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ATI MEDSURG FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
The nurse understands that negative-pressure wound therapy may be
used in the treatment of partial-thickness burn wounds to do which of
the following?
A) remove excessive wound fluid and promote moist wound healing
B) maintain a closed wound system to decrease the risk for infection
C) quantify wound drainage amount for more accurate output
assessment
D) increase patient mobility with large burn wounds - ANSWER-
remove excessive wound fluid and promote moist wound healing
The nurse is caring for a patient with an electrical injury. The nurse
understands that patients with electrical injury are at a high risk for acute
kidney injury secondary to:
A) nephrotoxic antibiotics for prevention of infection
B) release of myoglobin from injured tissues
C) hypervolemia from burn resuscitation
D) increased incidence of ureteral stones - ANSWER- release of
myoglobin from injured tissues
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The nurse is assisting the patient to select foods from the menu that will
promote wound healing. Which statement indicates the nurse's
knowledge of nutritional goals?
A) "Select foods that have lots of fiber, such as whole grains and fruits.
These will promote removal of toxins from the body that interfere with
healing."
B) "Choose foods that are high in protein, such as meat, eggs, and beans.
These help the burns to heal."
C) "It is important to choose foods such a bread and pasta that are high
in carbohydrates. These foods will give you the energy and help you
heal faster."
D) "Avoid foods that have saturated fats. Fats interfere with the ability
of the burn wound to heal." - ANSWER- "Choose foods that are high in
protein, such as meat, eggs, and beans. These help the burns to heal."
Warning signs that can assist the critical care nurse in recognizing that
an ethical dilemma may exist include which of the following? (Select all
that apply)
A) The family asks that the patient not be told of treatment plans
B) The physician is considering the use of a medication that is not
approved to treat the patient's condition
C) The patient's condition has changed dramatically for the worse and is
not responding to conventional treatment
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D) Family members are in conflict as to the best treatment options. They
disagree with one another and cannot come to consensus
E) Family members are confused about what is happening to the patient
- ANSWER- ALL
It is important to prevent hypothermia in the trauma patient because
hypothermia is associated with with of the following? (Select all that
apply):
A) myocardial dysfunction
B) coagulopathies
C) dysrhythmias
D) ARDS
E) fat embolism - ANSWER- Myocardial dysfunction
Coagulopathies
Dysrhythmias
Which of the following patients would require greater amounts of fluid
resuscitation to prevent acute kidney injury associated with
rhabdomyolysis? (select all that apply):
A) pulmonary contusion and rib fracture
B) lightning strike to the left arm and chest
C) gunshot wound to the abdomen
D) penetrating wound to both legs
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E) crush injury to right arm - ANSWER- Lightning strike to the left arm
and chest
Crush injury to right arm
Which complications may manifest after an electrical injury? (Select all
that apply):
A) Hypertension
B) Long bone fractures
C) Compartment syndrome of extremities
D) Acute cataract formation
E) Dark brown urine
F) Seizures
G) Peptic ulcer disease
H) Cardiac dysrhythmias - ANSWER- Long bone fractures
Compartment syndrome of extremities
Acute cataract formation
Dark brown urine
Seizures
Cardiac dysrhythmias
An autograph is used to optimally treat a partial or full thickness wound
that (select all that apply):
ATI MEDSURG FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
The nurse understands that negative-pressure wound therapy may be
used in the treatment of partial-thickness burn wounds to do which of
the following?
A) remove excessive wound fluid and promote moist wound healing
B) maintain a closed wound system to decrease the risk for infection
C) quantify wound drainage amount for more accurate output
assessment
D) increase patient mobility with large burn wounds - ANSWER-
remove excessive wound fluid and promote moist wound healing
The nurse is caring for a patient with an electrical injury. The nurse
understands that patients with electrical injury are at a high risk for acute
kidney injury secondary to:
A) nephrotoxic antibiotics for prevention of infection
B) release of myoglobin from injured tissues
C) hypervolemia from burn resuscitation
D) increased incidence of ureteral stones - ANSWER- release of
myoglobin from injured tissues
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The nurse is assisting the patient to select foods from the menu that will
promote wound healing. Which statement indicates the nurse's
knowledge of nutritional goals?
A) "Select foods that have lots of fiber, such as whole grains and fruits.
These will promote removal of toxins from the body that interfere with
healing."
B) "Choose foods that are high in protein, such as meat, eggs, and beans.
These help the burns to heal."
C) "It is important to choose foods such a bread and pasta that are high
in carbohydrates. These foods will give you the energy and help you
heal faster."
D) "Avoid foods that have saturated fats. Fats interfere with the ability
of the burn wound to heal." - ANSWER- "Choose foods that are high in
protein, such as meat, eggs, and beans. These help the burns to heal."
Warning signs that can assist the critical care nurse in recognizing that
an ethical dilemma may exist include which of the following? (Select all
that apply)
A) The family asks that the patient not be told of treatment plans
B) The physician is considering the use of a medication that is not
approved to treat the patient's condition
C) The patient's condition has changed dramatically for the worse and is
not responding to conventional treatment
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D) Family members are in conflict as to the best treatment options. They
disagree with one another and cannot come to consensus
E) Family members are confused about what is happening to the patient
- ANSWER- ALL
It is important to prevent hypothermia in the trauma patient because
hypothermia is associated with with of the following? (Select all that
apply):
A) myocardial dysfunction
B) coagulopathies
C) dysrhythmias
D) ARDS
E) fat embolism - ANSWER- Myocardial dysfunction
Coagulopathies
Dysrhythmias
Which of the following patients would require greater amounts of fluid
resuscitation to prevent acute kidney injury associated with
rhabdomyolysis? (select all that apply):
A) pulmonary contusion and rib fracture
B) lightning strike to the left arm and chest
C) gunshot wound to the abdomen
D) penetrating wound to both legs
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E) crush injury to right arm - ANSWER- Lightning strike to the left arm
and chest
Crush injury to right arm
Which complications may manifest after an electrical injury? (Select all
that apply):
A) Hypertension
B) Long bone fractures
C) Compartment syndrome of extremities
D) Acute cataract formation
E) Dark brown urine
F) Seizures
G) Peptic ulcer disease
H) Cardiac dysrhythmias - ANSWER- Long bone fractures
Compartment syndrome of extremities
Acute cataract formation
Dark brown urine
Seizures
Cardiac dysrhythmias
An autograph is used to optimally treat a partial or full thickness wound
that (select all that apply):
