ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL 2023 A (2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED ANSWERS (NEW)!!!

ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL 2023 A
(2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomhasmamlegmcastmandmismreturningmtomdemonstratemonmthemprop
ermusemofmcrutchesmwhilemclimbingmstairs.mIdentifymthemsequencemthemclientmshouldmfollowmwhenm
demonstratingmcrutchmuse.m



-mBringsmthemcrutchesmandmthemaffectedmlegmupmtomthemstair

-mPlacesmbodymweightmonmthemcrutches

-mShiftsmweightmfrommthemcrutchesmtomthemunaffectedmleg

-mAdvancesmthemunaffectedmlegmontomthemstairm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
mPlacesmbodymweightmonmthemcrutches



-mAdvancesmthemunaffectedmlegmontomthemstair

-mShiftsmweightmfrommthemcrutchesmtomthemunaffectedmleg

-mBringsmthemcrutchesmandmthemaffectedmlegmupmtomthemstair



Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomhasmhypothyroidism.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmmanifestations
mshouldmthemnursemexpect?



-mConstipation

-mInsomnia

-mTachycardia

-mDiaphoresism-mCORRECTmANSWERm-mConstipation

,RATIONALE:mAmclientmwhomhasmhypothyroidismmcanmexperiencemconstipationmduemtomthemdecreas
eminmthemclient'smmetabolism,mresultingminmslowmmotilitymofmthemGImtract.mThemnursemshouldminstr
uctmthemclientmtomincreasemfibermandmfluidmintakemtomreducemthemriskmformconstipation.



Amnursemismassessingmamclientmwhomhasmamdiagnosismofmrheumatoidmarthritis.mWhichmofmthemfollo
wingmnonpharmacologicalminterventionsmshouldmthemnursemsuggestmtomthemclientmtomreducempain
?

-mIncreasemintakemofmfoodsmcontainingmcalcium

-mAlternatemapplicationmofmheatmandmcoldmtomthemaffectedmjoints

-mKeepmthemaffectedmextremitiesmelevated

-mLimitmmovementmofmthemaffectedmjointsm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
mAlternatemapplicationmofmheatmandmcoldmtomthemaffectedmjoints




RATIONALE:mThemnursemshouldminstructmthemclientmtomalternatemheatmandmcoldmapplicationsmtomd
ecreasemjointminflammationmandmpain.mThemapplicationmofmcoldmcanmrelievemjointmswellingmandmth
emapplicationmofmheatmcanmdecreasemjointmstiffnessmandmpain.



Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomismreceivingmambloodmtransfusion.mThemclientmbecomesmrestles
s,mdyspneic,mandmhasmcracklesmnotedmtomthemlungmbases.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldm
themnursemanticipatemtaking?

-mAdministermanmantihistamine

-mSlowmtheminfusionmrate

-mGivemthemclientmamcorticosteroid

-mElevatemthemclient'smlowermextremitiesm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-mSlowmtheminfusionmrate



RATIONALE:mDyspnea,mrestlessness,mandmthemonsetmofmcracklesmduringmambloodmtransfusionmarem
manifestationsmofmcirculatorymoverload.mThemnursemshouldmslowmormstopmtheminfusionmtomimprov
emthemclient'smabilitymtombreath,mplacemthemclientminmanmuprightmposition,mandmnotifymthemprovider
.mThemprovidermmightmprescribemamdiureticmtomalleviatemthemfluidmoverload.

,Amnurseminmthememergencymdepartmentmismassessingmamclientmwhomhasmamdetachedmretina.mWhic
hmofmthemfollowingmshouldmthemnursemexpectmthemclientmtomreport?

-m"It'smlikemamcurtainmclosedmovermmymeye."

-m"Thismsharpmpainminmmymeyemstartedm2mhoursmago."

-m"I'vembeenmhavingmmoremandmmoremdifficultymseeingmovermthemlastmfewmweeks."

-m"Imseemmtomhavemmoremproblemsmseeingmdifferentmcolors."m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
m"It'smlikemamcurtainmclosedmovermmymeye."




RATIONALE:mAmretinalmdetachmentmismthemseparationmofmthemretinamfrommthemepithelium.mItmcanm
occurmbecausemofmtrauma,mcataractmsurgery,mretinopathy,mormuveitis.mClientsmwhomhavemretinalmd
etachmentmtypicallymreportmthemsensationmofmamcurtainmbeingmpulledmovermpartmofmthemvisualmfiel
d.



Amnursemismteachingmamclientmwhomhasmamfamilymhistorymofmcolorectalmcancer.mTomhelpmmitigatemth
ismrisk,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmdietarymalterationsmshouldmthemnursemrecommend?

-mAddmfull-fatmyogurtmtomthemdiet

-mAddmcabbagemtomthemdiet

-mReplacembuttermwithmcoconutmoil

-mReplacemshellfishmwithmredmmeatm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-mAddmcabbagemtomthemdiet



RATIONALE:mTomhelpmreducemthemriskmformcolorectalmcancer,mthemclientmshouldmconsumemamdietmt
hatmismhighminmfiber,mlowminmfat,mandmlowminmrefinedmcarbohydrates.mBrassicamvegetables,msuchmas
mcabbage,mcauliflower,mandmbroccoli,maremhighminmfiber.




Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomismpostoperativemfollowingmabdominalmsurgery.



Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomismpostoperative.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmthe
mnursemtake?m(Selectmallmthatmapply.)



-mAskmthemclientmtomratemtheirmpainmonmam0mtom10mpainmscale

, -mInstructmthemclientmtomsplintmthemabdomenmwithmampillowmformcoughingm

-mPlanmtomambulatemthemclientmasmsoonmasmpossible

-mApplymoxygenmviamamfacemmask

-mReportmurinarymoutputmtomthemproviderm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
mInstructmthemclientmtomsplintmthemabdomenmwithmampillowmformcoughingm




RATIONALE:mItmismimportantmformthemclientmtomturn,mcough,mandmdeepmbreathemtomreducemthemrisk
mformrespiratorymcomplications.mThemnursemshouldminstructmthemclientmtomsplintmthemincisionmwhil


emperformingmthesemactionsmtomreducemthemriskmofmcomplicationsmtomthemsurgicalmincision.



-mPlanmtomambulatemthemclientmasmsoonmasmpossible



RATIONALE:mThemnursemshouldmplanmtomambulatemthemclientmasmsoonmasmpossiblemtompromotemve
ntilationmandmdecreasemthemriskmofmthrombosis..



-mReportmurinarymoutputmtomthemprovider



RATIONALE:mThemclientmshouldmproducematmleastm30mmLmofmurinempermhour.mTherefore,mthemnurse
mshouldmreportmthismfindingmtomthemprovider.




-mAskmthemclientmtomratemtheirmpainmonmam0mtom10mpainmscale



RATIONALE:mThemnursemshouldmhavemthemclientmratemtheirmpainmpriormtomandmfollowingmthemadmi
nistrationmofmpainmmedicationmtomevaluatemitsmeffectiveness.



Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomismpostoperativemfollowingmamtotalmhipmarthroplasty.mWhichmo
fmthemfollowingmfindingsmindicatesmthatmthemclientmismexperiencingmamcomplication?

-mThemclientmreportsmthatmthemsequentialmcompressionmdevicesm(SCDs)maremuncomfortable