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ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
ALIGNED WITH 2026-27 CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY
CURRICULUM TOPICS
1. A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a traumatic head
injury and has an intraventricular catheter (Ventriculostomy) for ICP
monitoring. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the
following complications related to the ventriculostomy?:
a. Headache
b. Infection
c. Aphasia
d. Hypertension (Correct Answer)
- ✅ b. Infection
Monitor for infection and use strict asepsis to avoid life-threatening
meningitis.
2. A nurse is providing education to a client who is to undergo an
EEG the next day. Which of the followinginfo should the nurse
include in the teaching?
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a. "Do not wash your hair the morning of the procedure."
b. "Try and stay awake most of the night prior to the procedure."
c. "The procedure will take approximately 15 mins."
d. "You will need to lie flat for 4 hours after the procedure."
(Correct Answer) - ✅ b. "Try and stayawake most of the night prior to
the procedure."
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Tell the client to remain awake to provide cranial stress and increase
the possibility of abnormal electrical activity
3. A nurse is caring for a client who is postprocedural following a
lumbar puncture and reports a throbbingheadache when sitting
upright. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? SATA.
a. Use the GCS scale to assess the client
b. Assist the client into a supine position
c. Administer an opioid analgesic
d. Encourage the client to increase PO fluid intake
e. Instruct the client to perform coughing
and deep breathing (Correct Answer) - ✅
B, D
4. A nurse is caring for a client who has continuous bladder
irrigation following a transurethral resection ofthe prostate (TURP).
Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the
provider?
a Output equal to the instilled irrigate
b. Client reports bladder spasms
c. Viscous urinary output with clots
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d. Reports of strong urge to urinate
(Correct Answer) - ✅ c. Viscous urinary output with clots
Urine that is bright red with clots is an indication of arterial bleeding.
5. A nurse
is monitoring the ECG of a client who has hypocalcemia.
Which of the following findings shouldthe nurse expect?
a. Flattened T waves
b. Prolonged QT intervals
c. Shortened QT intervals
ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
ALIGNED WITH 2026-27 CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY
CURRICULUM TOPICS
1. A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a traumatic head
injury and has an intraventricular catheter (Ventriculostomy) for ICP
monitoring. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the
following complications related to the ventriculostomy?:
a. Headache
b. Infection
c. Aphasia
d. Hypertension (Correct Answer)
- ✅ b. Infection
Monitor for infection and use strict asepsis to avoid life-threatening
meningitis.
2. A nurse is providing education to a client who is to undergo an
EEG the next day. Which of the followinginfo should the nurse
include in the teaching?
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a. "Do not wash your hair the morning of the procedure."
b. "Try and stay awake most of the night prior to the procedure."
c. "The procedure will take approximately 15 mins."
d. "You will need to lie flat for 4 hours after the procedure."
(Correct Answer) - ✅ b. "Try and stayawake most of the night prior to
the procedure."
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Tell the client to remain awake to provide cranial stress and increase
the possibility of abnormal electrical activity
3. A nurse is caring for a client who is postprocedural following a
lumbar puncture and reports a throbbingheadache when sitting
upright. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? SATA.
a. Use the GCS scale to assess the client
b. Assist the client into a supine position
c. Administer an opioid analgesic
d. Encourage the client to increase PO fluid intake
e. Instruct the client to perform coughing
and deep breathing (Correct Answer) - ✅
B, D
4. A nurse is caring for a client who has continuous bladder
irrigation following a transurethral resection ofthe prostate (TURP).
Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the
provider?
a Output equal to the instilled irrigate
b. Client reports bladder spasms
c. Viscous urinary output with clots
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d. Reports of strong urge to urinate
(Correct Answer) - ✅ c. Viscous urinary output with clots
Urine that is bright red with clots is an indication of arterial bleeding.
5. A nurse
is monitoring the ECG of a client who has hypocalcemia.
Which of the following findings shouldthe nurse expect?
a. Flattened T waves
b. Prolonged QT intervals
c. Shortened QT intervals
