MEDSURG RN ATI PROCTORED EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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1. A nurse in an emergency department is preparing to D. Perform the irrigation
perform an ocular irrigation for a with sterile water for irri-
client. Which of the following actions should the nurse gation
plan to take?
a. Assess the client's visual acuity prior to irrigation
b. Have the client turn their head toward the unaffect-
ed eye
c. Hold the irrigator syringe 3.81 cm (1.5 in) above the
eye
d. Perform the irrigation with sterile water for irriga-
tion
2. A nurse is preparing to administer lactated ringer's via C. 33 gtt/min
continuous IV infusion at 200
ml/hr. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 10 drops/ml.
How many gtt/min should the
nurse set the IV pump to administer?
Round to near whole number.
A. 10
B. 22
C. 33
D. 4
3. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who b. I should lie down when
has a new prescription for I take this medication
sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the following client
statements indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
a. I can keep my medications for 1 year before replac-
ing it
b. I should lie down when I take this medication
c. I should discontinue this medication if I develop a
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headache
d. I can take up to five tablets in 15 minutes before
seeking medical attention
4. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older d. Install a raised toilet
adult client following a left total hip seat in your bathroom
arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. Clean the incision daily with hydrogen peroxide
b. You can cross your legs the ankles when sitting
down
c. You should use an incentive spirometer every 8
hours
d. Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom
5. A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac c. maintain the clients af-
catheterization. Which of the fected extremity in exten-
following actions should the nurse take? sion
a. Keep the client on bed rest for 24 hours
b. Limit the client's fluid intake to 1 l per day
c. Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
d. Change the client's dressing every 8 hour
6. A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower extremity a. I will need to have my
fracture and a prescription for partner take over shop-
crutches. Which of the following client statements in- ping for groceries and
dicates that the client is adapting to cooking the meals for us
their role change?
a. I will need to have my partner take over shopping
for groceries and cooking the
meals for us
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b. These crutches will make it impossible to care for
my child
c. I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to keep the
house clean
d. Its going to be difficult to tell my parents I cant take
them to their appointments
anymore
7. A nurse is caring for a client who has gastroenteritis. d. Decreased BP
Which of the following assessment
findings should the nurse recognize as an indication
that the client is experiencing
dehydration?
a. Pitting, dependent edema
b. Distended jugular veins
c. Increased BP
d. Decreased BP
8. A nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion of a. Desmopressin
the brainstem and reports thirst.
The client's urinary output was 4,000 ml over the past
24 hour. The nurse should
anticipate a prescription for which of the following IV
medication?
a. Desmopressin
b. Epinephrine
c. Furosemide
d. Nitroprusside
9. A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client a. your cough may require
who recently started therapy with that you stop or change
an ACE inhibitor and reports a nagging dry cough. your medication
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Which of the following responses by
the nurse is appropriate?
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change
your medication"
b. "Increasing your daily fluid intake may eliminate
your cough"
c. "sucking on lozenge may reduce the frequency of
your cough"
d. You cough should go away in time"
10. A nurse is taking an admission history from a client d. Using a nicotine trans-
who reports Raynaud's disease. dermal patch
Which of the following assessment findings should
the nurse identify as a potential
trigger for exacerbations
of Raynaud's?
a. Eating a strict vegetarian diet
b. A history of herpes zoster
c. Taking amiodipine for hypertension
d. Using a nicotine transdermal patch
11. A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous d. Clamp the catheter
access device and notes the
tubing has become disconnected. The client develops
dyspnea and tachycardia. Which
of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
a. Perform an ECG
b. Obtain ABG values
c. Turn the client to his left side
d. Clamp the catheter
ATI MEDSURG PROCTORED
(VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATE
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_er5l3d
2025/2026
1. A nurse in an emergency department is preparing to D. Perform the irrigation
perform an ocular irrigation for a with sterile water for irri-
client. Which of the following actions should the nurse gation
plan to take?
a. Assess the client's visual acuity prior to irrigation
b. Have the client turn their head toward the unaffect-
ed eye
c. Hold the irrigator syringe 3.81 cm (1.5 in) above the
eye
d. Perform the irrigation with sterile water for irriga-
tion
2. A nurse is preparing to administer lactated ringer's via C. 33 gtt/min
continuous IV infusion at 200
ml/hr. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 10 drops/ml.
How many gtt/min should the
nurse set the IV pump to administer?
Round to near whole number.
A. 10
B. 22
C. 33
D. 4
3. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who b. I should lie down when
has a new prescription for I take this medication
sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the following client
statements indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
a. I can keep my medications for 1 year before replac-
ing it
b. I should lie down when I take this medication
c. I should discontinue this medication if I develop a
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headache
d. I can take up to five tablets in 15 minutes before
seeking medical attention
4. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older d. Install a raised toilet
adult client following a left total hip seat in your bathroom
arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. Clean the incision daily with hydrogen peroxide
b. You can cross your legs the ankles when sitting
down
c. You should use an incentive spirometer every 8
hours
d. Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom
5. A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac c. maintain the clients af-
catheterization. Which of the fected extremity in exten-
following actions should the nurse take? sion
a. Keep the client on bed rest for 24 hours
b. Limit the client's fluid intake to 1 l per day
c. Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
d. Change the client's dressing every 8 hour
6. A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower extremity a. I will need to have my
fracture and a prescription for partner take over shop-
crutches. Which of the following client statements in- ping for groceries and
dicates that the client is adapting to cooking the meals for us
their role change?
a. I will need to have my partner take over shopping
for groceries and cooking the
meals for us
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b. These crutches will make it impossible to care for
my child
c. I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to keep the
house clean
d. Its going to be difficult to tell my parents I cant take
them to their appointments
anymore
7. A nurse is caring for a client who has gastroenteritis. d. Decreased BP
Which of the following assessment
findings should the nurse recognize as an indication
that the client is experiencing
dehydration?
a. Pitting, dependent edema
b. Distended jugular veins
c. Increased BP
d. Decreased BP
8. A nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion of a. Desmopressin
the brainstem and reports thirst.
The client's urinary output was 4,000 ml over the past
24 hour. The nurse should
anticipate a prescription for which of the following IV
medication?
a. Desmopressin
b. Epinephrine
c. Furosemide
d. Nitroprusside
9. A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client a. your cough may require
who recently started therapy with that you stop or change
an ACE inhibitor and reports a nagging dry cough. your medication
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Which of the following responses by
the nurse is appropriate?
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change
your medication"
b. "Increasing your daily fluid intake may eliminate
your cough"
c. "sucking on lozenge may reduce the frequency of
your cough"
d. You cough should go away in time"
10. A nurse is taking an admission history from a client d. Using a nicotine trans-
who reports Raynaud's disease. dermal patch
Which of the following assessment findings should
the nurse identify as a potential
trigger for exacerbations
of Raynaud's?
a. Eating a strict vegetarian diet
b. A history of herpes zoster
c. Taking amiodipine for hypertension
d. Using a nicotine transdermal patch
11. A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous d. Clamp the catheter
access device and notes the
tubing has become disconnected. The client develops
dyspnea and tachycardia. Which
of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
a. Perform an ECG
b. Obtain ABG values
c. Turn the client to his left side
d. Clamp the catheter
