ATI PROCTORED EXAM Practice
QUESTIONS and Answers 2026
Endtroacheal tube extubate what would you report immedatiely? - Answerstridor
Why is stridor bad? - Answerit means that there is an obstruction or edema in airway
What is heart rate like in someone who has a low fluid volume? - Answerhigher than usual like 110
What is normal unrine gravity? - Answer1.000 - 1.030
What is positive pressure doing? - Answerpromote lung expansion and stabilize chest
Would you recomened exercise for a pt who has been discharged with heart failure? - Answeryes
How often should exercise be in heart failure pt? - Answerregular routine
Should you consume milk with iron supplements? - Answerno can cause gastro disturbance.
Would you take iron with antacids? - Answerno gastro disturb
Would you tell the pt to lower red meat intake with iron deficiency? - Answerno because they would
need increase
What is a common side effect with iron pills? - Answerconstipation
What would you tell them to eat with taking iron pills? - Answerhigh fiber
When does pain worsen with compartement syndrome? - Answerwhen passive moving occurs.
What does warmth under cast indicate? - Answerinfection
,Should pt decrease complex carbs for atherosceleoris? - Answerno
What carb should a client with atherosceloris decrease? - Answersimple sugars
Is MRSA airborne or contact? - Answercontact
What does phenyotoin do to hepatic enzymes (for seizures the med is)? - Answerit decreases
effectiveness
What should you tell the pt not to take with ciprofloxacin? - Answermagnesium containg antacids
Why wouldn't you take magnesium containing anatacids with cipro? - Answercalcium can decrease
obsorb of med
What is a common side effect of rifampin? - Answercolor of pee
Can you take ciproflaxcin with booze? - Answeryes
After a parathryoidecotmy what would be prioty for nurse? - Answerto put trach tray by bedside
(AIRWAY)
What meds increase osteoporosis? - Answerfludrocortisone
With enoxaparin what is main thing for the med the nurse should do? - Answergive dosage same
time every day
Is restlessness common in hyperthyroidism? - Answeryes
What would be urgent for hyperthyroidism? - Answerhigh BP
If a pt has a weird heart sound what would be first thing you do? - Answerlisten to it again but on the
left side (least invasive)
,Why would gentamicin be withheld from a pt? - Answerif creatine levels are too high
What is normal creatine? - Answer.6-1.2
What is one of the first vital signs of a hemmhorage? - Answerincrease heart rate
What med would you give for a febrile reaction? - Answertyneol (reduces fever)
How long does a drain stay in place for a radical mastectomy? - Answer1 to 3 week
What drainage amount to get rid of drainage tube for mastectomy? - Answerless than 25
What is first thing to do who reports dyspnea and SOB when putting on O2? - Answerif they have
COPD
Why would it be bad for you to put O2 on a COPD pt? - AnswerIt can worsen hypercarbia
What is someones HGB look like with leukemia increase or decreased? - Answerdecreased
What would be a big sign that nephrosotmoy tube has popped? - Answerback pain
What is max amount of flexing for total hip? - Answerno more than 90
Why would you place a pillow between a pt legs for hip athroplasy? - Answerso hips don't get
dislodged
What is a holter monitor used for? - Answerif you have an irregular heart rate it can detect it
What can a pacemake do to a pt heart? - Answerregulate the heart rate
What is a echo used for? - Answerdetecting valve dysfunction
, What do PPI do for gastric ulcers? - Answerit suppresses gastric acid production
What is good about high fowlers postion? - Answerincreases lung expansion and improves ventilation
What med would you d/c to before going in for allergy testing? - Answerprednisone
If a pt were to state there vision went blurry before a car accident what would you do first? -
Answermonitor neuro
What would be first thing to do if bowel is protruding from stomach? - Answercall for help
What kind of skin for hypothyroidism? - Answerdry scaly
What does metformin do to glucose? - Answerit decreases the amount of glucose produced in liver
When should pt take metformin? - Answerwith or immediately following meals
If you have hair loss on lower legs what could be problem? - AnswerPAD
When is pain happening with PAD? - Answerwhen resting
How is pain relieved with PAD? - Answerwhen feet are dangling
After a thoracenteisis what should a nurse tell the pt? - Answerto deep breather to re expand lungs
What would be an indication of osteomyelitis what lab? - Answerincrease sedimentation rate
What is a blood problem that can occur with someone taking feverfew. - Answerplatlet aggregation
What med does not go with feverfew? - Answernaproxen
QUESTIONS and Answers 2026
Endtroacheal tube extubate what would you report immedatiely? - Answerstridor
Why is stridor bad? - Answerit means that there is an obstruction or edema in airway
What is heart rate like in someone who has a low fluid volume? - Answerhigher than usual like 110
What is normal unrine gravity? - Answer1.000 - 1.030
What is positive pressure doing? - Answerpromote lung expansion and stabilize chest
Would you recomened exercise for a pt who has been discharged with heart failure? - Answeryes
How often should exercise be in heart failure pt? - Answerregular routine
Should you consume milk with iron supplements? - Answerno can cause gastro disturbance.
