ATI Medical –Surgical (Nursing Exam Prep 2025-
2026 –Test Bank Practice Questions & Study Guide
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A nurse is teaching a class A client should sign an informed consent receiving a placebo
about client rights. Which of during a research trial
the following instructions
should the nurse include?
A nurse is caring for a Instruct the client on alternative therapies for pain reduction
client who is receiving
morphine for daily dressing
changes. The client tells the
nurse, " I don't want any
more morphine because I
don't want to get addicted."
Which of the
following actions should the
nurse take?
A nurse is preparing a client Digoxin
who has
supraventricular tachycardia
for elective cardioversion.
Which of the following
prescribed medications should
the nurse instruct the client
to withhold for 48 hr
prior to cardioversion
A nurse is caring for a client Apply firm pressure to the insertion site
1 hr following a cardiac
catheterization. The nurse
notes the formation of a
hematoma at the insertion
site and a decreased pulse
rate in the affected
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extremity. Which of the
following interventions is the
nurse's priority?
The nurse should identify an outward protrusion of the
A nurse is assessing a client eyes as exophthalmos, a common finding of graves'
who has
disease. An overproduction of the thyroid hormone
graves' disease. Which of the
causes edema of the extraocular muscle and increases
following
images should indicate to the fatty tissue behind the eye, which results in the eyes
nurse that the client has protruding outward. Exophthalmos can cause the client
exophthalmos to experience problems with vision,including focusing
on objects, as well as pressure on the optic nerve.
A nurse is caring for a Urine output 25 mL/hr
client who has a stage 111
pressure injury. Which of
the
following findings contributes
to delayed wound healing?
A nurse is providing " I will monitor my blood pressure while taking this medication
teaching to a client who is
receiving chemotherapy
and has a new prescription
for epoetin alfa.Which of
the following client
statements indicates an
understanding of the
teaching?
A nurse is providing Increase fluid intake
discharge instructions to a
client following an upper
gastrointestinal series with
barium contrast. Which of the
following information should
the nurse provide?
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.A nurse is assessing a client Tachycardia
who has acute cholecystitis.
Which of the following
findings is the nurse's
priority?
A nurse is teaching a client Add Cabbage to the diet
who has a family history of
colorectal cancer. To help
migrate this risk, which of
the following dietary
alterations should the
nurse
recommend?
A nurse is caring for a Instruct the client to allow the machine to breathe for them
client who has
emphysema and is
receiving mechanical
ventilation. The client
appears anxious and
restless, and the high-
pressure alarm is
sounding. Which of the
following actions
should the nurse take first?
A nurse is providing Demonstrate ways to deep breathe and cough
preoperative teaching for a
client who is scheduled
for an open
cholecystectomy. Which
of the following actions
should the nurse take?
.A nurse and an assistive Wear mask
personnel(AP) are caring for
a client who has bacterial
meningitis. The nurse
should give the AP which of
the following instructions?
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