ATI Med Surg Proctored Exam 1
VERIFRIED A+ WITH 100% QUESTION
AND ANSWERS
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAexperiencedAaAtraumaticAheadAinjuryAandAhasAanAintr
aventricularAcatheterA(Ventriculostomy)AforAICPAmonitoring.ATheAnurseAshouldAmonitorA
theAclientAforAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAcomplicationsArelatedAtoAtheAventriculostomy?:
a. Headache
b. Infection
c. Aphasia
d. HypertensionA-Ab.AInfection
MonitorAforAinfectionAandAuseAstrictAasepsisAtoAavoidAlife-threateningAmeningitis.
AAnurseAisAprovidingAeducationAtoAaAclientAwhoAisAtoAundergoAanAEEGAtheAnextAday.AWh
ichAofAtheAfollowingAinfoAshouldAtheAnurseAincludeAinAtheAteaching?
a. "DoAnotAwashAyourAhairAtheAmorningAofAtheAprocedure."
b. "TryAandAstayAawakeAmostAofAtheAnightApriorAtoAtheAprocedure."
c. "TheAprocedureAwillAtakeAapproximatelyA15Amins."
d. "YouAwillAneedAtoAlieAflatAforA4AhoursAafterAtheAprocedure."A-
Ab.A"TryAandAstayAawakeAmostAofAtheAnightApriorAtoAtheAprocedure."
TellAtheAclientAtoAremainAawakeAtoAprovideAcranialAstressAandAincreaseAtheApossibilityA
ofAabnormalAelectricalAactivity
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAisApostproceduralAfollowingAaAlumbarApunctureAandAr
eportsAaAthrobbingAheadacheAwhenAsittingAupright.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAsho
uldAtheAnurseAtake?ASATA.
a. UseAtheAGCSAscaleAtoAassessAtheAclient
b. AssistAtheAclientAintoAaAsupineAposition
c. AdministerAanAopioidAanalgesic
d. EncourageAtheAclientAtoAincreaseAPOAfluidAintake
e. InstructAtheAclientAtoAperformAcoughingAandAdeepAbreathingA-AB,AD
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAcontinuousAbladderAirrigationAfollowingAaAtransur
ethralAresectionAofAtheAprostateA(TURP).AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAfindingsAshouldAtheAnur
seAreportAtoAtheAprovider?
aAOutputAequalAtoAtheAinstilledAirrigate
b. ClientAreportsAbladderAspasms
c. ViscousAurinaryAoutputAwithAclots
d. ReportsAofAstrongAurgeAtoAurinateA-Ac.AViscousAurinaryAoutputAwithAclots
UrineAthatAisAbrightAredAwithAclotsAisAanAindicationAofAarterialAbleeding.
AAnurseAisAmonitoringAtheAECGAofAaAclientAwhoAhasAhypocalcemia.AWhichAofAtheAfollowi
ngAfindingsAshouldAtheAnurseAexpect?
,a. FlattenedATAwaves
b. ProlongedAQTAintervals
c. ShortenedAQTAintervals
dAWidenedAQRSAcomplexesA-Ab.AProlongedAQTAintervals
ManifestationsAofAhypocalcemiaAincludeAtingling,Anumbness,Atetany,Aseizures,Aprolong
edAQTAintervals,AandAlaryngospasm.
AAnurseAisApreparingAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAbrainAtumorAforAaACTAscan.AWhichAofAtheAfollo
wingAfactorsAaffectsAtheAmannerAinAwhichAtheAnurseAwillAprepareAtheAclientAforAtheAscan
?
a. NoAfoodAorAfluidsAconsumedAforA4Ahours
b. DifficultyArecallingArecentAevents
c. DevelopmentAofAhivesAwhileAeatingAshrimp
d. ParesthesiaAinAbothAhandsA-
Ac.ADevelopmentAofAhivesAwhileAeatingAshrimpAShellfishAallergyAisAcontraindicati
onAofAuseAofAcontrastAmediaAduringAaACTAscan.
AAnurseAisApreparingAanAin-
serviceAprogramAaboutAtheAstagesAofAacuteAkidneyAinjury.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingApiece
sAofAinfoAshouldAtheAnurseAincludeAaboutAprerenalAazotemia?
a. PrerenalAazotemiaAbeginsApriorAtoAtheAonsetAofAsymptoms
b. InterferenceAwithArenalAperfusionAcausesArenalAazotemia
c. PrerenalAazotemiaAisAirreversible,AevenAinAearlyAstages
d. InfectionsAandAtumorsAcauseAprerenalAazotemiaA-
Ab.AInterferenceAwithArenalAperfusionAcausesAprerenalAazotemia.
