MED SURG ATI PRACTICE A (2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED ANSWERS (NEW)!!!

MED SURG ATI PRACTICE A
(2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
AmnursemismprovidingmteachingmtomamclientmwhomhasmstagemIImcervicalmcancermandmismscheduledmfo
rmbrachytherapy.mWhichmofmthemfollowingminstructionsmshouldmthemnurseminclude?



"Youmwillmhavemanmimplantmplacedmtwicemeachmmonthmformthemdurationmofmthemtreatment."

"Youmshouldmremainmatmleastm6mfeetmawaymfrommothersmbetweenmtreatments."

"Youmshouldmexpectmtomhavembloodminmyourmurinemformamfewmdaysmaftermtreatment."

"Youmwillmneedmtomstaymstillminmthembedmduringmeachmtreatmentmsession."m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm"Youmwillmneedmtomstaymstillminmthembedmduringmeachmtreatmentmsession."




Themnursemshouldminstructmthemclientmthatmtheymwillmneedmtomremainmonmbedmrestmwithmverymlimi
tedmmovementmbecausemexcessivemmovementmcanmcausemthemradioactivemsourcemtombecomemdis
lodged.



Amnurseminmanmemergencymdepartmentmismcaringmformamclientmwhomreportsmvomitingmandmdiarrhe
amformthempastm3mdays.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmfindingsmshouldmindicatemtomthemnursemthatmthemc
lientmismexperiencingmfluidmvolumemdeficit?



Heartmratem110/min

Bloodmpressurem138/90mmmmHg

Urinemspecificmgravitym1.020

BUNm15mmg/dLm-mCORRECTmANSWERmHeartmratem110/min

,Amclientmwhomhasmam3-
daymhistorymofmvomitingmandmdiarrheamismlikelymtomhavemfluidmvolumemdeficitmandmanmelevatedmhe
artmrate.



Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomhasmterminalmcancer.mThemclientmtellsmthemnurse,m"ImwishmImco
uldmstopmthesemtreatments.mImammreadymtomdie."mWhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmshouldmthe
mnursemmake?




"Discontinuingmwithmthemtreatmentsmismyourmchoicemifmitmismyourmwishmtomdomso."

"Yourmchildmismnamedmasmyourmhealthmcaremsurrogate.mImwillmaskmthemmifmyoumcanmstopmthemtreat
ments."

"Imwillmcallmyourmspiritualmadvisormtomcomemin,msomyoumcanmdiscussmthismwithmthem."

"Nextmtimemyoumhavemanmoncologymappointment,myoumshouldmaskmthemoncologist."m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm"Discontinuingmwithmthemtreatmentsmismyourmchoicemifmitmismyourmwishmtomdo


mso."




Themnursemshouldmrecognizemthemclient'smrightmtomrefusemthemtreatmentsmandminformmthemclientm
ofmthismright.mThemnursemshouldmadvocatemformthemclientmandmoffermtomcontactmthemprovidermformt
hemclient.



Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomismreceivingmdialysismtreatment..

Formeachmpotentialmnursingmintervention,mclickmtomspecifymifmtheminterventionmismindicatedmormnot
mindicated.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmINDICATED:



-mApplymoxygenmatm2mL/minmviamnasalmcannula.m

-mAdministermam0.9%msodiummchloridem200mmLmIVmbolus.

-mNotifymthemprovidermimmediately.

-mPlacemthemclientminmTrendelenburgmposition.



NOTmINDICATED:m

,-mPerformmam12-leadmECG.

-mObtainmthemclient'smbloodmglucosemlevel.



Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomismreceivingmtotalmparenteralmnutritionm(TPN).mAmnewmbagmismn
otmavailablemwhenmthemcurrentminfusionmismnearlymcompleted.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsms
houldmthemnursemtake?

1.mKeepmthemlinemopenmwithm0.9%msodiummchloridemuntilmthemnewmbagmarrives.

2.mAdministermdextrosem10%minmwatermuntilmthemnewmbagmarrives.

3.mFlushmthemlinemandmcapmthemportmuntilmthemnewmbagmarrives.

4.mDecreasemtheminfusionmratemuntilmthemnewmbagmarrives.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm2.mAdministermdextrosem10%minmwatermuntilmthemnewmbagmarrives.




TPNmsolutionsmhavemamhighmconcentrationmofmdextrose.mTherefore,mifmamTPNmsolutionmismtempora
rilymunavailable,mthemnursemshouldmadministermdextrosem10%morm20%minmwatermtomavoidmamprecip
itousmdropminmthemclient'smbloodmglucosemlevel.



Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomhadmamnephrostomymtubeminsertedm12mhrmago.mWhichmofmthem
followingmfindingsmshouldmthemnursemreportmtomthemprovider?

1.mThemclient'smurinarymoutputmhasmincreased.

2.mThemclientmreportsmbackmpain.

3.mThemclient'smurinemcolormismredmtinged.

4.mThemclient'smBUNmism18mmg/dL.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm2.mThemclientmreportsmbackmpain.



Themnursemshouldmnotifymthemprovidermifmthemclientmreportsmbackmpain,mwhichmcanmindicatemthatm
themnephrostomymtubemismdislodgedmormclogged.



Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomismhavingmamseizure.mWhichmofmthemfollowingminterventionsmism
themnurse'smpriority?

, 1.mLoosenmthemclothingmaroundmthemclient'smneck.

2.mCheckmthemclient'smpupillarymresponse.

3.mTurnmthemclientmtomthemside.

4.mMovemfurnituremawaymfrommthemclient.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm3.mTurnmthemclientmtomthemside.



Themgreatestmriskmtomthismclientmismhypoxiamfrommanmimpairedmairway.mTherefore,mthemprioritymint
erventionmthemnursemshouldmtakemismtomplacemthemclientminmamside-
lyingmpositionmtompreventmaspiration.



Amnurseminmamprovider'smofficemismassessingmamclientmwhomhasmhypertensionmandmtakesmpropranol
ol.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmfindingsmshouldmindicatemtomthemnursemthatmthemclientmismexperiencin
gmanmadversemreactionmtomthismmedication?

1.mReportmofmamnightmcough

2.mReportmofmtinnitus

3.mReportmofmexcessivemtearing

4.mReportmofmincreasedmsalivationm-mCORRECTmANSWERm1.mReportmofmamnightmcough



Themnursemshouldmrecognizemthatmamnightmcoughmismanmearlymindicationmofmheartmfailuremandmrep
ortmthismadversemreactionmtomthemprovider.



Amnursemismplanningmtomirrigatemandmdressmamclean,mgranulatingmwoundmformamclientmwhomhasmamp
ressureminjury.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmthemnursemtake?



Applymamwet-to-drymgauzemdressing.

Irrigatemwithmhydrogenmperoxidemsolution.

Usemam30-mLmsyringe.

Attachmam24-gaugemangiocathetermtomthemsyringe.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmUsemam30-mLmsyringe.