MED SURG ATI 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔TB is suspected, what precautionary actions to do? - ✔✔-negative airflow room,
airborne precautions
-nurses wear N95 mask, client wears if going out of the room
-admin heat & humidified O2 therapy as prescribed
✔✔TB interventions: - ✔✔-family members should be screened
-4 meds taken for 6-12 months
-not contagious when they have 3 negative sputum cultures
✔✔What to watch for when on Isoniazid: - ✔✔numb/tingling in the hands & feet
✔✔What to watch for when on Rifampin: - ✔✔-orange secretions normal
-watch for jaundice
-interferes with birth control
✔✔What to watch for when on Ethambutol: - ✔✔vision changes
✔✔Client teaching for genital herpes: - ✔✔-can be transmitted with or w/out blisters
-sexual partners should be informed & screened
-no cure, just meds to help w/symptoms
, -abstain from intercourse until lesions are completely healed
-gently clean areas w/mild soap & water
✔✔Caring for a client following a stroke of the right side with left-sided hemipalegia: -
✔✔-thicken liquids/foods
-high fowlers
-speech therapist for helping w/eating & speech
-monitor gag reflex/swallowing abilities
-have suction equipment available
-occupational therapy
-support left arm with pillows, slings, etc
✔✔High sodium foods clients with HF & Pulmonary edema should avoid: - ✔✔-cheese
-soups
-bread
-cold cuts/cured meats
-pizza
-eggs & omelets
-hot dogs
-baked ham
✔✔Which non-opioid drug decreases the effect of aspirin? - ✔✔ibuprofen
✔✔Ketorolac should not be used concurrently with... - ✔✔other NSAIDS
✔✔Glucocorticoids increase the risk of gastric bleeding when taken with... - ✔✔non-
opioid analgesics
✔✔To access an implanted port, you must use a... - ✔✔noncoring (Huber) needle
✔✔When done accessing an implanted port... - ✔✔flush with 10 mL 0.9% sodium
chloride
✔✔Therapeutic effects of furosemide (Lasix) - ✔✔-decreases preload of the heart
-decreases potassium levels
-increases urine output
-decrease BP
-decrease edema
✔✔Valsartan for HF expected outcomes/findings: - ✔✔-vasodilation
-excretion of sodium & water
-reduces BP
-reduces risk of mortality in post-MI pts left w/vent dysfunction
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔TB is suspected, what precautionary actions to do? - ✔✔-negative airflow room,
airborne precautions
-nurses wear N95 mask, client wears if going out of the room
-admin heat & humidified O2 therapy as prescribed
✔✔TB interventions: - ✔✔-family members should be screened
-4 meds taken for 6-12 months
-not contagious when they have 3 negative sputum cultures
✔✔What to watch for when on Isoniazid: - ✔✔numb/tingling in the hands & feet
✔✔What to watch for when on Rifampin: - ✔✔-orange secretions normal
-watch for jaundice
-interferes with birth control
✔✔What to watch for when on Ethambutol: - ✔✔vision changes
✔✔Client teaching for genital herpes: - ✔✔-can be transmitted with or w/out blisters
-sexual partners should be informed & screened
-no cure, just meds to help w/symptoms
, -abstain from intercourse until lesions are completely healed
-gently clean areas w/mild soap & water
✔✔Caring for a client following a stroke of the right side with left-sided hemipalegia: -
✔✔-thicken liquids/foods
-high fowlers
-speech therapist for helping w/eating & speech
-monitor gag reflex/swallowing abilities
-have suction equipment available
-occupational therapy
-support left arm with pillows, slings, etc
✔✔High sodium foods clients with HF & Pulmonary edema should avoid: - ✔✔-cheese
-soups
-bread
-cold cuts/cured meats
-pizza
-eggs & omelets
-hot dogs
-baked ham
✔✔Which non-opioid drug decreases the effect of aspirin? - ✔✔ibuprofen
✔✔Ketorolac should not be used concurrently with... - ✔✔other NSAIDS
✔✔Glucocorticoids increase the risk of gastric bleeding when taken with... - ✔✔non-
opioid analgesics
✔✔To access an implanted port, you must use a... - ✔✔noncoring (Huber) needle
✔✔When done accessing an implanted port... - ✔✔flush with 10 mL 0.9% sodium
chloride
✔✔Therapeutic effects of furosemide (Lasix) - ✔✔-decreases preload of the heart
-decreases potassium levels
-increases urine output
-decrease BP
-decrease edema
✔✔Valsartan for HF expected outcomes/findings: - ✔✔-vasodilation
-excretion of sodium & water
-reduces BP
-reduces risk of mortality in post-MI pts left w/vent dysfunction
