Comprehensive ATI RN Medical-Surgical Proctored
Exam Guide | Practice Questions with Detailed Correct
Answers
A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower extremity fracture and a prescription
for crutches. Which of the following client statements indicates that the client is
adapting to theirrole change?
I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and cooking the
meals for us
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client following a modified left radical
mastectomy with breast expander. Which of the following statements by the client
indicatesan understanding of the teaching?
I should expect less than 25 ml of secretions per day in the drainage devices
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription for
sublingualnitroglycerin. Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
I should lie down when I take this medication
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client following total
hip arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in
the teaching?Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom
,A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac catheterization. Which of
the followingactions should the nurse take?
Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
A home health nurse is making an initial visit to a client who has multiple
sclerosis. Which ofthe following actions is the priority for the nurse to take?
Provide coping strategies for client and family
A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client. which of the following
actions should the nurse take first? (click on the "exhibit" button for additional
information about theclient.)
Initiate airborne precautions
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client to identify factors for colorectal
cancer. Thenurse should identify which of the following findings as increasing the
client's risk?
History of Crohn's disease
A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed RBCs to a client who is
anemic. Identifythe sequence of steps the nurse should follow.
1. obtain venous access using a 19-gauge needle
2. Obtain the unit of a packed RBCs from blood bank
, 3. verify blood compatibility with another nurse
4. Initiate transfusion of the unit of packed RBCs
5. Remain with the client for the first 15 to 30 minutes
A critical care nurse is assessing a client who has a severe head injury. In
response to painfulstimuli, the client does not open her eyes, displays
decerebrate posturing and makes incomprehensible sounds. which of the
following Glasgow Coma scale scores should the nurse assign the client?
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Exam Guide | Practice Questions with Detailed Correct
Answers
A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower extremity fracture and a prescription
for crutches. Which of the following client statements indicates that the client is
adapting to theirrole change?
I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and cooking the
meals for us
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client following a modified left radical
mastectomy with breast expander. Which of the following statements by the client
indicatesan understanding of the teaching?
I should expect less than 25 ml of secretions per day in the drainage devices
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription for
sublingualnitroglycerin. Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
I should lie down when I take this medication
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client following total
hip arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in
the teaching?Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom
,A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac catheterization. Which of
the followingactions should the nurse take?
Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
A home health nurse is making an initial visit to a client who has multiple
sclerosis. Which ofthe following actions is the priority for the nurse to take?
Provide coping strategies for client and family
A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client. which of the following
actions should the nurse take first? (click on the "exhibit" button for additional
information about theclient.)
Initiate airborne precautions
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client to identify factors for colorectal
cancer. Thenurse should identify which of the following findings as increasing the
client's risk?
History of Crohn's disease
A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed RBCs to a client who is
anemic. Identifythe sequence of steps the nurse should follow.
1. obtain venous access using a 19-gauge needle
2. Obtain the unit of a packed RBCs from blood bank
, 3. verify blood compatibility with another nurse
4. Initiate transfusion of the unit of packed RBCs
5. Remain with the client for the first 15 to 30 minutes
A critical care nurse is assessing a client who has a severe head injury. In
response to painfulstimuli, the client does not open her eyes, displays
decerebrate posturing and makes incomprehensible sounds. which of the
following Glasgow Coma scale scores should the nurse assign the client?
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