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ATI MED SURG PROCTORED NEWEST
2026 TEST BANK AND STUDY GUIDE
WITH 800 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) | ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse in an emergency department is preparing to perform
an ocular irrigation for a client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse plan to take?
a. Assess the client's visual acuity prior to irrigation
b. Have the client turn their head toward the unaffected eye
c. Hold the irrigator syringe 3.81 cm (1.5 in) above the eye
d. Perform the irrigation with sterile water for irrigation -
CORRECT ANSWER d. Perform the irrigation with sterile
water for irrigation
QUESTION : A nurse is preparing to administer lactated
ringer's via continuous IV infusion at 200 ml/hr. The IV tubing
has a drop factor of 10 drops/ml. How many gtt/min should
the nurse set the IV pump to administer? Round to near
whole number - CORRECT ANSWER 33 gtt/min
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QUESTION : A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a
client who has a new prescription for sublingual
nitroglycerin. Which of the following client statements
indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. I can keep my medications for 1 year before replacing it
b. I should lie down when I take this medication
c. I should discontinue this medication if I develop a
headache
d. I can take up to five tablets in 15 minutes before seeking
medical attention - CORRECT ANSWER b. I should lie
down when I take this medication
QUESTION : A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an
older adult client following a left total hip arthroplasty. Which
of the following instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. Clean the incision daily with hydrogen peroxide
b. You can cross your legs the ankles when sitting down
c. You should use an incentive spirometer every 8 hours
d. Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom - CORRECT
ANSWER d. Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom
QUESTION : A nurse is planning care for a client following a
cardiac catheterization. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a. Keep the client on bed rest for 24 hours
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b. Limit the client's fluid intake to 1 l per day
c. Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
d. Change the client's dressing every 8 hour - CORRECT
ANSWER c. Maintain the client's affected extremity in
extension
QUESTION : A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower
extremity fracture and a prescription for crutches. Which of
the following client statements indicates that the client is
adapting to their role change?
a. I will need to have my partner take over shopping for
groceries and cooking the meals for us
b. These crutches will make it impossible to care for my child
c. I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to keep the house
clean
d. Its going to be difficult to tell my parents I cant take them
to their appointments anymore - CORRECT ANSWER a. I
will need to have my partner take over shopping for
groceries and cooking the meals for us
QUESTION : A nurse is caring for a client who has
gastroenteritis. Which of the following assessment findings
should the nurse recognize as an indication that the client is
experiencing dehydration?
a. Pitting, dependent edema
b. Distended jugular veins
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c. Increased BP
d. Decreased BP - CORRECT ANSWER d. Decreased BP
QUESTION : A nurse is caring for a client who has a
contusion of the brainstem and reports thirst. The client's
urinary output was 4,000 ml over the past 24 hour. The nurse
should anticipate a prescription for which of the following IV
medication?
a. Desmopressin
b. Epinephrine
c. Furosemide
d. Nitroprusside - CORRECT ANSWER a. Desmopressin
QUESTION : A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a
client who recently started therapy with an ACE inhibitor and
reports a nagging dry cough. Which of the following
responses by the nurse is appropriate?
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change your
medication"
b. "Increasing your daily fluid intake may eliminate your
cough"
c. "sucking on lozenge may reduce the frequency of your
cough"
d. You cough should go away in time" - CORRECT
ANSWER a. "your cough may require that you stop or
change your medication"
2026 2027 GRADED A+
ATI MED SURG PROCTORED NEWEST
2026 TEST BANK AND STUDY GUIDE
WITH 800 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) | ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse in an emergency department is preparing to perform
an ocular irrigation for a client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse plan to take?
a. Assess the client's visual acuity prior to irrigation
b. Have the client turn their head toward the unaffected eye
c. Hold the irrigator syringe 3.81 cm (1.5 in) above the eye
d. Perform the irrigation with sterile water for irrigation -
CORRECT ANSWER d. Perform the irrigation with sterile
water for irrigation
QUESTION : A nurse is preparing to administer lactated
ringer's via continuous IV infusion at 200 ml/hr. The IV tubing
has a drop factor of 10 drops/ml. How many gtt/min should
the nurse set the IV pump to administer? Round to near
whole number - CORRECT ANSWER 33 gtt/min
2026 2027 GRADED A+
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QUESTION : A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a
client who has a new prescription for sublingual
nitroglycerin. Which of the following client statements
indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. I can keep my medications for 1 year before replacing it
b. I should lie down when I take this medication
c. I should discontinue this medication if I develop a
headache
d. I can take up to five tablets in 15 minutes before seeking
medical attention - CORRECT ANSWER b. I should lie
down when I take this medication
QUESTION : A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an
older adult client following a left total hip arthroplasty. Which
of the following instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. Clean the incision daily with hydrogen peroxide
b. You can cross your legs the ankles when sitting down
c. You should use an incentive spirometer every 8 hours
d. Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom - CORRECT
ANSWER d. Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom
QUESTION : A nurse is planning care for a client following a
cardiac catheterization. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a. Keep the client on bed rest for 24 hours
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b. Limit the client's fluid intake to 1 l per day
c. Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
d. Change the client's dressing every 8 hour - CORRECT
ANSWER c. Maintain the client's affected extremity in
extension
QUESTION : A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower
extremity fracture and a prescription for crutches. Which of
the following client statements indicates that the client is
adapting to their role change?
a. I will need to have my partner take over shopping for
groceries and cooking the meals for us
b. These crutches will make it impossible to care for my child
c. I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to keep the house
clean
d. Its going to be difficult to tell my parents I cant take them
to their appointments anymore - CORRECT ANSWER a. I
will need to have my partner take over shopping for
groceries and cooking the meals for us
QUESTION : A nurse is caring for a client who has
gastroenteritis. Which of the following assessment findings
should the nurse recognize as an indication that the client is
experiencing dehydration?
a. Pitting, dependent edema
b. Distended jugular veins
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c. Increased BP
d. Decreased BP - CORRECT ANSWER d. Decreased BP
QUESTION : A nurse is caring for a client who has a
contusion of the brainstem and reports thirst. The client's
urinary output was 4,000 ml over the past 24 hour. The nurse
should anticipate a prescription for which of the following IV
medication?
a. Desmopressin
b. Epinephrine
c. Furosemide
d. Nitroprusside - CORRECT ANSWER a. Desmopressin
QUESTION : A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a
client who recently started therapy with an ACE inhibitor and
reports a nagging dry cough. Which of the following
responses by the nurse is appropriate?
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change your
medication"
b. "Increasing your daily fluid intake may eliminate your
cough"
c. "sucking on lozenge may reduce the frequency of your
cough"
d. You cough should go away in time" - CORRECT
ANSWER a. "your cough may require that you stop or
change your medication"
2026 2027 GRADED A+
