MEDSURG ATI PRACTICE EXAM FALL
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQinQtheQcompensatoryQstageQofQshock.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQfindin
gsQshouldQtheQnurseQexpect?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-BloodQpressureQ115/68QmmHg
Rationale:QTheQsympatheticQnervousQsystemQisQstimulated,QresultingQinQtheQreleaseQofQepinephrineQandQn
orepinephrine.QTheseQcatecholaminesQhelpQmaintainQtheQclient'sQbloodQpressureQremainsQwithinQnormal
QlimitsQduringQtheQcompensatoryQstageQofQshock.
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQ1-
dayQpostoperativeQfollowingQspinalQfusion.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQactionsQshouldQtheQnurseQtake?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-logQrollQtheQclientQeveryQ2Qhr
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQpostoperativeQfollowingQaQbelow-theQknee-
amputationQandQwillQsoonQundergoQfittingQforQaQlegQprosthesis.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQisQanQappropriate
QnursingQinterventionQforQthisQclientQatQthisQtime?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
wrapQtheQstumpQwithQanQelasticQbandageQinQaQfigure-eightQconfiguration.
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQhasQincreasedQintracranialQpressure.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQintervent
ionsQshouldQtheQnurseQtake?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-ElevateQtheQheadQofQtheQbedQ20°.
AQnurseQisQteachingQaQclientQwhoQisQpreoperativeQforQaQcolectomy.QTheQclientQasksQtheQnurseQwhyQheQnee
dsQaQlarge-boreQNGQtube.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQstatementsQshouldQtheQnurseQmake?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-"TheQtubeQwillQremoveQgasQandQfluidQfromQyourQstomach."
AQnurseQisQreviewingQdischargeQinstructionsQwithQaQclientQfollowingQaQrightQcataractQextraction.QWhichQof
QtheQfollowingQinstructionsQshouldQtheQnurseQinclude?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
avoidQliftingQanythingQheavierQthanQ4.5QkgQ(10Qlb)QforQ1Qweek.
AQnurseQinQtheQpost-
anesthesiaQcareQunitQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQpostoperativeQfollowingQaQthoracotomyQandQlobectomy
.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQpostoperativeQassessmentsQshouldQtheQnurseQgiveQhighestQpriorityQto?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-arterialQbloodQgases
,AQnurseQisQdevelopingQaQplanQofQcareQforQaQclientQwhoQisQpostoperative.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQinterven
tionsQshouldQtheQnurseQincludeQinQtheQplanQtoQpreventQpulmonaryQcomplications?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
encourageQtheQuseQofQanQincentiveQspirometer
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQ4QhrQpostoperativeQfollowingQaQkidneyQbiopsy.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQinter
ventionsQshouldQtheQnurseQtake?Q(SelectQallQthatQapply).Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-MonitorQforQhematuria.
CheckQforQflankQpain.
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQ1QdayQpostoperativeQfollowingQaQmastectomy.QWhichQofQtheQfollowi
ngQexercisesQshouldQtheQnurseQassistQtheQclientQtoQperformQonQtheQaffectedQside?Q(SelectQallQthatQapply.)Q
-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-SqueezingQaQrolledQwashcloth
FlexingQandQextendingQherQhand
FlexingQandQextendingQherQelbow
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQ12QhrQpostoperativeQandQhasQaQchestQtubeQtoQaQdisposableQwater-
sealQdrainageQsystemQwithQsuction.QTheQnurseQshouldQinterveneQforQwhichQofQtheQfollowingQobservations
?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-ContinuousQbubblingQinQtheQwater-sealQchamber
AQnurseQisQteachingQaQclientQwhoQhasQaQprostheticQlimbQdueQtoQaQrightQbelow-the-
kneeQamputationQaboutQprosthesisQandQstumpQcare.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQinstructionsQshouldQtheQnur
seQincludeQinQtheQteaching?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
DryQtheQprosthesisQsocketQcompletelyQbeforeQapplyingQitQtoQtheQlimb.
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQanQolderQadultQclientQwhoQhasQhadQsurgeryQforQanQintestinalQobstructionQandQhasQa
nQNGQtubeQtoQwallQsuction.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQinterventionsQshouldQtheQnurseQincludeQinQtheQclient'
sQpostoperativeQplanQofQcare?Q(SelectQallQthatQapply.)Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
DiscontinueQsuctionQwhenQassessingQforQperistalsis
IrrigateQtheQNGQtubeQwithQ0.9%QsodiumQchlorideQirrigationQsolution.
