MED SURG ATI PROCTORED
EXAM 2023
A nurse is assisting with he care of a client following a left femoral cardiac angiography.
Thee nurse should place
... [Show More] a sandbag on the client over which of the following areas? - ===left
groin
A nurse is reviewing the lab results of a client who is postoperative and has a respiratory rate
of 7/min. The arterial blood gas ABG values include: pH 7.22
PaCO2 68 mm Hg
base excess -2 PaO2
78 mm Hg oxygen
saturation 80%
Bicarbonate 28 mEq/L. - ===respiratory acidosis
A nurse is reinforcing discharge instructions with a client who has hepatitis A. Which of the
following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? - ===I will
abstain from sexual intercourse
A nurse notes a small section of bowel protruding from the abdominal incision of a client
who is postoperative. After calling for assistance which of the following actions should the
nurse take first? - ===cover the clients wound with a moist sterile dressing
Based on a clients recent history a nurse suspects that a client is beginning menopause. Which
of the following questions should the nurse ask the client to help confirm the client is
experiencing manifestations of menopause? - ===Do you sleep well at night
A nurse collecting data from a client who has manifestations of appendicitis. Where should
the nurse palpate to monitor for pain at Mcburneys point? - ===Mcburneys point is found
between the naval and the anterior iliac crest (left lower)
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about excercise with a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? -
===I should avoid injecting insulin into my thigh if I am going to go running
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a tracheostomy and has copies
and tenacious secretions. Which of the following is an acceptable method for the nurse to use
to thin the clients secretions? - ===provide humidified oxygen
A nurse is reviewing the lab results of a client who is taking cyclosporine following a kidney
transplant. Which of the following lab findings should the nurse identify as the most
important to report to the provider? - ===increase in serum creatinine
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching on actions that improve gas exchange to a client
diagnosed with emphysema. Which of the following instructions should be included in the
teaching? - ===breath in through nose and out through pursed lips
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has a spinal cord injury at level C8
who is admitted for comprehensive rehabilitation. Which of the following long term goals is
appropriate with regard to the clients mobility? - ===propel a wheelchair equipped with
knobs on the wheels
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about an esophagogastrodudenscopy with a client who has
upper gastric pain. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the
teaching? - ===you will remain NPO for 8 hours before the procedure
A nurse is checking for paradoxical blood pressure on a client who has constrictive
pericarditis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - ===drop is systolic
BP more than 10 mm Hg on inspiration
A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is 2 hours postoperative following a wedge
resection of the left lung and has a chest tube to section. Which of the following is the priority
finding the nurse should report to the provider? - ===abdomen is distended
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is postoperative after having an ileostomy
established. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? -
===avoid medications in a capsule or enteric form
A nurse is caring for a client after a radical dissection. To which of the following should the
nurse give priority in the immediate postoperative period? - ===ineffective airway clearance
related to thick copious secretions
A nurse is caring for a client scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting who reports he is
no longer certain he wants to have the procedure. Which of the following responses should
the nurse make? - ===Bypass surgery must be very frightening for you
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has diabetes insipidus. The nurse should
monitor the client for which of the following manifestations? - ===hypotension
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has emphysema. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? - ===dyspnea, barrel chest, clubbing of the fingers, shallow
respirations
A nurse is assisting with thee care of a client who is postoperative and has a closed wound
drainage system in place. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - ===fully
recollapse the reservoir after emptying it
A nurse is caring for a Client who has Alzheimers disease. The nurse discovers the client
entering the room of another client who comes upset and frightened. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - ===attempt to determine what the client was looking for
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about a tonometry examination with a client who has
manifestations of glaucoma. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in
the teaching? - ===this test will measure the intraocular pressure of the eye
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has open angle glaucoma. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect? - ===loss of peripheral vision
A nurse in a providers office is reinforcing teaching with a client who has anemia and has
been taking ferrous gluconate for several weeks. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse include? - ===take this medication between meals
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has scleroderma. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? - ===hardened skin
A nurse is checking the suction control chamber of a clients chest tube and notes that there is
no bubbling in the suction control chamber. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? - ===verify that the suction regulator is on
A nurse is caring for a client scheduled for a bone marrow biopsy. The client expresses fear
about the procedure and asks the nurse if thee biopsy will hurt. Which of the following
responses should the nurse make? - ===the biopsy can be uncomfortable but we will try to
keep you as comfortable as possible
A nurse is assisting in the plan of care for a client who had removal if the pituitary gland.
Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan? - ===change the nasal
drip pad as needed
A nurse is caring for a client with severe burns to both lower extremities. The client is
scheduled for an escharotomy and wants to know what the procedure involves. Which of the
following statements is appropriate for the nurse to make? - ===large incisions will be made
in the burned tissue to improve circulation
A nurse is reviewing the plan of care for a client who has cellulitis of the leg. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse recommend? - ===wash daily with an antibacterial
soap
A nurse is caring for a client who has a temp of 103.5 and has a prescription for a
hypothermia blanket. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse
effects of the hypothermia blanket? - ===shivering
A nurse is reinforcing preop teaching for a client who is scheduled for surgery and is to take
hydroxyzine preop. Which of the following effects of the medication should the nurse include
in the teaching? - ===decreasing anxiety, controlling emesis, reducing the amount of
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