PROCTORED ATI PN
MEDICAL SURGICAL
EXAM BANK 2025-2026
ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 350
QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
,PN MED SURG PROCTORED ATI PN MEDICAL SURGICAL
EXAM BANK 2025-2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 350
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
A home health nurse is caring for a fluent who has COPD. The client tells the nurse that he
becomes short of breath while eating despite the use of home oxygen. Which if the following
instructions should the nurse include? - -Answer--Drink beverages at the end of meals
A home health nurse is reinforcing teaching with a clear f about preventing complications of
peripheral vascular disease. Which of the following state meets indicates that the client is
adhering today the nurses instructions? - -Answer--I don't cross my legs anymore
A it's is reviewing the medical record of a client who has a cord pancreatitis. Which of the
following findings should the myself anticipate? - -Answer--Elevated serum amylase level
A jade is reinforcing teaching with a client who postoperative following a cemented total hip
arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - -
Answer--Maintain hip flexion to 90° or less when sitting
A nurse enters the room of a client whose transfusion of packed RBCs was initiated 15 min ago
by the RN. The client reports dyspnea and urticaria. Which of the following actions should the
nurse perform first? - -Answer--Stop the infusion
A nurse in a clinic is assisting with the development of a pamphlet about STIs. Which if the
following f information should the nurse recommend to include in the pamphlet? - -Answer--
Women have a higher risk of contracting STI than men
A nurse in a health clinic is reinforcing teaching with a client who has tuberculosis about
transmission of the disease. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding
of the teaching? - -Answer--I inhaled the infected droplets that were in the air
A nurse in a long term care facility is collecting data from a client who reports fullness in the
rectum and abdominal cramping. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse
that the client might have a fecal impaction? - -Answer--Small liquid stools
A nurse in an oncology is reinforcing teaching about Mohs surgery with a client who has skin
cancer. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? - -Answer--
Mohs surgery is a horizontal shaving of thin layers of the tumor
A nurse in an orthopedic clinic is reinforcing teaching with a client who has osteoarthritis. Which
of the following instructions should the nurse include to promote comfort? - -Answer--Sleep on a
firm mattress.
A nurse in clinic is collecting data from a client who has hyperthyroidism and has been taking
methimazole for 4 weeks. Which of the following statements by the client indicators a
therapeutic response of the medication? - -Answer--I have gained 3 ponds since my last
appointment
, A nurse is acting for a client who is bucks traction. Which of the following interventions should
the nurse perform to reduce skin breakdown? - -Answer--Keep the skin dry and free of
perspiration
A nurse is admitting a client who is suspect of having active tuberculosis. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first? - -Answer--Institute airborne precautions
A nurse is assisting a client who reports difficulty falling asleep. Which of the following activities
should the nurse recommend to promote sleep? - -Answer--Listen to soft music before sleeping
A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who has AIDS related pneumonia. The client is
receiving antibiotics therapy and albuterol nebulizer treatments daily. Which of the following
findings should indicate to the nurse that the clients therapeutic regimen is effective? - -Answer-
-Decrease in exertional dyspnea
A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who has manifestations of sepsis. Which of the
following provider prescriptions should the nurse implement first? - -Answer--Initiate oxygen at 4
L/min via nasal cannula.
A nurse is assisting in the plan of care for a client who had a recent left hemispheric stroke,
which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan? - -Answer--Use simple
verbal cues when directing tasks
A nurse is assisting in the plan of care regarding bowel restraining for a client who has a
cervical spinal cord injury. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan to
implement first? - -Answer--Determine the clients daily elimination habits
A nurse is assisting the charge nurse with developing an in service about caring for clients who
have internal sealed radiation implants. Which of the following information should the nurse
include? - -Answer--Dispose of radiation implants in a lead container.
A nurse is assisting with an educational program for clients who have been newly diagnosed
with diabetes mellitus. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the oral
gram regarding insulin? - -Answer--Opened can be stored in a cool countertop away from light
A nurse is assisting with the care of a care who is reconciled 0.9 % sodium chloride by
continuous IV infusion. The client report pain and swelling at the IV site. In which order should
the nurse perform that following steps? - -Answer--Check the IV site, stop the infusion, withdraw
the IV catheter, elevate the affected arm, notify the charge nurse
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who had a stroke and is unable to speak. The nurse
should identify that the clients injury occurs in which of the following lobe of the brain? - -
Answer--Frontal lobe
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has a cardiac catheterization via the right
femoral artery. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent lost procedure
complications? - -Answer--Monitor the insertion site for bleeding is correct, maintain the
pressure dressing, check the clients peripheral pulses