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ATI RN ADULT MEDICAL
SURGICAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% GUARANTEED
PASS 2025
1. A nurse is assessing a client who B. Osteoporosis
has Cushing's syndrome. Which of
the following findings should the Osteoporosis is a common finding with
Cushing's syn-
nurse expect? drome. Bones become thinner as a
result of mineral loss and nitrogen depletion, and the risk
A. Vitiligo for fractures
increases.
B. Osteoporosis
C. Myxedema
D. Heat intolerance
2. A nurse is inspecting the skin of A. A pearly,
waxy nodule a client who has basal cell carci-
noma. The nurse should identify A client who has basal cell carcinoma
has a nodular lesion
which of the following lesion char- with well-defined borders and a
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acteristics on the client's skin? pearly or waxy appearance,
resulting from overexposure to
the sun, especially on the face,
A. A pearly, waxy nodule
head, and neck. B.
An irregular border on a
variegated-colored
lesion
C. A firm, nodular, crusty,
or ulcer-ated lesion
D. A weeping vesicle
3. A nurse is assessing a client who A is correct.
has hypocalcemia. In which
of the
following areas should the nurse The nurse should tap the client's cheek just
in front of
tap on the client's face to detect the ear and below the zygomatic arch.
The client who has
the presence of Chvostek's sign? hypocalcemia will display a Ckvostek's sig
which is a of the facial
twitching
muscle. Zoom the image
7. A nurse in an emergency depart- B. Low urine specific
ment is assessing a client
gravity
who is
overusing prescribed diuretics and A client who has hyponatremia as a result
of diuretic has a sodium level of 127 mEq/L. overuse has a low urine specific
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Which of the following laboratory gravity. The increased excretion of water
alters the ratio
findings should the of particulate matter, which nurse
expect? affects the specific gravity.
A. High lipase
B. Low urine specific
gravity
C. Low hemoglobin
D. High creatine kinase-
MB
(CK-MB)
8. A home health nurse is assisting a A. Remove clutter from
rooms and hallways.
client with planning care for
a fam-
ily member who has Alzheimer's The nurse should instruct the family member
to remove disease. Which of the following clutter from rooms and
hallways so the client is able to instructions should the nurse in- walk
without the risk of falling or tripping over objects. clude? Later in the
disease, the client can experience seizures,
so cluttered areas could be a risk to the client.
A. Remove clutter from
rooms and hallways.
B. Place a monthly
calendar in the client's
room.
C. Use confrontation to
manage the client's
behavior.
D. Review the daily
schedule with the client
every morning.
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9. A nurse is caring for a client who C. Refractory hypoxemia
has developed acute respiratory
distress syndrome (ARDS). Which ARDS is a systemic inflammatory
response to trauma, of the following findings should sepsis, burns,
pancreatitis, and blood
the nurse identify as a manifesta- transfusions, when excess lung fluid dilutes
surfactant
tion of this syndrome? activity in the lungs. A client who
has ARDS has refractory hypoxemia, which is hypoxemia
A. An audible pleural
friction rub that
does not improve with
B. Tracheal deviation from
the mid- oxygen therapy.
Extensive pulmonary
edema evident on
line a chest x-ray is a manifestation of C. Refractory
hypoxemia ARDS.
D. Bloody expectorant
when coughing
10. An emergency room nurse is as- C. Use of accessory
muscles sessing a client who has asthma
and difficulty breathing. Which of A client who has status asthmaticus uses
accessory musthe following findings should indi- cles to help facilitate
breathing, cate to the nurse that the client is which is a manifestation of a
severe airflow obstruction.
experiencing status asthmaticus? The situation is life-threatening and the
nurse should
intervene immediately with strong systemic bronchodila-
A. Coughing tors,
epinephrine,
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ATI RN ADULT MEDICAL
SURGICAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% GUARANTEED
PASS 2025
1. A nurse is assessing a client who B. Osteoporosis
has Cushing's syndrome. Which of
the following findings should the Osteoporosis is a common finding with
Cushing's syn-
nurse expect? drome. Bones become thinner as a
result of mineral loss and nitrogen depletion, and the risk
A. Vitiligo for fractures
increases.
B. Osteoporosis
C. Myxedema
D. Heat intolerance
2. A nurse is inspecting the skin of A. A pearly,
waxy nodule a client who has basal cell carci-
noma. The nurse should identify A client who has basal cell carcinoma
has a nodular lesion
which of the following lesion char- with well-defined borders and a
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acteristics on the client's skin? pearly or waxy appearance,
resulting from overexposure to
the sun, especially on the face,
A. A pearly, waxy nodule
head, and neck. B.
An irregular border on a
variegated-colored
lesion
C. A firm, nodular, crusty,
or ulcer-ated lesion
D. A weeping vesicle
3. A nurse is assessing a client who A is correct.
has hypocalcemia. In which
of the
following areas should the nurse The nurse should tap the client's cheek just
in front of
tap on the client's face to detect the ear and below the zygomatic arch.
The client who has
the presence of Chvostek's sign? hypocalcemia will display a Ckvostek's sig
which is a of the facial
twitching
muscle. Zoom the image
7. A nurse in an emergency depart- B. Low urine specific
ment is assessing a client
gravity
who is
overusing prescribed diuretics and A client who has hyponatremia as a result
of diuretic has a sodium level of 127 mEq/L. overuse has a low urine specific
2
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Which of the following laboratory gravity. The increased excretion of water
alters the ratio
findings should the of particulate matter, which nurse
expect? affects the specific gravity.
A. High lipase
B. Low urine specific
gravity
C. Low hemoglobin
D. High creatine kinase-
MB
(CK-MB)
8. A home health nurse is assisting a A. Remove clutter from
rooms and hallways.
client with planning care for
a fam-
ily member who has Alzheimer's The nurse should instruct the family member
to remove disease. Which of the following clutter from rooms and
hallways so the client is able to instructions should the nurse in- walk
without the risk of falling or tripping over objects. clude? Later in the
disease, the client can experience seizures,
so cluttered areas could be a risk to the client.
A. Remove clutter from
rooms and hallways.
B. Place a monthly
calendar in the client's
room.
C. Use confrontation to
manage the client's
behavior.
D. Review the daily
schedule with the client
every morning.
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9. A nurse is caring for a client who C. Refractory hypoxemia
has developed acute respiratory
distress syndrome (ARDS). Which ARDS is a systemic inflammatory
response to trauma, of the following findings should sepsis, burns,
pancreatitis, and blood
the nurse identify as a manifesta- transfusions, when excess lung fluid dilutes
surfactant
tion of this syndrome? activity in the lungs. A client who
has ARDS has refractory hypoxemia, which is hypoxemia
A. An audible pleural
friction rub that
does not improve with
B. Tracheal deviation from
the mid- oxygen therapy.
Extensive pulmonary
edema evident on
line a chest x-ray is a manifestation of C. Refractory
hypoxemia ARDS.
D. Bloody expectorant
when coughing
10. An emergency room nurse is as- C. Use of accessory
muscles sessing a client who has asthma
and difficulty breathing. Which of A client who has status asthmaticus uses
accessory musthe following findings should indi- cles to help facilitate
breathing, cate to the nurse that the client is which is a manifestation of a
severe airflow obstruction.
experiencing status asthmaticus? The situation is life-threatening and the
nurse should
intervene immediately with strong systemic bronchodila-
A. Coughing tors,
epinephrine,
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