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ATI CAPSTONE MED SURG EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE Terms in this set (129) a nurse is reviewing the ABG results of a client who the provider suspects has metabolic acidosis. what would the nurse expect to see pH below 7.35 a pt is experiencing SOB, fatigue, JVD, the nurse auscultates a third heart sound (S3), what should the nurse anticipate as the cause of these s/s HF a nurse is administering potassium chloride elixer 40mEq divided into 2 equal doses every 12 hours, available is 6.7 mEq/5mL. how many mL should the nurse administer per dose? 30mL a nurse is caring for a pt in the ED who was just admitted with chest pain, possible acute coronary syndrome. what should the nurse do first? administer sublingual nitroglycerin (treat chest pain to reduce cardiac tissue damage) a nurse is caring for pt who is experiencing ventricular tachycardia with a pulse, the RRT is at the bedside. what electrical intervention should be used to correct this dysrhythmia? synchronized cardioversion (tx for afib, SVT, and v tach with a pulse) a nurse is caring for an adult pt who is experiencing delayed wound healing, which of the following interventions should the nurse take? monitor serum albumin levels and notify provider if below 3.5g/dL (lack of protein increases the risk for a delay in wound healing and infection) a nurse is teaching a client who has pre- dialysis ESKD about diet, what should be included? reduce intake of foods high in potassium (potassium clearance is impaired in ESKD) a nurse is caring for a client who has T1DM, the nurse misread the client's morning BG level as 210mg/dL, instead of 120mg/dL and administered the insulin dose appropriate for a reading over 200mg/dL before the client's breakfast, what action is the nurse's priority? monitor the client for hypoglycemia a nurse is planning care for a pt who has a new diagnosis of DI, which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? check urine specific gravity a nurse is caring for a pt admitted with wheezing and coughing due to an allergic reaction to a newly prescribed medication, what medication should be administered first? albuterol 3mL via nebulizer a nurse is caring for a female client in the ED who reports SOB and pain in the lung area, she states that she started taking BC pills 3 weeks ago and that she smokes, her heart rate is 110/min, RR 40/min, and BP 140/80, her ABGs are pH 7.50, PaCO2 29, PaO2 60, HCO3 20, SaO2 86%, what is the priority of nursing interventions administer oxygen via face mask a nurse is caring for a pt following repair of a fracture, what finding should alert the nurse that the pt is experiencing compartment syndrome? unrelieved pain, pallor, pulselessness, numbness, pins and needles sensation, swelling, tightness of the effected extremity

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3/19/25, 6:01 ATI Capstone Med Surg |
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ATI CAPSTONE MED SURG EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH

COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE


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a nurse is reviewing the ABG results of pH below 7.35

a client who the provider suspects

has

metabolic acidosis. what would the nurse

expect to see

a pt is experiencing SOB, fatigue, JVD, the HF

nurse auscultates a third heart sound (S3),

what should the nurse anticipate as the

cause of these s/s

a nurse is administering potassium chloride 30mL

elixer 40mEq divided into 2 equal

doses every 12 hours, available is 6.7

mEq/5mL. how many mL should the nurse

administer per dose?

a nurse is caring for a pt in the ED who administer sublingual nitroglycerin

was just admitted with chest pain,

possible
(treat chest pain to reduce cardiac tissue damage)
acute coronary syndrome. what should the

nurse do first?

a nurse is caring for pt who is experiencing synchronized cardioversion

ventricular tachycardia with a pulse, the

RRT is at the bedside. what electrical
(tx for afib, SVT, and v tach with a pulse)
intervention should be used to correct this

dysrhythmia?




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, 3/19/25, 6:01 ATI Capstone Med Surg |
AM
a nurse is caring for an adult pt who is monitor serum albumin levels and notify provider if below 3.5g/dL

experiencing delayed wound healing,

which of the following interventions should
(lack of protein increases the risk for a delay in wound healing and infection)
the nurse take?

a nurse is teaching a client who has pre- reduce intake of foods high in potassium

dialysis ESKD about diet, what should be

included?
(potassium clearance is impaired in ESKD)

a nurse is caring for a client who has monitor the client for hypoglycemia

T1DM, the nurse misread the client's

morning BG level as 210mg/dL, instead of

120mg/dL and administered the insulin

dose appropriate for a reading over

200mg/dL before the

client's breakfast, what action is the nurse's

priority?

a nurse is planning care for a pt who has a check urine specific gravity

new diagnosis of DI, which of the following

interventions should the nurse include

in

the plan of care?




a nurse is caring for a pt admitted with albuterol 3mL via nebulizer

wheezing and coughing due to an

allergic reaction to a newly prescribed

medication, what medication should be

administered

first?

a nurse is caring for a female client in the administer oxygen via face mask

ED who reports SOB and pain in the

lung area, she states that she started

taking BC pills 3 weeks ago and that she

smokes, her heart rate is 110/min, RR

40/min, and BP

140/80, her ABGs are pH 7.50, PaCO2 29,

PaO2 60, HCO3 20, SaO2 86%, what is the

priority of nursing interventions




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