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ATI Med Surg CMS 2025 Version A – Updated Nursing
Study Guide, Real Practice Questions, and
Comprehensive Medical-Surgical Exam Review
Prepare for the ATI Med Surg CMS 2025 Version A exam with this updated nursing study guide.
Includes real ATI-style medical-surgical practice questions, detailed rationales, and expert test-taking
tips to help you improve your score and pass your ATI proctored exam with confidence.
• ATI Med Surg CMS 2025 Version A
• ATI Med Surg CMS Version A practice test
• ATI Med Surg CMS 2025 study guide
• ATI Med Surg CMS Version A questions and answers
A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 days postoperative following a below-the-knee
amputation and asks about the purpose of maintaining an elastic bandage around the residual
limb of the extremity. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?
a. "the elastic bandage will prevent a post-op wound infection"
b. "the elastic bandage will prevent excessive edema"
c. "the elastic bandage will keep the sutures from loosening"
d. "the elastic bandage will keep you from seeing the surgical site" - ANSWER-b. "the elastic bandage
will prevent excessive edema"
A nurse is planning care for a client who is 8 hour post-op following a coronary artery bypass
grafting. Which of the following assessments should the nurse plan to perform first?
a. Examine the surgical incision for drainage
b. Auscultate breath sounds
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c. Palpate pulses distal to the graft donor site
d. Measure the client's core body temperature - ANSWER-b. Auscultate breath sounds
A nurse is providing instructions to a client who has primary syphilis. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the discharge plan?
a. "you will need cryotherapy for 1 to 2 weeks"
b. "you will need to take an antiviral medication for 6 months"
c. "you will need 3 follow-up blood tests within 24 month period"
d. "you will need to be monitored for 15 minutes after receiving each medication dose" - ANSWER-c.
"you will need 3 follow-up blood tests within 24 month period"
A nurse is caring for a client who has hypotension, cool clammy skin, tachycardia, and
tachypnea. In which of the following positions should the nurse place the client?
a. Reverse Trendelenburg
b. Feet elevated
c. High fowlers'
d. Side lying - ANSWER-b. Feet elevated
A nurse is preparing to discharge a client who has halo device and is reviewing new
prescriptions from the provider. The nurse should clarify which of the following prescriptions
with the provider?
a. Increase intake of fiber-rich foods
b. May place a small pillow under head when sleeping
c. May operate a motor vehicle when no longer taking analgesics
d. Take a tub bath instead of showers - ANSWER-c. May operate a motor vehicle when no longer taking
analgesics
A nurse is assessing a client who has left-sided heart failure. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect?
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a. Flushed skin
b. Frothy sputum/Hacking cough
c. Jugular vein distention
d. Bradycardia - ANSWER-b. Frothy sputum/Hacking cough
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has tuberculosis. Which of the
following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. "You should wear an N95 respirator mask when you are at home"
b. "you will need to return in 2 weeks to provide a sputum specimen"
c. "You can drink alcohol after the first 6 weeks of treatment"
d. "Your provider will discontinue your medications after 3 months of therapy" - ANSWER-b. "you will
need to return in 2 weeks to provide a sputum specimen"
A nurse is planning care for a client who has osteoarthritis of the knees. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
a. Avoid using a topical salicylate cream
b. Administer acetaminophen for pain management
c. Place a large pillow under the client's knees when resting
d. Apply an ice pack directly to client's knees - ANSWER-b. Administer acetaminophen for pain
management
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving continuous bladder irrigation following a
transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). The client reports sharp lower abdominal pain.
Which of the following actions should the nurse first take?
a. Increase the client's fluid intake
b. Reposition the client in bed
c. Check the client's urine output
d. Administer PRN pain medication - ANSWER-c. Check the client's urine output
ATI Med Surg CMS 2025 Version A – Updated Nursing
Study Guide, Real Practice Questions, and
Comprehensive Medical-Surgical Exam Review
Prepare for the ATI Med Surg CMS 2025 Version A exam with this updated nursing study guide.
Includes real ATI-style medical-surgical practice questions, detailed rationales, and expert test-taking
tips to help you improve your score and pass your ATI proctored exam with confidence.
• ATI Med Surg CMS 2025 Version A
• ATI Med Surg CMS Version A practice test
• ATI Med Surg CMS 2025 study guide
• ATI Med Surg CMS Version A questions and answers
A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 days postoperative following a below-the-knee
amputation and asks about the purpose of maintaining an elastic bandage around the residual
limb of the extremity. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?
a. "the elastic bandage will prevent a post-op wound infection"
b. "the elastic bandage will prevent excessive edema"
c. "the elastic bandage will keep the sutures from loosening"
d. "the elastic bandage will keep you from seeing the surgical site" - ANSWER-b. "the elastic bandage
will prevent excessive edema"
A nurse is planning care for a client who is 8 hour post-op following a coronary artery bypass
grafting. Which of the following assessments should the nurse plan to perform first?
a. Examine the surgical incision for drainage
b. Auscultate breath sounds
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c. Palpate pulses distal to the graft donor site
d. Measure the client's core body temperature - ANSWER-b. Auscultate breath sounds
A nurse is providing instructions to a client who has primary syphilis. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the discharge plan?
a. "you will need cryotherapy for 1 to 2 weeks"
b. "you will need to take an antiviral medication for 6 months"
c. "you will need 3 follow-up blood tests within 24 month period"
d. "you will need to be monitored for 15 minutes after receiving each medication dose" - ANSWER-c.
"you will need 3 follow-up blood tests within 24 month period"
A nurse is caring for a client who has hypotension, cool clammy skin, tachycardia, and
tachypnea. In which of the following positions should the nurse place the client?
a. Reverse Trendelenburg
b. Feet elevated
c. High fowlers'
d. Side lying - ANSWER-b. Feet elevated
A nurse is preparing to discharge a client who has halo device and is reviewing new
prescriptions from the provider. The nurse should clarify which of the following prescriptions
with the provider?
a. Increase intake of fiber-rich foods
b. May place a small pillow under head when sleeping
c. May operate a motor vehicle when no longer taking analgesics
d. Take a tub bath instead of showers - ANSWER-c. May operate a motor vehicle when no longer taking
analgesics
A nurse is assessing a client who has left-sided heart failure. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect?
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a. Flushed skin
b. Frothy sputum/Hacking cough
c. Jugular vein distention
d. Bradycardia - ANSWER-b. Frothy sputum/Hacking cough
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has tuberculosis. Which of the
following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. "You should wear an N95 respirator mask when you are at home"
b. "you will need to return in 2 weeks to provide a sputum specimen"
c. "You can drink alcohol after the first 6 weeks of treatment"
d. "Your provider will discontinue your medications after 3 months of therapy" - ANSWER-b. "you will
need to return in 2 weeks to provide a sputum specimen"
A nurse is planning care for a client who has osteoarthritis of the knees. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
a. Avoid using a topical salicylate cream
b. Administer acetaminophen for pain management
c. Place a large pillow under the client's knees when resting
d. Apply an ice pack directly to client's knees - ANSWER-b. Administer acetaminophen for pain
management
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving continuous bladder irrigation following a
transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). The client reports sharp lower abdominal pain.
Which of the following actions should the nurse first take?
a. Increase the client's fluid intake
b. Reposition the client in bed
c. Check the client's urine output
d. Administer PRN pain medication - ANSWER-c. Check the client's urine output
