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ATI NURSING 250 MEDICAL SURGICAL
PROCTORED EXAM/ NURSING 250 MEDICAL
SURGICAL PROCTORED EXAM NEWEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED/ ALREADY GRADED A+/
CURRENTLY TESTING EXAM | BRAND NEW! |
100% GUARANTEED PASS
1. A nurse is assessing a client who has left-sided heart failure.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Bradycardia- more tachycardia cuz of a failing ventricle, SNS
is activated to compensate.
b. Flushed skin- duskly it wIll look like
c. Frothy sputum-Left sided- can be blood tinged
d. Jugular vein
distention→ Right
Rationale: ATI MS:
pg. 198 ch 32 pdf
Left side: dyspnea, orthopnea, fatigue, pulmonary congestion, frothy
sputum, organ failure such as oliguria.
Right Side: Jugular vein distention, ascending dependent edema,
abdominal distention, polyuria ar rest, liver enlargement,
2. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing renal
colic from a calculus in left renal pelvis. Identify the
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area where the nurse should expect the client to have
referred pain. (Find “hot spots” in the artwork) Pain
travels downward to the inguinal area and lower back
Renal colic occurs in the kidney area. Referred pain is
somewhere that happens in another place other than where
the pain should be felt.
2. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving peritoneal
dialysis and notes a decrease in the dialysate flow rate.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
(Select all the apply?). Check answer i read pg 644-647
med surg it’s not so specific p. 370 ch 57 pdf
a. monitor the access site for drainage.- to check for sxs of
infection.
b. Strip the catheter tubing
c. Measure the amount of the dialysate outflow
d. Raise the client to high fowlers position- they must lie supine
e. Position the client to her other side.
3. A nurse is planning to insert an indwelling catheter for a
female client. Which of the following actions should the
nurse plan to take? Ati video tutorials foley
a. Collect urine specimen from the drainage bag 1 hr after
insertion
b. Raise the head of the bed to 45 degrees prior to insertion
c. Secure the catheter to the client's inner thigh
d. Attach the bag to the rail of the bed. –under non movable area
6. A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has age-
related macular degeneration which of the following
information should the nurse include in the teaching
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a. A possible cause of this problem is long-term lack of
dietary protein
b. You probably have a Detachment of your retina -vision is
like having curtains over eyes
c. You probably have noticed a decline in your central vision
d. The doctor can perform surgery to correct the start paying
the folds in your retina
Rationale: ATI MS: PG. 63 Macular degeneration, often
called age-related macular degeneration (AMD), is the
central loss of vision that affects the macula of the eye.
NO cure , happens alot in old people. Sxs: distorted
vision, blurred vision, caused by smoking, female, HTN,
diet lacking carotene.
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7. A nurse is assessing a client who has cirrhosis. Which of
the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report?
P . 357 ch 55 pdf Med surg
a. Platelets 70,000/mm3- risk of bleed normal range is
150,000 - 300,00- ABCS is compromised automatically .
b. Distended abdomen- expected
c. Alkaline phosphatase 125 units/L -norm normal is 30 -120
D. Clay colored stools- bile not
on your shit
8. A nurse is preparing to discontinue long-term total
parenteral nutrition (TPN) therapy for a client for a client.
The nurse should plan to discontinue the TPN gradually to
reduce the risk of which of the following adverse effects?
Old med surge docs we used
a. Hyperglycemia
b. Diarrhea
c. Constipation
d. Hypoglycemia (Repeat) Since your body is
producing enough insulin to take on higher loads,
you must taper it down to avoid hypoglycemia
with lower concentrations of
TPN
Abruptly discontinuing TPN will cause rebound hypoglycemia
9. A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed RBCs to a
client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to
take? P
. 250 chapter 40 pdf p . 678 lewis
a. Administer the unit of packed RBC’s over 1 hr- 2- 4 hr its
must be given for 2 -4 hours. older adults
b. Obtain the client’s first set of vital signs 1 hr after
initiating the transfusion- you get vital signs at the
ATI NURSING 250 MEDICAL SURGICAL
PROCTORED EXAM/ NURSING 250 MEDICAL
SURGICAL PROCTORED EXAM NEWEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED/ ALREADY GRADED A+/
CURRENTLY TESTING EXAM | BRAND NEW! |
100% GUARANTEED PASS
1. A nurse is assessing a client who has left-sided heart failure.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Bradycardia- more tachycardia cuz of a failing ventricle, SNS
is activated to compensate.
