ATI CAPSTONE MED SURG COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW GUIDE 2026
◉ a nurse is assessing a client who has hypokalemia as a result of
n/v, and diarrhea, what finding should the nurse expect. Answer:
weak, irregular pulse
◉ a nurse is providing teaching for a client who has experienced an
acute episode of gastritis, what instruction should the nurse include
in the teaching. Answer: avoid drinking alcohol
◉ a nurse at an outpt surgery center is providing discharge teaching
to a pt an his spouse following surgical removal of a cataract, what
should the nurse include?. Answer: the client should wear dark
glasses while outdoors
◉ a nurse is assessing a pt who has a puncture wound on his foot,
what is a manifestation of acute osteomylitis?. Answer: localized
erythema
◉ a nurse is monitoring a pt who had a cerebral aneurysm rupture,
what finding should the nurse identify as a manifestation of
increased intracranial pressure. Answer: irritability
,◉ when caring for a pt with a chest tube the nurse notes continuous
bubbling in the chest tube water seal chamber, what does this
indicate. Answer: an air leak
◉ a nurse is an ED is caring for a client who had a seizure and
became unresponsive after stating she had a sudden, severe
headache, and vomiting, the pts vital signs are as follows: BP
198/110, pulse of 82/min, RR of 24m/min, temp of 100.8F, what
neuro disorders should the nurse suspect. Answer: hemorrhagic
stroke
◉ a nurse is caring for a pt who is 2hr postoperative following a
TURP, what assessment should be an indication of a postoperative
complication. Answer: output of burgundy colored urine
◉ a nurse is caring for a pt who has HIV, what following lab values is
the nurse's priority. Answer: CD4 T cell count 180 cells/mm3
(severely immunocompromised and at high risk of infection)
◉ a nurse is teaching a pt who has GERD about managing his illness,
what recommendations should the nurse include in the teaching.
Answer: avoid eating within 3 hours of bedtime
, ◉ a nurse is a provider's office is reviewing the laboratory results of
a client who takes furosemide for hypertension, the nurse notes that
the potassium level is 3.3, the nurse should monitor for the
complication of. Answer: cardiac dysrhythmias
◉ a nurse is caring for a pt with who has hepatitis A, the pt asks the
nurse how he might have contracted virus, which of the following a
question the nurse should ask the client?. Answer: have you been to
a third world country in the past
◉ a nurse is preparing a pt for a radiation treatment who is postop
following a mastectomy, the nurse should inform the pt to expect
what adverse effect from the treatment?. Answer: fatigue
◉ a nurse is in a burn tx center is caring for a client who is admitted
with severe burns to both lower extremities and is scheduled for an
escharotomy, the client's spouse asks the nurse what the procedure
entails, which of the following statements made by the nurse is
appropriate. Answer: large incisions will be made in the eschar to
improve circulation
◉ a nurse is assessing a pt who has a herniated lumbar disc, what
finding would the nurse expect. Answer: the pt reports tingling and
burning sensation in one foot
REVIEW GUIDE 2026
◉ a nurse is assessing a client who has hypokalemia as a result of
n/v, and diarrhea, what finding should the nurse expect. Answer:
weak, irregular pulse
◉ a nurse is providing teaching for a client who has experienced an
acute episode of gastritis, what instruction should the nurse include
in the teaching. Answer: avoid drinking alcohol
◉ a nurse at an outpt surgery center is providing discharge teaching
to a pt an his spouse following surgical removal of a cataract, what
should the nurse include?. Answer: the client should wear dark
glasses while outdoors
◉ a nurse is assessing a pt who has a puncture wound on his foot,
what is a manifestation of acute osteomylitis?. Answer: localized
erythema
◉ a nurse is monitoring a pt who had a cerebral aneurysm rupture,
what finding should the nurse identify as a manifestation of
increased intracranial pressure. Answer: irritability
,◉ when caring for a pt with a chest tube the nurse notes continuous
bubbling in the chest tube water seal chamber, what does this
indicate. Answer: an air leak
◉ a nurse is an ED is caring for a client who had a seizure and
became unresponsive after stating she had a sudden, severe
headache, and vomiting, the pts vital signs are as follows: BP
198/110, pulse of 82/min, RR of 24m/min, temp of 100.8F, what
neuro disorders should the nurse suspect. Answer: hemorrhagic
stroke
◉ a nurse is caring for a pt who is 2hr postoperative following a
TURP, what assessment should be an indication of a postoperative
complication. Answer: output of burgundy colored urine
◉ a nurse is caring for a pt who has HIV, what following lab values is
the nurse's priority. Answer: CD4 T cell count 180 cells/mm3
(severely immunocompromised and at high risk of infection)
◉ a nurse is teaching a pt who has GERD about managing his illness,
what recommendations should the nurse include in the teaching.
Answer: avoid eating within 3 hours of bedtime
, ◉ a nurse is a provider's office is reviewing the laboratory results of
a client who takes furosemide for hypertension, the nurse notes that
the potassium level is 3.3, the nurse should monitor for the
complication of. Answer: cardiac dysrhythmias
◉ a nurse is caring for a pt with who has hepatitis A, the pt asks the
nurse how he might have contracted virus, which of the following a
question the nurse should ask the client?. Answer: have you been to
a third world country in the past
◉ a nurse is preparing a pt for a radiation treatment who is postop
following a mastectomy, the nurse should inform the pt to expect
what adverse effect from the treatment?. Answer: fatigue
◉ a nurse is in a burn tx center is caring for a client who is admitted
with severe burns to both lower extremities and is scheduled for an
escharotomy, the client's spouse asks the nurse what the procedure
entails, which of the following statements made by the nurse is
appropriate. Answer: large incisions will be made in the eschar to
improve circulation
◉ a nurse is assessing a pt who has a herniated lumbar disc, what
finding would the nurse expect. Answer: the pt reports tingling and
burning sensation in one foot
