ATI CAPSTONE MEDICAL SURGICAL ACTUAL
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ Rapid Response Team. Answer: This team is a group of critical care
experts (ICU nurses, respiratory therapist, critical care provider,
hospitalist)
Responds to an emergency call from nurses or family members when a
client exhibits indications of a rapid decline
Provides early recognition and response before a respiratory or cardiac
arrest or stroke occurs
◉ Cardiac arrest. Answer: Sudden cessation of cardiac function caused
most commonly by ventricular fibrillation or ventricular asystole
◉ Ventricular Fibrillation. Answer: A fluttering of the ventricles
causingloss of consciousness, pulselessness, and no breathing. This
requires collaborative care to defibrillate immediately using ACLS
protocol
, ◉ Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia. Answer: An irritable firing of
ectopic ventricular beats at a rate of 140 to 180/min. The client over time
will become unconscious and deteriorate into VF
◉ Ventricular Asystole. Answer: A complete absence of electrical
activity and ventricular movement of the heart. The client is in complete
cardiac arrest and requires implementation of BLS and ACLS protocol
◉ Pulseless electrical activity (PEA). Answer: A rhythm that appears to
have electrical activity but is not sufficient to stimulate effective cardiac
contractions and requires implementation of BLS and ACLS protocol
◉ Viral Meningitis. Answer: No vaccine against viral meningitis
Caused by Viral illnesses (mumps, measles, herpes, arbovirus[west
Nile])
◉ Fungal menigitis. Answer: Fulminant fungal-based infection of the
sinuses are from the organism cryptococcus neoformans
◉ Bacterial Meningitis. Answer: Bacterial-based infections (otitis
media, pneumonia, sinusitis) in which the infectious micro-organism is
Neisseria meningitidis, streptococcus pneumoniae, or haemophilus
influenzae
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ Rapid Response Team. Answer: This team is a group of critical care
experts (ICU nurses, respiratory therapist, critical care provider,
hospitalist)
Responds to an emergency call from nurses or family members when a
client exhibits indications of a rapid decline
Provides early recognition and response before a respiratory or cardiac
arrest or stroke occurs
◉ Cardiac arrest. Answer: Sudden cessation of cardiac function caused
most commonly by ventricular fibrillation or ventricular asystole
◉ Ventricular Fibrillation. Answer: A fluttering of the ventricles
causingloss of consciousness, pulselessness, and no breathing. This
requires collaborative care to defibrillate immediately using ACLS
protocol
, ◉ Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia. Answer: An irritable firing of
ectopic ventricular beats at a rate of 140 to 180/min. The client over time
will become unconscious and deteriorate into VF
◉ Ventricular Asystole. Answer: A complete absence of electrical
activity and ventricular movement of the heart. The client is in complete
cardiac arrest and requires implementation of BLS and ACLS protocol
◉ Pulseless electrical activity (PEA). Answer: A rhythm that appears to
have electrical activity but is not sufficient to stimulate effective cardiac
contractions and requires implementation of BLS and ACLS protocol
◉ Viral Meningitis. Answer: No vaccine against viral meningitis
Caused by Viral illnesses (mumps, measles, herpes, arbovirus[west
Nile])
◉ Fungal menigitis. Answer: Fulminant fungal-based infection of the
sinuses are from the organism cryptococcus neoformans
◉ Bacterial Meningitis. Answer: Bacterial-based infections (otitis
media, pneumonia, sinusitis) in which the infectious micro-organism is
Neisseria meningitidis, streptococcus pneumoniae, or haemophilus
influenzae
