ATI RN Medical-Surgical Proctored Exam 2019; Questions & Answers: Guaranteed A+ Score: Updated
1. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a
... [Show More] client who has a new prescrip- tion for sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?: I should lie down when I take this medication
2. 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 teach- ing?: Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom
3. A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac catheterization.
Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?: Maintain the client's affected extremity in exten- sion
4. 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 their role change?: I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and cooking the meals for us
5. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has an impaired immune system due to
chemotherapy. which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?: Change your pet's litter box daily
6. a nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion and reports thirst. The client's urinary output
was 4,000 ml over past 24 hr. the nurse should anticipate a prescription for which of the
following IV medications?: Desmopressin
7. A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently started therapy with an ACE
inhibitor and reports nagging dry cough. Which of the following responses by the nurse is
appropriate?: Sucking on a lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough
8. A nurse is taking an admission history from a client who reports Raynaud's disease. Which of the
following assessment findings should the nurse identify as a parenteral trigger for exacerbation
of Raynaud's?: Using nicotine transdermal patch
9. A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous device and notes the tubing has become
disconnected. the client develops dyspnea and tachycardia. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?: Clamp the catheter
10. A nurse is completing an assessment of an older client and notes red- dened areas over the bony
prominences, but the client's skin is intact. which of the following interven- tions should the nurse
include in the plan of care?: Support bony prominences with pillows
11. A home health nurse is making an initial visit to a client who has multiple sclerosis. Which of the
following actions is the priority for the nurse to take?: Provide coping strate- gies for client and family
12. 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 the client.): Initiate airborne precautions
13. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client to identify factors for colorectal cancer. The
nurse should identify which of the following findings as increasing the client's risk?: History of Crohn's disease
14. A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a mastectomy. The client tells the nurse, "I'm
not sure I want to have a mastectomy." Which of the following statements should the nurse
make?: I can give you additional information about the procedure
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