RN ATI MEDICAL-SURGICAL PRACTICE
RN ATI MEDICAL-SURGICAL PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
RN ATI MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
Practice Examination
Level: RN
Time: 90 Minutes
Total Questions: 50
Instructions:
• Choose the best answer unless stated otherwise.
• SATA questions may have more than one correct answer.
• Read clinical scenarios carefully.
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SECTION A — Cardiovascular (Questions 1–8)
1.
A client with heart failure reports sudden weight gain of 2 kg (4.4 lb) in
2 days. What is the nurse’s priority action?
A. Encourage exercise
B. Notify the provider
C. Restrict protein intake
D. Document as normal
2.
Which assessment finding indicates digoxin toxicity?
A. Hypertension
B. Yellow-green vision changes
C. Increased appetite
D. Tachycardia
3. (SATA)
The nurse is teaching a client with hypertension about lifestyle changes.
Which statements indicate understanding?
Select all that apply.
A. “I will reduce sodium intake.”
B. “I should stop exercising.”
C. “I will limit alcohol.”
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D. “I will manage stress.”
E. “Smoking helps circulation.”
4.
Which laboratory value requires immediate reporting in a client
receiving furosemide?
A. Sodium 140 me/L
B. Potassium 2.9 me/L
C. Chloride 101 me/L
D. Calcium 9.2 mg/dL
5.
Chest pain unrelieved by rest and nitro-glycerine suggests:
A. Stable angina
B. Myocardial infarction
C. GERD
D. Anxiety attack
6.
Priority intervention after cardiac catheterization via femoral artery:
A. Ambulate immediately
B. Elevate head 90°
C. Assess distal pulses
D. Encourage coughing
RN ATI MEDICAL-SURGICAL PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
RN ATI MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
Practice Examination
Level: RN
Time: 90 Minutes
Total Questions: 50
Instructions:
• Choose the best answer unless stated otherwise.
• SATA questions may have more than one correct answer.
• Read clinical scenarios carefully.
,RN ATI MEDICAL-SURGICAL PRACTICE
SECTION A — Cardiovascular (Questions 1–8)
1.
A client with heart failure reports sudden weight gain of 2 kg (4.4 lb) in
2 days. What is the nurse’s priority action?
A. Encourage exercise
B. Notify the provider
C. Restrict protein intake
D. Document as normal
2.
Which assessment finding indicates digoxin toxicity?
A. Hypertension
B. Yellow-green vision changes
C. Increased appetite
D. Tachycardia
3. (SATA)
The nurse is teaching a client with hypertension about lifestyle changes.
Which statements indicate understanding?
Select all that apply.
A. “I will reduce sodium intake.”
B. “I should stop exercising.”
C. “I will limit alcohol.”
, RN ATI MEDICAL-SURGICAL PRACTICE
D. “I will manage stress.”
E. “Smoking helps circulation.”
4.
Which laboratory value requires immediate reporting in a client
receiving furosemide?
A. Sodium 140 me/L
B. Potassium 2.9 me/L
C. Chloride 101 me/L
D. Calcium 9.2 mg/dL
5.
Chest pain unrelieved by rest and nitro-glycerine suggests:
A. Stable angina
B. Myocardial infarction
C. GERD
D. Anxiety attack
6.
Priority intervention after cardiac catheterization via femoral artery:
A. Ambulate immediately
B. Elevate head 90°
C. Assess distal pulses
D. Encourage coughing
