ATI RN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice 2019 B / Medical Surgical 2019 B updated spring 2022 Correctly Solved

ATI RN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice 2019 B / Medical Surgical 2019 B updated spring 2022 Correctly Solved ATI RN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice 2019 B A nurse is assessing for compartment syndrome in a client who has a short leg cast. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a manifestation of this condition? A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a severe form of stage II Lyme disease. Which of the following statements made by the client reflects an understanding of the teaching? A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin 600 mg PO daily to a client. The amount available is oral solution 125 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) A nurse is caring for a client who has an arterial line. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A nurse is updating the plan of care for a client who is receiving chemotherapy. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as the priority? A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? A nurse is planning care for a client who is postoperative following a parathyroidectomy. Which of the following actions should the nurse identify as the priority? A nurse is assessing a client who has diabetes insipidus. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has stage II cervical cancer and is scheduled for brachytherapy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? A nurse is planning care for a client who is scheduled for a thoracentesis. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a blood transfusion. The client becomes restless, dyspneic, and has crackles noted to the lung bases. Which of the following actions should the nurse anticipate taking? A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has end-stage kidney disease and is waiting for a kidney transplant. Which of the following information should the nurse provide? A nurse is caring for a client who has hypothyroidism. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect? A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a client who is scheduled for a mastectomy. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? - I will refer you to community resources that can provide support A nurse is caring for a client who had a nephrostomy tube inserted 12 hr ago. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? A nurse is teaching a family about the care of a parent who has a new diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? A nurse is caring for a client who has breast cancer and tells the nurse that they would like to have acupuncture because it provides greater relief than pain medication. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? A nurse is caring for a client following extubation of an endotracheal tube 10 min ago. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider immediately? A nurse is reviewing the laboratory findings of a client who developed chest pain 6 hr ago. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as an indication of a myocardial infarction (MI)? A nurse is preparing to administer a blood transfusion to a client who has anemia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who has aplastic anemia. Which of the following findings indicates a potential complication? A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is postoperative following a modified radical mastectomy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? A nurse is preparing to present a program about prevention of atherosclerosis at a health fair. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse plan to include? (Select all that apply.) A nurse is caring for a client who has homonymous hemianopsia as a result of a stroke. To reduce the risk of falls when ambulating, the nurse should provide which of the following instructions to the client? A nurse is caring for a client who has a pneumothorax and a closed-chest drainage system. Which of the following findings is an indication of lung re-expansion? A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is to self-administer heparin subcutaneously. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? A nurse is providing follow-up care for a client who sustained a compound fracture 3 weeks ago. The nurse should recognize that an unexpected finding for which of the following laboratory values is a manifestation of osteomyelitis and should be reported to the provider? A nurse is performing a preoperative assessment for a client. The nurse should identify that an allergy to which of the following foods can indicate a latex allergy? A nurse is caring for a client who has DKA. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client's condition is improving? A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Which of the following should the nurse plan to administer? A nurse is evaluating the plan of care for four clients after 2 days of hospitalization. The nurse should identify the need to revise the plan for which of the following clients? A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for psyllium. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? A nurse is assessing a client who is at risk for the development of pernicious anemia resulting from peptic ulcer disease. Which of the following images depicts a condition caused by pernicious anemia? A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has laryngeal cancer and is receiving radiation therapy. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? A nurse is admitting a client who has active tuberculosis. Which of the following types of transmission precautions should the nurse initiate? A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has osteomyelitis and a prescription for gentamicin. Which of the following findings from the client's medical record should indicate to the nurse the need to withhold the medication and notify the provider? (Click on the "Exhibit" button for additional information about the client. There are three tabs that contain separate categories of data.) - A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is perimenopausal and has a prescription for hormone replacement therapy. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse instruct the client to notify the provider? (Select all that apply.) A nurse is planning discharge teaching for a client who has an external fixation device for a fracture of the lower extremity. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the plan of care? A nurse is teaching a group of newly licensed nurses about pain management for older adult clients. Which of the following statements by a newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching? A nurse is caring for a client who has a cervical spinal cord injury sustained 1 month ago. Which of the following manifestations indicates that the client is experiencing autonomic dysreflexia (AD)? A nurse is assessing a client who has advanced lung cancer and is receiving palliative care. The client has just undergone thoracentesis. The nurse should expect a reduction in which of the following common manifestations of advanced cancer? A nurse is providing teaching to a client who takes ginkgo biloba as an herbal supplement. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is reviewing the medical record of an older adult client who is receiving IV fluid therapy. Which of the following client information should indicate to the nurse that the client requires re-evaluation of the IV therapy prescription? (Click on the "Exhibit" button for additional information about the client. There are three tabs that contain separate categories of data.) A nurse is receiving report on a client who is postoperative following an open repair of Zenker's diverticulum. The nurse should anticipate the surgical incision to be in which of the following locations? (You will find hot spots to select in the artwork below. Select only the hot spot that corresponds to your answer.) A nurse is obtaining a medication history from a client who is scheduled to undergo cataract surgery. The nurse should recognize that which of the following client medications is a contraindication for the surgery and notify the provider? - A nurse is assessing a client who has peripheral arterial disease. