ATI RN MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM
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A+
While talking with a client with a diagnosis of end stage liver disease. The nurse
notices the client is unable to stay awake and seems to fall asleep in the middle of a
sentence. The nurse recognizes these symptoms to be indicative of what condition? A.
Hyperglycemia
B. Increased Bile production
C. Increased blood ammonia levels
D. Hypocalcaemia - ...CORRECT ANSWER...C. Increased blood ammonia levels
A nurse is about to administer warfarin (Coumadin) to a client who has atrial
fibrillation. When the client asks what his medication will do, which of the following is
an appropriate nursing response?
a. It helps convert atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm
b. Is dissolves clots in the bloodstream
c. It slows the response of the ventricles to the fast atrialimpulses
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d. It prevents strokes in clients who have atrial fibrillation ...CORRECT ANSWER...d. It
prevents strokes in clients who have atrial fibrillation
A nurse in a cardiac care unit is caring for a client with acute
heart failure. Which
of the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Decreased brain natriuretic peptide (BNP)
b. Elevated central venous pressure (CVP)
c. Decreased pulmonary pressure
, d. Increases urinary outpu - ...CORRECT ANSWER...b. Elevated
central venous pressure (CVP)
A client comes into the ED reporting nausea and vomiting that worsens when
lying down and without relief from antacids. The provider suspects acute
pancreatitis. Which of the following lab test results should the nurse expect to see if the
client has acute pancreatitis? a. Decreased WBC
b. Increased serum amylase
c. Decreased serum lipase
d. Increased serum calcium - ...CORRECT ANSWER...b. Increased serum amylase
A nurse in the ICU is caring for a client who has acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS) and is receiving mechanical via an endotracheal tube. The
provider plans to extubate her within the next 24 hour. Which of the following is
an important criterion for extubating the client? a. Ability to cough
effectively
b. Adequate tidal volume without manually assisted breaths
c. No indication of infection
d. No need for supplemental oxygen - ...CORRECT ANSWER...b. Adequate tidal volume
without manually assisted breaths
A patient with massive trauma and possible spinal cord injury is admitted to the
emergency department (ED). Which finding by the nurse
will help confirm a diagnosis of neurogenic
shock? a. cool clammy skin
b. inspiratory crackles
c. apical heart rate of 48 beats/min
d. temperature 101.2* F - ...CORRECT ANSWER...c. apical heart rate of 48 beats/min
A patient with septic shock has a urine output of 20 mL/hr for the past 3 hours.
The pulse rate is 120 and the central venous and pulmonary artery wedge pressure are 4.
Which of these orders by the health care provider will the nurse question?
a.Give furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg IV
b. increase normal saline infusion to 150 mL/hr
c. Administer hydrocortisone (SoluCortef) 100 mg IV
d. Prepare to give drotrecogin alpha (Xigris) 24 mcg/kg/hr ...CORRECT ANSWER...a.Give
furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg IV
NEWEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED (VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+
While talking with a client with a diagnosis of end stage liver disease. The nurse
notices the client is unable to stay awake and seems to fall asleep in the middle of a
sentence. The nurse recognizes these symptoms to be indicative of what condition? A.
Hyperglycemia
B. Increased Bile production
C. Increased blood ammonia levels
D. Hypocalcaemia - ...CORRECT ANSWER...C. Increased blood ammonia levels
A nurse is about to administer warfarin (Coumadin) to a client who has atrial
fibrillation. When the client asks what his medication will do, which of the following is
an appropriate nursing response?
a. It helps convert atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm
b. Is dissolves clots in the bloodstream
c. It slows the response of the ventricles to the fast atrialimpulses
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d. It prevents strokes in clients who have atrial fibrillation ...CORRECT ANSWER...d. It
prevents strokes in clients who have atrial fibrillation
A nurse in a cardiac care unit is caring for a client with acute
heart failure. Which
of the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Decreased brain natriuretic peptide (BNP)
b. Elevated central venous pressure (CVP)
c. Decreased pulmonary pressure
, d. Increases urinary outpu - ...CORRECT ANSWER...b. Elevated
central venous pressure (CVP)
A client comes into the ED reporting nausea and vomiting that worsens when
lying down and without relief from antacids. The provider suspects acute
pancreatitis. Which of the following lab test results should the nurse expect to see if the
client has acute pancreatitis? a. Decreased WBC
b. Increased serum amylase
c. Decreased serum lipase
d. Increased serum calcium - ...CORRECT ANSWER...b. Increased serum amylase
A nurse in the ICU is caring for a client who has acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS) and is receiving mechanical via an endotracheal tube. The
provider plans to extubate her within the next 24 hour. Which of the following is
an important criterion for extubating the client? a. Ability to cough
effectively
b. Adequate tidal volume without manually assisted breaths
c. No indication of infection
d. No need for supplemental oxygen - ...CORRECT ANSWER...b. Adequate tidal volume
without manually assisted breaths
A patient with massive trauma and possible spinal cord injury is admitted to the
emergency department (ED). Which finding by the nurse
will help confirm a diagnosis of neurogenic
shock? a. cool clammy skin
b. inspiratory crackles
c. apical heart rate of 48 beats/min
d. temperature 101.2* F - ...CORRECT ANSWER...c. apical heart rate of 48 beats/min
A patient with septic shock has a urine output of 20 mL/hr for the past 3 hours.
The pulse rate is 120 and the central venous and pulmonary artery wedge pressure are 4.
Which of these orders by the health care provider will the nurse question?
a.Give furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg IV
b. increase normal saline infusion to 150 mL/hr
c. Administer hydrocortisone (SoluCortef) 100 mg IV
d. Prepare to give drotrecogin alpha (Xigris) 24 mcg/kg/hr ...CORRECT ANSWER...a.Give
furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg IV
