ATI RN Adult Med Surg Proctored Exam
2024 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (LATEST
UPDATED) GRADED
A nurse educator is presenting a module on basic first aid for
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licensed home health nurses. The nurse educator evaluates the teaching
as effective when the newly licensed nurse states the client who has heat
stroke will have which of the following?
A. Hypotension
B. Bradycardia
C. Clammy skin
D. Bradypnea - ANS-A. Hypotension
Tachycardia, hot dry skin, and tachypnea are other manifestations of heat
stroke
A home health nurse is discussing the dangers of food poisoning w/a client.
Which of the following info should the nurse include in her counseling?
Select all.
A. Most food poisoning is caused by a virus
B. Immunocompromised individuals are at risk for complications from food
poisoning
C. Clients who are especially at risk are instructed to eat or drink only
pasteurized milk, yogurt, cheese, or other dairy products
D. Healthy individuals usually recover from the illness in a few weeks
E. Handling raw & fresh food separately to avoid cross contamination may
prevent food poisoning - ANS-B, C, E
Most food poisoning is caused by a bacteria such as E. coli.
Healthy individuals usually recover in a few days.
A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed w/severe acute respiratory
syndrome (SARS). The nurse is aware that health care professionals are
required to report communicable & infectious diseases. Which of the
following illustrate the rationale for reporting? Select all.
A. Planning & evaluating control & prevention strategies
B. Determining public health priorities
C. Ensuring proper medical treatment
D. Identifying endemic disease
E. Monitoring for common-source outbreaks - ANS-A, B, C, E
Can an RN delegate to the LPN to provide tracheostomy care to a client
with pneumonia? - ANS-Yes.
A nurse on a med-surg unit has received change-of-shift report & will care
for 4 clients. Which of the following client's needs may the nurse assign to
an assistive personnel (AP)?
A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hrs ago w/aspiration pneumonia
B. Reinforcing teaching w/a client who is learning to walk using a quad
cane
C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinary incontinence
D. Applying a sterile dressing to a pressure ulcer - ANS-C. Reapplying a
condom catheter for a client who has urinary incontinence
Rationale: The application of a condom catheter is a noninvasive, routine
procedure that the nurse may delegate to the AP
A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a client who had knee arthroplasty
5 days ago to an AP. Which of the following information should the nurse
share with the AP? Select All.
A. The roommate is up independently.
B. The client ambulates w/his slippers on over his antiembolic stockings
C. The client uses a front-wheeled walker when ambulating
D. The client had pain medication 30 min ago
E. The client is allergic to codeine
F. The client ate 50% of his breakfast this morning - ANS-B, C, D
An RN is making assignments for client care to a LPN at the beginning of
the shift. Which of the following assignments should the LPN question?
A. Assisting a client who is 24hr postop to use an incentive spirometer
B. Collecting a clean-catch urine specimen from a client who was admitted
on the previous shift
C. Providing nasopharyngeal suctioning for a client who has pneumonia
D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump - ANS-D. Replacing
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