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ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED CMS NEWEST
2025/ 2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
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
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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
A nurse is caring for a client who has Parkinson's disease
and is prescribed a level 1 dysphagia
diet. Which of the following items should the nurse remove
from the client's tray?
a. Vanilla milkshake
b. Peanut butter
c. Chocolate pudding
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d. Applesauce - ANSWER-b. Peanut butter
A nurse in a provider's office is teaching a client about the
self-management of GERD. Which of
the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. "eat a light meal 1 hour before bedtime"
b. "sleep with head of your bed elevated 6 inches"
c. "increase your caloric intake by 250 calories per day"
d. "lie down for 30 min after each meal" - ANSWER-b.
"sleep with head of your bed elevated 6 inches"
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following
a partial thyroidectomy. Which of
the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report
to the provider?
a. Client report of pain at the incision site
b. High-pitched sound on inspiration
c. Hypoactive bowel sounds
d. Loose tracheal secretions - ANSWER-b. High-pitched
sound on inspiration
A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 days postoperative
following a below-the-knee
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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
c. Palpate pulses distal to the graft donor site
d. Measure the client's core body temperature - ANSWER-
b. Auscultate breath sounds
ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED CMS NEWEST
2025/ 2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
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
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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
A nurse is caring for a client who has Parkinson's disease
and is prescribed a level 1 dysphagia
diet. Which of the following items should the nurse remove
from the client's tray?
a. Vanilla milkshake
b. Peanut butter
c. Chocolate pudding
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d. Applesauce - ANSWER-b. Peanut butter
A nurse in a provider's office is teaching a client about the
self-management of GERD. Which of
the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. "eat a light meal 1 hour before bedtime"
b. "sleep with head of your bed elevated 6 inches"
c. "increase your caloric intake by 250 calories per day"
d. "lie down for 30 min after each meal" - ANSWER-b.
"sleep with head of your bed elevated 6 inches"
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following
a partial thyroidectomy. Which of
the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report
to the provider?
a. Client report of pain at the incision site
b. High-pitched sound on inspiration
c. Hypoactive bowel sounds
d. Loose tracheal secretions - ANSWER-b. High-pitched
sound on inspiration
A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 days postoperative
following a below-the-knee
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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
c. Palpate pulses distal to the graft donor site
d. Measure the client's core body temperature - ANSWER-
b. Auscultate breath sounds
