ATI Med Surg Proctored REAL EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGRADE

ATI Med Surg Proctored REAL EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGRADE A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and requests information about acupuncture to relieve some of the side effects. which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication to receiving this alternative therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER Lymphedema A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's via continuos IV infusion at 200 ml/hr. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 10 drops/mL. How many gtt/min should the nurse set the IV ump to administer? - CORRECT ANSWER 33 A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription for sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER I should lie down when I take this medication A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client following total hip arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching. - CORRECT ANSWER Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac catheterization. which of the following actions should the nurse take. - CORRECT ANSWER Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower extremity fracture and a prescription for crutches. which of the following client statements indicates that the client is adapting to their role change? - CORRECT ANSWER I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and cooking the meals for us A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has an impaired immune system due to chemotherapy. which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER Change your pet's litter box daily a nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion and reports thirst. The client's urinary output was 4,000 ml over past 24 hr. the nurse should anticipate a prescription for which of the following IV medications? - CORRECT ANSWER Desmopressin A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently started therapy with an ACE inhibitor and reports nagging dry cough. Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWER Sucking on a lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough A nurse is taking an admission history from a client who reports Raynaud's disease. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse identify as a parenteral trigger for exacerbation of Raynaud's? - CORRECT ANSWER Using nicotine transdermal patch A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous device and notes the tubing has become disconnected. the client develops dyspnea and tachycardia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is completing an assessment of an older client and notes reddened areas over the bony prominences, but the client's skin is intact. which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? - CORRECT ANSWER Support bony prominences with pillows A home health nurse is making an initial visit to a client who has multiple sclerosis. Which of the following actions is the priority for the nurse to take? - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client. which of the following actions should the nurse take fir