PlaceQsequentialQcompressionQdevicesQonQtheQbilateralQlowerQextremities.
RepositionQtheQclientQfromQsideQtoQsideQeveryQ2Qhr.
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQpostoperativeQfollowingQaQtransurethralQresectionQofQtheQprostate.Q
WhichQofQtheQfollowingQcomplicationsQisQtheQpriorityQforQtheQnurseQtoQmonitorQfor?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-Hemorrhage
, AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQ1QdayQpostoperativeQfollowingQaQleftQradicalQmastectomy.QWhichQofQ
theQfollowingQbehaviorsQshouldQalertQtheQnurseQtoQtheQpossibilityQthatQtheQclientQisQhavingQdifficultyQadju
stingQtoQtheQlossQofQherQbreast?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
RefusingQtoQlookQatQtheQdressingQorQsurgicalQincision
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQchildQwhoQisQ2QhrQpostoperativeQfollowingQaQtonsillectomy.QWhichQofQtheQfollowin
gQfluidQitemsQshouldQtheQnurseQofferQtheQchildQatQthisQtime?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-crushedQice
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQinQtheQemergencyQdepartmentQwhoQhadQaQtraumaticQamputationQofQhisQleft
QarmQinQanQindustrialQaccident.QTheQnurseQshouldQexpectQtheQclientQtoQbeQexperiencingQwhichQofQtheQfoll
owingQofQKubler-Ross'sQstagesQofQgrief?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-denial
AQnurseQisQplanningQpostoperativeQcareQforQaQclientQwhoQisQscheduledQforQanQilealQconduitQprocedure.QTh
eQnurseQshouldQincludeQwhichQofQtheQfollowingQinQtheQclient'sQplanQofQcare?Q(SelectQallQthatQapply).Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-ApplyQskinQbarrierQaroundQtheQstomaQsite.
EducateQtheQclientQthatQhematuriaQisQexpectedQfollowingQtheQprocedure.
MonitorQhourlyQurineQoutput.
AQnurseQatQanQoutpatientQsurgeryQcenterQisQprovidingQdischargeQteachingQtoQaQclientQandQhisQspouseQfollo
wingQsurgicalQremovalQofQaQcataract.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQshouldQtheQnurseQincludeQinQtheQteaching?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-TheQclientQshouldQwearQdarkQglassesQwhileQoutdoors.
AQnurseQonQaQmedical-
surgicalQunitQisQcaringQforQfourQclientsQwhoQareQ24QtoQ36QhrQpostoperative.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQsurgic
alQproceduresQplacesQtheQclientQatQriskQforQdeep-veinQthrombosis?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-HipQarthroplasty
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQhasQjustQundergoneQinsertionQofQaQfemoralQheadQprosthesis.QTheQnurs
eQshouldQinstructQtheQclientQtoQavoidQwhichQofQtheQfollowingQactivities?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
puttingQonQshoesQandQsocks
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQhasQaQchestQtubeQinQplaceQtoQaQclosedQchestQdrainageQsystem.QWhichQ
ofQtheQfollowingQfindingsQshouldQindicateQtoQtheQnurseQthatQtheQclient'sQlungQhasQre-expanded?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-NoQfluctuationsQinQtheQwaterQsealQchamber
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQinQtheQcompensatoryQstageQofQshock.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQfindin
gsQshouldQtheQnurseQexpect?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-BloodQpressureQ115/68QmmHg
Rationale:QTheQsympatheticQnervousQsystemQisQstimulated,QresultingQinQtheQreleaseQofQepinephrineQandQn
orepinephrine.QTheseQcatecholaminesQhelpQmaintainQtheQclient'sQbloodQpressureQremainsQwithinQnormal
QlimitsQduringQtheQcompensatoryQstageQofQshock.
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQ1-
dayQpostoperativeQfollowingQspinalQfusion.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQactionsQshouldQtheQnurseQtake?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-logQrollQtheQclientQeveryQ2Qhr
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQpostoperativeQfollowingQaQbelow-theQknee-
amputationQandQwillQsoonQundergoQfittingQforQaQlegQprosthesis.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQisQanQappropriate
QnursingQinterventionQforQthisQclientQatQthisQtime?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
wrapQtheQstumpQwithQanQelasticQbandageQinQaQfigure-eightQconfiguration.
