ATI Med Surg Proctored Exam Practice Qs & Ans updated 2026

ATI Med Surg Proctored Exam
Practice Qs & Ans updated 2026
ABnurseBisBcaringBforBaBclientBwhoBexperiencedBaBtraumaticBheadBinjuryBandBhasBanBintrave
ntricularBcatheterB(Ventriculostomy)BforBICPBmonitoring.BTheBnurseBshouldBmonitorBtheBclient
BforBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBcomplicationsBrelatedBtoBtheBventriculostomy?:



a.BHeadache

b.BInfection

c.BAphasia

d.BHypertensionB-BAnswerb.BInfection

MonitorBforBinfectionBandBuseBstrictBasepsisBtoBavoidBlife-threateningBmeningitis.



ABnurseBisBprovidingBeducationBtoBaBclientBwhoBisBtoBundergoBanBEEGBtheBnextBday.BWhich
BofBtheBfollowingBinfoBshouldBtheBnurseBincludeBinBtheBteaching?



a.B"DoBnotBwashByourBhairBtheBmorningBofBtheBprocedure."

b.B"TryBandBstayBawakeBmostBofBtheBnightBpriorBtoBtheBprocedure."

c.B"TheBprocedureBwillBtakeBapproximatelyB15Bmins."

d.B"YouBwillBneedBtoBlieBflatBforB4BhoursBafterBtheBprocedure."B-
BAnswerb.B"TryBandBstayBawakeBmostBofBtheBnightBpriorBtoBtheBprocedure."



TellBtheBclientBtoBremainBawakeBtoBprovideBcranialBstressBandBincreaseBtheBpossibilityBofBabn
ormalBelectricalBactivity



ABnurseBisBcaringBforBaBclientBwhoBisBpostproceduralBfollowingBaBlumbarBpunctureBandBrepo
rtsBaBthrobbingBheadacheBwhenBsittingBupright.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBactionsBshouldBtheB
nurseBtake?BSATA.



a.BUseBtheBGCSBscaleBtoBassessBtheBclient

b.BAssistBtheBclientBintoBaBsupineBposition

c.BAdministerBanBopioidBanalgesic

d.BEncourageBtheBclientBtoBincreaseBPOBfluidBintake

e.BInstructBtheBclientBtoBperformBcoughingBandBdeepBbreathingB-BAnswerB,BD

,ABnurseBisBcaringBforBaBclientBwhoBhasBcontinuousBbladderBirrigationBfollowingBaBtransurethr
alBresectionBofBtheBprostateB(TURP).BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBfindingsBshouldBtheBnurseBrepor
tBtoBtheBprovider?



aBOutputBequalBtoBtheBinstilledBirrigate

b.BClientBreportsBbladderBspasms

c.BViscousBurinaryBoutputBwithBclots

d.BReportsBofBstrongBurgeBtoBurinateB-BAnswerc.BViscousBurinaryBoutputBwithBclots



UrineBthatBisBbrightBredBwithBclotsBisBanBindicationBofBarterialBbleeding.



ABnurseBisBmonitoringBtheBECGBofBaBclientBwhoBhasBhypocalcemia.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBf
indingsBshouldBtheBnurseBexpect?



a.BFlattenedBTBwaves

b.BProlongedBQTBintervals

c.BShortenedBQTBintervals

dBWidenedBQRSBcomplexesB-BAnswerb.BProlongedBQTBintervals

ManifestationsBofBhypocalcemiaBincludeBtingling,Bnumbness,Btetany,Bseizures,BprolongedBQTBin
tervals,BandBlaryngospasm.



ABnurseBisBpreparingBaBclientBwhoBhasBaBbrainBtumorBforBaBCTBscan.BWhichBofBtheBfollowin
gBfactorsBaffectsBtheBmannerBinBwhichBtheBnurseBwillBprepareBtheBclientBforBtheBscan?



a.BNoBfoodBorBfluidsBconsumedBforB4Bhours

b.BDifficultyBrecallingBrecentBevents

c.BDevelopmentBofBhivesBwhileBeatingBshrimp

d.BParesthesiaBinBbothBhandsB-BAnswerc.BDevelopmentBofBhivesBwhileBeatingBshrimp

ShellfishBallergyBisBcontraindicationBofBuseBofBcontrastBmediaBduringBaBCTBscan.

, ABnurseBisBpreparingBanBin-
serviceBprogramBaboutBtheBstagesBofBacuteBkidneyBinjury.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBpiecesBofB
infoBshouldBtheBnurseBincludeBaboutBprerenalBazotemia?



a.BPrerenalBazotemiaBbeginsBpriorBtoBtheBonsetBofBsymptoms

b.BInterferenceBwithBrenalBperfusionBcausesBrenalBazotemia

c.BPrerenalBazotemiaBisBirreversible,BevenBinBearlyBstages

d.BInfectionsBandBtumorsBcauseBprerenalBazotemiaB-
BAnswerb.BInterferenceBwithBrenalBperfusionBcausesBprerenalBazotemia.

PrerenalB=BinterferenceBwithBrenalBperfusion,BsuchBasBfromBheartBfailureBorBhypovolemicBsho
ck.



ABnurseBisBteachingBaBclientBwhoBhasBCADBaboutBtheBdifferenceBbetweenBanginaBpectorisBa
ndBMI.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBshouldBtheBnurseBidentifyBasBindicationsBofBMI?BSATA.



a.BN/V

b.BDiaphoresisBandBdizziness

c.BChestBandBleftBarmBpainBthatBsubsidesBwithBrest

d.BAnxietyBandBfeelingsBofBdoom

e.BBoundingBpulseBandBbradypneaB-BAnswerA,BB,BD



ABnurseBisBreviewingBtheBlabBresultsBofBaBlumbarBpunctureBforBaBclientBwhoBhasBmanifestati
onsBofBbacterialBmeningitis.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBfindingsBshouldBtheBnurseBexpect?



a.BElevatedBglucose

b.BElevatedBprotein

c.BPresenceBofBRBCs

d.BPresenceBofBD-dimerB-BAnswerb.BElevatedBprotein



ManifestationsBofBbacterialBmeningitisBincludeBincreaseBproteinBinBtheBCSF,BdecreasedBglucose
.BRBCsBcanBindicateBbleeding,Bhowever,BWBCsBareBwhatBindicatesBbacterialBmeningitis.



ABnurseBisBprovidingBteachingBtoBaBclientBwhoBhasBaBnewBdiagnosisBofBmyastheniaBgravisB(
MG).BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBpiecesBofBinformationBshouldBtheBnurseBinclude?