ATI MED-SURG TEST BANK
QUESTIONS,ANSWERS
AND EXPLANATION
Latest exam 2023/2024
1. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has HIV and is
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discharged to home. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the teaching?
1) Take temperature once a day.
Answer Rationale:
The nurse should reinforce to the client to take his temperature once a daily to identify if a
temperature is present due to the client’s altered immune system.
INCORRECT
2) Wash the armpits and genitals with a gentle cleanser daily.
Answer Rationale:
The nurse should instruct the client to use an antimicrobial cleanser to wash his armpits
and genitals twice daily.
INCORRECT
3) Change the litter boxes while wearing gloves.
Answer Rationale:
The client should avoid changing litter boxes. Litter boxes carry toxoplasmosis which can be
life threatening to a client who has HIV.
INCORRECT
4) Wash dishes in warm water.
Answer Rationale:
The nurse should instruct the client to wash dishes in hot soapy water to destroy the
bacteria.
2. A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a tracheostomy,
and has copious and tenacious secretions. Which of the following is an
acceptable method for the nurse to use to thin this client's secretions?
1) Provide humidified oxygen.
Answer Rationale:
Increasing fluid intake as tolerated and providing adequate humidification can help thin
secretions safely.
INCORRECT
2) Perform chest physiotherapy prior to suctioning.
Answer Rationale:
Performing chest physiotherapy mobilizes secretions but does not thin them.
INCORRECT
3) Prelubricate the suction catheter tip with sterile saline when suctioning the
airway.
Answer Rationale:
Prelubricating the suction catheter tip with sterile saline helps to ease the insertion of the
catheter, producing less trauma. However, it has no effect on the tenacity of the client's
secretions.
INCORRECT
4) Hyperventilate the client with 100% oxygen before suctioning the airway.
Answer Rationale:
Hyperventilating the client prior to suctioning prevents hypoxia. However, it has no effect
on the tenacity of the client's secretions.
3. Following admission, a client with a vascular occlusion of the right lower
extremity calls the nurse and reports difficulty sleeping because of cold feet.
Which of the following nursing actions should the nurse take to promote the
client's comfort?
INCORRECT
1) Rub the client's feet briskly for several minutes.
Answer Rationale:
Massaging the legs or feet could mobilize a clot. Impaired arterial or venous circulation of
the lower extremities is a contraindication for leg massage.
2) Obtain a pair of slipper socks for the client.
Answer Rationale:
Slipper socks with nonskid soles will help provide warmth and increase the client's level of
comfort.
INCORRECT
3) Increase the client's oral fluid intake.
Answer Rationale:
Increasing the client's fluid intake will not increase circulation to an area an occlusion
impairs.
INCORRECT
4) Place a moist heating pad under the client's feet.
Answer Rationale:
Impaired arterial or venous circulation to a lower extremity is a contraindication for
applying a heating pad.
4. A nurse is caring for a client is who is 4 hr postoperative following a
transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Which of the following is the
priority finding for the nurse report to the provider? [Show Less]