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ATI CAPSTONE MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED
VERSION 1 AND 2 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is teaching a client how to administer a medication
using an inhaler with a spacer. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include
A. "Wait at least 5 minutes between puffs from the same
inhaler"
B. "Breathe in rapidly when inhaling the medication"
C. "Clean the plastic inhaler cap weekly with cold water"
D. "Shake the inhaler vigorously prior to use" - Answer-D .)
"Shake the inhaler vigorously prior to use"
Thoroughly shake the inhaler to disperse the medication
because the medication in the inhaler can separate easily
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving
mechanical ventilation. Which of the following actions
should the nurse include in the plan
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A. Provide the client with a means of communication
B. Maintain the head of the client's bed in a flat position
C. Suction the client's endotracheal tube every 4 hr
D. Perform oral hygiene for the client every 8 hr - Answer-
A.) Provide the client with a means of communication
Use electronic tablet computer, programmable speech
generating device, alphabet board, pencil and paper, etc
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving IV fluid
replacement therapy for dehydration. Which of the
following laboratory results indicates effectiveness of the
treatment
A. Sodium 165 mEq/L
B. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L
C. Urine specific gravity 1.020
D. Hct 62% - Answer-C Urine specific gravity 1.020
Within the expected range of 1.005-1.030
A nurse is monitoring the laboratory findings for a client
who is postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty 6 hr
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ago. Which of the following values indicates that the client
has an increased risk for bleeding
A. PT 11.5 seconds
B. aPTT 35 seconds
C. Platelets 80,000
D. RBC 4.0 million - Answer-C Platelets 80,000
platelet range is 150,000-400,000
A nurse is admitting a client who has a cervical spinal cord
injury following a motor vehicle crash. Which of the
following interventions is the nurse's priority while caring
for this client
A. Change the client's position every 2 hours
B. Pad pressure points at the edges of the client's cervical
collar
C. Palpate the client's abdomen for bladder distention
D. Assist the client with quad coughing - Answer-D Assist
the client with quad coughing
The greatest risk to a client who has a cervical spinal cord
injury is an obstructed airway; the priority is to ensure the
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client can clear their airway. Apply abdominal pressure as
the client coughs (quad coughing)
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a blood
transfusion. Which of the following findings indicates that
the client is experiencing transfusion-associated
circulatory overload
A. Nasuea
B. Hypothermia
C. Dyspnea
D. Bradycardia - Answer-C Dyspnea
Dyspnea is an indication of possible transfusion
associated circulatory overload, leading to hypertension,
bounding pulses, and confusion. Dyspnea can also
indicate transfusion related acute lung injury to an
anaphylactic response, which also causes wheezing,
chest tightness, cyanosis, and low BP
A nurse is assessing a client who has lung cancer and is
undergoing radiation therapy to the chest. Which of the
following indicates an adverse effect of the therapy
ATI CAPSTONE MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED
VERSION 1 AND 2 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is teaching a client how to administer a medication
using an inhaler with a spacer. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include
A. "Wait at least 5 minutes between puffs from the same
inhaler"
B. "Breathe in rapidly when inhaling the medication"
C. "Clean the plastic inhaler cap weekly with cold water"
D. "Shake the inhaler vigorously prior to use" - Answer-D .)
"Shake the inhaler vigorously prior to use"
Thoroughly shake the inhaler to disperse the medication
because the medication in the inhaler can separate easily
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving
mechanical ventilation. Which of the following actions
should the nurse include in the plan
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A. Provide the client with a means of communication
B. Maintain the head of the client's bed in a flat position
C. Suction the client's endotracheal tube every 4 hr
D. Perform oral hygiene for the client every 8 hr - Answer-
A.) Provide the client with a means of communication
Use electronic tablet computer, programmable speech
generating device, alphabet board, pencil and paper, etc
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving IV fluid
replacement therapy for dehydration. Which of the
following laboratory results indicates effectiveness of the
treatment
A. Sodium 165 mEq/L
B. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L
C. Urine specific gravity 1.020
D. Hct 62% - Answer-C Urine specific gravity 1.020
Within the expected range of 1.005-1.030
A nurse is monitoring the laboratory findings for a client
who is postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty 6 hr
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ago. Which of the following values indicates that the client
has an increased risk for bleeding
A. PT 11.5 seconds
B. aPTT 35 seconds
C. Platelets 80,000
D. RBC 4.0 million - Answer-C Platelets 80,000
platelet range is 150,000-400,000
A nurse is admitting a client who has a cervical spinal cord
injury following a motor vehicle crash. Which of the
following interventions is the nurse's priority while caring
for this client
A. Change the client's position every 2 hours
B. Pad pressure points at the edges of the client's cervical
collar
C. Palpate the client's abdomen for bladder distention
D. Assist the client with quad coughing - Answer-D Assist
the client with quad coughing
The greatest risk to a client who has a cervical spinal cord
injury is an obstructed airway; the priority is to ensure the
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client can clear their airway. Apply abdominal pressure as
the client coughs (quad coughing)
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a blood
transfusion. Which of the following findings indicates that
the client is experiencing transfusion-associated
circulatory overload
A. Nasuea
B. Hypothermia
C. Dyspnea
D. Bradycardia - Answer-C Dyspnea
Dyspnea is an indication of possible transfusion
associated circulatory overload, leading to hypertension,
bounding pulses, and confusion. Dyspnea can also
indicate transfusion related acute lung injury to an
anaphylactic response, which also causes wheezing,
chest tightness, cyanosis, and low BP
A nurse is assessing a client who has lung cancer and is
undergoing radiation therapy to the chest. Which of the
following indicates an adverse effect of the therapy