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQhasQincreasedQintracranialQpressure.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQintervent
ionsQshouldQtheQnurseQtake?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-ElevateQtheQheadQofQtheQbedQ20°.
AQnurseQisQteachingQaQclientQwhoQisQpreoperativeQforQaQcolectomy.QTheQclientQasksQtheQnurseQwhyQheQnee
dsQaQlarge-boreQNGQtube.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQstatementsQshouldQtheQnurseQmake?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-"TheQtubeQwillQremoveQgasQandQfluidQfromQyourQstomach."
AQnurseQisQreviewingQdischargeQinstructionsQwithQaQclientQfollowingQaQrightQcataractQextraction.QWhichQof
QtheQfollowingQinstructionsQshouldQtheQnurseQinclude?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
avoidQliftingQanythingQheavierQthanQ4.5QkgQ(10Qlb)QforQ1Qweek.
AQnurseQinQtheQpost-
anesthesiaQcareQunitQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQpostoperativeQfollowingQaQthoracotomyQandQlobectomy
.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQpostoperativeQassessmentsQshouldQtheQnurseQgiveQhighestQpriorityQto?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-arterialQbloodQgases
,AQnurseQisQdevelopingQaQplanQofQcareQforQaQclientQwhoQisQpostoperative.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQinterven
tionsQshouldQtheQnurseQincludeQinQtheQplanQtoQpreventQpulmonaryQcomplications?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
encourageQtheQuseQofQanQincentiveQspirometer
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQ4QhrQpostoperativeQfollowingQaQkidneyQbiopsy.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQinter
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CheckQforQflankQpain.
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQ1QdayQpostoperativeQfollowingQaQmastectomy.QWhichQofQtheQfollowi
ngQexercisesQshouldQtheQnurseQassistQtheQclientQtoQperformQonQtheQaffectedQside?Q(SelectQallQthatQapply.)Q
-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-SqueezingQaQrolledQwashcloth
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FlexingQandQextendingQherQelbow
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQ12QhrQpostoperativeQandQhasQaQchestQtubeQtoQaQdisposableQwater-
sealQdrainageQsystemQwithQsuction.QTheQnurseQshouldQinterveneQforQwhichQofQtheQfollowingQobservations
?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-ContinuousQbubblingQinQtheQwater-sealQchamber
AQnurseQisQteachingQaQclientQwhoQhasQaQprostheticQlimbQdueQtoQaQrightQbelow-the-
kneeQamputationQaboutQprosthesisQandQstumpQcare.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQinstructionsQshouldQtheQnur
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AQnurseQisQcaringQforQanQolderQadultQclientQwhoQhasQhadQsurgeryQforQanQintestinalQobstructionQandQhasQa
nQNGQtubeQtoQwallQsuction.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQinterventionsQshouldQtheQnurseQincludeQinQtheQclient'
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DiscontinueQsuctionQwhenQassessingQforQperistalsis
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PlaceQsequentialQcompressionQdevicesQonQtheQbilateralQlowerQextremities.
RepositionQtheQclientQfromQsideQtoQsideQeveryQ2Qhr.
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQpostoperativeQfollowingQaQtransurethralQresectionQofQtheQprostate.Q
WhichQofQtheQfollowingQcomplicationsQisQtheQpriorityQforQtheQnurseQtoQmonitorQfor?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-Hemorrhage
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theQfollowingQbehaviorsQshouldQalertQtheQnurseQtoQtheQpossibilityQthatQtheQclientQisQhavingQdifficultyQadju
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AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQchildQwhoQisQ2QhrQpostoperativeQfollowingQaQtonsillectomy.QWhichQofQtheQfollowin
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AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQinQtheQemergencyQdepartmentQwhoQhadQaQtraumaticQamputationQofQhisQleft
QarmQinQanQindustrialQaccident.QTheQnurseQshouldQexpectQtheQclientQtoQbeQexperiencingQwhichQofQtheQfoll
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AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQhasQjustQundergoneQinsertionQofQaQfemoralQheadQprosthesis.QTheQnurs
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AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQhasQaQchestQtubeQinQplaceQtoQaQclosedQchestQdrainageQsystem.QWhichQ
ofQtheQfollowingQfindingsQshouldQindicateQtoQtheQnurseQthatQtheQclient'sQlungQhasQre-expanded?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-NoQfluctuationsQinQtheQwaterQsealQchamber
