ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL COMPLETE
BUNDLE 2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
Q&A REAL TESTED QUESTIONS
⩥ A nurse in an emergency department is assessing an older adult client
who has a fractured wrist following a fall. During the assessment, the
client states, "Last week I crashed my car because my vision suddenly
went blurry." Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority?
a) Check the client's neurological status
b) Document the client's statements
c) Prepare the client for a CT scan
d) Teach the client about using safety precautions for falls. Answer: a)
Check the client's neurological status
⩥ A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a client who is
scheduled for an open cholecystectomy. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a) Teach the importance of a clear liquid diet after discharge
b) Tell the client to remove incisional adhesive strips 3 days after
discharge
c) Demonstrate ways to deep breath and cough
d) Instruct the client to maintain bedrest for 48 hours. Answer: c)
Demonstrate ways to deep breath and cough
,⩥ A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who has
full-thickness burns over 20% of his total body surface area. After
ensuring a patent airway and administering oxygen, which of the
following items should the nurse prepare to administer?
a) IV fluids
b) Analgesia
c) Antibiotics
d) Tetanus toxoid. Answer: a) IV fluids
⩥ A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client who has migraine
headaches and is taking feverfew to prevent her headaches. The nurse
should identify that which of the following client medications interacts
with feverfew?
a) Metoprolol
b) Bupropion
c) Naproxen
d) Atorvastatin. Answer: c) Naproxen
⩥ A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has laryngeal
cancer and is receiving radiation treatment. Which of the following
statements made by the client indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
a) I will wear a badge to measure how much radiation I am receiving
b) I will remove the markings on the skin after each radiation treatment
,c) I will avoid direct exposure to the sun
d) I will rinse my mouth with a commercial mouthwash. Answer: c) I
will avoid direct exposure to the sun
⩥ A nurse is preparing to administer a blood transfusion to a client who
has anemia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a) Obtain the client's vital signs
b) Describe the blood transfusion procedure to the client
c) Check for the type and number of units of blood to administer
d) Initiate a peripheral IV. Answer: c) Check for the type and number of
units of blood to administer
⩥ A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for enalapril. The
nurse should identify which of the following findings as an adverse
effect of the medication?
a) Bradycardia
b) Tremors
c) Orthostatic hypotension
d) Drowsiness. Answer: c) Orthostatic hypotension
⩥ A nurse is assessing for compartment syndrome in a client who has a
short leg cast. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify
as a manifestation of this condition?
a) Bounding pedal pulse
, b) Capillary refill less than 2 seconds
c) Pain that increases with passive movement
d) Areas of warmth on the cast. Answer: c) Pain that increases with
passive movement
⩥ A nurse is planning care for a client who has full-thickness burns on
the lower extremities. Which of the following interventions should the
nurse include?
a) Limit visitation time for the client's children to 40 minutes per day
b) Clean the equipment in the client's room once per week
c) Provide a diet of fresh fruits and vegetables for the client
d) Apply new gloves when alternating between wound care sites.
Answer: d) Apply new gloves when alternating between wound care
sites
⩥ A nurse is caring for client who has cancer. The client tells the nurse,
"I would prefer to try vitamins and minerals instead of chemotherapy".
Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
a) I have never heard of any holistic treatment that is effective
b) You should ask your provider about your plan
c) The best way to treat your cancer is chemotherapy
d) Tell me what you know about chemotherapy. Answer: d) Tell me what
you know about chemotherapy
BUNDLE 2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
Q&A REAL TESTED QUESTIONS
⩥ A nurse in an emergency department is assessing an older adult client
who has a fractured wrist following a fall. During the assessment, the
client states, "Last week I crashed my car because my vision suddenly
went blurry." Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority?
a) Check the client's neurological status
b) Document the client's statements
c) Prepare the client for a CT scan
d) Teach the client about using safety precautions for falls. Answer: a)
Check the client's neurological status
⩥ A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a client who is
scheduled for an open cholecystectomy. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a) Teach the importance of a clear liquid diet after discharge
b) Tell the client to remove incisional adhesive strips 3 days after
discharge
c) Demonstrate ways to deep breath and cough
d) Instruct the client to maintain bedrest for 48 hours. Answer: c)
Demonstrate ways to deep breath and cough
,⩥ A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who has
full-thickness burns over 20% of his total body surface area. After
ensuring a patent airway and administering oxygen, which of the
following items should the nurse prepare to administer?
a) IV fluids
b) Analgesia
c) Antibiotics
d) Tetanus toxoid. Answer: a) IV fluids
⩥ A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client who has migraine
headaches and is taking feverfew to prevent her headaches. The nurse
should identify that which of the following client medications interacts
with feverfew?
a) Metoprolol
b) Bupropion
c) Naproxen
d) Atorvastatin. Answer: c) Naproxen
⩥ A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has laryngeal
cancer and is receiving radiation treatment. Which of the following
statements made by the client indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
a) I will wear a badge to measure how much radiation I am receiving
b) I will remove the markings on the skin after each radiation treatment
,c) I will avoid direct exposure to the sun
d) I will rinse my mouth with a commercial mouthwash. Answer: c) I
will avoid direct exposure to the sun
⩥ A nurse is preparing to administer a blood transfusion to a client who
has anemia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a) Obtain the client's vital signs
b) Describe the blood transfusion procedure to the client
c) Check for the type and number of units of blood to administer
d) Initiate a peripheral IV. Answer: c) Check for the type and number of
units of blood to administer
⩥ A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for enalapril. The
nurse should identify which of the following findings as an adverse
effect of the medication?
a) Bradycardia
b) Tremors
c) Orthostatic hypotension
d) Drowsiness. Answer: c) Orthostatic hypotension
⩥ A nurse is assessing for compartment syndrome in a client who has a
short leg cast. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify
as a manifestation of this condition?
a) Bounding pedal pulse
, b) Capillary refill less than 2 seconds
c) Pain that increases with passive movement
d) Areas of warmth on the cast. Answer: c) Pain that increases with
passive movement
⩥ A nurse is planning care for a client who has full-thickness burns on
the lower extremities. Which of the following interventions should the
nurse include?
a) Limit visitation time for the client's children to 40 minutes per day
b) Clean the equipment in the client's room once per week
c) Provide a diet of fresh fruits and vegetables for the client
d) Apply new gloves when alternating between wound care sites.
Answer: d) Apply new gloves when alternating between wound care
sites
⩥ A nurse is caring for client who has cancer. The client tells the nurse,
"I would prefer to try vitamins and minerals instead of chemotherapy".
Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
a) I have never heard of any holistic treatment that is effective
b) You should ask your provider about your plan
c) The best way to treat your cancer is chemotherapy
d) Tell me what you know about chemotherapy. Answer: d) Tell me what
you know about chemotherapy
