ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL RETAKE 2024
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2025 questions with correct answers
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A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |has |a |history |of |angina |and |is |scheduled |for |exercise |
electrocardiography |at |1100. |Which |of |the |following |statements |by |the |client |requires |the |
nurse |to |contact |the |provider |for |possible |rescheduling?
A. |"I'm |still |hungry |after |the |bowl |of |cereal |I |ate |at |0700"
B. |"I |didn't |tale |my |heart |pills |this |morning |because |the |doctor |told |me |not |to"
C. |"I |have |had |chest |pain |a |couple |of |time |since |I |saw |my |doctor |in |the |office |last |week"
D. |"I |smoked |a |cigarette |this |morning |to |calm |my |nerves |about |having |this |procedure" |- | |
correct |answers |D
A |nurse |is |providing |discharge |teaching |to |a |client |who |has |heart |failure. |The |nurse |should |
instruct |the |client |to |report |which |of |the |following |findings |immediately |to |the |provider?
A. |Weight |gain |of |0.9 |kg |(2 |lb) |in |24 |hours)
B. |Increase |of |10 |mmHg |in |systolic |blood |pressure
C. |Dyspnea |with |exertion
D. |Dizziness |when |rising |quickly |- | |correct |answers |A
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |who |has |history |a |deep-vein |thrombosis |and |is |receiving |Warfarin.
|Which |of |the |following |findings |should |indicate |to |the |nurse |that |the |medication |is |effective?
A. |Hemoglobin |14 |g/dL
B. |Minimal |bruising |of |extremities
C. |Decreased |bp
D. |INR |2 |- | |correct |answers |D
,A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |is |receiving |heparin |therapy |and |develops |hematuria. |Which |
of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse |take |if |the |client's |aPTT |is |96 |seconds. |
A. |increase |the |heparin |infusion |flow |rate |by |2 |mL/hr
B. |Continue |to |monitor |the |heparin |infusion |as |prescribed
C. |Request |a |prothrombin |time |(PT)
D. |Stop |the |heparin |infusion |- | |correct |answers |D
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |has |heart |failure |and |is |experiencing |atrial |fibrillation. |Which
|of |the |following |findings |should |the |nurse |plan |to |monitor |for |and |report |to |the |provider |
immediately?
A. |Slurred |speech
B. |Irregular |pulse
C. |Dependent |edema
D. |Persistent |fatigue |- | |correct |answers |A
A |nurse |is |reviewing |the |laboratory |results |of |several |male |clients |who |have |peripheral |arterial
|disease. |The |nurse |should |plan |to |provide |dietary |teaching |for |the |client |who |has |which |of |
the |following |laboratory |value?
A. |Cholesterol |180 |mg/dL, |HDL |70 |mg/dL, |LDL |90 |mg/dL
B. |Cholesterol |185 |mg/dL, |HDL |50 |mg/dL, |LDL |120 |mg/dL
C. |Cholesterol |190 |mg/dL, |HDL |25 |mg/dL, |LDL |160 |mg/dL
D. |Cholesterol |195 |mg/dL, |HDL |55 |mg/dL, |LDL |125 |mg/dL |- | |correct |answers |C
A |nurse |in |an |emergency |department |is |assessing |a |client |who |has |bradydysrhythmia. |Which |
of |the |following |findings |should |the |nurse |monitor |for?
A. |Confusion
B. |Friction |rub
C. |Hypertension
,D. |Dry |skin |- | |correct |answers |A
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |following |the |insertion |of |a |permanent |pacemaker. |Which |of |the |
following |client |statement |indicates |a |potential |complication |of |the |insertion |procedure?
A. |"I |can't |get |rid |of |these |hiccups"
B. |"I |feel |dizzy |when |I |stand"
C. |"My |incision |site |stings"
D. |"I |have |a |headache" |- | |correct |answers |A
A |nurse |is |planning |a |presentation |for |a |group |of |clients |who |have |HTN. |Which |of |the |
following |lifestyle |modification |should |the |nurse |include?
A. |Limited |alcohol |intake
B. |Regular |exercise |program
C. |Decreased |magnesium |intake
D. |Reduced |potassium |intake
E. |Tobacco |cessation |- | |correct |answers |ABE
A |nurse |is |providing |health |teaching |to |a |group |of |clients. |Which |of |the |following |clients |is |at |
risk |for |developing |peripheral |arterial |disease?