PrerenalA=AinterferenceAwithArenalAperfusion,AsuchAasAfromAheartAfailureAorAhypovole
micAshock.
AAnurseAisAteachingAaAclientAwhoAhasACADAaboutAtheAdifferenceAbetweenAanginaApect
orisAandAMI.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAshouldAtheAnurseAidentifyAasAindicationsAofAMI?AS
ATA.
a. N/V
b. DiaphoresisAandAdizziness
c. ChestAandAleftAarmApainAthatAsubsidesAwithArest
d. AnxietyAandAfeelingsAofAdoom
e. BoundingApulseAandAbradypneaA-AA,AB,AD
AAnurseAisAreviewingAtheAlabAresultsAofAaAlumbarApunctureAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAmanife
stationsAofAbacterialAmeningitis.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAfindingsAshouldAtheAnurseAexp
ect?
a. ElevatedAglucose
b. ElevatedAprotein
c. PresenceAofARBCs
d. PresenceAofAD-dimerA-Ab.AElevatedAprotein
, ManifestationsAofAbacterialAmeningitisAincludeAincreaseAproteinAinAtheACSF,AdecreasedA
glucose.ARBCsAcanAindicateAbleeding,Ahowever,AWBCsAareAwhatAindicatesAbacterialAm
eningitis.
AAnurseAisAprovidingAteachingAtoAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAnewAdiagnosisAofAmyastheniaAgrav
isA(MG).AWhichAofAtheAfollowingApiecesAofAinformationAshouldAtheAnurseAinclude?
A. UseAenemasAtoAtreatAconstipationAcausedAbyAdailyAmedications
B. TakeAaAhotAbathAwhenAmusclesAache
C. EatAaAlow-calorieAdiet
D. SetAanAalarmAtoAensureAmedicationAdosagesAareAtakenAonAtimeA-
AD.ASetAanAalarmAtoAensureAmedicationAdosagesAareAtakenAonAtime
TheAnurseAshouldAinstructAtheAclientAtoAtakeAmedicationAdosagesAonAtimeAtoAmaintainAaA
therapeuticAbloodAlevel.ADosagesAshouldAnotAbeAmissedAorApostponedAbecauseAthisAca
nAcauseAanAexacerbationAofAtheAdisease.
AAnurseAisAteachingAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAnewAdiagnosisAofAprimaryAopen-
angleAglaucomaA(POAG).AWhichAofAtheAfollowingApiecesAofAinformationAshouldAtheAnu
rseAincludeAinAtheAteaching?A(SelectAallAthatAapply.)
A. LostAvisionAcanAimproveAwithAeyeAdrops.
B. AdministerAeyeAdropsAasAneededAforAvisionAloss.
C. GlassesAwillAbeAnecessaryAtoAcorrectAtheAaccompanyingApresbyopia.
D. DrivingAcanAbeAdangerousAdueAtoAtheAlossAofAperipheralAvision.
E. LaserAsurgeryAcanAhelpAreestablishAtheAflowAofAaqueousAhumor.A-
AD.ADrivingAcanAbeAdangerousAdueAtoAtheAlossAofAperipheralAvision.
E.ALaserAsurgeryAcanAhelpAreestablishAtheAflowAofAaqueousAhumor.
AAnurseAisAassessingAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAfracturedAleftAfemurAandAisAinAskeletalAtractio
n.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAfindingsAshouldAtheAnurseAreportAtoAtheAprovider?
A.AEcchymosisAofAtheAthigh
B.ASerousAdrainageAatAtheApinAsite
C.AChestApetechiae
D.AMuscleAspasmsAinAtheAleftAlegA-AC.AChestApetechiae
TheAnurseAshouldAidentifyAchestApetechiaeAasAanAindicationAofAfatAembolismA syndrom
e.AClientsAwhoAhaveAfracturesAofAtheAlongAbonesAsuchAasAtheAfemurAareAatAincreasedAri
skAofAfatAemboli.AFatAemboliAtypicallyAoccurA12AtoA48AhoursAafterAtheAinjuryAwhenAfatAdr
opletsAfromAtheAmarrowAenterAintoAtheAsystemicAcirculationAandAareAdepositedAinAtheAlu
ngs.ATheAnurseAshouldAimmediatelyAnotifyAtheAproviderAbecauseAtheAclientAcouldAprogr
essAtoAacuteArespiratoryAfailure.
AAnurseAisAassessingAaAclientAwhoAhasAKaposi'sAsarcoma.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAfindin
gsAshouldAtheAnurseAexpect?
