ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+

ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ A nurse in a provider's office is teaching a client about the self-management of GERD. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? a. "eat a light meal 1 hour before bedtime" b. "sleep with head of your bed elevated 6 inches" c. "increase your caloric intake by 250 calories per day" d. "lie down for 30 min after each meal" - ANSWER-b. "sleep with head of your bed elevated 6 inches" A nurse is caring for a female client who is receiving total parental nutrition without fat emulsion. Which of the following findings should the nurse report? a. Crackles in the bilateral lung bases b. Weight gain of 1.3 kg (3lb) over the past 7 days c. Triglyceride 110 mg/dl d. Bowel sounds absent in lower quadrants - ANSWER-a. Crackles in the bilateral lung bases A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a partial thyroidectomy. Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider? a. Client report of pain at the incision site b. High-pitched sound on inspiration c. Hypoactive bowel sounds d. Loose tracheal secretions - ANSWER-b. High-pitched sound on inspiration A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 days postoperative following a below-the-knee amputation and asks about the purpose of maintaining an elastic bandage around the residual limb of the extremity. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse? a. "the elastic bandage will prevent a post-op wound infection" b. "the elastic bandage will prevent excessive edema" c. "the elastic bandage will keep the sutures from loosening" d. "the elastic bandage will keep you from seeing the surgical site" - ANSWER-b. "the elastic bandage will prevent excessive edema" A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac catheterization. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Keep the client on bed rest for 24 hours b. Limit the client's fluid intake to 1 l per day c. Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension d. Change the client's dressing every 8 hour - ANSWER-c. Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower extremity fracture and a prescription for crutches. Which of the following client statements indicates that the client is adapting to their role change? a. I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and cooking the meals for us