ATI Proctored-Medical Surgical|Questions With Correct
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In extubating an Endtroacheal tube, what needs to be reported immedatiely? - ✔stridor
Why is stridor bad? - ✔it means that there is an obstruction or edema in airway
What is common in heart rate in a patient with low fluid volume (hypovolemia)? -
✔usually greater than 110- to compensate for the low bp
What is normal urine gravity? - ✔1.000 - 1.030
What is the role of positive pressure? - ✔to promote lung expansion and stabilize chest
Would you recommend exercise for a pt who has been discharged with heart failure? -
✔yes
How often should exercise be in heart failure pt? - ✔regular routine
Should you consume milk with iron supplements? - ✔no- can cause gastric disturbance.
Would you take iron with antacids? - ✔no- causes gastric disturbances
Would you tell the pt to lower red meat intake with iron deficiency? - ✔no- increase iron
rich foods
What is a common side effect with iron pills? - ✔constipation
What would you tell them to eat with taking iron pills? - ✔high fiber
When does pain worsen with compartement syndrome? - ✔when passive moving
occurs.
What does warmth under cast indicate? - ✔infection
Should pt decrease complex carbs for atherosceleoris? - ✔no, increase them
What carb should a client with atherosceloris decrease? - ✔simple sugars
Is MRSA airborne or contact? - ✔contact
What does phenyotoin do to hepatic enzymes (for seizures meds)? - ✔it decreases
effectiveness
,What should you tell the pt not to take with ciprofloxacin? - ✔magnesium containg
antacids
Why wouldn't you take magnesium containing anatacids with cipro? - ✔calcium can
decrease absorption of med
What is a common side effect of rifampin? - ✔color of urine-
Can you take ciproflaxcin with alcohol? - ✔yes
After a parathryoidectomy what would be the priority for the nurse? - ✔to put trach tray
by bedside in case of airway occlusion(AIRWAY)
What meds increase osteoporosis? - ✔fludrocortisone
With enoxaparin, what is the priority as the med the nurse? - ✔give dosage same time
every day
Is restlessness common in hyperthyroidism? - ✔yes
What would be urgent for hyperthyroidism? - ✔high BP
If a pt has a weird heart sound what would be first thing you do? - ✔listen to it again but
on the left side (least invasive)
Why would gentamicin be withheld from a pt? - ✔if creatine levels are too high
What is normal creatine? - ✔.6-1.2
What is one of the first vital signs of a hemorrhage? - ✔increase heart rate
What med would you give for a febrile reaction? - ✔tylenol (reduces fever)
How long does a drain stay in place for a radical mastectomy? - ✔1 to 3 week
What drainage amount to get rid of drainage tube for mastectomy? - ✔less than 25
What is first thing to ask if a pt reports dyspnea and SOB when administering O2? - ✔if
they have COPD
Why would it be bad for you to put O2 on a COPD pt? - ✔It can worsen hypercarbemia.
What is someones HGB look like with leukemia (increase or decreased)? - ✔decreased
, What would be a big sign that nephrosotomy tube has popped or been displaced? -
✔back pain
What is max amount of flexion for total hip replacement? - ✔no more than 90 degrees
Why would you place a pillow between a pt legs for hip athroplasy? - ✔so the hips don't
get dislocated
What is a holter monitor used for? - ✔detecting irregular heart rate and rhythms
What is the role of a pacemaker? - ✔regulate the heart rate
What is a echocardiogram used for? - ✔detecting valve dysfunction
What do PPI do for gastric ulcers? - ✔it suppresses gastric acid production
What does high fowler's position accomplish? - ✔increases lung expansion and
improves ventilation
What med would you d/c to before going in for allergy testing? - ✔prednisone
If a pt were to state that their vision went blurry before a car accident, what would you
do first? - ✔monitor neuro
What would be first thing to do if bowel is protruding from stomach? - ✔call for help
What kind of skin for hypothyroidism? - ✔dry scaly
What does metformin do to glucose? - ✔it decreases the amount of glucose produced in
liver
When should pt take metformin? - ✔with or immediately following meals
If you have hair loss on lower legs what could be problem? - ✔Peripheral arterial
disease (PAD)
When does pain happen with PAD? - ✔with resting
How is pain relieved with PAD? - ✔Dangling the feet
After a thoracenteisis what should a nurse tell the pt? - ✔to take deep breaths to help
with lung expansion
Answers|Verified
In extubating an Endtroacheal tube, what needs to be reported immedatiely? - ✔stridor
Why is stridor bad? - ✔it means that there is an obstruction or edema in airway
What is common in heart rate in a patient with low fluid volume (hypovolemia)? -
✔usually greater than 110- to compensate for the low bp
What is normal urine gravity? - ✔1.000 - 1.030
What is the role of positive pressure? - ✔to promote lung expansion and stabilize chest
Would you recommend exercise for a pt who has been discharged with heart failure? -
✔yes
How often should exercise be in heart failure pt? - ✔regular routine
Should you consume milk with iron supplements? - ✔no- can cause gastric disturbance.