A.ANonproductiveAcough,Afever,AandAshortnessAofAbreath
B.ALesionsAonAtheAretinaAthatAproduceAblurredAvision
VERIFRIED A+ WITH 100% QUESTION
AND ANSWERS
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAexperiencedAaAtraumaticAheadAinjuryAandAhasAanAintr
aventricularAcatheterA(Ventriculostomy)AforAICPAmonitoring.ATheAnurseAshouldAmonitorA
theAclientAforAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAcomplicationsArelatedAtoAtheAventriculostomy?:
a. Headache
b. Infection
c. Aphasia
d. HypertensionA-Ab.AInfection
MonitorAforAinfectionAandAuseAstrictAasepsisAtoAavoidAlife-threateningAmeningitis.
AAnurseAisAprovidingAeducationAtoAaAclientAwhoAisAtoAundergoAanAEEGAtheAnextAday.AWh
ichAofAtheAfollowingAinfoAshouldAtheAnurseAincludeAinAtheAteaching?
a. "DoAnotAwashAyourAhairAtheAmorningAofAtheAprocedure."
b. "TryAandAstayAawakeAmostAofAtheAnightApriorAtoAtheAprocedure."
c. "TheAprocedureAwillAtakeAapproximatelyA15Amins."
d. "YouAwillAneedAtoAlieAflatAforA4AhoursAafterAtheAprocedure."A-
Ab.A"TryAandAstayAawakeAmostAofAtheAnightApriorAtoAtheAprocedure."
TellAtheAclientAtoAremainAawakeAtoAprovideAcranialAstressAandAincreaseAtheApossibilityA
ofAabnormalAelectricalAactivity
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAisApostproceduralAfollowingAaAlumbarApunctureAandAr
eportsAaAthrobbingAheadacheAwhenAsittingAupright.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAsho
uldAtheAnurseAtake?ASATA.
a. UseAtheAGCSAscaleAtoAassessAtheAclient
b. AssistAtheAclientAintoAaAsupineAposition
c. AdministerAanAopioidAanalgesic
d. EncourageAtheAclientAtoAincreaseAPOAfluidAintake
e. InstructAtheAclientAtoAperformAcoughingAandAdeepAbreathingA-AB,AD
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAcontinuousAbladderAirrigationAfollowingAaAtransur
ethralAresectionAofAtheAprostateA(TURP).AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAfindingsAshouldAtheAnur
seAreportAtoAtheAprovider?
aAOutputAequalAtoAtheAinstilledAirrigate
b. ClientAreportsAbladderAspasms
c. ViscousAurinaryAoutputAwithAclots
d. ReportsAofAstrongAurgeAtoAurinateA-Ac.AViscousAurinaryAoutputAwithAclots
UrineAthatAisAbrightAredAwithAclotsAisAanAindicationAofAarterialAbleeding.
AAnurseAisAmonitoringAtheAECGAofAaAclientAwhoAhasAhypocalcemia.AWhichAofAtheAfollowi
ngAfindingsAshouldAtheAnurseAexpect?
,a. FlattenedATAwaves
b. ProlongedAQTAintervals
c. ShortenedAQTAintervals
dAWidenedAQRSAcomplexesA-Ab.AProlongedAQTAintervals
ManifestationsAofAhypocalcemiaAincludeAtingling,Anumbness,Atetany,Aseizures,Aprolong
edAQTAintervals,AandAlaryngospasm.
AAnurseAisApreparingAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAbrainAtumorAforAaACTAscan.AWhichAofAtheAfollo
wingAfactorsAaffectsAtheAmannerAinAwhichAtheAnurseAwillAprepareAtheAclientAforAtheAscan
?
a. NoAfoodAorAfluidsAconsumedAforA4Ahours
b. DifficultyArecallingArecentAevents
c. DevelopmentAofAhivesAwhileAeatingAshrimp
d. ParesthesiaAinAbothAhandsA-
Ac.ADevelopmentAofAhivesAwhileAeatingAshrimpAShellfishAallergyAisAcontraindicati
onAofAuseAofAcontrastAmediaAduringAaACTAscan.
AAnurseAisApreparingAanAin-
serviceAprogramAaboutAtheAstagesAofAacuteAkidneyAinjury.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingApiece
sAofAinfoAshouldAtheAnurseAincludeAaboutAprerenalAazotemia?
a. PrerenalAazotemiaAbeginsApriorAtoAtheAonsetAofAsymptoms
b. InterferenceAwithArenalAperfusionAcausesArenalAazotemia
c. PrerenalAazotemiaAisAirreversible,AevenAinAearlyAstages
d. InfectionsAandAtumorsAcauseAprerenalAazotemiaA-
Ab.AInterferenceAwithArenalAperfusionAcausesAprerenalAazotemia.
