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ATI#MED#SURG#PROCTORED#EXAM#QUESTIONS#&#ANSWERS
ALIGNED#WITH#2026-27#CHAMBERLAIN#UNIVERSITY
CURRICULUM#TOPICS
1. A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a traumatic head
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injury and has an intraventricular catheter (Ventriculostomy) for ICP
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monitoring. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the
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following complications related to the ventriculostomy?:
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a.#Headache
b.#Infection
c.#Aphasia
d.#Hypertension# (Correct#Answer)
- ✅ b. Infection
Monitor for infection and use strict asepsis to avoid life-threatening
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meningitis.
2. A nurse is providing education to a client who is to undergo an
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EEG the next day. Which of the followinginfo should the nurse
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include in the teaching?
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a.#"Do#not#wash#your#hair#the#morning#of#the#procedure."
b.#"Try#and#stay#awake#most#of#the#night#prior#to#the#procedure."
c.#"The#procedure#will#take#approximately#15#mins."
d.#"You#will#need#to#lie#flat#for#4#hours#after#the#procedure."
(Correct Answer) - ✅ b. "Try and stayawake most of the night prior to
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the procedure."
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Tell the client to remain awake to provide cranial stress and increase
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the possibility of abnormal electrical activity
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3. A nurse is caring for a client who is postprocedural following a
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lumbar puncture and reports a throbbingheadache when sitting
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upright. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? SATA.
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a.#Use#the#GCS#scale#to#assess#the#client
b.#Assist#the#client#into#a#supine#position
c.#Administer#an#opioid#analgesic
d.#Encourage#the#client#to#increase#PO#fluid#intake
e.#Instruct#the#client#to#perform#coughing
and deep breathing (Correct Answer) - ✅
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4. A nurse is caring for a client who has continuous bladder
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irrigation following a transurethral resection ofthe prostate (TURP).
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Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the
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provider?
a Output equal to the instilled irrigate
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b.#Client#reports#bladder#spasms
c.#Viscous#urinary#output#with#clots
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d.#Reports#of#strong#urge#to#urinate
(Correct Answer) - ✅ c. Viscous urinary output with clots
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Urine that is bright red with clots is an indication of arterial bleeding.
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5.#A#nurse#is#monitoring#the#ECG#of#a#client#who#has#hypocalcemia.
Which of the following findings shouldthe nurse expect?
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a.#Flattened#T#waves
b.#Prolonged#QT#intervals
c.#Shortened#QT#intervals
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ATI#MED#SURG#PROCTORED#EXAM#QUESTIONS#&#ANSWERS
ALIGNED#WITH#2026-27#CHAMBERLAIN#UNIVERSITY
CURRICULUM#TOPICS
1. A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a traumatic head
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injury and has an intraventricular catheter (Ventriculostomy) for ICP
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monitoring. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the
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following complications related to the ventriculostomy?:
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a.#Headache
b.#Infection
c.#Aphasia
d.#Hypertension# (Correct#Answer)
- ✅ b. Infection
Monitor for infection and use strict asepsis to avoid life-threatening
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meningitis.
2. A nurse is providing education to a client who is to undergo an
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EEG the next day. Which of the followinginfo should the nurse
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include in the teaching?
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2
a.#"Do#not#wash#your#hair#the#morning#of#the#procedure."
b.#"Try#and#stay#awake#most#of#the#night#prior#to#the#procedure."
c.#"The#procedure#will#take#approximately#15#mins."
d.#"You#will#need#to#lie#flat#for#4#hours#after#the#procedure."
(Correct Answer) - ✅ b. "Try and stayawake most of the night prior to
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the procedure."
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Tell the client to remain awake to provide cranial stress and increase
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the possibility of abnormal electrical activity
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3. A nurse is caring for a client who is postprocedural following a
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lumbar puncture and reports a throbbingheadache when sitting
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upright. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? SATA.
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a.#Use#the#GCS#scale#to#assess#the#client
b.#Assist#the#client#into#a#supine#position
c.#Administer#an#opioid#analgesic
d.#Encourage#the#client#to#increase#PO#fluid#intake
e.#Instruct#the#client#to#perform#coughing
and deep breathing (Correct Answer) - ✅
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B, D #
4. A nurse is caring for a client who has continuous bladder
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irrigation following a transurethral resection ofthe prostate (TURP).
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Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the
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provider?
a Output equal to the instilled irrigate
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b.#Client#reports#bladder#spasms
c.#Viscous#urinary#output#with#clots
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d.#Reports#of#strong#urge#to#urinate
(Correct Answer) - ✅ c. Viscous urinary output with clots
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Urine that is bright red with clots is an indication of arterial bleeding.
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5.#A#nurse#is#monitoring#the#ECG#of#a#client#who#has#hypocalcemia.
Which of the following findings shouldthe nurse expect?
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a.#Flattened#T#waves
b.#Prolonged#QT#intervals
c.#Shortened#QT#intervals
