ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL
RETAKE EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS [GRADED A+]
ACTUAL EXAM 100%
A nurse in a burn treatment center is caring for a client who is admitted with
severe burns to both lower extremities and is scheduled for an
escharotomy. The client's spouse asks the nurse what the procedure
entails. Which of the following nursing statements is appropriate?
a. Large incisions will be made in the eschar to improve circulation
b. I can call the doctor back here if you want me to
c. A piece of skin will be removed and grafted over the burned area
d. Dead tissue will be surgically removed - ANS✔✔---A
,A nurse is monitoring the fluid replacement of a client who has sustained
burns. Which of the following fluids is used in the first 24 hours following a
burn injury?
a. 5% dextrose in water
b. 5% dextrose in normal saline
c. normal saline
d. lactated ringers - ANS✔✔---D
A nurse is caring for a client who has full-thickness burns all over 75% of
his body. Which of the following methods is appropriate to accurately
monitor the cardiovascular system?
a. auscultate cuff blood pressure
b. palpate pulse pressure
c. obtain a central venous pressure
d. monitor the pulmonary artery pressure - ANS✔✔---C
A nurse is assessing the depth and extent of a client who has severe burns
to the face, neck, and upper extremities. Which of the following factors is
the first priority when assessing the severity of the burn?
a. Age of the client
b. Associated medical history
c. Location of the burn
d. Cause of the burn - ANS✔✔---D
A client arrives at the emergency dept following an explosion at the
chemical plant. He has deep partial and full-thickness chemical burns over
more than 25 % of his body surface area. What is the nurse's priority
intervention?
a. Initiate fluid resuscitation
b. Medication for pain
c. Administer antibiotics
, d. Maintain a patent airway - ANS✔✔---D
A nurse is caring for a client who came the emergency dept reporting chest
pain. The provider suspects a myocardial infarction. While waiting for the
laboratory to report the client's troponin levels, the client asks what this
blood test will show. The nurse should explain that troponin is
a. An enzyme that indicates damage to brain, heart, and skeletal
muscle
tissues
b. A protein whose levels reflect the risk for coronary artery disease
c. A heart muscle protein that appears in the bloodstream when there
is
damage to the heart
d. A protein that helps transport oxygen throughout the body -
ANS✔✔---C
A nurse is assessing a client who has disseminated intravascular
coagulation (DIC). Which of the following should the nurse expect in the
findings?
a. Excessive thrombosis and bleeding
b. Progressive increase in platelet production
c. Immediate sodium and fluid retention
d. Increased clotting factor - ANS✔✔---D
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 atrial impulses
RETAKE EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS [GRADED A+]
ACTUAL EXAM 100%
A nurse in a burn treatment center is caring for a client who is admitted with
severe burns to both lower extremities and is scheduled for an
escharotomy. The client's spouse asks the nurse what the procedure
entails. Which of the following nursing statements is appropriate?
a. Large incisions will be made in the eschar to improve circulation
b. I can call the doctor back here if you want me to
c. A piece of skin will be removed and grafted over the burned area
d. Dead tissue will be surgically removed - ANS✔✔---A
,A nurse is monitoring the fluid replacement of a client who has sustained
burns. Which of the following fluids is used in the first 24 hours following a
burn injury?
a. 5% dextrose in water
b. 5% dextrose in normal saline
c. normal saline
d. lactated ringers - ANS✔✔---D
A nurse is caring for a client who has full-thickness burns all over 75% of
his body. Which of the following methods is appropriate to accurately
monitor the cardiovascular system?
a. auscultate cuff blood pressure
b. palpate pulse pressure
c. obtain a central venous pressure
d. monitor the pulmonary artery pressure - ANS✔✔---C
A nurse is assessing the depth and extent of a client who has severe burns
to the face, neck, and upper extremities. Which of the following factors is
the first priority when assessing the severity of the burn?
a. Age of the client
b. Associated medical history
c. Location of the burn
d. Cause of the burn - ANS✔✔---D
A client arrives at the emergency dept following an explosion at the
chemical plant. He has deep partial and full-thickness chemical burns over
more than 25 % of his body surface area. What is the nurse's priority
intervention?
a. Initiate fluid resuscitation
b. Medication for pain
c. Administer antibiotics
, d. Maintain a patent airway - ANS✔✔---D
A nurse is caring for a client who came the emergency dept reporting chest
pain. The provider suspects a myocardial infarction. While waiting for the
laboratory to report the client's troponin levels, the client asks what this
blood test will show. The nurse should explain that troponin is
a. An enzyme that indicates damage to brain, heart, and skeletal
muscle
tissues
b. A protein whose levels reflect the risk for coronary artery disease
c. A heart muscle protein that appears in the bloodstream when there
is
damage to the heart
d. A protein that helps transport oxygen throughout the body -
ANS✔✔---C
A nurse is assessing a client who has disseminated intravascular
coagulation (DIC). Which of the following should the nurse expect in the
findings?
a. Excessive thrombosis and bleeding
b. Progressive increase in platelet production
c. Immediate sodium and fluid retention
d. Increased clotting factor - ANS✔✔---D
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 atrial impulses
