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ATI CAPSTONE MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED VERSION 1 AND 2
LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
A nurse is administering parenteral nutrition to a client who has a
history of heart failure. Which of the following manifestations
indicates to the nurse that the client is experiencing fluid overload
A. hypotension
B. flattened neck veins
C. nocturia
D. weight loss - ANSWER-C
when the client is recumbent, the extracellular fluid enters
the vascular system and increases the blood volume filtering
through the kidneys, which increases urine production
--
A, hypertension indicates fluid overload in a pt with heart
failure
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B, distended neck veins indicates fluid overload in a pt with
heart failure
D, acute weight gain is the most reliable indicator of fluid
volume overload in a client who has heart failure
A nurse is teaching the caregiver of a client who has mild
alzheimer's disease about progression of the disease. Which of
the following should the nurse include as a manifestation of
moderate alzheimer's disease
A. Short term memory loss
B. misplacement of household items
C. Episodes of wandering
D. loss of mobility - ANSWER-C) Episodes of wandering
Wandering occurs in the moderate stage of AD
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who was
admitted to the medical surgical unit due to heart failure. Which of
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the following statements by the client indicates an understanding
of the teaching
A. "I will limit my dietary sodium intake to 4 grams per day"
B. "I should weigh myself once a week"
C. "I plan to wait 2 hours after eating to take my walk"
D. "I will take my diuretic before going to bed at night" -
ANSWER-C
To promote exercise tolerance, the client should wait for 2 hr
after eating before engaging in exercise
--
A, limit sodium to 2-3g per day to prevent fluid retention in a
heart healthy diet
B, weigh daily! Report a weight gain of more than 1.4kg (3lb)
in 1 day or more than 2.3 kg (5lb) per week
D, take diuretics in the morning to avoid having to get up
during the night to void
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A nurse is reviewing the laboratory reports of a client who has
cirrhosis. Which of the following results should the nurse report to
the provider immediately
A. BUN 22 mg/dL
B. Sodium 134 mEq/L
C. Platelet count 18,000 mm
D. WBC 4,500 mm - ANSWER-C) Platelet count 18,000 mm
The greatest risk to this client is injury from hemorrhage, and
18,000 is critically lower than the range of 150,000-400,000. A
level <20,000 is a critical value representing
thrombocytopenia and the potential for spontaneous
bleeding
A nurse is preparing to transfuse 1 unit of packed RBC to a client.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first
A. Verify the label on the blood product with 2 client identifiers
ATI CAPSTONE MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED VERSION 1 AND 2
LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
A nurse is administering parenteral nutrition to a client who has a
history of heart failure. Which of the following manifestations
indicates to the nurse that the client is experiencing fluid overload
A. hypotension
B. flattened neck veins
C. nocturia
D. weight loss - ANSWER-C
when the client is recumbent, the extracellular fluid enters
the vascular system and increases the blood volume filtering
through the kidneys, which increases urine production
--
A, hypertension indicates fluid overload in a pt with heart
failure
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B, distended neck veins indicates fluid overload in a pt with
heart failure
D, acute weight gain is the most reliable indicator of fluid
volume overload in a client who has heart failure
A nurse is teaching the caregiver of a client who has mild
alzheimer's disease about progression of the disease. Which of
the following should the nurse include as a manifestation of
moderate alzheimer's disease
A. Short term memory loss
B. misplacement of household items
C. Episodes of wandering
D. loss of mobility - ANSWER-C) Episodes of wandering
Wandering occurs in the moderate stage of AD
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who was
admitted to the medical surgical unit due to heart failure. Which of
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the following statements by the client indicates an understanding
of the teaching
A. "I will limit my dietary sodium intake to 4 grams per day"
B. "I should weigh myself once a week"
C. "I plan to wait 2 hours after eating to take my walk"
D. "I will take my diuretic before going to bed at night" -
ANSWER-C
To promote exercise tolerance, the client should wait for 2 hr
after eating before engaging in exercise
--
A, limit sodium to 2-3g per day to prevent fluid retention in a
heart healthy diet
B, weigh daily! Report a weight gain of more than 1.4kg (3lb)
in 1 day or more than 2.3 kg (5lb) per week
D, take diuretics in the morning to avoid having to get up
during the night to void
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A nurse is reviewing the laboratory reports of a client who has
cirrhosis. Which of the following results should the nurse report to
the provider immediately
A. BUN 22 mg/dL
B. Sodium 134 mEq/L
C. Platelet count 18,000 mm
D. WBC 4,500 mm - ANSWER-C) Platelet count 18,000 mm
The greatest risk to this client is injury from hemorrhage, and
18,000 is critically lower than the range of 150,000-400,000. A
level <20,000 is a critical value representing
thrombocytopenia and the potential for spontaneous
bleeding
A nurse is preparing to transfuse 1 unit of packed RBC to a client.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first
A. Verify the label on the blood product with 2 client identifiers
