ATI RN MEDSURG PROCTORED EXAM - EXAMINATION COMPLETE
QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: A nurse at a long-term care facility is assessing an
older adult client. Which of the following findings should the nurse
identify as an indication that the client has recall memory
impairment?
a. Inability to state what he had for dinner last night
b. Inability to Name the members of his family
c. Inability to count backwards from 10
d. Inability to state his current age
Answer:
c. Verify the placement with an x ray prior to the initial dose
Question 2: A nurse on an intensive care unit is planning care for a
client who has increased intracranial pressure following a head
injury. Which of the following IV medications should the nurse plan
to administer?
a. Chlorpromazine
b. Dobutamine
c. Mannitol
d. Propanol
Answer:
A client who has thrombocytopenia and reports and nosebleed; A client who
has chronic obstruction pulmonary disease and oxygen saturation of; A client
who has multiple sclerosis and Ataxia and vertigo; A client who has left-sided
paralysis and slurred speech from a prior stroke
,Question 3: A home care nurse is planning to use non
pharmacological pain relief measures for an older client who has
severe chronic back pain. Which of the following guidelines should
the nurse use?
a. Use imagery with clients who have difficulty with focus and
concentration
b. Pain relief from the use of heat and cold continues for several
hours after removal of
c. Discontinue opioids before trying non pharmacological methods of
pain relief
d. Distraction changes the client's perception of pain but does not
affect the cause
Answer:
Aclient who has pancreatitis reports pain in the left shoulder
Question 4: A nurse is caring for a client who has pneumothorax
and a chest tube with closed water seal drainage system. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Strip or clear the chest tube every 8 hours
b. Refill
d. Change the chest to site dressing every 24 hour –
Answer:
b. The clients
Question 5: A nurse is in an emergency department is reviewing a
client's ECG reading. which of the following findings should the
nurse identify as an indication that the client has first degree heart
block?
, c. Non
d. No correlation between p and QRS waves
Answer:
Prolonged PR intervals; More p waves than QRS complexes
Question 6: A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed
rbc's to a client who is anemic. Identify the sequence of steps the
nurse should follow. 1. Obtain venous access using a 19 gauge
needle 2.Obtain the unit of packed rbc's from Blood Bank align 3.
Verify blood compatibility with another nurse 4. Initiate transfusion
of the unit of packed rbc's 5. Remain with the client for the first 15
to 30 minutes of the infusion . A nurse is teaching a client who is to
begin chemotherapy about peripherally inserted Central catheter.
which of the following statements should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. We will replace the PICC every month
b. We can draw blood samples from the PICC for diagnostic test
c. We will
d. We can measure your blood pressure in either arm
Answer:
capillary refill in the left toe is 6 seconds
Question 7: A nurse is assessing a client who has Pyelonephritis
and reports flank pain. which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
a. Assist the client to a sitting position
b. Percuss the side of tenderness first
c. Auscultate for a bruit over the coastal vertebral area
d. Thump the area of tenderness directly with a closed fist
QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: A nurse at a long-term care facility is assessing an
older adult client. Which of the following findings should the nurse
identify as an indication that the client has recall memory
impairment?
a. Inability to state what he had for dinner last night
b. Inability to Name the members of his family
c. Inability to count backwards from 10
d. Inability to state his current age
Answer:
c. Verify the placement with an x ray prior to the initial dose
Question 2: A nurse on an intensive care unit is planning care for a
client who has increased intracranial pressure following a head
injury. Which of the following IV medications should the nurse plan
to administer?
a. Chlorpromazine
b. Dobutamine
c. Mannitol
d. Propanol
Answer:
A client who has thrombocytopenia and reports and nosebleed; A client who
has chronic obstruction pulmonary disease and oxygen saturation of; A client
who has multiple sclerosis and Ataxia and vertigo; A client who has left-sided
paralysis and slurred speech from a prior stroke
,Question 3: A home care nurse is planning to use non
pharmacological pain relief measures for an older client who has
severe chronic back pain. Which of the following guidelines should
the nurse use?
a. Use imagery with clients who have difficulty with focus and
concentration
b. Pain relief from the use of heat and cold continues for several
hours after removal of
c. Discontinue opioids before trying non pharmacological methods of
pain relief
d. Distraction changes the client's perception of pain but does not
affect the cause
Answer:
Aclient who has pancreatitis reports pain in the left shoulder
Question 4: A nurse is caring for a client who has pneumothorax
and a chest tube with closed water seal drainage system. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Strip or clear the chest tube every 8 hours
b. Refill
d. Change the chest to site dressing every 24 hour –
Answer:
b. The clients
Question 5: A nurse is in an emergency department is reviewing a
client's ECG reading. which of the following findings should the
nurse identify as an indication that the client has first degree heart
block?
, c. Non
d. No correlation between p and QRS waves
Answer:
Prolonged PR intervals; More p waves than QRS complexes
Question 6: A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed
rbc's to a client who is anemic. Identify the sequence of steps the
nurse should follow. 1. Obtain venous access using a 19 gauge
needle 2.Obtain the unit of packed rbc's from Blood Bank align 3.
Verify blood compatibility with another nurse 4. Initiate transfusion
of the unit of packed rbc's 5. Remain with the client for the first 15
to 30 minutes of the infusion . A nurse is teaching a client who is to
begin chemotherapy about peripherally inserted Central catheter.
which of the following statements should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. We will replace the PICC every month
b. We can draw blood samples from the PICC for diagnostic test
c. We will
d. We can measure your blood pressure in either arm
Answer:
capillary refill in the left toe is 6 seconds
Question 7: A nurse is assessing a client who has Pyelonephritis
and reports flank pain. which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
a. Assist the client to a sitting position
b. Percuss the side of tenderness first
c. Auscultate for a bruit over the coastal vertebral area
d. Thump the area of tenderness directly with a closed fist
