ATI RN MED SURG MEDICAL SURGICAL
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Medication history: which medicine puts the client at risk for
complications with anesthetic? Answer: captopril (ace inhibitor)
⩥ Jehovah's witnesses are not allowed to accept Answer: blood
⩥ Surgical suites are kept at cool temps with low humidity because it
helps reduce risk of ____ Answer: risk for infection
⩥ Bowel obstruction, 24 hour vomiting, pain: 8, hard distended
abdomen and absent bowel sounds. Notify provider then? Answer: insert
an NG tube
⩥ To maintain surgical asepsis; intervention is necessary when you
notice: Answer: the scrub nurse is wearing a watch under his scrubs
⩥ Which medicine should be discontinued 48 hours prior to surgery?
Answer: warfarin
, ⩥ Client's wound has eviscerated, after applying sterile, saline soaked
dressing what should the nurse do next? Answer: Obtain vital signs to
assess for shock
⩥ What is an unexpected finding for a post-op client? Answer: urine
output of 20 mL/hr
⩥ Client receiving succinylcholine; what should you do if pt develops
malignant hyperthermia? Answer: administer Dantrolene
⩥ Post-op pt; what intervention to prevent respiratory complications?
Answer: client splint incision when coughing and deep breathing
⩥ Pt. with penrose drain; intervention: Answer: use sterile technique
when performing dressing changes
⩥ Client with a Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain? Answer: empty and compress
the reservoir as needed
⩥ Client receives versed and fentanyl for moderate sedation: Rep rate
goes from 16 to 6 O2 sat: 92-85%; what do you do? Answer: administer
reversal agents
⩥ NG tube on continuous low suction. What finding do you report?
Answer: gastric distention
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Medication history: which medicine puts the client at risk for
complications with anesthetic? Answer: captopril (ace inhibitor)
⩥ Jehovah's witnesses are not allowed to accept Answer: blood
⩥ Surgical suites are kept at cool temps with low humidity because it
helps reduce risk of ____ Answer: risk for infection
⩥ Bowel obstruction, 24 hour vomiting, pain: 8, hard distended
abdomen and absent bowel sounds. Notify provider then? Answer: insert
an NG tube
⩥ To maintain surgical asepsis; intervention is necessary when you
notice: Answer: the scrub nurse is wearing a watch under his scrubs
⩥ Which medicine should be discontinued 48 hours prior to surgery?
Answer: warfarin
, ⩥ Client's wound has eviscerated, after applying sterile, saline soaked
dressing what should the nurse do next? Answer: Obtain vital signs to
assess for shock
⩥ What is an unexpected finding for a post-op client? Answer: urine
output of 20 mL/hr
⩥ Client receiving succinylcholine; what should you do if pt develops
malignant hyperthermia? Answer: administer Dantrolene
⩥ Post-op pt; what intervention to prevent respiratory complications?
Answer: client splint incision when coughing and deep breathing
⩥ Pt. with penrose drain; intervention: Answer: use sterile technique
when performing dressing changes
⩥ Client with a Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain? Answer: empty and compress
the reservoir as needed
⩥ Client receives versed and fentanyl for moderate sedation: Rep rate
goes from 16 to 6 O2 sat: 92-85%; what do you do? Answer: administer
reversal agents
⩥ NG tube on continuous low suction. What finding do you report?
Answer: gastric distention
