ATI Proctored-Medical Surgical / Relias Learning
Answered 2025-2026
With a burns do they become hypothermic or hyperthermic? - Answer-hypothermic
What type of burn is sunburn? - Answer-superficial thickness burn
What can be a cause of superficial partial thickness burns? - Answer-a flame
What can a deep partial thickness burn result from? - Answer-hot grease
What can a full thickness burn result from? - Answer-hot tar
Does HCT increase or decrease with burn? - Answer-there is an initial increase due to
hemo-concentration
Why would hyperkalemia occur with a burn victim? - Answer-leakage of fluid from
intracellular space
Why would hyponatremia happen in a burn victim? - Answer-sodium resides in interstial
spaces
,In extubating an Endtroacheal tube, what needs to be reported immedatiely? - Answer-
stridor
Why is stridor bad? - Answer-it means that there is an obstruction or edema in airway
What is common in heart rate in a patient with low fluid volume (hypovolemia)? - Answer-
usually greater than 110- to compensate for the low bp
What is normal urine gravity? - Answer-1.000 - 1.030
What is the role of positive pressure? - Answer-to promote lung expansion and stabilize
chest
Would you recommend exercise for a pt who has been discharged with heart failure? -
Answer-yes
How often should exercise be in heart failure pt? - Answer-regular routine
Should you consume milk with iron supplements? - Answer-no- can cause gastric
disturbance.
Would you take iron with antacids? - Answer-no- causes gastric disturbances
,Would you tell the pt to lower red meat intake with iron deficiency? - Answer-no- increase
iron rich foods
What is a common side effect with iron pills? - Answer-constipation
What would you tell them to eat with taking iron pills? - Answer-high fiber
When does pain worsen with compartement syndrome? - Answer-when passive moving
occurs.
What does warmth under cast indicate? - Answer-infection
Should pt decrease complex carbs for atherosceleoris? - Answer-no, increase them
What carb should a client with atherosceloris decrease? - Answer-simple sugars
Is MRSA airborne or contact? - Answer-contact
What does phenyotoin do to hepatic enzymes (for seizures meds)? - Answer-it decreases
effectiveness
What should you tell the pt not to take with ciprofloxacin? - Answer-magnesium containg
antacids
, Why wouldn't you take magnesium containing anatacids with cipro? - Answer-calcium can
decrease absorption of med
What is a common side effect of rifampin? - Answer-color of urine-
Can you take ciproflaxcin with alcohol? - Answer-yes
After a parathryoidectomy what would be the priority for the nurse? - Answer-to put trach
tray by bedside in case of airway occlusion(AIRWAY)
What meds increase osteoporosis? - Answer-fludrocortisone
With enoxaparin, what is the priority as the med the nurse? - Answer-give dosage same
time every day
Is restlessness common in hyperthyroidism? - Answer-yes
What would be urgent for hyperthyroidism? - Answer-high BP
If a pt has a weird heart sound what would be first thing you do? - Answer-listen to it again
but on the left side (least invasive)
Why would gentamicin be withheld from a pt? - Answer-if creatine levels are too high
Answered 2025-2026
With a burns do they become hypothermic or hyperthermic? - Answer-hypothermic
What type of burn is sunburn? - Answer-superficial thickness burn
What can be a cause of superficial partial thickness burns? - Answer-a flame
What can a deep partial thickness burn result from? - Answer-hot grease
What can a full thickness burn result from? - Answer-hot tar
Does HCT increase or decrease with burn? - Answer-there is an initial increase due to
hemo-concentration
Why would hyperkalemia occur with a burn victim? - Answer-leakage of fluid from
intracellular space
Why would hyponatremia happen in a burn victim? - Answer-sodium resides in interstial
spaces
,In extubating an Endtroacheal tube, what needs to be reported immedatiely? - Answer-
stridor
Why is stridor bad? - Answer-it means that there is an obstruction or edema in airway
What is common in heart rate in a patient with low fluid volume (hypovolemia)? - Answer-
usually greater than 110- to compensate for the low bp
What is normal urine gravity? - Answer-1.000 - 1.030
What is the role of positive pressure? - Answer-to promote lung expansion and stabilize
chest
Would you recommend exercise for a pt who has been discharged with heart failure? -
Answer-yes
How often should exercise be in heart failure pt? - Answer-regular routine
Should you consume milk with iron supplements? - Answer-no- can cause gastric
disturbance.
Would you take iron with antacids? - Answer-no- causes gastric disturbances
,Would you tell the pt to lower red meat intake with iron deficiency? - Answer-no- increase
iron rich foods
What is a common side effect with iron pills? - Answer-constipation
What would you tell them to eat with taking iron pills? - Answer-high fiber
When does pain worsen with compartement syndrome? - Answer-when passive moving
occurs.
What does warmth under cast indicate? - Answer-infection
Should pt decrease complex carbs for atherosceleoris? - Answer-no, increase them
What carb should a client with atherosceloris decrease? - Answer-simple sugars
Is MRSA airborne or contact? - Answer-contact
What does phenyotoin do to hepatic enzymes (for seizures meds)? - Answer-it decreases
effectiveness
What should you tell the pt not to take with ciprofloxacin? - Answer-magnesium containg
antacids
, Why wouldn't you take magnesium containing anatacids with cipro? - Answer-calcium can
decrease absorption of med
What is a common side effect of rifampin? - Answer-color of urine-
Can you take ciproflaxcin with alcohol? - Answer-yes
After a parathryoidectomy what would be the priority for the nurse? - Answer-to put trach
tray by bedside in case of airway occlusion(AIRWAY)
What meds increase osteoporosis? - Answer-fludrocortisone
With enoxaparin, what is the priority as the med the nurse? - Answer-give dosage same
time every day
Is restlessness common in hyperthyroidism? - Answer-yes
What would be urgent for hyperthyroidism? - Answer-high BP
If a pt has a weird heart sound what would be first thing you do? - Answer-listen to it again
but on the left side (least invasive)
Why would gentamicin be withheld from a pt? - Answer-if creatine levels are too high
