ATI PROCTORED EXAM Practice
Endtroacheal tube extubate what would you report immedatiely? correct answers
stridor
Why is stridor bad? correct answers it means that there is an obstruction or edema in
airway
What is heart rate like in someone who has a low fluid volume? correct answers higher
than usual like 110
What is normal unrine gravity? correct answers 1.000 - 1.030
What is positive pressure doing? correct answers promote lung expansion and stabilize
chest
Would you recomened exercise for a pt who has been discharged with heart failure?
correct answers yes
How often should exercise be in heart failure pt? correct answers regular routine
Should you consume milk with iron supplements? correct answers no can cause gastro
disturbance.
Would you take iron with antacids? correct answers no gastro disturb
Would you tell the pt to lower red meat intake with iron deficiency? correct answers no
because they would need increase
What is a common side effect with iron pills? correct answers constipation
What would you tell them to eat with taking iron pills? correct answers high fiber
When does pain worsen with compartement syndrome? correct answers when passive
moving occurs.
What does warmth under cast indicate? correct answers infection
Should pt decrease complex carbs for atherosceleoris? correct answers no
What carb should a client with atherosceloris decrease? correct answers simple sugars
Is MRSA airborne or contact? correct answers contact
,What does phenyotoin do to hepatic enzymes (for seizures the med is)? correct
answers it decreases effectiveness
What should you tell the pt not to take with ciprofloxacin? correct answers magnesium
containg antacids
Why wouldn't you take magnesium containing anatacids with cipro? correct answers
calcium can decrease obsorb of med
What is a common side effect of rifampin? correct answers color of pee
Can you take ciproflaxcin with booze? correct answers yes
After a parathryoidecotmy what would be prioty for nurse? correct answers to put trach
tray by bedside (AIRWAY)
What meds increase osteoporosis? correct answers fludrocortisone
With enoxaparin what is main thing for the med the nurse should do? correct answers
give dosage same time every day
Is restlessness common in hyperthyroidism? correct answers yes
What would be urgent for hyperthyroidism? correct answers high BP
If a pt has a weird heart sound what would be first thing you do? correct answers listen
to it again but on the left side (least invasive)
Why would gentamicin be withheld from a pt? correct answers if creatine levels are too
high
What is normal creatine? correct answers .6-1.2
What is one of the first vital signs of a hemmhorage? correct answers increase heart
rate
What med would you give for a febrile reaction? correct answers tyneol (reduces fever)
How long does a drain stay in place for a radical mastectomy? correct answers 1 to 3
week
What drainage amount to get rid of drainage tube for mastectomy? correct answers
less than 25
, What is first thing to do who reports dyspnea and SOB when putting on O2? correct
answers if they have COPD
Why would it be bad for you to put O2 on a COPD pt? correct answers It can worsen
hypercarbia
What is someones HGB look like with leukemia increase or decreased? correct
answers decreased
What would be a big sign that nephrosotmoy tube has popped? correct answers back
pain
What is max amount of flexing for total hip? correct answers no more than 90
Why would you place a pillow between a pt legs for hip athroplasy? correct answers so
hips don't get dislodged
What is a holter monitor used for? correct answers if you have an irregular heart rate it
can detect it
What can a pacemake do to a pt heart? correct answers regulate the heart rate
What is a echo used for? correct answers detecting valve dysfunction
What do PPI do for gastric ulcers? correct answers it suppresses gastric acid
production
What is good about high fowlers postion? correct answers increases lung expansion
and improves ventilation
What med would you d/c to before going in for allergy testing? correct answers
prednisone
If a pt were to state there vision went blurry before a car accident what would you do
first? correct answers monitor neuro
What would be first thing to do if bowel is protruding from stomach? correct answers
call for help
What kind of skin for hypothyroidism? correct answers dry scaly
What does metformin do to glucose? correct answers it decreases the amount of
glucose produced in liver
When should pt take metformin? correct answers with or immediately following meals
Endtroacheal tube extubate what would you report immedatiely? correct answers
stridor
Why is stridor bad? correct answers it means that there is an obstruction or edema in
airway
What is heart rate like in someone who has a low fluid volume? correct answers higher
than usual like 110
What is normal unrine gravity? correct answers 1.000 - 1.030
What is positive pressure doing? correct answers promote lung expansion and stabilize
chest
Would you recomened exercise for a pt who has been discharged with heart failure?
