ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL WITH NGN COMPLETE 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL WITH
NGN 2025-2026 COMPLETE 180
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Amnursemismprovidingmteachingmtomamclientmwhomhasmchronicmkidneymdiseasemandmamnewmprescript
ionmformerythropoietin.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmbymthemclientmindicatesmanmundersta
ndingmofmthemteaching?m

a)m"Imshouldmtakemcalciummsupplements,msomthemmedicationmwillmworkmbetterminmmymsystem."

b)m"Imammtakingmthismmedicationmtomincreasemmymenergymlevel."

c)m"Thismmedicationmcanmcausemmymbloodmpressuremtomdrop."

d)m"Imwillmneedmtomrestrictmproteinminmmymdietmwhilemtakingmthismmedication."m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmb)m"Imammtakingmthismmedicationmtomincreasemmymenergymlevel."




Amnurseminmamprovider'smofficemismcaringmformamclientmwhomrequestsmsildenafilmtomtreatmerectilemdy
sfunction.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmshouldmthemnursemmake?m

a)mYoummightmneedmtomtakemamstoolmsoftenermwhilemtakingmthismmedication.

b)mYoumwillmnotmbemablemtomusemsildenafilmifmyoumhavemdiabetes.

c)mYoumwillmneedmtomlimitmyourmcaffeinemintakemifmyoumstartmtakingmsildenafil.

d)mYoumwillmnotmbemablemtomusemsildenafilmifmyoumaremtakingmnitroglycerin.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmd)mYoumwillmnotmbemablemtomusemsildenafilmifmyoumaremtakingmnitroglycerin.




Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomhasmamnewmdiagnosismofmhyperthyroidism.mWhichmofmthemfollo
wingmismthemprioritymassessmentmfindingmthatmthemnursemshouldmreportmtomthemprovider?

a)mRestlessnessm

b)mT3mlevelm215mng/dL

,c)mBloodmpressurem170/80

d)mDecreasedmweightm-mCORRECTmANSWERSmc)mBloodmpressurem170/80



Amnursemonmammedical-surgicalmunitmismreceivingmchange-of-
shiftmreportmonmfourmclients.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmclientsmshouldmthemnursemidentifymasmhavin
gmthemgreatestmriskmformdevelopingmanminfection?

a)mAmclientmwhomhasmamclosedmfracturemofmthemarmmandmismreceivingmanmopioidmpainmmedication

b)mAmclientmwhomhasmCOPDmandmismreceivingmsteroidmtherapy

c)mAmclientmwhomismpostoperativemfollowingmamlaparoscopicmappendectomymandmismreceivingmanma
ntibiotic

d)mAmclientmwhomhasmamdeepmveinmthrombosism(DVT)mandmismreceivingmanticoagulantmtherapym-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmb)mAmclientmwhomhasmCOPDmandmismreceivingmsteroidmtherapy




Amnurseminmanmemergencymdepartmentmismassessingmanmoldermadultmclientmwhomhasmamfracturedm
wristmfollowingmamfall.mDuringmthemassessment,mthemclientmstates,m"LastmweekmImcrashedmmymcarmb
ecausemmymvisionmsuddenlymwentmblurry."mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmismthemnurse'smpriorit
y?m

a)mCheckmthemclient'smneurologicalmstatus

b)mDocumentmthemclient'smstatements

c)mPreparemthemclientmformamCTmscan

d)mTeachmthemclientmaboutmusingmsafetymprecautionsmformfallsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSma)mCheckmthemclient'smneurologicalmstatus




Amnursemismprovidingmpreoperativemteachingmformamclientmwhomismscheduledmformanmopenmcholecy
stectomy.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmthemnursemtake?

a)mTeachmthemimportancemofmamclearmliquidmdietmaftermdischarge

b)mTellmthemclientmtomremovemincisionalmadhesivemstripsm3mdaysmaftermdischarge

c)mDemonstratemwaysmtomdeepmbreathmandmcough

,d)mInstructmthemclientmtommaintainmbedrestmform48mhoursm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmc)mDemonstratemwaysmtomdeepmbreathmandmcough




Amnurseminmanmemergencymdepartmentmismcaringmformamclientmwhomhasmfull-
thicknessmburnsmoverm20%mofmhismtotalmbodymsurfacemarea.mAftermensuringmampatentmairwaymandm
administeringmoxygen,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmitemsmshouldmthemnursempreparemtomadminister?

a)mIVmfluids

b)mAnalgesia

c)mAntibiotics

d)mTetanusmtoxoidm-mCORRECTmANSWERSma)mIVmfluids



Amnurseminmamprovider'smofficemismassessingmamclientmwhomhasmmigrainemheadachesmandmismtakingm
feverfewmtompreventmhermheadaches.mThemnursemshouldmidentifymthatmwhichmofmthemfollowingmcli
entmmedicationsminteractsmwithmfeverfew?

a)mMetoprolol

b)mBupropion

c)mNaproxen

d)mAtorvastatinm-mCORRECTmANSWERSmc)mNaproxen



Amnursemismprovidingmdischargemteachingmtomamclientmwhomhasmlaryngealmcancermandmismreceivingm
radiationmtreatment.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmmadembymthemclientmindicatesmanmunde
rstandingmofmthemteaching?

a)mImwillmwearmambadgemtommeasuremhowmmuchmradiationmImammreceiving

b)mImwillmremovemthemmarkingsmonmthemskinmaftermeachmradiationmtreatment

c)mImwillmavoidmdirectmexposuremtomthemsun

d)mImwillmrinsemmymmouthmwithmamcommercialmmouthwashm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmc)mImwillmavoidmdirectmexposuremtomthemsun

, Amnursemismpreparingmtomadministermambloodmtransfusionmtomamclientmwhomhasmanemia.mWhichmof
mthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmthemnursemtakemfirst?m



a)mObtainmthemclient'smvitalmsigns

b)mDescribemthembloodmtransfusionmproceduremtomthemclient

c)mCheckmformthemtypemandmnumbermofmunitsmofmbloodmtomadminister

d)mInitiatemamperipheralmIVm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmc)mCheckmformthemtypemandmnumbermofmunitsmofmbloodmtomadminister




Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomhasmamprescriptionmformenalapril.mThemnursemshouldmidentifym
whichmofmthemfollowingmfindingsmasmanmadversemeffectmofmthemmedication?m

a)mBradycardia

b)mTremors

c)mOrthostaticmhypotension

d)mDrowsinessm-mCORRECTmANSWERSmc)mOrthostaticmhypotension



Amnursemismassessingmformcompartmentmsyndromeminmamclientmwhomhasmamshortmlegmcast.mWhichm
ofmthemfollowingmfindingsmshouldmthemnursemidentifymasmammanifestationmofmthismcondition?

a)mBoundingmpedalmpulse

b)mCapillarymrefillmlessmthanm2mseconds

c)mPainmthatmincreasesmwithmpassivemmovement

d)mAreasmofmwarmthmonmthemcastm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmc)mPainmthatmincreasesmwithmpassivemmovement




Amnursemismplanningmcaremformamclientmwhomhasmfull-
thicknessmburnsmonmthemlowermextremities.mWhichmofmthemfollowingminterventionsmshouldmthemnu
rseminclude?

a)mLimitmvisitationmtimemformthemclient'smchildrenmtom40mminutesmpermday

b)mCleanmthemequipmentminmthemclient'smroommoncempermweekm