b. Flushed skin- duskly it wIll look like
c. Frothy sputum-Left sided- can be blood tinged
d. Jugular vein
distention→ Right
Rationale: ATI MS:
pg. 198 ch 32 pdf
Left side: dyspnea, orthopnea, fatigue, pulmonary congestion, frothy
sputum, organ failure such as oliguria.
Right Side: Jugular vein distention, ascending dependent edema,
abdominal distention, polyuria ar rest, liver enlargement,
2. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing renal
colic from a calculus in left renal pelvis. Identify the
,2|Page
area where the nurse should expect the client to have
referred pain. (Find “hot spots” in the artwork) Pain
travels downward to the inguinal area and lower back
Renal colic occurs in the kidney area. Referred pain is
somewhere that happens in another place other than where
the pain should be felt.
2. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving peritoneal
dialysis and notes a decrease in the dialysate flow rate.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
(Select all the apply?). Check answer i read pg 644-647
med surg it’s not so specific p. 370 ch 57 pdf
a. monitor the access site for drainage.- to check for sxs of
infection.
b. Strip the catheter tubing
c. Measure the amount of the dialysate outflow
d. Raise the client to high fowlers position- they must lie supine
e. Position the client to her other side.
3. A nurse is planning to insert an indwelling catheter for a
female client. Which of the following actions should the
nurse plan to take? Ati video tutorials foley
a. Collect urine specimen from the drainage bag 1 hr after
insertion
b. Raise the head of the bed to 45 degrees prior to insertion
c. Secure the catheter to the client's inner thigh
d. Attach the bag to the rail of the bed. –under non movable area
6. A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has age-
related macular degeneration which of the following
information should the nurse include in the teaching
,3|Page
a. A possible cause of this problem is long-term lack of
dietary protein
b. You probably have a Detachment of your retina -vision is
like having curtains over eyes
c. You probably have noticed a decline in your central vision
d. The doctor can perform surgery to correct the start paying
the folds in your retina
Rationale: ATI MS: PG. 63 Macular degeneration, often
called age-related macular degeneration (AMD), is the
central loss of vision that affects the macula of the eye.
NO cure , happens alot in old people. Sxs: distorted
vision, blurred vision, caused by smoking, female, HTN,
diet lacking carotene.
, 4|Page
7. A nurse is assessing a client who has cirrhosis. Which of
the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report?
P . 357 ch 55 pdf Med surg
a. Platelets 70,000/mm3- risk of bleed normal range is
150,000 - 300,00- ABCS is compromised automatically .
b. Distended abdomen- expected
c. Alkaline phosphatase 125 units/L -norm normal is 30 -120
D. Clay colored stools- bile not
on your shit
8. A nurse is preparing to discontinue long-term total
parenteral nutrition (TPN) therapy for a client for a client.
The nurse should plan to discontinue the TPN gradually to
reduce the risk of which of the following adverse effects?
Old med surge docs we used
a. Hyperglycemia
b. Diarrhea
c. Constipation
d. Hypoglycemia (Repeat) Since your body is
producing enough insulin to take on higher loads,
you must taper it down to avoid hypoglycemia
with lower concentrations of
TPN
Abruptly discontinuing TPN will cause rebound hypoglycemia
9. A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed RBCs to a
client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to
take? P
. 250 chapter 40 pdf p . 678 lewis
a. Administer the unit of packed RBC’s over 1 hr- 2- 4 hr its
must be given for 2 -4 hours. older adults
b. Obtain the client’s first set of vital signs 1 hr after
initiating the transfusion- you get vital signs at the