A. |A |client |who |has |hypothyroidism
B. |A |client |who |has |diabetes |mellitus
C. |A |client |whose |daily |caloric |intake |consists |of |25% |fat
D. |A |client |who |consumes |two |12-oz |(0.35 |L) |bottles |of |beer |a |day |- | |correct |answers |B
A |nurse |is |monitoring |a |client's |ECG |monitor |and |notes |the |client's |rhythm |has |changed |from |
normal |sinus |rhythm |to |SVT. |The |nurse |should |prepare |to |assist |with |which |of |the |following |
interventions?
A. |Initiate |chest |compression
, B. |Vagal |stimulation
C. |Administration |of |atropine |IV
D. |Defibrillation |- | |correct |answers |B
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |is |1 |hour |postoperative |following |an |aortic |aneursym |repair. |
Which |of |the |following |findings |can |indicate |shock |and |should |be |reported |to |the |provider?
A. |Serosanguinous |drainage |on |dressing
B. |Severe |pain |with |coughing
C. |Urine |output |of |20 |mL/hr
D. |Increase |in |temperature |from |36.8C |(98.2F) |to |37.5 |(99.5F) |- | |correct |answers |C
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |has |endocarditis. |Which |of |the |following |findings |should |the |
nurse |recognize |as |a |potential |complication?
A. |Ventricular |depolarization
B. |Guillian-Barre |syndrome
C. |Myelodysplastic |syndrome
D. |Valvular |disease |- | |correct |answers |D
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |who |has |L-sided |HF. |Which |of |the |following |manifestations |should
|the |nurse |expect |to |find?
A. |Increased |abdominal |girth
B. |Weak |peripheral |pulses
C. |Jugular |venous |neck |distention
D. |Dependent |edema |- | |correct |answers |B
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |had |an |onset |of |chest |pain |24 |hours |ago. |The |nurse |should |
identify |that |an |increase |in |which |of |the |following |values |is |diagnosis |of |myocardial |infarction |
(MI)?
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2025 questions with correct answers
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A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |has |a |history |of |angina |and |is |scheduled |for |exercise |
electrocardiography |at |1100. |Which |of |the |following |statements |by |the |client |requires |the |
nurse |to |contact |the |provider |for |possible |rescheduling?
A. |"I'm |still |hungry |after |the |bowl |of |cereal |I |ate |at |0700"
B. |"I |didn't |tale |my |heart |pills |this |morning |because |the |doctor |told |me |not |to"
C. |"I |have |had |chest |pain |a |couple |of |time |since |I |saw |my |doctor |in |the |office |last |week"
D. |"I |smoked |a |cigarette |this |morning |to |calm |my |nerves |about |having |this |procedure" |- | |
correct |answers |D
A |nurse |is |providing |discharge |teaching |to |a |client |who |has |heart |failure. |The |nurse |should |
instruct |the |client |to |report |which |of |the |following |findings |immediately |to |the |provider?
A. |Weight |gain |of |0.9 |kg |(2 |lb) |in |24 |hours)
B. |Increase |of |10 |mmHg |in |systolic |blood |pressure
C. |Dyspnea |with |exertion
D. |Dizziness |when |rising |quickly |- | |correct |answers |A
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |who |has |history |a |deep-vein |thrombosis |and |is |receiving |Warfarin.
|Which |of |the |following |findings |should |indicate |to |the |nurse |that |the |medication |is |effective?
A. |Hemoglobin |14 |g/dL
B. |Minimal |bruising |of |extremities
C. |Decreased |bp
D. |INR |2 |- | |correct |answers |D
,A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |is |receiving |heparin |therapy |and |develops |hematuria. |Which |
of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse |take |if |the |client's |aPTT |is |96 |seconds. |
A. |increase |the |heparin |infusion |flow |rate |by |2 |mL/hr
B. |Continue |to |monitor |the |heparin |infusion |as |prescribed
C. |Request |a |prothrombin |time |(PT)
D. |Stop |the |heparin |infusion |- | |correct |answers |D
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |has |heart |failure |and |is |experiencing |atrial |fibrillation. |Which
|of |the |following |findings |should |the |nurse |plan |to |monitor |for |and |report |to |the |provider |
immediately?
