ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED EXAM 2025
WIT QUESTIONS AND
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
A client returns to the nursing unit post-
thoracotomy with two chest tubes in place
connected to a drainage device. The client's spouse
asks the nurse the reason for having two chest
tubes. The nurse's response is based on the
knowledge that the lower chest tube is placed to do
which of the following?
Remove air from the pleural space.
Create access for irrigating the chest cavity.
, Evacuate secretions from the bronchioles and
alveoli.
Drain blood and fluid from the pleural space. - --
ANSWER---Drain blood and fluid from the pleural
space.
Blood and fluids tend to accumulate in the bases
and posterior areas of the pleural cavity. For this
reason, the lower chest tube is the one that
primarily drains blood and fluid.
A nurse is caring for a client admitted with a
diagnosis of hyperthyroidism caused by an
adenoma of the thyroid gland. Twelve hours
following the thyroidectomy, which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the charge
nurse? (Select all that apply.)
Tachycardia and hypertension
Respiratory rate of 16/min
WIT QUESTIONS AND
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
A client returns to the nursing unit post-
thoracotomy with two chest tubes in place
connected to a drainage device. The client's spouse
asks the nurse the reason for having two chest
tubes. The nurse's response is based on the
knowledge that the lower chest tube is placed to do
which of the following?
Remove air from the pleural space.
Create access for irrigating the chest cavity.
, Evacuate secretions from the bronchioles and
alveoli.
Drain blood and fluid from the pleural space. - --
ANSWER---Drain blood and fluid from the pleural
space.
Blood and fluids tend to accumulate in the bases
and posterior areas of the pleural cavity. For this
reason, the lower chest tube is the one that
primarily drains blood and fluid.
A nurse is caring for a client admitted with a
diagnosis of hyperthyroidism caused by an
adenoma of the thyroid gland. Twelve hours
following the thyroidectomy, which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the charge
nurse? (Select all that apply.)
Tachycardia and hypertension
Respiratory rate of 16/min
