ATI MED SURGICAL ACTUAL PROCTORED EXAM WITH NGN
FORMAT NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST VERSIONS .
A nurse is teaching a client who has persistent cancer pain
about the adverse effects of opioids. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "Opioids do not relieve pain without causing severe adverse
effects."
B. "Physical dependence is not the same as addiction."
C. "Tolerance typically means that the medication will no longer
be effective." D. "The most common adverse effect is
respiratory depression with prolonged use." - ANSWER-B.
"Physical dependence is not the same as addiction."
The nurse should explain that physical dependence can occur in
all clients who take opioids, and the client may develop
abstinence syndrome if the opioid is abruptly withdrawn.
Physical dependence is not the same as addiction, but it can
result in addiction. Addiction results when the opioid is
continued despite physical or psychological harm.
,A nurse is preparing a client who is scheduled to have an
arthroscopy the following day. Which of the following
statements indicates that the client understands the pre-
procedure teaching?
A. "I have to keep my leg straight throughout the whole
procedure."
B. "The doctor will be able to see if I have signs of rheumatoid
arthritis."
C. "I should expect to stay overnight until I can walk around."
D. "I'll have a scar that will be about an inch long." - ANSWER-B.
"The doctor will be able to see if I have signs of rheumatoid
arthritis."
An arthroscopy helps with diagnosing musculoskeletal
disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and
internal joint injuries.
A nurse is providing education to a client who is to undergo an
EEG the next day. Which of the following info should the nurse
include in the teaching?
a. "Do not wash your hair the morning of the procedure."
b. "Try and stay awake most of the night prior to the procedure."
c. "The procedure will take approximately 15 mins."
,d. "You will need to lie flat for 4 hours after the procedure." -
ANSWER-b. "Try and stay awake most of the night prior to the
procedure."
Tell the client to remain awake to provide cranial stress and
increase the possibility of abnormal electrical activity
A nurse is caring for a client who is postprocedural following a
lumbar puncture and reports a throbbing headache when sitting
upright. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
SATA.
a. Use the GCS scale to assess the client
b. Assist the client into a supine position
c. Administer an opioid analgesic
d. Encourage the client to increase PO fluid intake
e. Instruct the client to perform coughing and deep breathing -
ANSWER-B, D
A nurse is caring for a client who has continuous bladder
irrigation following a transurethral resection of the prostate
(TURP). Which of the following findings should the nurse report
to the provider?
, a Output equal to the instilled
irrigate b. Client reports
bladder spasms
c. Viscous urinary output with clots
d. Reports of strong urge to urinate - ANSWER-c. Viscous urinary
output with clots
Urine that is bright red with clots is an indication of arterial
bleeding.
A nurse is monitoring the ECG of a client who has
hypocalcemia. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect?
a. Flattened T waves
b. Prolonged QT intervals
c. Shortened QT intervals d Widened QRS complexes - ANSWER-
b. Prolonged QT intervals
Manifestations of hypocalcemia include tingling, numbness,
tetany, seizures, prolonged QT intervals, and laryngospasm.
A nurse is preparing a client who has a brain tumor for a CT
scan. Which of the following factors affects the manner in which
the nurse will prepare the client for the scan?
FORMAT NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST VERSIONS .
A nurse is teaching a client who has persistent cancer pain
about the adverse effects of opioids. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "Opioids do not relieve pain without causing severe adverse
effects."
B. "Physical dependence is not the same as addiction."
C. "Tolerance typically means that the medication will no longer
be effective." D. "The most common adverse effect is
respiratory depression with prolonged use." - ANSWER-B.
"Physical dependence is not the same as addiction."
The nurse should explain that physical dependence can occur in
all clients who take opioids, and the client may develop
abstinence syndrome if the opioid is abruptly withdrawn.
Physical dependence is not the same as addiction, but it can
result in addiction. Addiction results when the opioid is
continued despite physical or psychological harm.
,A nurse is preparing a client who is scheduled to have an
arthroscopy the following day. Which of the following
statements indicates that the client understands the pre-
procedure teaching?
A. "I have to keep my leg straight throughout the whole
procedure."
B. "The doctor will be able to see if I have signs of rheumatoid
arthritis."
C. "I should expect to stay overnight until I can walk around."
D. "I'll have a scar that will be about an inch long." - ANSWER-B.
"The doctor will be able to see if I have signs of rheumatoid
arthritis."
An arthroscopy helps with diagnosing musculoskeletal
disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and
internal joint injuries.
A nurse is providing education to a client who is to undergo an
EEG the next day. Which of the following info should the nurse
include in the teaching?
a. "Do not wash your hair the morning of the procedure."
b. "Try and stay awake most of the night prior to the procedure."
c. "The procedure will take approximately 15 mins."
,d. "You will need to lie flat for 4 hours after the procedure." -
ANSWER-b. "Try and stay awake most of the night prior to the
procedure."
Tell the client to remain awake to provide cranial stress and
increase the possibility of abnormal electrical activity
A nurse is caring for a client who is postprocedural following a
lumbar puncture and reports a throbbing headache when sitting
upright. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
SATA.
a. Use the GCS scale to assess the client
b. Assist the client into a supine position
c. Administer an opioid analgesic
d. Encourage the client to increase PO fluid intake
e. Instruct the client to perform coughing and deep breathing -
ANSWER-B, D
A nurse is caring for a client who has continuous bladder
irrigation following a transurethral resection of the prostate
(TURP). Which of the following findings should the nurse report
to the provider?
, a Output equal to the instilled
irrigate b. Client reports
bladder spasms
c. Viscous urinary output with clots
d. Reports of strong urge to urinate - ANSWER-c. Viscous urinary
output with clots
Urine that is bright red with clots is an indication of arterial
bleeding.
A nurse is monitoring the ECG of a client who has
hypocalcemia. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect?
a. Flattened T waves
b. Prolonged QT intervals
c. Shortened QT intervals d Widened QRS complexes - ANSWER-
b. Prolonged QT intervals
Manifestations of hypocalcemia include tingling, numbness,
tetany, seizures, prolonged QT intervals, and laryngospasm.
A nurse is preparing a client who has a brain tumor for a CT
scan. Which of the following factors affects the manner in which
the nurse will prepare the client for the scan?