PrerenalA=AinterferenceAwithArenalAperfusion,AsuchAasAfromAheartAfailureAorAhypovole
micAshock.
AAnurseAisAteachingAaAclientAwhoAhasACADAaboutAtheAdifferenceAbetweenAanginaApect
orisAandAMI.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAshouldAtheAnurseAidentifyAasAindicationsAofAMI?AS
ATA.
a. N/V
b. DiaphoresisAandAdizziness
c. ChestAandAleftAarmApainAthatAsubsidesAwithArest
d. AnxietyAandAfeelingsAofAdoom
e. BoundingApulseAandAbradypneaA-AA,AB,AD
AAnurseAisAreviewingAtheAlabAresultsAofAaAlumbarApunctureAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAmanife
stationsAofAbacterialAmeningitis.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAfindingsAshouldAtheAnurseAexp
ect?
a. ElevatedAglucose
b. ElevatedAprotein
c. PresenceAofARBCs
d. PresenceAofAD-dimerA-Ab.AElevatedAprotein
, ManifestationsAofAbacterialAmeningitisAincludeAincreaseAproteinAinAtheACSF,AdecreasedA
glucose.ARBCsAcanAindicateAbleeding,Ahowever,AWBCsAareAwhatAindicatesAbacterialAm
eningitis.
AAnurseAisAprovidingAteachingAtoAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAnewAdiagnosisAofAmyastheniaAgrav
isA(MG).AWhichAofAtheAfollowingApiecesAofAinformationAshouldAtheAnurseAinclude?
A. UseAenemasAtoAtreatAconstipationAcausedAbyAdailyAmedications
B. TakeAaAhotAbathAwhenAmusclesAache
C. EatAaAlow-calorieAdiet
D. SetAanAalarmAtoAensureAmedicationAdosagesAareAtakenAonAtimeA-
AD.ASetAanAalarmAtoAensureAmedicationAdosagesAareAtakenAonAtime
TheAnurseAshouldAinstructAtheAclientAtoAtakeAmedicationAdosagesAonAtimeAtoAmaintainAaA
therapeuticAbloodAlevel.ADosagesAshouldAnotAbeAmissedAorApostponedAbecauseAthisAca
nAcauseAanAexacerbationAofAtheAdisease.
AAnurseAisAteachingAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAnewAdiagnosisAofAprimaryAopen-
angleAglaucomaA(POAG).AWhichAofAtheAfollowingApiecesAofAinformationAshouldAtheAnu
rseAincludeAinAtheAteaching?A(SelectAallAthatAapply.)
A. LostAvisionAcanAimproveAwithAeyeAdrops.
B. AdministerAeyeAdropsAasAneededAforAvisionAloss.
C. GlassesAwillAbeAnecessaryAtoAcorrectAtheAaccompanyingApresbyopia.
D. DrivingAcanAbeAdangerousAdueAtoAtheAlossAofAperipheralAvision.
E. LaserAsurgeryAcanAhelpAreestablishAtheAflowAofAaqueousAhumor.A-
AD.ADrivingAcanAbeAdangerousAdueAtoAtheAlossAofAperipheralAvision.
E.ALaserAsurgeryAcanAhelpAreestablishAtheAflowAofAaqueousAhumor.
AAnurseAisAassessingAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAfracturedAleftAfemurAandAisAinAskeletalAtractio
n.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAfindingsAshouldAtheAnurseAreportAtoAtheAprovider?
A.AEcchymosisAofAtheAthigh
B.ASerousAdrainageAatAtheApinAsite
C.AChestApetechiae
D.AMuscleAspasmsAinAtheAleftAlegA-AC.AChestApetechiae
TheAnurseAshouldAidentifyAchestApetechiaeAasAanAindicationAofAfatAembolismA syndrom
e.AClientsAwhoAhaveAfracturesAofAtheAlongAbonesAsuchAasAtheAfemurAareAatAincreasedAri
skAofAfatAemboli.AFatAemboliAtypicallyAoccurA12AtoA48AhoursAafterAtheAinjuryAwhenAfatAdr
opletsAfromAtheAmarrowAenterAintoAtheAsystemicAcirculationAandAareAdepositedAinAtheAlu
ngs.ATheAnurseAshouldAimmediatelyAnotifyAtheAproviderAbecauseAtheAclientAcouldAprogr
essAtoAacuteArespiratoryAfailure.
AAnurseAisAassessingAaAclientAwhoAhasAKaposi'sAsarcoma.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAfindin
gsAshouldAtheAnurseAexpect?
A.ANonproductiveAcough,Afever,AandAshortnessAofAbreath
B.ALesionsAonAtheAretinaAthatAproduceAblurredAvision