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ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL
PROCTORED MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS LATEST VERSIONS
NEWEST 2023,2024 AND 2025
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)GET IT 100% CORRECT!!
Question: Endoscopy (EGD) positioning
⼀Answer:⼀ left side lying
Question: Before an Endoscopy (EGD):
⼀Answer:⼀ -NPO 6-8 hr
-remove dentures
Question: Gastroenteritis care plan:
⼀Answer:⼀ -restrict dairy, caffeine, milk
-eat foods high in potassium
-increase fluid intake
-contact precautions
Question: In what order do you open the sterile package?
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⼀Answer:⼀ flap furthest from body, side flaps, then closest
Question: A nurse has removed a sterile pack from its outside cover
and place it on a clean work surface in preparation for an invasive
procedure. Which of the following flaps should the nurse unfold first:
A. closest to body
B. right side
C. left side
D. farthest from body
⼀Answer:⼀ D
Question: A nurse is wearing sterile gloves in prep for performing
a sterile procedure. Which of the following objects can the nurse touch
without breaking sterile technique (Select all that apply)
A. bottle containing sterile solution
B. edge of sterile drape at the base of the field
C. inner wrapping of an item on the sterile field
D. irrigation syringe on the sterile field
E. one gloved hand with the other gloved hand
⼀Answer:⼀ C, D, E
Question: A nurse has prepared a sterile field for assisting a
provider with a chest tube insertion. Which of the following events
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should the nurse recognize as contaminating the field (Select all that
apply)
A. provider drops a sterile instrument onto the near side of the sterile
field
B. nurse moistens a cotton ball with sterile normal saline and places it
on sterile field
C. procedure is delayed 1hr because the provider receives an
emergency call
D. nurse turns to speak to someone who enters through the door behind
the nurse
E. clients hand brushes against the outer edge of the sterile field
⼀Answer:⼀ B, C, D
Question: TB is suspected, what precautionary actions to do?
⼀Answer:⼀ -negative airflow room, airborne precautions
-nurses wear N95 mask, client wears if going out of the room
-admin heat & humidified O2 therapy as prescribed
Question: TB interventions:
⼀Answer:⼀ -family members should be screened
-4 meds taken for 6-12 months
-not contagious when they have 3 negative sputum cultures
Question: What to watch for when on Isoniazid:
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⼀Answer:⼀ numb/tingling in the hands & feet
Question: What to watch for when on Rifampin:
⼀Answer:⼀ -orange secretions normal
-watch for jaundice
-interferes with birth control
Question: What to watch for when on Ethambutol:
⼀Answer:⼀ vision changes
Question: Client teaching for genital herpes:
⼀Answer:⼀ -can be transmitted with or w/out blisters
-sexual partners should be informed & screened
-no cure, just meds to help w/symptoms
-abstain from intercourse until lesions are completely healed
-gently clean areas w/mild soap & water
Question: Caring for a client following a stroke of the right side
with left-sided hemipalegia:
⼀Answer:⼀ -thicken liquids/foods
-high fowlers
-speech therapist for helping w/eating & speech
-monitor gag reflex/swallowing abilities
-have suction equipment available
ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL
PROCTORED MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS LATEST VERSIONS
NEWEST 2023,2024 AND 2025
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)GET IT 100% CORRECT!!
Question: Endoscopy (EGD) positioning
⼀Answer:⼀ left side lying
Question: Before an Endoscopy (EGD):
⼀Answer:⼀ -NPO 6-8 hr
-remove dentures
Question: Gastroenteritis care plan:
⼀Answer:⼀ -restrict dairy, caffeine, milk
-eat foods high in potassium
-increase fluid intake
-contact precautions
Question: In what order do you open the sterile package?
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⼀Answer:⼀ flap furthest from body, side flaps, then closest
Question: A nurse has removed a sterile pack from its outside cover
and place it on a clean work surface in preparation for an invasive
procedure. Which of the following flaps should the nurse unfold first:
A. closest to body
B. right side
C. left side
D. farthest from body
⼀Answer:⼀ D
Question: A nurse is wearing sterile gloves in prep for performing
a sterile procedure. Which of the following objects can the nurse touch
without breaking sterile technique (Select all that apply)
A. bottle containing sterile solution
B. edge of sterile drape at the base of the field
C. inner wrapping of an item on the sterile field
D. irrigation syringe on the sterile field
E. one gloved hand with the other gloved hand
⼀Answer:⼀ C, D, E
Question: A nurse has prepared a sterile field for assisting a
provider with a chest tube insertion. Which of the following events
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should the nurse recognize as contaminating the field (Select all that
apply)
A. provider drops a sterile instrument onto the near side of the sterile
field
B. nurse moistens a cotton ball with sterile normal saline and places it
on sterile field
C. procedure is delayed 1hr because the provider receives an
emergency call
D. nurse turns to speak to someone who enters through the door behind
the nurse
E. clients hand brushes against the outer edge of the sterile field
⼀Answer:⼀ B, C, D
Question: TB is suspected, what precautionary actions to do?
⼀Answer:⼀ -negative airflow room, airborne precautions
-nurses wear N95 mask, client wears if going out of the room
-admin heat & humidified O2 therapy as prescribed
Question: TB interventions:
⼀Answer:⼀ -family members should be screened
-4 meds taken for 6-12 months
-not contagious when they have 3 negative sputum cultures
Question: What to watch for when on Isoniazid:
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⼀Answer:⼀ numb/tingling in the hands & feet
Question: What to watch for when on Rifampin:
⼀Answer:⼀ -orange secretions normal
-watch for jaundice
-interferes with birth control
Question: What to watch for when on Ethambutol:
⼀Answer:⼀ vision changes
Question: Client teaching for genital herpes:
⼀Answer:⼀ -can be transmitted with or w/out blisters
-sexual partners should be informed & screened
-no cure, just meds to help w/symptoms
-abstain from intercourse until lesions are completely healed
-gently clean areas w/mild soap & water
Question: Caring for a client following a stroke of the right side
with left-sided hemipalegia:
⼀Answer:⼀ -thicken liquids/foods
-high fowlers
-speech therapist for helping w/eating & speech
-monitor gag reflex/swallowing abilities
-have suction equipment available
