ATI Adult Medical Surgical Proctored
Real and Practice Exam 2024
Endotracheal tube extubate what would you report immedatiely? - answer stridor
Why is stridor bad? - answer it means that there is an obstruction or edema in airway
What is heart rate like in someone who has a low fluid volume? - answer higher than usual like 110
What is normal unrine gravity? - answer 1.000 - 1.030
What is positive pressure doing? - answer promote lung expansion and stabilize chest
Would you recomened exercise for a patient who has been discharged with heart failure? - answer yes
How often should exercise be in heart failure patient? - answer regular routine
Should you consume milk with iron supplements? - answer no, can cause gastro disturbances
Would you take iron with antacids? - answer no, gastro disturbances
Would you tell the patient to lower red meat intake with iron deficiency? - answer no, because they
would need to increase
What is a common side effect with iron pills? - answer constipation
,What would you tell them to eat when taking iron pills? - answer high fiber diet
When does pain worsen with compartment syndrome? - answer when passive movement occurs
What does warmth under cast indicate? - answer infection
Should patient decrease complex carbs for atherosceleoris? - answer no
What carb should a client with atherosceloris decrease? - answer simple sugars
Is MRSA airborne or contact? - answer contact
What does phenytoin do to hepatic enzymes [seizure med]? - answer it decreases effectiveness
What should you tell the client not to take with ciprofloxacin? - answer magnesium containing antacids
Why wouldn't you take magnesium containing anatacids with cipro? - answer calcium can decrease
absorption of med
What is a common side effect of rifampin? - answer color of pee
Can you take ciproflaxcin with alcohol? - answer yes
After a para-thyroidectomy what would be a priority for the nurse to do? - answer to put trach tray by
bedside [think AIRWAY]
,What meds increase osteoporosis? - answer Fludrocortisone
With enoxaparin what is the main thing the nurse should do? - answer give dosage same time every day
Is restlessness common in hyperthyroidism? - answer yes
What would be urgent for hyperthyroidism? - answer high blood pressure
If a client has a weird heart sound what would be the first thing you do? - answer listen to it again but
on the left side [always want least invasive]
Why would gentamicin be withheld from a patient? - answer creatine levels are too high
What is normal creatine? - answer 0.6 - 1.2
What is one of the first vital signs of a hemorrhage? - answer increased heart rate
What med would you give for a febrile reaction? - answer Tylenol [reduces fever]
How long does a drain stay in place for a radical mastectomy? - answer 1 to 3 weeks
What drainage amount is needed to get rid of drainage tube for mastectomy? - answer less than 25 ml
What is the first thing to ask if a client reports dyspnea and shortness of breath when put on O2? -
answer if they have COPD
, Why would it be bad for you to put O2 on a COPD patient? - answer It can worsen hypercarbia
Leukemia client; would their hemoglobin be increased or decreased? - answer decreased
What would be a big sign that a client's nephrostomy tube has popped? - answer back pain
What is max amount of flexing for total hip replacement? - answer no more than 90 degrees
Why would you place a pillow between a patient's legs for hip athroplasty? - answer so hips don't get
dislodged
What is a holter monitor used for? - answer if you have an irregular heart rate it can detect it
What can a pacemaker do to a patient's heart? - answer regulate the heart rate
What is an echo used for? - answer detecting valve dysfunction
What do PPI's do for gastric ulcers? - answer it suppresses gastric acid production
What is good about high fowlers postion? - answer increases lung expansion and improves ventilation
What med would you discontinue before going in for allergy testing? - answer prednisone
If a client were to state their vision went blurry before a car accident what would you do first? - answer
monitor neuro
Real and Practice Exam 2024
Endotracheal tube extubate what would you report immedatiely? - answer stridor
Why is stridor bad? - answer it means that there is an obstruction or edema in airway
What is heart rate like in someone who has a low fluid volume? - answer higher than usual like 110
What is normal unrine gravity? - answer 1.000 - 1.030
What is positive pressure doing? - answer promote lung expansion and stabilize chest
Would you recomened exercise for a patient who has been discharged with heart failure? - answer yes
How often should exercise be in heart failure patient? - answer regular routine
Should you consume milk with iron supplements? - answer no, can cause gastro disturbances
Would you take iron with antacids? - answer no, gastro disturbances
Would you tell the patient to lower red meat intake with iron deficiency? - answer no, because they
would need to increase
What is a common side effect with iron pills? - answer constipation
,What would you tell them to eat when taking iron pills? - answer high fiber diet
When does pain worsen with compartment syndrome? - answer when passive movement occurs
What does warmth under cast indicate? - answer infection
Should patient decrease complex carbs for atherosceleoris? - answer no
What carb should a client with atherosceloris decrease? - answer simple sugars
Is MRSA airborne or contact? - answer contact
What does phenytoin do to hepatic enzymes [seizure med]? - answer it decreases effectiveness
What should you tell the client not to take with ciprofloxacin? - answer magnesium containing antacids
Why wouldn't you take magnesium containing anatacids with cipro? - answer calcium can decrease
absorption of med
What is a common side effect of rifampin? - answer color of pee
Can you take ciproflaxcin with alcohol? - answer yes
After a para-thyroidectomy what would be a priority for the nurse to do? - answer to put trach tray by
bedside [think AIRWAY]
,What meds increase osteoporosis? - answer Fludrocortisone
With enoxaparin what is the main thing the nurse should do? - answer give dosage same time every day
Is restlessness common in hyperthyroidism? - answer yes
What would be urgent for hyperthyroidism? - answer high blood pressure
If a client has a weird heart sound what would be the first thing you do? - answer listen to it again but
on the left side [always want least invasive]
Why would gentamicin be withheld from a patient? - answer creatine levels are too high
What is normal creatine? - answer 0.6 - 1.2
What is one of the first vital signs of a hemorrhage? - answer increased heart rate
What med would you give for a febrile reaction? - answer Tylenol [reduces fever]
How long does a drain stay in place for a radical mastectomy? - answer 1 to 3 weeks
What drainage amount is needed to get rid of drainage tube for mastectomy? - answer less than 25 ml
What is the first thing to ask if a client reports dyspnea and shortness of breath when put on O2? -
answer if they have COPD
, Why would it be bad for you to put O2 on a COPD patient? - answer It can worsen hypercarbia
Leukemia client; would their hemoglobin be increased or decreased? - answer decreased
What would be a big sign that a client's nephrostomy tube has popped? - answer back pain
What is max amount of flexing for total hip replacement? - answer no more than 90 degrees
Why would you place a pillow between a patient's legs for hip athroplasty? - answer so hips don't get
dislodged
What is a holter monitor used for? - answer if you have an irregular heart rate it can detect it
What can a pacemaker do to a patient's heart? - answer regulate the heart rate
What is an echo used for? - answer detecting valve dysfunction
What do PPI's do for gastric ulcers? - answer it suppresses gastric acid production
What is good about high fowlers postion? - answer increases lung expansion and improves ventilation
What med would you discontinue before going in for allergy testing? - answer prednisone
If a client were to state their vision went blurry before a car accident what would you do first? - answer
monitor neuro
