ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM STUDY GUIDE.
ATI RN MED SURG.
ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM STUDY GUIDE.
GRADED A+. WITH QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS. LATEST 2025/2026 UPDATE.
ACTUAL EXAM!
• A nurse is teaching a client who has heart failure about self-management
techniques. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
a. I will keep an exercise diary
b. I will take ibuprofen for mild pain
c. I will expect swelling in my feet and ankle
d. I will weigh myself every other day
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• A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has new
tracheostomy. Which of the followingstatements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching
a. I’ll insert the obturator after cleaning my stoma
b. I’ll cut a slit in a clean gauze pad to use as a stoma dressing
c. I’ll cleanse the cannula with half strength hydrogen peroxide
d. I’ll remove the soiled tracheostomy ties prior to cleaning my stoma
• A nurse is caring for a client who has a sealed radiation implant which of the
following actions shouldthe nurse take?
a. Limit family member visits to 30 min per day – pg. 583
➢ Limit visitors to 30-min visits, and have visitors maintain 6 feet distance
from the source
b. Give the dosimeter badge to the oncoming nurse at the end of the shift
c. Apply second pair of gloves before touching the clients implant if it dislodges
d. Remove soiled linens from the room after each change
• A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has
pneumonia. Which of the followingserum laboratory values should the nurse
expect?
,ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM STUDY GUIDE.
a. WBC count 15,000/mm
b. Hematocrit 35%
c. Sodium 130 mg/dl
d. BUN 8 mg/dl
• A nurse is planning care for a client who has a newly implanted
arteriovenous graft in the right arm.Which of the following actions
should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Instruct the client to avoid lifting the right arm for 72 hr
b. Check blood pressure in the right arm
c. Palpate the site for thrill
d. Insert a saline lock into a site 10 cm (4in) distal to the graft
• A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who has a gunshot
wound to the abdomen.which of the following should the nurse take first?
a. Check the color of the client’s skin – Assessment first
b. Prepare the client’s clothing
c. Remove all the clients clothing
d. Administer an opioid analgesic
• A nurse is assessing a client who has an arteriovenous (AV) fistula in the left
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forearm. Which of thefollowing findings should the nurse identify as an
indication of a complication at the vascular access site?
a. Presence of palpable thrill
b. 2 + left radial pulse
c. Absence of bruit – pg. 367
d. Dilated appearance of the AV site
• A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving continuous bladder irrigation
following a transurethral resection of the prostate. The client reports spasms and
the nurse observes decreased urinary output. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a. Decrease traction on the catheter
b. Remove the indwelling urinary catheter
c. Flush the catheter manually with 0.9% sodium chloride
d. Administer ibuprofen 400 mg for pain relief
• A nurse is caring for a client who has contusion of the brainstem and reports
thirst. The client’s urinary output was 4,000 mL over the past 24 hr. The nurse
should anticipate a prescription for which of the following IV medications?
a. Desmopressin – pg.500
➢ Desmopressin, which is a synthetic ADH, or aqueous vasopressin
administered intranasally, orally, or parenterally. Results in
ATI RN MED SURG.
ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM STUDY GUIDE.
GRADED A+. WITH QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS. LATEST 2025/2026 UPDATE.
ACTUAL EXAM!
• A nurse is teaching a client who has heart failure about self-management
techniques. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
a. I will keep an exercise diary
b. I will take ibuprofen for mild pain
c. I will expect swelling in my feet and ankle
d. I will weigh myself every other day
,ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM STUDY GUIDE.
• A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has new
tracheostomy. Which of the followingstatements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching
a. I’ll insert the obturator after cleaning my stoma
b. I’ll cut a slit in a clean gauze pad to use as a stoma dressing
c. I’ll cleanse the cannula with half strength hydrogen peroxide
d. I’ll remove the soiled tracheostomy ties prior to cleaning my stoma
• A nurse is caring for a client who has a sealed radiation implant which of the
following actions shouldthe nurse take?
a. Limit family member visits to 30 min per day – pg. 583
➢ Limit visitors to 30-min visits, and have visitors maintain 6 feet distance
from the source
b. Give the dosimeter badge to the oncoming nurse at the end of the shift
c. Apply second pair of gloves before touching the clients implant if it dislodges
d. Remove soiled linens from the room after each change
• A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has
pneumonia. Which of the followingserum laboratory values should the nurse
expect?
,ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM STUDY GUIDE.
a. WBC count 15,000/mm
b. Hematocrit 35%
c. Sodium 130 mg/dl
d. BUN 8 mg/dl
• A nurse is planning care for a client who has a newly implanted
arteriovenous graft in the right arm.Which of the following actions
should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Instruct the client to avoid lifting the right arm for 72 hr
b. Check blood pressure in the right arm
c. Palpate the site for thrill
d. Insert a saline lock into a site 10 cm (4in) distal to the graft
• A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who has a gunshot
wound to the abdomen.which of the following should the nurse take first?
a. Check the color of the client’s skin – Assessment first
b. Prepare the client’s clothing
c. Remove all the clients clothing
d. Administer an opioid analgesic
• A nurse is assessing a client who has an arteriovenous (AV) fistula in the left
, ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM STUDY GUIDE.
forearm. Which of thefollowing findings should the nurse identify as an
indication of a complication at the vascular access site?
a. Presence of palpable thrill
b. 2 + left radial pulse
c. Absence of bruit – pg. 367
d. Dilated appearance of the AV site
• A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving continuous bladder irrigation
following a transurethral resection of the prostate. The client reports spasms and
the nurse observes decreased urinary output. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a. Decrease traction on the catheter
b. Remove the indwelling urinary catheter
c. Flush the catheter manually with 0.9% sodium chloride
d. Administer ibuprofen 400 mg for pain relief
• A nurse is caring for a client who has contusion of the brainstem and reports
thirst. The client’s urinary output was 4,000 mL over the past 24 hr. The nurse
should anticipate a prescription for which of the following IV medications?
a. Desmopressin – pg.500
➢ Desmopressin, which is a synthetic ADH, or aqueous vasopressin
administered intranasally, orally, or parenterally. Results in