A. |Slurred |speech
B. |Irregular |pulse
C. |Dependent |edema
D. |Persistent |fatigue |- | |correct |answers |A
A |nurse |is |reviewing |the |laboratory |results |of |several |male |clients |who |have |peripheral |arterial
|disease. |The |nurse |should |plan |to |provide |dietary |teaching |for |the |client |who |has |which |of |
the |following |laboratory |value?
A. |Cholesterol |180 |mg/dL, |HDL |70 |mg/dL, |LDL |90 |mg/dL
B. |Cholesterol |185 |mg/dL, |HDL |50 |mg/dL, |LDL |120 |mg/dL
C. |Cholesterol |190 |mg/dL, |HDL |25 |mg/dL, |LDL |160 |mg/dL
D. |Cholesterol |195 |mg/dL, |HDL |55 |mg/dL, |LDL |125 |mg/dL |- | |correct |answers |C
A |nurse |in |an |emergency |department |is |assessing |a |client |who |has |bradydysrhythmia. |Which |
of |the |following |findings |should |the |nurse |monitor |for?
A. |Confusion
B. |Friction |rub
C. |Hypertension
,D. |Dry |skin |- | |correct |answers |A
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |following |the |insertion |of |a |permanent |pacemaker. |Which |of |the |
following |client |statement |indicates |a |potential |complication |of |the |insertion |procedure?
A. |"I |can't |get |rid |of |these |hiccups"
B. |"I |feel |dizzy |when |I |stand"
C. |"My |incision |site |stings"
D. |"I |have |a |headache" |- | |correct |answers |A
A |nurse |is |planning |a |presentation |for |a |group |of |clients |who |have |HTN. |Which |of |the |
following |lifestyle |modification |should |the |nurse |include?
A. |Limited |alcohol |intake
B. |Regular |exercise |program
C. |Decreased |magnesium |intake
D. |Reduced |potassium |intake
E. |Tobacco |cessation |- | |correct |answers |ABE
A |nurse |is |providing |health |teaching |to |a |group |of |clients. |Which |of |the |following |clients |is |at |
risk |for |developing |peripheral |arterial |disease?
A. |A |client |who |has |hypothyroidism
B. |A |client |who |has |diabetes |mellitus
C. |A |client |whose |daily |caloric |intake |consists |of |25% |fat
D. |A |client |who |consumes |two |12-oz |(0.35 |L) |bottles |of |beer |a |day |- | |correct |answers |B
A |nurse |is |monitoring |a |client's |ECG |monitor |and |notes |the |client's |rhythm |has |changed |from |
normal |sinus |rhythm |to |SVT. |The |nurse |should |prepare |to |assist |with |which |of |the |following |
interventions?
A. |Initiate |chest |compression
, B. |Vagal |stimulation
C. |Administration |of |atropine |IV
D. |Defibrillation |- | |correct |answers |B
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |is |1 |hour |postoperative |following |an |aortic |aneursym |repair. |
Which |of |the |following |findings |can |indicate |shock |and |should |be |reported |to |the |provider?
A. |Serosanguinous |drainage |on |dressing
B. |Severe |pain |with |coughing
C. |Urine |output |of |20 |mL/hr
D. |Increase |in |temperature |from |36.8C |(98.2F) |to |37.5 |(99.5F) |- | |correct |answers |C
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |has |endocarditis. |Which |of |the |following |findings |should |the |
nurse |recognize |as |a |potential |complication?
A. |Ventricular |depolarization
B. |Guillian-Barre |syndrome
C. |Myelodysplastic |syndrome
D. |Valvular |disease |- | |correct |answers |D
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |who |has |L-sided |HF. |Which |of |the |following |manifestations |should
|the |nurse |expect |to |find?
A. |Increased |abdominal |girth
B. |Weak |peripheral |pulses
C. |Jugular |venous |neck |distention
D. |Dependent |edema |- | |correct |answers |B
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |had |an |onset |of |chest |pain |24 |hours |ago. |The |nurse |should |
identify |that |an |increase |in |which |of |the |following |values |is |diagnosis |of |myocardial |infarction |
(MI)?