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? A home health nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a stage 1 pressure injury on the greater trochanter of his left hip. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? A nurse is assessing a client who has a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following nonpharmacological interventions should the nurse suggest to the client to reduce pain? A nurse is assessing a client following the completion of hemodialysis. Which of the following findings is the nurse's priority to report to the provider? A nurse is caring for a client who is 4 hr postoperative following an open reduction internal fixation of the right ankle. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse report to the provider? A nurse is assessing a client who is postoperative following a thyroidectomy. Which of the following findings is the nurse's priority? A nurse is planning care for a client who is having a modified radical mastectomy of the right breast. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? A nurse is teaching a client about the use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for the management of bone cancer pain. The nurse should explain that applying a TENS unit to the painful area has which of the following effects? A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a recent diagnosis of constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has AIDS. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is taking warfarin for chronic atrial fibrillation. Which of the following values should the nurse identify as a desired outcome for this therapy? A nurse is caring for a newly admitted client who has a gastric hemorrhage and is going into shock. Identify the sequence of actions the nurse should take. (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the selected order of performance. Use all the steps.) A nurse is assessing heart sounds of a client who reports substernal precordial pain. Identify which of the following sounds the nurse should document in the client's medical record by listening to the audio clip. (Click on the audio button to listen to the clip.) A nurse is teaching a client about osteoporosis prevention. The nurse should instruct the client that which of the following medications can increase their risk for developing osteoporosis? A nurse is providing education to a client who is at risk for osteoporosis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? A nurse is teaching a client who has a cardiac dysrhythmia about the purpose of undergoing continuous telemetry monitoring. Which of the following statements by the client reflects an understanding of the teaching? Telemetry detects the ability of cardiac cells to generate a spontaneous and repetitive electrical impulse through the heart muscle. A nurse is caring for a client who is 8 hr postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty. The client is unable to void on the bedpan. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? A nurse is assessing a client while suctioning the client's tracheostomy tube. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse the client is experiencing hypoxia? A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has active tuberculosis (TB). Which of the following information should the nurse include in the instructions? A PACU nurse is assessing a client who is postoperative following a right nephrectomy. The client's initial vital signs were heart rate 80/min, blood pressure 130/70 mm Hg, respiratory rate 16/min, and temperature 36° C (96.8° F). Which of the following vital sign changes should alert the nurse that the client might be hemorrhaging? A nurse is caring for a client who has a positive culture for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A nurse is assessing a client's hydration status. Which of the following findings indicates fluid volume overload? A nurse is providing postoperative teaching for a client who had a total knee arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? A nurse at an urgent care clinic is caring for a client who is experiencing an anaphylactic reaction. After ensuring a patent airway, which of the following nursing interventions is the priority? A nurse in an emergency department is assessing an older adult client who has a fractured wrist following a fall. During the assessment, the client states, "Last week I crashed my car because my vision suddenly became blurry." Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority? A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia and requires acute care for a respiratory infection. The client is agitated and is attempting to remove their IV catheter. Which of the following actions should nurse take to avoid restraining the client? A nurse is caring for a client who has terminal cancer. The client tells the nurse, "I wish I could stop these treatments. I am ready to die." Which of the following statements should the nurse make? A nurse is planning care for an older adult client who has dementia. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has asthma about the use of a metered-dose inhaler. The nurse should identify that which of the following client actions indicates an understanding of the teaching? A nurse is administering packed RBCs to a client. Which of the following assessment findings indicates a hemolytic transfusion reaction? A nurse is caring for a client who is having a tonic-clonic seizure while in bed and has become cyanotic. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.) A nurse is caring for a client who has increased intracranial pressure (ICP) and is receiving mannitol via continuous IV infusion. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider as an adverse effect of this medication? - A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has anemia and a new prescription for an oral iron supplement. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? A nurse is providing discharge teaching about infection prevention to a client who has AIDS. Which of the following statements by the client indicates understanding of the teaching? A nurse is assessing a client who is postoperative following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and notes clots in the client's indwelling urinary catheter and a decrease in urinary output. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has hypertension and a new prescription for verapamil. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? A nurse is checking the ECG rhythm strip for a client who has a temporary pacemaker. The nurse notes a pacemaker artifact followed by a QRS complex. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? When a pacing stimulus is delivered to the ventricle, a pacemaker artifact appears as a spike on the ECG rhythm strip. The spike should be followed by a QRS complex, which indicates pacemaker capture or depolarization. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and is NPO. When reviewing the chart, the nurse notes the following prescription: capillary blood glucose AC and HS. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving mechanical ventilation via a tracheostomy tube. The nurse should recognize that which of the following complications is associated with long-term mechanical ventilation? A nurse is reviewing the ABG results of a client who has advanced COPD. Which of the following results should the nurse expect? A nurse is providing education to a client who has tuberculosis (TB) and their family. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? A nurse is planning care for a client who is postoperative following a laparotomy and has a closed-suction drain. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to manage the drain? A nurse is planning care for a client who has a sealed radiation implant for cervical cancer. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who has AIDS and is taking amphotericin B for a fungal infection. The nurse should identify that which of the following values is an indication of an adverse effect of the medication? A nurse is planning a health promotional presentation for a group of African American clients at a community center. Which of the following disorders presents the greatest risk to this group of clients?