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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
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Q: Endoscopy (EGD) positioning
ANS 🗹🗹: left side lying
Q: Before an Endoscopy (EGD):
ANS 🗹🗹: -NPO 6-8 hr
-remove dentures
Q: Gastroenteritis care plan:
ANS 🗹🗹: -restrict dairy, caffeine, milk
-eat foods high in potassium
-increase fluid intake
-contact precautions
Q: In what order do you open the sterile package?
ANS 🗹🗹: flap furthest from body, side flaps, then closest
Q: 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:
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A. closest to body
B. right side
C. left side
D. farthest from body
ANS 🗹🗹: D
Q: 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
ANS 🗹🗹: C, D, E
Q: A nurse has prepared a sterile field for assisting a provider with a chest tube insertion.
Which of the following events 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
ANS 🗹🗹: B, C, D
Q: TB is suspected, what precautionary actions to do?
ANS 🗹🗹: -negative airflow room, airborne precautions
-nurses wear N95 mask, client wears if going out of the room
-admin heat & humidified O2 therapy as prescribed
Q: TB interventions:
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ANS 🗹🗹: -family members should be screened
-4 meds taken for 6-12 months
-not contagious when they have 3 negative sputum cultures
Q: What to watch for when on Isoniazid:
ANS 🗹🗹: numb/tingling in the hands & feet
Q: What to watch for when on Rifampin:
ANS 🗹🗹: -orange secretions normal
-watch for jaundice
-interferes with birth control
Q: What to watch for when on Ethambutol:
ANS 🗹🗹: vision changes
Q: Client teaching for genital herpes:
ANS 🗹🗹: -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
Q: Caring for a client following a stroke of the right side with left-sided hemipalegia:
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ANS 🗹🗹: -thicken liquids/foods
-high fowlers
-speech therapist for helping w/eating & speech
-monitor gag reflex/swallowing abilities
-have suction equipment available
-occupational therapy
-support left arm with pillows, slings, etc
Q: High sodium foods clients with HF & Pulmonary edema should avoid:
ANS 🗹🗹: -cheese
-soups
-bread
-cold cuts/cured meats
-pia
-eggs & omelets
-hot dogs
-baked hamzz
Q: Which non-opioid drug decreases the effect of aspirin?
ANS 🗹🗹: ibuprofen
Q: Ketorolac should not be used concurrently with...
ANS 🗹🗹: other NSAIDS
Q: Glucocorticoids increase the risk of gastric bleeding when taken with...
ANS 🗹🗹: non-opioid analgesics
Q: To access an implanted port, you must use a...
ANS 🗹🗹: noncoring (Huber) needle
Q: When done accessing an implanted port...
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
Q: Endoscopy (EGD) positioning
ANS 🗹🗹: left side lying
Q: Before an Endoscopy (EGD):
ANS 🗹🗹: -NPO 6-8 hr
-remove dentures
Q: Gastroenteritis care plan:
ANS 🗹🗹: -restrict dairy, caffeine, milk
-eat foods high in potassium
-increase fluid intake
-contact precautions
Q: In what order do you open the sterile package?
ANS 🗹🗹: flap furthest from body, side flaps, then closest
Q: 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:
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A. closest to body
B. right side
C. left side
D. farthest from body
ANS 🗹🗹: D
Q: 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
ANS 🗹🗹: C, D, E
Q: A nurse has prepared a sterile field for assisting a provider with a chest tube insertion.
Which of the following events 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
ANS 🗹🗹: B, C, D
Q: TB is suspected, what precautionary actions to do?
ANS 🗹🗹: -negative airflow room, airborne precautions
-nurses wear N95 mask, client wears if going out of the room
-admin heat & humidified O2 therapy as prescribed
Q: TB interventions:
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ANS 🗹🗹: -family members should be screened
-4 meds taken for 6-12 months
-not contagious when they have 3 negative sputum cultures
Q: What to watch for when on Isoniazid:
ANS 🗹🗹: numb/tingling in the hands & feet
Q: What to watch for when on Rifampin:
ANS 🗹🗹: -orange secretions normal
-watch for jaundice
-interferes with birth control
Q: What to watch for when on Ethambutol:
ANS 🗹🗹: vision changes
Q: Client teaching for genital herpes:
ANS 🗹🗹: -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
Q: Caring for a client following a stroke of the right side with left-sided hemipalegia:
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ANS 🗹🗹: -thicken liquids/foods
-high fowlers
-speech therapist for helping w/eating & speech
-monitor gag reflex/swallowing abilities
-have suction equipment available
-occupational therapy
-support left arm with pillows, slings, etc
Q: High sodium foods clients with HF & Pulmonary edema should avoid:
ANS 🗹🗹: -cheese
-soups
-bread
-cold cuts/cured meats
-pia
-eggs & omelets
-hot dogs
-baked hamzz
Q: Which non-opioid drug decreases the effect of aspirin?
ANS 🗹🗹: ibuprofen
Q: Ketorolac should not be used concurrently with...
ANS 🗹🗹: other NSAIDS
Q: Glucocorticoids increase the risk of gastric bleeding when taken with...
ANS 🗹🗹: non-opioid analgesics
Q: To access an implanted port, you must use a...
ANS 🗹🗹: noncoring (Huber) needle
Q: When done accessing an implanted port...
