ATI Engage Adult Medical Surgical RN Caring for the Surgical Client Assessment 30+ (Latest Edition) 100% Verified Q&A + Answer Key Solutions

ATI Adult Medical Surgical Nursing
(Latest 2025-2026 Edition) 100% Verified Q&A + Answer
330+
Key Solutions


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Question 1
Labs
Correct Answer
liver function tests
tumor marker assays
other


Question 2
Health and Wellness
Correct Answer


Question 3
Emergency Nursing Principles and Management
Correct Answer


Question 4
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS
Correct Answer


Question 5
Meningtis
Correct Answer


Question 6
Seizures and Epilepsy
Correct Answer
Rapid simultaneous firing of neurons in the brain. Abrupt, abnormal, excessive and uncontrolled electrical discharge of
neurons in brain leading to alterations in LOC and/or in motor and sensory ability and/or behavior



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,Question 7
Risk Factors for Seizures
Correct Answer
- Genetic predisposition
- Acute febrile state (esp infants/children <2yr)
- Head trauma, cerebral edema, brain tumor, hypoxia
- Abrupt cessation of antiepileptic meds
- Infection, exposure to toxins
- Metabolic disorders (alkalosis)
- Acute drug & alcohol w/drawal
- Stroke (most liekly w/in 24hr of stroke)
- Heart disease (older adults)
- Brain tumor (benign - from bulk of tumor; malignant - from decrease in tissue functional ability)
- Hypoxia
- Acute substance withdrawal
- Fluid and electrolyte imbalances (hyponatremia, hypernatremia, hypomagnesemia, hypocalcemia, alkalosis)


Question 8
Other triggers
Correct Answer
Triggers (increased physical activity, excessive stress, fatigue, hyperventilation, acute alcohol ingestion, excessive caffeine
intake, exposure to flashing lights, other substances like cocaine, aerosols, and inhaled glue products)


Question 9
[Generalized Seizures]
Correct Answer
Seizure involving both cerebral hemispheres
Can begin with an aura (visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, emotional feeling)

5 different types of generalized seizures


Question 10
1 Tonic Clonic (Grand-Mal) Seizure:
Correct Answer
First few seconds of tonic episode and loss of consciousness (breathing can stop)

1-2 minute clonic episode (breathing can b/c irregular and be accompanied by cyanosis)
- biting of cheek or tongue
- incontinence
- postictal state: confusion/sleepiness




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,Question 11
2 Tonic Seizure
Correct Answer
Only tonic phase

- sudden loss of consciousness
- increase in muscle tone
- autonomic manifestations (arrhythmia, apnea, vomiting, incontinence, salivation)
- 30 s to several minutes


Question 12
3 Clonic Seizure
Correct Answer
Only clonic phase

- several minutes
- muscles contract and relax


Question 13
4 Myoclonic Seizure
Correct Answer
brief jerking or stiffening of the extremities that may occur singly or in groups, lasting for just a few seconds
- symmetrical or asymmetrical


Question 14
5 Atonic or Akinetic Seizure
Correct Answer
muscle tone is lost for a few seconds. A period of confusion follows. Loss of muscle tone frequently results in falling.


Question 15
[Partial or Focal Seizure]
Correct Answer
Involves only one cerebral hemisphere

2 different types


Question 16
1 Complex Partial Seizure
Correct Answer
a partial seizure, starting from a focus and remaining localized, that produces loss of consciousness
- associated automatisms (lip smacking, picking at clothes, eyelids fluttering)
- amnesia prior to or after seizure




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, Question 17
2 Simple Partial Seizure
Correct Answer
Focal seizure in which consciousness is NOT impaired
- unusual sensations
- deja' vu sense
- autonomic abnormalities like change in HR, abnormal flushing, unilateral abnormal extremity mvmts, pain, or offensive
smell


Question 18
[Idiopathic Seizure]
Correct Answer
appears spontaneously and in the absence of other diseases of the central nervous system
No known reason


Question 19
Labs/Diagnostic Tests for Seizures
Correct Answer
Labs
- alcohol levels
- illicit substance levels
- HIV testing
- excessive toxins

Diagnostic Tests
- EEG - origin
- MRI - cause
- CT' - cause
- PET - cause
- CSF analysis - cause
- Skull x-ray - cause




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