ATI Fundamentals Proctored Exam Questions and Answers
(Verified Answers)
1. There are discharge criteria for clients in the postanesthesia care unit
(PACU) regardless of the type of anesthesia used and additional criteria for
specific types of anesthesia. Which is the criterion specific for the client
who has received spinal anesthesia ANS : Motor and sensory function
returns
2. A client is admitted to the postanesthesia care unit. Which nursing
action is most important during the client's stay in this unit ANS :
Suctioning mucus from respiratory passages
3. A postoperative client is transferred back to the surgical unit with an ab-
dominal dressing and a Penrose drain. Which is the most important
nursing action associated with caring for a client with a Penrose drain ANS
: Changing the soiled dressing carefully
4. A client has abdominal surgery. Which should the nurse do to best
assess for a sign of postoperative ileus in this client after surgery ANS :
1/5
, Identify the time of the first bowel movement
5. Four days after abdominal surgery, while being transferred from a bed
to a chair, a client says to a nurse, "My incision feels funny all of a
sudden." Which should the nurse do first ANS : Place the client in the
low-Fowler position
6. Which factor places a client at the highest risk for postoperative
nausea and vomiting after receiving general anesthesia ANS : Obesity
7. On the second postoperative day after an above-the-knee amputation,
the client's elastic dressing accidentally comes off. Which should the
nurse do first ANS : Wrap the residual limb with an elastic compression
bandage
8. A nurse is caring for a postoperative client. Which action is effective
in preventing postoperative urinary tract infections ANS : Drinking an
adequate amount of fluid d4. increasing the intake of citrus fruit juices
9. A client received conscious sedation during a colonoscopy. Which
should the nurse expect regarding the client's experience with this
procedure ANS : - Client will be sleepy but able to follow verbal
commands
2/5
(Verified Answers)
1. There are discharge criteria for clients in the postanesthesia care unit
(PACU) regardless of the type of anesthesia used and additional criteria for
specific types of anesthesia. Which is the criterion specific for the client
who has received spinal anesthesia ANS : Motor and sensory function
returns
2. A client is admitted to the postanesthesia care unit. Which nursing
action is most important during the client's stay in this unit ANS :
Suctioning mucus from respiratory passages
3. A postoperative client is transferred back to the surgical unit with an ab-
dominal dressing and a Penrose drain. Which is the most important
nursing action associated with caring for a client with a Penrose drain ANS
: Changing the soiled dressing carefully
4. A client has abdominal surgery. Which should the nurse do to best
assess for a sign of postoperative ileus in this client after surgery ANS :
1/5
, Identify the time of the first bowel movement
5. Four days after abdominal surgery, while being transferred from a bed
to a chair, a client says to a nurse, "My incision feels funny all of a
sudden." Which should the nurse do first ANS : Place the client in the
low-Fowler position
6. Which factor places a client at the highest risk for postoperative
nausea and vomiting after receiving general anesthesia ANS : Obesity
7. On the second postoperative day after an above-the-knee amputation,
the client's elastic dressing accidentally comes off. Which should the
nurse do first ANS : Wrap the residual limb with an elastic compression
bandage
8. A nurse is caring for a postoperative client. Which action is effective
in preventing postoperative urinary tract infections ANS : Drinking an
adequate amount of fluid d4. increasing the intake of citrus fruit juices
9. A client received conscious sedation during a colonoscopy. Which
should the nurse expect regarding the client's experience with this
procedure ANS : - Client will be sleepy but able to follow verbal
commands
2/5
