ATI MEDSURG PROCTORED EXAM 2026
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A nurse is preparing a teaching plan for a client who has mucositis related
to
chemotherapy treatment. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include?
a. "rinse your mouth with hydrogen peroxide"
b. "brush your teeth for 60 seconds twice daily"
c. "wear your dentures only during meals"
d. "floss your teeth following each meals" - ans-d. Floss your teeth
following each meals
A critical care nurse is assessing a client who has severe head injury. In
response to
painful stimuli, the client does not open her eyes, displays decerebrate
posturing, and
makes incomprehensible sounds. Which of the following Glasgow Coma
Scale scores
should the nurse assign the client?
a. 5
b. 2
c. 13
d. 10 - ans-a. 5
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has heart failure
and instructs
him to limit sodium intake to 2 g per day. Which of the following
statements by the client
,indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. "I can season my foods with garlic and onion salts"
b. "I can have mayonnaise on my sandwiches"
c. "I can have a frozen fruit juice bar for dessert"
d. "I can drink vegetable juice with a meal" - ans-c. I can have a frozen
fruit juice bar for dessert
A nurse is preparing to perform ocular irrigation for a client following
chemical splash to
the eye. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take first?
a. Instill 0.9% sodium chloride solution into the affected eye
b. Administer proparacaine eyedrops into the affected eye
c. Collect information about the irritant that caused the injury - ans-c.
Collect information about the irritant that caused the injury
A nurse is assessing a client following extubation from a ventilator. For
which of the
following findings should the nurse intervene immediately?
a. Rhonchi
b. SaO2 92%
c. Sore throat
d. Stridor - ans-d. Stridor
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory reports of a client who has acute
pancreatitis. Which
of the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Elevated serum calcium
b. Elevated blood glucose
c. Decreased serum amylase
d. Decreased erythrocyte sedimentation rate - ans-b. Elevated blood
glucose
,A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has diabetes
insipidus. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Hypothermia
b. Urine specific gravity 1.001 (<1.005)
c. Elevated blood pressure
d. BUN 15 mg/dl - ans-b. Urine specific gravity 1.001 (<1.005)
A nurse is planning care for a client who has pulmonary embolism. Which
of the
following interventions should the nurse include?
a. Initiate a continuous IV heparin infusion
b. Instruct the client to massage the lower extremities
c. Position the client on the left side
d. Measure vital signs every 4 hour - ans-a. Initiate a continuous IV
heparin infusion
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is recovering from
a sickle cell
crisis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. Avoid extremely hot or cold temperatures
b. Limit fluids to 1.5 L per day
c. Limit alcohol intake to one drink per day
d. Avoid getting a flu vaccination - ans-a. Avoid extremely hot or cold
temperatures
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who is in
hypovolemic shock.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. Obtain a blood specimen for type and crossmatch
, b. Insert a large-bore IV catheter
c. Administer IV therapy
d. Monitor urine output - ans-b. Insert a large-bore IV catheter
A nurse is caring for a client who has an arteriovenous graft. Which of the
following
findings indicates adequate circulation of the graft?
a. Dilated appearance of the graft
b. Absence of a bruit
c. Normotensive blood pressure
d. Palpable thrill - ans-d. Palpable thrill
A nurse is assessing a client who has heart failure and is receiving a loop
diuretic.
Which of the following findings indicates hypokalemia?
a. Oliguria
b. Hypertension
c. Muscle weakness
d. Positive chvostek's sign (CHEEK) - ans-c. Muscle weakness
A nurse is caring for a client who has a full-thickness burn injury covering
15% of their
body. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Weigh the client once per week
b. Provide the client with a protein intake of 1g/kg/day
c. Maintain a daily count of the client's calorie intake
d. Place the client on a low-carb diet - ans-c. Maintain a daily count of the
client's calorie intake
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has an ileostomy.
Which of the
LATEST UPDATE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+
A nurse is preparing a teaching plan for a client who has mucositis related
to
chemotherapy treatment. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include?
a. "rinse your mouth with hydrogen peroxide"
b. "brush your teeth for 60 seconds twice daily"
c. "wear your dentures only during meals"
d. "floss your teeth following each meals" - ans-d. Floss your teeth
following each meals
A critical care nurse is assessing a client who has severe head injury. In
response to
painful stimuli, the client does not open her eyes, displays decerebrate
posturing, and
makes incomprehensible sounds. Which of the following Glasgow Coma
Scale scores
should the nurse assign the client?
a. 5
b. 2
c. 13
d. 10 - ans-a. 5
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has heart failure
and instructs
him to limit sodium intake to 2 g per day. Which of the following
statements by the client
,indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. "I can season my foods with garlic and onion salts"
b. "I can have mayonnaise on my sandwiches"
c. "I can have a frozen fruit juice bar for dessert"
d. "I can drink vegetable juice with a meal" - ans-c. I can have a frozen
fruit juice bar for dessert
A nurse is preparing to perform ocular irrigation for a client following
chemical splash to
the eye. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take first?
a. Instill 0.9% sodium chloride solution into the affected eye
b. Administer proparacaine eyedrops into the affected eye
c. Collect information about the irritant that caused the injury - ans-c.
Collect information about the irritant that caused the injury
A nurse is assessing a client following extubation from a ventilator. For
which of the
following findings should the nurse intervene immediately?
a. Rhonchi
b. SaO2 92%
c. Sore throat
d. Stridor - ans-d. Stridor
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory reports of a client who has acute
pancreatitis. Which
of the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Elevated serum calcium
b. Elevated blood glucose
c. Decreased serum amylase
d. Decreased erythrocyte sedimentation rate - ans-b. Elevated blood
glucose
,A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has diabetes
insipidus. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Hypothermia
b. Urine specific gravity 1.001 (<1.005)
c. Elevated blood pressure
d. BUN 15 mg/dl - ans-b. Urine specific gravity 1.001 (<1.005)
A nurse is planning care for a client who has pulmonary embolism. Which
of the
following interventions should the nurse include?
a. Initiate a continuous IV heparin infusion
b. Instruct the client to massage the lower extremities
c. Position the client on the left side
d. Measure vital signs every 4 hour - ans-a. Initiate a continuous IV
heparin infusion
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is recovering from
a sickle cell
crisis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. Avoid extremely hot or cold temperatures
b. Limit fluids to 1.5 L per day
c. Limit alcohol intake to one drink per day
d. Avoid getting a flu vaccination - ans-a. Avoid extremely hot or cold
temperatures
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who is in
hypovolemic shock.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. Obtain a blood specimen for type and crossmatch
, b. Insert a large-bore IV catheter
c. Administer IV therapy
d. Monitor urine output - ans-b. Insert a large-bore IV catheter
A nurse is caring for a client who has an arteriovenous graft. Which of the
following
findings indicates adequate circulation of the graft?
a. Dilated appearance of the graft
b. Absence of a bruit
c. Normotensive blood pressure
d. Palpable thrill - ans-d. Palpable thrill
A nurse is assessing a client who has heart failure and is receiving a loop
diuretic.
Which of the following findings indicates hypokalemia?
a. Oliguria
b. Hypertension
c. Muscle weakness
d. Positive chvostek's sign (CHEEK) - ans-c. Muscle weakness
A nurse is caring for a client who has a full-thickness burn injury covering
15% of their
body. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Weigh the client once per week
b. Provide the client with a protein intake of 1g/kg/day
c. Maintain a daily count of the client's calorie intake
d. Place the client on a low-carb diet - ans-c. Maintain a daily count of the
client's calorie intake
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has an ileostomy.
Which of the