correct answers yes
How often should exercise be in heart failure pt? correct answers regular routine
Should you consume milk with iron supplements? correct answers no can cause gastro
disturbance.
Would you take iron with antacids? correct answers no gastro disturb
Would you tell the pt to lower red meat intake with iron deficiency? correct answers no
because they would need increase
What is a common side effect with iron pills? correct answers constipation
What would you tell them to eat with taking iron pills? correct answers high fiber
When does pain worsen with compartement syndrome? correct answers when passive
moving occurs.
What does warmth under cast indicate? correct answers infection
Should pt decrease complex carbs for atherosceleoris? correct answers no
What carb should a client with atherosceloris decrease? correct answers simple sugars
Is MRSA airborne or contact? correct answers contact
,What does phenyotoin do to hepatic enzymes (for seizures the med is)? correct
answers it decreases effectiveness
What should you tell the pt not to take with ciprofloxacin? correct answers magnesium
containg antacids
Why wouldn't you take magnesium containing anatacids with cipro? correct answers
calcium can decrease obsorb of med
What is a common side effect of rifampin? correct answers color of pee
Can you take ciproflaxcin with booze? correct answers yes
After a parathryoidecotmy what would be prioty for nurse? correct answers to put trach
tray by bedside (AIRWAY)
What meds increase osteoporosis? correct answers fludrocortisone
With enoxaparin what is main thing for the med the nurse should do? correct answers
give dosage same time every day
Is restlessness common in hyperthyroidism? correct answers yes
What would be urgent for hyperthyroidism? correct answers high BP
If a pt has a weird heart sound what would be first thing you do? correct answers listen
to it again but on the left side (least invasive)
Why would gentamicin be withheld from a pt? correct answers if creatine levels are too
high
What is normal creatine? correct answers .6-1.2
What is one of the first vital signs of a hemmhorage? correct answers increase heart
rate
What med would you give for a febrile reaction? correct answers tyneol (reduces fever)
How long does a drain stay in place for a radical mastectomy? correct answers 1 to 3
week
What drainage amount to get rid of drainage tube for mastectomy? correct answers
less than 25
, What is first thing to do who reports dyspnea and SOB when putting on O2? correct
answers if they have COPD
Why would it be bad for you to put O2 on a COPD pt? correct answers It can worsen
hypercarbia
What is someones HGB look like with leukemia increase or decreased? correct
answers decreased
What would be a big sign that nephrosotmoy tube has popped? correct answers back
pain
What is max amount of flexing for total hip? correct answers no more than 90
Why would you place a pillow between a pt legs for hip athroplasy? correct answers so
hips don't get dislodged
What is a holter monitor used for? correct answers if you have an irregular heart rate it
can detect it
What can a pacemake do to a pt heart? correct answers regulate the heart rate
What is a echo used for? correct answers detecting valve dysfunction
What do PPI do for gastric ulcers? correct answers it suppresses gastric acid
production
What is good about high fowlers postion? correct answers increases lung expansion
and improves ventilation
What med would you d/c to before going in for allergy testing? correct answers
prednisone
If a pt were to state there vision went blurry before a car accident what would you do
first? correct answers monitor neuro
What would be first thing to do if bowel is protruding from stomach? correct answers
call for help
What kind of skin for hypothyroidism? correct answers dry scaly
What does metformin do to glucose? correct answers it decreases the amount of
glucose produced in liver
When should pt take metformin? correct answers with or immediately following meals