Would you take iron with antacids? - ✔no- causes gastric disturbances
Would you tell the pt to lower red meat intake with iron deficiency? - ✔no- increase iron
rich foods
What is a common side effect with iron pills? - ✔constipation
What would you tell them to eat with taking iron pills? - ✔high fiber
When does pain worsen with compartement syndrome? - ✔when passive moving
occurs.
What does warmth under cast indicate? - ✔infection
Should pt decrease complex carbs for atherosceleoris? - ✔no, increase them
What carb should a client with atherosceloris decrease? - ✔simple sugars
Is MRSA airborne or contact? - ✔contact
What does phenyotoin do to hepatic enzymes (for seizures meds)? - ✔it decreases
effectiveness
,What should you tell the pt not to take with ciprofloxacin? - ✔magnesium containg
antacids
Why wouldn't you take magnesium containing anatacids with cipro? - ✔calcium can
decrease absorption of med
What is a common side effect of rifampin? - ✔color of urine-
Can you take ciproflaxcin with alcohol? - ✔yes
After a parathryoidectomy what would be the priority for the nurse? - ✔to put trach tray
by bedside in case of airway occlusion(AIRWAY)
What meds increase osteoporosis? - ✔fludrocortisone
With enoxaparin, what is the priority as the med the nurse? - ✔give dosage same time
every day
Is restlessness common in hyperthyroidism? - ✔yes
What would be urgent for hyperthyroidism? - ✔high BP
If a pt has a weird heart sound what would be first thing you do? - ✔listen to it again but
on the left side (least invasive)
Why would gentamicin be withheld from a pt? - ✔if creatine levels are too high
What is normal creatine? - ✔.6-1.2
What is one of the first vital signs of a hemorrhage? - ✔increase heart rate
What med would you give for a febrile reaction? - ✔tylenol (reduces fever)
How long does a drain stay in place for a radical mastectomy? - ✔1 to 3 week
What drainage amount to get rid of drainage tube for mastectomy? - ✔less than 25
What is first thing to ask if a pt reports dyspnea and SOB when administering O2? - ✔if
they have COPD
Why would it be bad for you to put O2 on a COPD pt? - ✔It can worsen hypercarbemia.
What is someones HGB look like with leukemia (increase or decreased)? - ✔decreased
, What would be a big sign that nephrosotomy tube has popped or been displaced? -
✔back pain
What is max amount of flexion for total hip replacement? - ✔no more than 90 degrees
Why would you place a pillow between a pt legs for hip athroplasy? - ✔so the hips don't
get dislocated
What is a holter monitor used for? - ✔detecting irregular heart rate and rhythms
What is the role of a pacemaker? - ✔regulate the heart rate
What is a echocardiogram used for? - ✔detecting valve dysfunction
What do PPI do for gastric ulcers? - ✔it suppresses gastric acid production
What does high fowler's position accomplish? - ✔increases lung expansion and
improves ventilation
What med would you d/c to before going in for allergy testing? - ✔prednisone
If a pt were to state that their vision went blurry before a car accident, what would you
do first? - ✔monitor neuro
What would be first thing to do if bowel is protruding from stomach? - ✔call for help
What kind of skin for hypothyroidism? - ✔dry scaly
What does metformin do to glucose? - ✔it decreases the amount of glucose produced in
liver
When should pt take metformin? - ✔with or immediately following meals
If you have hair loss on lower legs what could be problem? - ✔Peripheral arterial
disease (PAD)
When does pain happen with PAD? - ✔with resting
How is pain relieved with PAD? - ✔Dangling the feet
After a thoracenteisis what should a nurse tell the pt? - ✔to take deep breaths to help
with lung expansion
