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ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL CARDIOVASCULAR
PROCTORED EXAM AND STUDYGUIDE
NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL CARDIOVASCULAR EXAM
A nurse is monitoring a client for reperfusion following
thrombolytic therapy to treat acute myocardial infarction (MI).
Which of the following indicators should the nurse identify to
confirm reperfusion?
A. Ventricular dysrhythmias
B. Appearance of Q waves
C. Elevated ST segments
D. Recurrence of chest pain - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
Ventricular dysrhythmias
A nurse is examining the ECG of a client who is having an acute
myocardial infarction. The nurse should identify that the
elevated ST segment on the ECG indicate which of the
following?
A. Necrosis
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B. hypokalemia
C. hypomagnesemia
D. Insufficiency - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Necrosis
A nurse is teaching a client who has polycythemia vera about
self-care measures. Which of the following interventions should
the nurse include?
A. Drink at least 1 liter of fluids each day
B. Continuously wear support hose
C. Elevate your legs when sitting
D. Use dental floss daily - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Elevate
your legs when sitting
A nurse is preparing an in-service presentation about assessing
clients who are having an acute myocardial infarction (MI).
What is the most common assessment finding with acute MI?
A. Dyspnea
B. Pain in the shoulder & left arm
C. Substernal chest pain
D. Palpitations - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Substernal chest pain
A nurse is assessing a client who has right-sided heart failure.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
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A. Decreased capillary refill
B. Dyspnea
C. Orthopnea
D. Dependent edema - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Dependent
edema
A nurse is providing teaching about lifestyle changes to a client
who experienced a myocardial infarction & has a new
prescription for a beta blocker. Which of the following clients
statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A. I should eat foods that are high in saturated fat
B. Before taking my medication, I will count my radial pulse
rate
C. I will exercise once a week for an hour at the health club
D. I will stop taking my medication when my blood pressure is
within normal range - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Before taking
my medication, I will count my radial pulse rate
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has
aplastic anemia. Which of the following statements indicates
that the client understands the instruction?
A. I need to stay active to prevent blood clots in my legs
B. If I have a bad headache, I can take aspirin to get rid of it
C. I should eliminate uncooked foods from my diet for now
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D. I should eat more Iron-fortified cereal to strengthen my blood
- CORRECT ANSWER-C. I should eliminate uncooked food
from my diet for now
A nurse is caring for a client who has hemophilia. The client
reports pain & swelling in a joint following a injury. Which of
the follow actions should the nurse take first?
A. Obtain blood samples to test platelet function
B. Prepare for replacement of the missing clotting factor
C. Administer aspirin for the clients pain
D. Place the bleeding joint in the dependent position -
CORRECT ANSWER-B. Prepare for replacement of the
missing clotting factor
A nurse is assessing a client who has peripheral vascular disease
& a venous ulcer on the right ankle. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect in the client's affected
extremity?
A. Absent pedal pulses
B. Ankles swelling
C. Hair loss
D. Skin atrophy - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Ankles swelling
ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL CARDIOVASCULAR
PROCTORED EXAM AND STUDYGUIDE
NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL CARDIOVASCULAR EXAM
A nurse is monitoring a client for reperfusion following
thrombolytic therapy to treat acute myocardial infarction (MI).
Which of the following indicators should the nurse identify to
confirm reperfusion?
A. Ventricular dysrhythmias
B. Appearance of Q waves
C. Elevated ST segments
D. Recurrence of chest pain - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
Ventricular dysrhythmias
A nurse is examining the ECG of a client who is having an acute
myocardial infarction. The nurse should identify that the
elevated ST segment on the ECG indicate which of the
following?
A. Necrosis
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B. hypokalemia
C. hypomagnesemia
D. Insufficiency - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Necrosis
A nurse is teaching a client who has polycythemia vera about
self-care measures. Which of the following interventions should
the nurse include?
A. Drink at least 1 liter of fluids each day
B. Continuously wear support hose
C. Elevate your legs when sitting
D. Use dental floss daily - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Elevate
your legs when sitting
A nurse is preparing an in-service presentation about assessing
clients who are having an acute myocardial infarction (MI).
What is the most common assessment finding with acute MI?
A. Dyspnea
B. Pain in the shoulder & left arm
C. Substernal chest pain
D. Palpitations - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Substernal chest pain
A nurse is assessing a client who has right-sided heart failure.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
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A. Decreased capillary refill
B. Dyspnea
C. Orthopnea
D. Dependent edema - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Dependent
edema
A nurse is providing teaching about lifestyle changes to a client
who experienced a myocardial infarction & has a new
prescription for a beta blocker. Which of the following clients
statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A. I should eat foods that are high in saturated fat
B. Before taking my medication, I will count my radial pulse
rate
C. I will exercise once a week for an hour at the health club
D. I will stop taking my medication when my blood pressure is
within normal range - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Before taking
my medication, I will count my radial pulse rate
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has
aplastic anemia. Which of the following statements indicates
that the client understands the instruction?
A. I need to stay active to prevent blood clots in my legs
B. If I have a bad headache, I can take aspirin to get rid of it
C. I should eliminate uncooked foods from my diet for now
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D. I should eat more Iron-fortified cereal to strengthen my blood
- CORRECT ANSWER-C. I should eliminate uncooked food
from my diet for now
A nurse is caring for a client who has hemophilia. The client
reports pain & swelling in a joint following a injury. Which of
the follow actions should the nurse take first?
A. Obtain blood samples to test platelet function
B. Prepare for replacement of the missing clotting factor
C. Administer aspirin for the clients pain
D. Place the bleeding joint in the dependent position -
CORRECT ANSWER-B. Prepare for replacement of the
missing clotting factor
A nurse is assessing a client who has peripheral vascular disease
& a venous ulcer on the right ankle. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect in the client's affected
extremity?
A. Absent pedal pulses
B. Ankles swelling
C. Hair loss
D. Skin atrophy - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Ankles swelling
