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ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2026 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS INCLUDED
◉ A nurse is proving
i eucation to a client who is to u nergo
an EEG the next ay. Which of the following info shoul the
nurse inclue in the teaching?
a."Do not wash your hair the morning of the proceure."
b."Try an stay awake most of the night prior to the
proceure."
c. "The proceure will take approximately 15 mins."
e
. "You will nee to lie flat for 4 hours after the proce𝒹ure.".
Answer: b.
"Try an stay awake most of the night prior to the
proceure."
Tell the client to remain awake to provie cranial stress an
increase the possibility of abnormal electrical activity
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is postproceural
following a lumbar puncture an reports a throbbing
hea ache when sitting upright. Which of the following
actions shoul𝒹 the nurse take? SATA.
a.Use the GCS scale to assess the client
b.Assist the client into a supine position
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,c. Aminister an opioi analgesic
i. Encourage the client to increase PO flui𝒹 intake
e. Instruct the client to perform coughing an eep
breathing. Answer: B, D
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has continuous bla er
irrigation following a transurethral resection of the
prostate (TURP). Which of the following finings shoul the
nurse report to the provier?
a Output equal to the instille
irrigate b. Client reports bla er
spasms
c. Viscous urinary output with clots
𝒹. Reports of strong urge to urinate. Answer: c. Viscous
urinary output with clots
Urine that is bright re with clots is an inication of arterial
bleeing.
◉ A nurse is monitoring the ECG of a client who has
hypocalcemia. Which of the following finings shoul the
nurse expect?
a.Flattene T waves
b.Prolonge QT intervals
,…
c. Shortene QT intervals
i Weene QRS complexes. Answer: b. Prolonge𝒹 QT
intervals
Manifestations of hypocalcemia inclue tingling, numbness,
tetany, seizures, prolonge QT intervals, an laryngospasm.
◉ A nurse is preparing a client who has a brain tumor for
a CT scan. Which of the following factors affects the
manner in which the nurse will prepare the client for the
scan?
a.No foo or fluis consume for 4 hours
b.Difficulty recalling recent events
c. Development of hives while eating shrimp
n
. Paresthesia in both han𝒹s. Answer: c. Development of
hives while eating shrimp
Shellfish allergy is contrainication of use of contrast meia
𝒹uring a CT scan.
◉ A nurse is preparing an in-service program about the
stages of acute kiney injury. Which of the following pieces
of info shoul the nurse inclue about prerenal azotemia?
a.Prerenal azotemia begins prior to the onset of
symptoms
b.Interference with renal perfusion causes renal azotemia
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, c. Prerenal azotemia is irreversible, even in early stages
n
. Infections an𝒹 tumors cause prerenal azotemia. Answer:
b. Interference with renal perfusion causes prerenal
azotemia.
Prerenal = interference with renal perfusion, such as from
heart failure or hypovolemic shock.
◉ A nurse is teaching a client who has CAD about the
n
ifference between angina pectoris an𝒹 MI. Which of the
following shoul the nurse ientify as inications of MI?
SATA.
a.N/V
b.Diaphoresis an izziness
c. Chest an left arm pain that subsies with rest
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. Anxiety a feelings of 𝒹oom
e. Bouning pulse an braypnea. Answer: A,
B, D
◉ A nurse is reviewing the lab results of a lumbar
puncture for a client who has manifestations of bacterial
meningitis. Which of the following finings shoul the nurse
expect?
a.Elevate glucose
b.Elevate protein
ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2026 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS INCLUDED
◉ A nurse is proving
i eucation to a client who is to u nergo
an EEG the next ay. Which of the following info shoul the
nurse inclue in the teaching?
a."Do not wash your hair the morning of the proceure."
b."Try an stay awake most of the night prior to the
proceure."
c. "The proceure will take approximately 15 mins."
e
. "You will nee to lie flat for 4 hours after the proce𝒹ure.".
Answer: b.
"Try an stay awake most of the night prior to the
proceure."
Tell the client to remain awake to provie cranial stress an
increase the possibility of abnormal electrical activity
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is postproceural
following a lumbar puncture an reports a throbbing
hea ache when sitting upright. Which of the following
actions shoul𝒹 the nurse take? SATA.
a.Use the GCS scale to assess the client
b.Assist the client into a supine position
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,c. Aminister an opioi analgesic
i. Encourage the client to increase PO flui𝒹 intake
e. Instruct the client to perform coughing an eep
breathing. Answer: B, D
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has continuous bla er
irrigation following a transurethral resection of the
prostate (TURP). Which of the following finings shoul the
nurse report to the provier?
a Output equal to the instille
irrigate b. Client reports bla er
spasms
c. Viscous urinary output with clots
𝒹. Reports of strong urge to urinate. Answer: c. Viscous
urinary output with clots
Urine that is bright re with clots is an inication of arterial
bleeing.
◉ A nurse is monitoring the ECG of a client who has
hypocalcemia. Which of the following finings shoul the
nurse expect?
a.Flattene T waves
b.Prolonge QT intervals
,…
c. Shortene QT intervals
i Weene QRS complexes. Answer: b. Prolonge𝒹 QT
intervals
Manifestations of hypocalcemia inclue tingling, numbness,
tetany, seizures, prolonge QT intervals, an laryngospasm.
◉ A nurse is preparing a client who has a brain tumor for
a CT scan. Which of the following factors affects the
manner in which the nurse will prepare the client for the
scan?
a.No foo or fluis consume for 4 hours
b.Difficulty recalling recent events
c. Development of hives while eating shrimp
n
. Paresthesia in both han𝒹s. Answer: c. Development of
hives while eating shrimp
Shellfish allergy is contrainication of use of contrast meia
𝒹uring a CT scan.
◉ A nurse is preparing an in-service program about the
stages of acute kiney injury. Which of the following pieces
of info shoul the nurse inclue about prerenal azotemia?
a.Prerenal azotemia begins prior to the onset of
symptoms
b.Interference with renal perfusion causes renal azotemia
666
, c. Prerenal azotemia is irreversible, even in early stages
n
. Infections an𝒹 tumors cause prerenal azotemia. Answer:
b. Interference with renal perfusion causes prerenal
azotemia.
Prerenal = interference with renal perfusion, such as from
heart failure or hypovolemic shock.
◉ A nurse is teaching a client who has CAD about the
n
ifference between angina pectoris an𝒹 MI. Which of the
following shoul the nurse ientify as inications of MI?
SATA.
a.N/V
b.Diaphoresis an izziness
c. Chest an left arm pain that subsies with rest
n
. Anxiety a feelings of 𝒹oom
e. Bouning pulse an braypnea. Answer: A,
B, D
◉ A nurse is reviewing the lab results of a lumbar
puncture for a client who has manifestations of bacterial
meningitis. Which of the following finings shoul the nurse
expect?
a.Elevate glucose
b.Elevate protein
