ATI MED SURGE PROCTORED EXAM 2023 ADULT MEDICAL
SURGICAL NURSING CLINICAL CARE EXAM REVIEW
2026/2027 || MULTIPLE QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS || EXPERT-VERIFIED & GRADED A+ ||
BLUEPRINT FOR GUARANTEED SUCCESS!!!
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has a femur fracture and is in
skeletal traction. Which of the following actions should the nurse take -
CORRECT ANSWER -Ensure the client's weights are hanging freely from the
bed.
A nurse in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with a client who has
anemia and has been taking ferrous gluconate for several weeks. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Take this medication between meals
A nurse in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with a client who has
anemia and has been taking ferrous gluconate for several weeks. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Take this medication between meals.
A nurse is reviewing the plan of care for a client who has cellulitis of the leg.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse recommend? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Wash daily with an antibacterial soap.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is postoperative after having
an ileostomy established. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER -Avoid medications in
capsule or enteric form.
A nurse is caring for a client with severe burns to both lower extremities. The
client is scheduled for an escharotomy and wants to know what the procedure
involves. Which of the following statements is appropriate for the nurse to
make? - CORRECT ANSWER -"Large incisions will be made in the burned
tissue to improve circulation."
,A nurse is collecting data from a client who has a possible cataract. Which of
the following manifestations should the nurse expect the client to report? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Decreased color perception
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has an intestinal
obstruction and is receiving continuous gastrointestinal decompression using a
nasogastric tube. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include
in the plan of care? - CORRECT ANSWER -Maintain the client in Fowler's
position.
A nurse is caring for a client who has Cushing's syndrome. Which of the
following clinical manifestations should the nurse expect to observe? (Select all
that apply.) - CORRECT ANSWER -1) Buffalo hump 2) Purple striations 3)
Moon face
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the oliguric phase of acute kidney injury.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER
-Monitor intake and output hourly
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about an esophagogastroduodenoscopy with a
client who has upper gastric pain. Which of the following statements should the
nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER -"You will remain
NPO for 8 hours before the procedure."
A nurse is caring for a client who is difficult to arouse and very sleepy for
several hours following a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Which of the
following descriptions should the nurse use when documenting this finding in
the medical record? - CORRECT ANSWER -Postictal phase
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who reports right shoulder pain
following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Which of the following statements
should the nurse make? - CORRECT ANSWER -"The pain will dissipate if
you ambulate frequently."
, A nurse is checking the suction control chamber of a client's chest tube and
notes that there is no bubbling in the suction control chamber. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER -Verify that
the suction regulator is on.
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client immediately following a lumbar
puncture. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that
apply.) - CORRECT ANSWER -Encourage fluid intake. 2) Monitor the
puncture site for hematoma.
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is postoperative following
surgical repair of a fractured mandible. The client's jaw is wired shut to repair
and stabilize the fracture. The nurse should recognize which of the following is
the priority action? - CORRECT ANSWER -Prevent aspiration.
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has scleroderma. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hardened skin
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dysphagia and left-sided
weakness following a stroke. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? - CORRECT ANSWER -Add thickener to fluids.
A nurse is caring for a client who has partial-thickness and full-thickness burns
of his head, neck, and chest. The nurse should recognize which of the following
is the priority risk to the client? - CORRECT ANSWER -Airway obstruction
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is newly diagnosed with
myasthenia gravis and is to start taking neostigmine. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER
-1) Take the medication 45 minutes before eating.
SURGICAL NURSING CLINICAL CARE EXAM REVIEW
2026/2027 || MULTIPLE QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS || EXPERT-VERIFIED & GRADED A+ ||
BLUEPRINT FOR GUARANTEED SUCCESS!!!
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has a femur fracture and is in
skeletal traction. Which of the following actions should the nurse take -
CORRECT ANSWER -Ensure the client's weights are hanging freely from the
bed.
A nurse in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with a client who has
anemia and has been taking ferrous gluconate for several weeks. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Take this medication between meals
A nurse in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with a client who has
anemia and has been taking ferrous gluconate for several weeks. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Take this medication between meals.
A nurse is reviewing the plan of care for a client who has cellulitis of the leg.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse recommend? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Wash daily with an antibacterial soap.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is postoperative after having
an ileostomy established. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER -Avoid medications in
capsule or enteric form.
A nurse is caring for a client with severe burns to both lower extremities. The
client is scheduled for an escharotomy and wants to know what the procedure
involves. Which of the following statements is appropriate for the nurse to
make? - CORRECT ANSWER -"Large incisions will be made in the burned
tissue to improve circulation."
,A nurse is collecting data from a client who has a possible cataract. Which of
the following manifestations should the nurse expect the client to report? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Decreased color perception
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has an intestinal
obstruction and is receiving continuous gastrointestinal decompression using a
nasogastric tube. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include
in the plan of care? - CORRECT ANSWER -Maintain the client in Fowler's
position.
A nurse is caring for a client who has Cushing's syndrome. Which of the
following clinical manifestations should the nurse expect to observe? (Select all
that apply.) - CORRECT ANSWER -1) Buffalo hump 2) Purple striations 3)
Moon face
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the oliguric phase of acute kidney injury.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER
-Monitor intake and output hourly
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about an esophagogastroduodenoscopy with a
client who has upper gastric pain. Which of the following statements should the
nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER -"You will remain
NPO for 8 hours before the procedure."
A nurse is caring for a client who is difficult to arouse and very sleepy for
several hours following a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Which of the
following descriptions should the nurse use when documenting this finding in
the medical record? - CORRECT ANSWER -Postictal phase
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who reports right shoulder pain
following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Which of the following statements
should the nurse make? - CORRECT ANSWER -"The pain will dissipate if
you ambulate frequently."
, A nurse is checking the suction control chamber of a client's chest tube and
notes that there is no bubbling in the suction control chamber. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER -Verify that
the suction regulator is on.
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client immediately following a lumbar
puncture. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that
apply.) - CORRECT ANSWER -Encourage fluid intake. 2) Monitor the
puncture site for hematoma.
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is postoperative following
surgical repair of a fractured mandible. The client's jaw is wired shut to repair
and stabilize the fracture. The nurse should recognize which of the following is
the priority action? - CORRECT ANSWER -Prevent aspiration.
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has scleroderma. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hardened skin
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dysphagia and left-sided
weakness following a stroke. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? - CORRECT ANSWER -Add thickener to fluids.
A nurse is caring for a client who has partial-thickness and full-thickness burns
of his head, neck, and chest. The nurse should recognize which of the following
is the priority risk to the client? - CORRECT ANSWER -Airway obstruction
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is newly diagnosed with
myasthenia gravis and is to start taking neostigmine. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER
-1) Take the medication 45 minutes before eating.
