ATI Med Surge Proctored Exam V2 | Questions and Verified Answers| 2023/ 2024 New Update
QUESTION
A nurse in a long-term care facility is caring for a
... [Show More] bedridden client. Which of the following findings should alert the nurse to a potential complication of the clients immobility?
Answer: confusion
QUESTION
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a partial thyroidectomy. Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider?
Answer: high pitched sound on inspiration
QUESTION
A nurse is caring for a client who is 6hr postoperative following application of an external fixator for a tibial fracture. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer: palpate the dorsalis pedis pulse
QUESTION
A nurse is caring for a client following a total knee arthroplasty. The client reports a pain level on a pain scale of 0 to 3. Which of the following interventions should the nurse take?
Answer: place pillows under the clients knee
QUESTION
A nurse is assessing the pain status of a group of clients. Which of the following findings indicates a client is experiencing referred pain?
Answer: A client who has pancreatitis reports pain in the left shoulder
QUESTION
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client to identify risk factors for colorectal cancer. The nurse should identify which of the following findings
Answer: history of crohns disease
QUESTION
A nurse is completing discharge teaching with a client who has a periph- erally inserted central catheter (PICC) line in the left arm. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
Answer: do not elevate the arm above the level of the heart
QUESTION
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has pneumonia. Which of the following serum laboratory values should the nurse expect?
Answer: WBC count 15000/mm3
QUESTION
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who has sinus bradycardia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Answer: measure teh clients blood pressure
QUESTION
A nurse is reviewing the following ABG results for a postoperative client pH 7.27.PaCO2 49 mm Hg HCO3 22mEq/L. The nurse should interpret the findings as which of the following imbalances?-
Answer: respiratory acidosis [Show Less]