Would you take iron with antacids? - Answerno gastro disturb
Would you tell the pt to lower red meat intake with iron deficiency? - Answerno because they would
need increase
What is a common side effect with iron pills? - Answerconstipation
What would you tell them to eat with taking iron pills? - Answerhigh fiber
When does pain worsen with compartement syndrome? - Answerwhen passive moving occurs.
What does warmth under cast indicate? - Answerinfection
,Should pt decrease complex carbs for atherosceleoris? - Answerno
What carb should a client with atherosceloris decrease? - Answersimple sugars
Is MRSA airborne or contact? - Answercontact
What does phenyotoin do to hepatic enzymes (for seizures the med is)? - Answerit decreases
effectiveness
What should you tell the pt not to take with ciprofloxacin? - Answermagnesium containg antacids
Why wouldn't you take magnesium containing anatacids with cipro? - Answercalcium can decrease
obsorb of med
What is a common side effect of rifampin? - Answercolor of pee
Can you take ciproflaxcin with booze? - Answeryes
After a parathryoidecotmy what would be prioty for nurse? - Answerto put trach tray by bedside
(AIRWAY)
What meds increase osteoporosis? - Answerfludrocortisone
With enoxaparin what is main thing for the med the nurse should do? - Answergive dosage same
time every day
Is restlessness common in hyperthyroidism? - Answeryes
What would be urgent for hyperthyroidism? - Answerhigh BP
If a pt has a weird heart sound what would be first thing you do? - Answerlisten to it again but on the
left side (least invasive)
,Why would gentamicin be withheld from a pt? - Answerif creatine levels are too high
What is normal creatine? - Answer.6-1.2
What is one of the first vital signs of a hemmhorage? - Answerincrease heart rate
What med would you give for a febrile reaction? - Answertyneol (reduces fever)
How long does a drain stay in place for a radical mastectomy? - Answer1 to 3 week
What drainage amount to get rid of drainage tube for mastectomy? - Answerless than 25
What is first thing to do who reports dyspnea and SOB when putting on O2? - Answerif they have
COPD
Why would it be bad for you to put O2 on a COPD pt? - AnswerIt can worsen hypercarbia
What is someones HGB look like with leukemia increase or decreased? - Answerdecreased
What would be a big sign that nephrosotmoy tube has popped? - Answerback pain
What is max amount of flexing for total hip? - Answerno more than 90
Why would you place a pillow between a pt legs for hip athroplasy? - Answerso hips don't get
dislodged
What is a holter monitor used for? - Answerif you have an irregular heart rate it can detect it
What can a pacemake do to a pt heart? - Answerregulate the heart rate
What is a echo used for? - Answerdetecting valve dysfunction
, What do PPI do for gastric ulcers? - Answerit suppresses gastric acid production
What is good about high fowlers postion? - Answerincreases lung expansion and improves ventilation
What med would you d/c to before going in for allergy testing? - Answerprednisone
If a pt were to state there vision went blurry before a car accident what would you do first? -
Answermonitor neuro
What would be first thing to do if bowel is protruding from stomach? - Answercall for help
What kind of skin for hypothyroidism? - Answerdry scaly
What does metformin do to glucose? - Answerit decreases the amount of glucose produced in liver
When should pt take metformin? - Answerwith or immediately following meals
If you have hair loss on lower legs what could be problem? - AnswerPAD
When is pain happening with PAD? - Answerwhen resting
How is pain relieved with PAD? - Answerwhen feet are dangling
After a thoracenteisis what should a nurse tell the pt? - Answerto deep breather to re expand lungs
What would be an indication of osteomyelitis what lab? - Answerincrease sedimentation rate
What is a blood problem that can occur with someone taking feverfew. - Answerplatlet aggregation
What med does not go with feverfew? - Answernaproxen
