid volume? - answer higher
than usual like 110
What is normal unrine gravity? - answer 1.000 - 1.030
What is positive pressure doing? - answer promote lung expansion and stabilize
chest
Would you recomened exercise for a pt who has been discharged with heart
failure? - answer yes
How often should exercise be in heart failure pt? - answer regular routine
Should you consume milk with iron supplements? - answer no can cause gastro
disturbance.
Would you take iron with antacids? - answer no gastro disturb
,Would you tell the pt to lower red meat intake with iron deficiency? - answer no
because they would need increase
What is a common side effect with iron pills? - answer constipation
What would you tell them to eat with taking iron pills? - answer high fiber
When does pain worsen with compartement syndrome? - answer when passive
moving occurs.
What does warmth under cast indicate? - answer infection
Should pt decrease complex carbs for atherosceleoris? - answer no
What carb should a client with atherosceloris decrease? - answer simple sugars
Is MRSA airborne or contact? - answer contact
What does phenyotoin do to hepatic enzymes (for seizures the med is)? - answer
it decreases effectiveness
What should you tell the pt not to take with ciprofloxacin? - answer magnesium
containg antacids
Why wouldn't you take magnesium containing anatacids with cipro? - answer
calcium can decrease obsorb of med
,What is a common side effect of rifampin? - answer color of pee
Can you take ciproflaxcin with booze? - answer yes
After a parathryoidecotmy what would be prioty for nurse? - answer to put trach
tray by bedside (AIRWAY)
What meds increase osteoporosis? - answer fludrocortisone
With enoxaparin what is main thing for the med the nurse should do? - answer
give dosage same time every day
Is restlessness common in hyperthyroidism? - answer yes
What would be urgent for hyperthyroidism? - answer high BP
If a pt has a weird heart sound what would be first thing you do? - answer listen
to it again but on the left side (least invasive)
Why would gentamicin be withheld from a pt? - answer if creatine levels are too
high
What is normal creatine? - answer .6-1.2
What is one of the first vital signs of a hemmhorage? - answer increase heart rate
, What med would you give for a febrile reaction? - answer tyneol (reduces fever)
How long does a drain stay in place for a radical mastectomy? - answer 1 to 3
week
What drainage amount to get rid of drainage tube for mastectomy? - answer less
than 25
What is first thing to do who reports dyspnea and SOB when putting on O2? -
answer if they have COPD
Why would it be bad for you to put O2 on a COPD pt? - answer It can worsen
hypercarbia
What is someones HGB look like with leukemia increase or decreased? - answer
decreased
What would be a big sign that nephrosotmoy tube has popped? - answer back
pain
What is max amount of flexing for total hip? - answer no more than 90
Why would you place a pillow between a pt legs for hip athroplasy? - answer so
hips don't get dislodged
and answers 2025\2026 update
Endtroacheal tube extubate what would you report immedatiely? - answer stridor
Why is stridor bad? - answer it means that there is an obstruction or edema in
airway
What is heart rate like in someone who has a low fluid volume? - answer higher
than usual like 110
What is normal unrine gravity? - answer 1.000 - 1.030
What is positive pressure doing? - answer promote lung expansion and stabilize
chest
Would you recomened exercise for a pt who has been discharged with heart
failure? - answer yes
How often should exercise be in heart failure pt? - answer regular routine
Should you consume milk with iron supplements? - answer no can cause gastro
disturbance.
Would you take iron with antacids? - answer no gastro disturb
,Would you tell the pt to lower red meat intake with iron deficiency? - answer no
because they would need increase
What is a common side effect with iron pills? - answer constipation
What would you tell them to eat with taking iron pills? - answer high fiber
When does pain worsen with compartement syndrome? - answer when passive
moving occurs.
What does warmth under cast indicate? - answer infection
Should pt decrease complex carbs for atherosceleoris? - answer no
What carb should a client with atherosceloris decrease? - answer simple sugars
Is MRSA airborne or contact? - answer contact
What does phenyotoin do to hepatic enzymes (for seizures the med is)? - answer
it decreases effectiveness
What should you tell the pt not to take with ciprofloxacin? - answer magnesium
containg antacids
Why wouldn't you take magnesium containing anatacids with cipro? - answer
calcium can decrease obsorb of med
,What is a common side effect of rifampin? - answer color of pee
Can you take ciproflaxcin with booze? - answer yes
After a parathryoidecotmy what would be prioty for nurse? - answer to put trach
tray by bedside (AIRWAY)
What meds increase osteoporosis? - answer fludrocortisone
With enoxaparin what is main thing for the med the nurse should do? - answer
give dosage same time every day
Is restlessness common in hyperthyroidism? - answer yes
What would be urgent for hyperthyroidism? - answer high BP
If a pt has a weird heart sound what would be first thing you do? - answer listen
to it again but on the left side (least invasive)
Why would gentamicin be withheld from a pt? - answer if creatine levels are too
high
What is normal creatine? - answer .6-1.2
What is one of the first vital signs of a hemmhorage? - answer increase heart rate
, What med would you give for a febrile reaction? - answer tyneol (reduces fever)
How long does a drain stay in place for a radical mastectomy? - answer 1 to 3
week
What drainage amount to get rid of drainage tube for mastectomy? - answer less
than 25
What is first thing to do who reports dyspnea and SOB when putting on O2? -
answer if they have COPD
Why would it be bad for you to put O2 on a COPD pt? - answer It can worsen
hypercarbia
What is someones HGB look like with leukemia increase or decreased? - answer
decreased
What would be a big sign that nephrosotmoy tube has popped? - answer back
pain
What is max amount of flexing for total hip? - answer no more than 90
Why would you place a pillow between a pt legs for hip athroplasy? - answer so
hips don't get dislodged
