ATI-RN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL Exam 2025 UPDATE/PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (complete solutions) ASSURED SUCCESS/GRADED A+!!!
aspirating fluids or food. Therefore, the client should not eat or drink until the
cough reflex returns.
A nurse is assessing a client's understanding of a surgical procedure prior to witnessing their
signature on the informed consent form. The nurse determines that the client does not
understand what the procedure will involve. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
A)Provide teaching about the surgical procedure for the client.
B)Instruct the client's spouse to sign the consent form.
C)Read the consent form to the client using words the client will understand.
D)Contact the provider who will be performing the procedure. <<ANSWER>>as D)Contact the
provider who will be performing the procedure.
The nurse should advocate for the client by informing the provider if the
client does not understand the procedure. It is the responsibility of the
provider to discuss the procedure more fully with the client.
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has COPD. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
A)"Schedule controlled coughing exercises after meals."
B)"Consume a diet that is high in calories."
C)"Practice breath-holding."
, D)"Perform arm-reaching exercises." <<ANSWER>>as B)"Consume a diet that is high in calories."
Dyspnea decreases energy available for eating. Therefore, the nurse should
encourage the client to eat soft, high-calorie and high-protein foods to
prevent weight loss.
A nurse is providing teaching about dietary options for a client who has cholelithiasis. Which of
the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
A)"Cauliflower is a good dietary choice."
B)"Increase the amount of egg yolks in your diet."
C)"Select desserts such as angel food cake."
D)"Eat choice or prime cuts of meat." <<ANSWER>>as A)"Cauliflower is a good dietary choice."
The nurse should instruct the client to avoid foods that are gas-forming, such as cauliflower and
cabbage. These foods can increase the client's abdominal
discomfort.
A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride 10 mEq IV over 1 hr to a client. Available
is potassium chloride 10 mEq in 100 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride. The nurse should set the
infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.
Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) <<ANSWER>>as 100 mL/hr
A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hr postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
A)Place the affected leg in external rotation.
B)Encourage the client to use the incentive spirometer every shift.
C)Instruct the client to lean forward when rising from a chair.
D)Maintain abduction of the affected extremity. <<ANSWER>>as D)Maintain abduction of the
affected extremity.
The nurse should ensure that the affected extremity is in a position of
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (complete solutions) ASSURED SUCCESS/GRADED A+!!!
aspirating fluids or food. Therefore, the client should not eat or drink until the
cough reflex returns.
A nurse is assessing a client's understanding of a surgical procedure prior to witnessing their
signature on the informed consent form. The nurse determines that the client does not
understand what the procedure will involve. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
A)Provide teaching about the surgical procedure for the client.
B)Instruct the client's spouse to sign the consent form.
C)Read the consent form to the client using words the client will understand.
D)Contact the provider who will be performing the procedure. <<ANSWER>>as D)Contact the
provider who will be performing the procedure.
The nurse should advocate for the client by informing the provider if the
client does not understand the procedure. It is the responsibility of the
provider to discuss the procedure more fully with the client.
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has COPD. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
A)"Schedule controlled coughing exercises after meals."
B)"Consume a diet that is high in calories."
C)"Practice breath-holding."
, D)"Perform arm-reaching exercises." <<ANSWER>>as B)"Consume a diet that is high in calories."
Dyspnea decreases energy available for eating. Therefore, the nurse should
encourage the client to eat soft, high-calorie and high-protein foods to
prevent weight loss.
A nurse is providing teaching about dietary options for a client who has cholelithiasis. Which of
the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
A)"Cauliflower is a good dietary choice."
B)"Increase the amount of egg yolks in your diet."
C)"Select desserts such as angel food cake."
D)"Eat choice or prime cuts of meat." <<ANSWER>>as A)"Cauliflower is a good dietary choice."
The nurse should instruct the client to avoid foods that are gas-forming, such as cauliflower and
cabbage. These foods can increase the client's abdominal
discomfort.
A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride 10 mEq IV over 1 hr to a client. Available
is potassium chloride 10 mEq in 100 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride. The nurse should set the
infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.
Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) <<ANSWER>>as 100 mL/hr
A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hr postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
A)Place the affected leg in external rotation.
B)Encourage the client to use the incentive spirometer every shift.
C)Instruct the client to lean forward when rising from a chair.
D)Maintain abduction of the affected extremity. <<ANSWER>>as D)Maintain abduction of the
affected extremity.
The nurse should ensure that the affected extremity is in a position of
