ATI: RN MEDICAL SURGICAL ONLINE
PRACTICE 2026 – 2027 B FOR NGN
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS .
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is perimenopausal and has a prescription for
hormone replacement therapy. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse
instruct the client to notify the provider? - Correct Answer -Calf pain
Numbness in arms Intense headache
A nurse is planning care for a client who is postoperative following a laparotomy and has a
closed-suction drain. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to manage the
drain? - Correct Answer -Compress the drain reservoir after emptying
A nurse is caring for a client who has DKA. Which of the following findings should indicate
to the nurse that the client's condition is improving? - Correct Answer -Glucose 272 mg/dL
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory findings of a client who developed chest pain 6 hr ago.
The
nurse should identify which of the following findings as an indication of MI? - Correct
Answer -Troponin I 8 ng/mL
A nurse is planning a health promotional presentation for a group of African American clients
at a community center. Which of the following disorders presents the greatest risk to this
group of clients? - Correct Answer -Hypertension
A nurse is providing education to a client who is at risk for osteoporosis. Which of the
following
instructions should the nurse include? - Correct Answer -Walk for 30 min four times per
week
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, A nurse is caring for a client who has an arterial line. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take? - Correct Answer -Place a pressure bag around the flush solution of 0.9%
sodium chloride because the pressure from an artery is greater than that of the line.
A nurse is reviewing the ABG results of a client who has advanced COPD. Which of the
following results should the nurse expect? - Correct Answer -PaCO2 56 mm Hg
A nurse is providing postoperative teaching for a client who had a total knee arthroplasty.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - Correct Answer -Flex the
foot every hour when awake
A nurse is planning care for a client who is postoperative following a parathyroidectomy.
Which of the following action should the nurse identify as the priority? - Correct Answer -
Place a tracheostomy tray at the bedside
A nurse is evaluating the plan of care for four clients after 2 days of hospitalization. The
nures
should identify the need to revise the plan for which of the following clients? - Correct
Answer -A client who is postoperative following abdominal surgery and reports feeling that
something popped when they coughed
A nurse is checking the ECG rhythm strip for a client who has a temporary pacemaker. The
nurse notes a pacemaker artifact followed by a QRS complex. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? - Correct Answer -Document that depolarization has occurred
A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has active TB. Which of the
following
information should the nurse include in the instructions? - Correct Answer -Sputum
specimens are necessary every 2 to 4 weeks until there are three negative
cultures
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a blood transfusion. The client becomes
restless,
dyspneic, and has crackles noted in the lung bases. Which of the following actions should the
nurse anticipate taking? - Correct Answer -Slow the infusion rate.
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PRACTICE 2026 – 2027 B FOR NGN
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS .
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is perimenopausal and has a prescription for
hormone replacement therapy. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse
instruct the client to notify the provider? - Correct Answer -Calf pain
Numbness in arms Intense headache
A nurse is planning care for a client who is postoperative following a laparotomy and has a
closed-suction drain. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to manage the
drain? - Correct Answer -Compress the drain reservoir after emptying
A nurse is caring for a client who has DKA. Which of the following findings should indicate
to the nurse that the client's condition is improving? - Correct Answer -Glucose 272 mg/dL
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory findings of a client who developed chest pain 6 hr ago.
The
nurse should identify which of the following findings as an indication of MI? - Correct
Answer -Troponin I 8 ng/mL
A nurse is planning a health promotional presentation for a group of African American clients
at a community center. Which of the following disorders presents the greatest risk to this
group of clients? - Correct Answer -Hypertension
A nurse is providing education to a client who is at risk for osteoporosis. Which of the
following
instructions should the nurse include? - Correct Answer -Walk for 30 min four times per
week
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, A nurse is caring for a client who has an arterial line. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take? - Correct Answer -Place a pressure bag around the flush solution of 0.9%
sodium chloride because the pressure from an artery is greater than that of the line.
A nurse is reviewing the ABG results of a client who has advanced COPD. Which of the
following results should the nurse expect? - Correct Answer -PaCO2 56 mm Hg
A nurse is providing postoperative teaching for a client who had a total knee arthroplasty.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - Correct Answer -Flex the
foot every hour when awake
A nurse is planning care for a client who is postoperative following a parathyroidectomy.
Which of the following action should the nurse identify as the priority? - Correct Answer -
Place a tracheostomy tray at the bedside
A nurse is evaluating the plan of care for four clients after 2 days of hospitalization. The
nures
should identify the need to revise the plan for which of the following clients? - Correct
Answer -A client who is postoperative following abdominal surgery and reports feeling that
something popped when they coughed
A nurse is checking the ECG rhythm strip for a client who has a temporary pacemaker. The
nurse notes a pacemaker artifact followed by a QRS complex. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? - Correct Answer -Document that depolarization has occurred
A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has active TB. Which of the
following
information should the nurse include in the instructions? - Correct Answer -Sputum
specimens are necessary every 2 to 4 weeks until there are three negative
cultures
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a blood transfusion. The client becomes
restless,
dyspneic, and has crackles noted in the lung bases. Which of the following actions should the
nurse anticipate taking? - Correct Answer -Slow the infusion rate.
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