ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL CONTENT MASTERY EXAM NURSING
COURSE 2026/2027 | COMPLETE MASTER REVIEW | GRADED A+ |
100% CORRECT | VERIFIED STUDY SET FOR GUARANTEED
SUCCESS | HIGH-YIELD CONCEPTS, MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
& PATIENT CARE INSIGHTS FOR EXCELLENCE
A nurse is reviewing the common emergency management protocol for clients
who have asystole. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take
during this cardiac emergency?
A. Perform Defibrillation
B. Prepare for transcutaneous pacing
C. Administer epinephrine
D. Elevate the clients lower extremities - CORRECT ANSWER - C.
Administer epinephrine
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
mellitus and reports difficulty following the diet and remembering to take the
prescribed medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to
promote client compliance? Select all that apply
A. Ask the dietitian to assist with meal planning
B. Contact the clients support system
C. Assess for age related cognitive awareness
D. Encourage the use of daily medication dispenser
E. Provide educational materials for home use - CORRECT ANSWER - A.
Ask the dietitian to assist with meal planning
B. Contact the clients support system
D. Encourage the use of daily medication dispenser
E. Provide educational materials for home use
,A nurse in a health care clinic is evaluating the level of wellness for clients
using the illness wellness continuum tool. The nurse should identify which of
the following clients as being at the center of the continuum?
A. A college student who has influenza
B. An older adult who has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus
C. A new mother who has a urinary tract infection
D. A young male client who has a long history of well controlled rheumatoid
arthritis - CORRECT ANSWER - D. A young male client who has a long
history of well controlled rheumatoid arthritis
A nurse on a Medical Surgical unit is caring for a group of clients. The nurse
should notify the rapid response team for which of the following clients?
A. Client who has a pressure injury of the right heel whose blood glucose is
300mg/dL
B. Client who reports right calf pain and shortness of breath
C. Client who has blood on a pressure dressing in the femoral area following a
cardiac catheterization
D. Client who has dark red coloration of left toes and absent pedal pulse -
CORRECT ANSWER - B. Client who reports right calf pain and shortness of
breath
Rational: SOB could be from a PE
A nurse is caring for a client who has ingested a toxic agent. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take? (Select all that apply)
A. Induce vomitting
B. Instill activated charcoal
C. Perform a gastric lavage with aspiration
D. Administer syrup of ipecac
D. Infuse IV fluids - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Instill activated charcoal
C. Perform a gastric lavage with aspiration
D. administer IV fluids
, A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who fell through the
ice on a pond and is unresponsive and breathing slowly. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply)
A. Remove wet clothing
B. Maintain normal room temperature
C. Apply warm blankets
D. Use a rapid rewarming water of 40 to 42
E. Infuse warmed IV fluids - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Remove wet clothing
C. Apply warm blankets
D. Use a rapid rewarming water of 40 to 42
E. Infuse warmed IV fluids
A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client who is unresponsive.
The clients partner states, "He was pulling weeds in the yard and slumped to the
ground." Which of the following techniques should the nurse use to open the
clients airway?
A. Head tilt, chin lift
B. Modified Jaw thrust
C. Hyperextension of the head
D. Flexion of the head - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Head tilt, chin lift
Rational: the center of the continuum is the clients normal state of health
A nurse is evaluating clients at a health fair for modifiable variables affecting
health and wellness. The nurse should identify which of the following variables
as modifiable? Select all that apply
A. Smoking on social occasions
B. BMI of 28
C. Alopecia
D. Trisomy 21
COURSE 2026/2027 | COMPLETE MASTER REVIEW | GRADED A+ |
100% CORRECT | VERIFIED STUDY SET FOR GUARANTEED
SUCCESS | HIGH-YIELD CONCEPTS, MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
& PATIENT CARE INSIGHTS FOR EXCELLENCE
A nurse is reviewing the common emergency management protocol for clients
who have asystole. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take
during this cardiac emergency?
A. Perform Defibrillation
B. Prepare for transcutaneous pacing
C. Administer epinephrine
D. Elevate the clients lower extremities - CORRECT ANSWER - C.
Administer epinephrine
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
mellitus and reports difficulty following the diet and remembering to take the
prescribed medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to
promote client compliance? Select all that apply
A. Ask the dietitian to assist with meal planning
B. Contact the clients support system
C. Assess for age related cognitive awareness
D. Encourage the use of daily medication dispenser
E. Provide educational materials for home use - CORRECT ANSWER - A.
Ask the dietitian to assist with meal planning
B. Contact the clients support system
D. Encourage the use of daily medication dispenser
E. Provide educational materials for home use
,A nurse in a health care clinic is evaluating the level of wellness for clients
using the illness wellness continuum tool. The nurse should identify which of
the following clients as being at the center of the continuum?
A. A college student who has influenza
B. An older adult who has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus
C. A new mother who has a urinary tract infection
D. A young male client who has a long history of well controlled rheumatoid
arthritis - CORRECT ANSWER - D. A young male client who has a long
history of well controlled rheumatoid arthritis
A nurse on a Medical Surgical unit is caring for a group of clients. The nurse
should notify the rapid response team for which of the following clients?
A. Client who has a pressure injury of the right heel whose blood glucose is
300mg/dL
B. Client who reports right calf pain and shortness of breath
C. Client who has blood on a pressure dressing in the femoral area following a
cardiac catheterization
D. Client who has dark red coloration of left toes and absent pedal pulse -
CORRECT ANSWER - B. Client who reports right calf pain and shortness of
breath
Rational: SOB could be from a PE
A nurse is caring for a client who has ingested a toxic agent. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take? (Select all that apply)
A. Induce vomitting
B. Instill activated charcoal
C. Perform a gastric lavage with aspiration
D. Administer syrup of ipecac
D. Infuse IV fluids - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Instill activated charcoal
C. Perform a gastric lavage with aspiration
D. administer IV fluids
, A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who fell through the
ice on a pond and is unresponsive and breathing slowly. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply)
A. Remove wet clothing
B. Maintain normal room temperature
C. Apply warm blankets
D. Use a rapid rewarming water of 40 to 42
E. Infuse warmed IV fluids - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Remove wet clothing
C. Apply warm blankets
D. Use a rapid rewarming water of 40 to 42
E. Infuse warmed IV fluids
A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client who is unresponsive.
The clients partner states, "He was pulling weeds in the yard and slumped to the
ground." Which of the following techniques should the nurse use to open the
clients airway?
A. Head tilt, chin lift
B. Modified Jaw thrust
C. Hyperextension of the head
D. Flexion of the head - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Head tilt, chin lift
Rational: the center of the continuum is the clients normal state of health
A nurse is evaluating clients at a health fair for modifiable variables affecting
health and wellness. The nurse should identify which of the following variables
as modifiable? Select all that apply
A. Smoking on social occasions
B. BMI of 28
C. Alopecia
D. Trisomy 21
