ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL CMS PROCTORED
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching on actions that improve
gas exchange to a client diagnosed with emphysema. Which of the
following instructions should be included in the teaching?
Answer: Breathe in through her nose and out through pursed lips.
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and has a
history Addison's disease. For which of the following manifestations
should the nurse monitor?
Answer: Hypotension
◉ A nurse is reinforcing pre-operative teaching for a client who is
scheduled for surgery and is to take hydroxyzine preoperatively.
Which of the following effects of the medication should the nurse
include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
Answer: 1) Decreasing anxiety 2) Controlling emesis 5) Reducing
the amount of narcotics needed for pain relief
◉ A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new
prescription for epoetin alfa. The nurse should reinforce to the client
, to take which of the following dietary supplements with this
medication?
Answer: Iron
◉ A nurse is caring for a client after a radical neck dissection. To
which of the following should the nurse give priority in the
immediate postoperative period?
Answer: Ineffective airway clearance related to thick, copious
secretions
◉ A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has a
spinal cord injury at level C8 who is admitted for comprehensive
rehabilitation. Which of the following long-term goals is appropriate
with regard to the client's mobility?
Answer: Propel a wheelchair equipped with knobs on the wheels.
◉ A nurse is reinforcing health teaching about skin cancer with a
group of clients. Which of the following risk factors should the nurse
identify as the leading cause of non-melanoma skin cancer?
Answer: Sun exposure.
◉ Based on a client's recent history, a nurse suspects that a client is
beginning menopause. Which of the following questions should the
nurse ask the client to help confirm the client is experiencing
manifestations of menopause?
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching on actions that improve
gas exchange to a client diagnosed with emphysema. Which of the
following instructions should be included in the teaching?
Answer: Breathe in through her nose and out through pursed lips.
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and has a
history Addison's disease. For which of the following manifestations
should the nurse monitor?
Answer: Hypotension
◉ A nurse is reinforcing pre-operative teaching for a client who is
scheduled for surgery and is to take hydroxyzine preoperatively.
Which of the following effects of the medication should the nurse
include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
Answer: 1) Decreasing anxiety 2) Controlling emesis 5) Reducing
the amount of narcotics needed for pain relief
◉ A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new
prescription for epoetin alfa. The nurse should reinforce to the client
, to take which of the following dietary supplements with this
medication?
Answer: Iron
◉ A nurse is caring for a client after a radical neck dissection. To
which of the following should the nurse give priority in the
immediate postoperative period?
Answer: Ineffective airway clearance related to thick, copious
secretions
◉ A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has a
spinal cord injury at level C8 who is admitted for comprehensive
rehabilitation. Which of the following long-term goals is appropriate
with regard to the client's mobility?
Answer: Propel a wheelchair equipped with knobs on the wheels.
◉ A nurse is reinforcing health teaching about skin cancer with a
group of clients. Which of the following risk factors should the nurse
identify as the leading cause of non-melanoma skin cancer?
Answer: Sun exposure.
◉ Based on a client's recent history, a nurse suspects that a client is
beginning menopause. Which of the following questions should the
nurse ask the client to help confirm the client is experiencing
manifestations of menopause?
