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ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCTORED EXAM
AND STUDYGUIDE LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about collecting a 24-
hr urine specimen for creatinine clearance. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
a. include the first voided specimen at the start of the collection
period
b. discard the last voided specimen at the end of the collection
period
c. place signs in the bathroom as a reminder about the test in
progress
d. instruct the client to increase exercise during the 24-hr period -
ANSWER-c. place signs in the bathroom as a reminder about the
test in progress
the nurse should place signs in the bathroom and alert family
members of the test in progress so that everyone save the
specimens appropriately throughout the test
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A nurse is caring for client who has continuous bladder irrigation
following a transurethral resection of the prostate. Which of the
following findings should the nurse report the to provider?
a. output equal to the instilled irrigant
b. client report of bladder spasms
c. viscous urinary output with clots
d. client report of a strong urge to urinate - ANSWER-c. viscous
urinary output with clots
the nurse should report urine output that is bright red with
clots or urine that resembles ketchup to the provider
because this is an indication of arterial bleeding
A nurse is examining the ECG of a client who is having an acute
myocardial infarction. The nurse should identify that the elevated
ST segments of the ECG indicate which of the following
alterations?
a. necrosis
b. hypokalemia
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c. hypomagnesemia
d. insufficiency - ANSWER-a. necrosis
ST-segment elevation during an acute myocardial infarction
indicates necrosis. this ECG change reflects a clot at the site
of injury. therefore, the client requires immediate
revascularization of the artery
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who has
diabetes mellitus. Which of the following results indicates that the
client's diabetes is controlled?
a. HbA1c 8.5%
b. postprandial blood glucose 190 mg/dL
c. causal blood glucose 205 mg/dL
d. fasting blood glucose 95 mg/dL - ANSWER-d. fasting blood
glucose 95 mg/dL
A fasting blood glucose of 95 mg/dL is within the expected
reference range of 70 to 110 mg/dL, which indicates that this
client's diabetes is under control
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A nurse is planning care for a client following placement of a chest
tube 1 hr ago. Which of the following actions should the nurse
include in the plan of care?
a. clamp the chest tube if there is continuous bubbling in the
water seal chamber
b. keep the chest tube drainage system at the level of the right
atrium
c. tape all connections between the chest tube and drainage
system
d. empty the collection chamber and record the amount of
drainage every 8 hr - ANSWER-c. tape all connections between
the chest tube and drainage system
the nurse should tape all connections to ensure that the
system is airtight and prevent the chest tubing from
accidentally disconnecting
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving peritoneal dialysis.
Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the
provider immediately?
ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCTORED EXAM
AND STUDYGUIDE LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about collecting a 24-
hr urine specimen for creatinine clearance. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
a. include the first voided specimen at the start of the collection
period
b. discard the last voided specimen at the end of the collection
period
c. place signs in the bathroom as a reminder about the test in
progress
d. instruct the client to increase exercise during the 24-hr period -
ANSWER-c. place signs in the bathroom as a reminder about the
test in progress
the nurse should place signs in the bathroom and alert family
members of the test in progress so that everyone save the
specimens appropriately throughout the test
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A nurse is caring for client who has continuous bladder irrigation
following a transurethral resection of the prostate. Which of the
following findings should the nurse report the to provider?
a. output equal to the instilled irrigant
b. client report of bladder spasms
c. viscous urinary output with clots
d. client report of a strong urge to urinate - ANSWER-c. viscous
urinary output with clots
the nurse should report urine output that is bright red with
clots or urine that resembles ketchup to the provider
because this is an indication of arterial bleeding
A nurse is examining the ECG of a client who is having an acute
myocardial infarction. The nurse should identify that the elevated
ST segments of the ECG indicate which of the following
alterations?
a. necrosis
b. hypokalemia
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c. hypomagnesemia
d. insufficiency - ANSWER-a. necrosis
ST-segment elevation during an acute myocardial infarction
indicates necrosis. this ECG change reflects a clot at the site
of injury. therefore, the client requires immediate
revascularization of the artery
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who has
diabetes mellitus. Which of the following results indicates that the
client's diabetes is controlled?
a. HbA1c 8.5%
b. postprandial blood glucose 190 mg/dL
c. causal blood glucose 205 mg/dL
d. fasting blood glucose 95 mg/dL - ANSWER-d. fasting blood
glucose 95 mg/dL
A fasting blood glucose of 95 mg/dL is within the expected
reference range of 70 to 110 mg/dL, which indicates that this
client's diabetes is under control
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A nurse is planning care for a client following placement of a chest
tube 1 hr ago. Which of the following actions should the nurse
include in the plan of care?
a. clamp the chest tube if there is continuous bubbling in the
water seal chamber
b. keep the chest tube drainage system at the level of the right
atrium
c. tape all connections between the chest tube and drainage
system
d. empty the collection chamber and record the amount of
drainage every 8 hr - ANSWER-c. tape all connections between
the chest tube and drainage system
the nurse should tape all connections to ensure that the
system is airtight and prevent the chest tubing from
accidentally disconnecting
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving peritoneal dialysis.
Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the
provider immediately?
