ATI-MedSurg RN / ATI MED
SURG RN 2024 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+
A nurse is caring for a client with congestive heart
failure whose electrocardiogram shows a flattening
of the T wave. Which of the following lab results
should the nurse
anticipate with this EKG? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Potassium level of 2.8
A nurse is assessing for cardiac tamponade on a
client who had a coronary artery bypass grafts.
,Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? - CORRECT ANSWERAuscultate blood
pressure for pulsus paradoxus
A nurse is caring for a patient who had an M.I. 24
hours ago, it is essential for the nurse to watch for ?
- CORRECT ANSWER-Ventricular dysrhythmia.
Ischemic tissue can interfere with normal conduction
of the heart and the heart can have an irritable
conduction system after an MI
After vein litigation and vericose stripping a patient
should be positioned how? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Supine with legs elevated 15 degrees. Legs should
never dangle over the bed. Encourage use of
continous compression socks.
Monitor extremity for warmth, color, edema, pulses.
Monitor for bleeding through the bandages
Cardiogenic shock - CORRECT ANSWER-
tachycardia, low blood pressure, weak pulses, cold,
clammy, decreased urinary output and cerebral
hypoxia.
,A client with hypovolemic shock will need what ? -
CORRECT ANSWER-0.9% sodium chloride and
lactated ringers are used for acute volume
, expansion. They are an isotonic solution that
replaces lost volume in the blood stream.
Heparin and coumadin monitoring - CORRECT
ANSWER-
Heparin + PTT= 10 letters
Coumadin + PT(INR)= 10 letters
PTT therapeutic levels - CORRECT ANSWER-
normal PTT levels are about 30-45 seconds. The
desired effect is 1.5-2 times the norm, so between
60-80 seconds.
Four hours after a fresh frozen plasma transfusion,
repeat lab work is drawn, what should the nurse
interpret to evaluate the patient's response? -
CORRECT ANSWERProthrombin time. The desire
is a decrease in prothrombin time. The plasma is
rich with clotting factors and given to those with
clotting disorders.
SURG RN 2024 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+
A nurse is caring for a client with congestive heart
failure whose electrocardiogram shows a flattening
of the T wave. Which of the following lab results
should the nurse
anticipate with this EKG? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Potassium level of 2.8
A nurse is assessing for cardiac tamponade on a
client who had a coronary artery bypass grafts.
,Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? - CORRECT ANSWERAuscultate blood
pressure for pulsus paradoxus
A nurse is caring for a patient who had an M.I. 24
hours ago, it is essential for the nurse to watch for ?
- CORRECT ANSWER-Ventricular dysrhythmia.
Ischemic tissue can interfere with normal conduction
of the heart and the heart can have an irritable
conduction system after an MI
After vein litigation and vericose stripping a patient
should be positioned how? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Supine with legs elevated 15 degrees. Legs should
never dangle over the bed. Encourage use of
continous compression socks.
Monitor extremity for warmth, color, edema, pulses.
Monitor for bleeding through the bandages
Cardiogenic shock - CORRECT ANSWER-
tachycardia, low blood pressure, weak pulses, cold,
clammy, decreased urinary output and cerebral
hypoxia.
,A client with hypovolemic shock will need what ? -
CORRECT ANSWER-0.9% sodium chloride and
lactated ringers are used for acute volume
, expansion. They are an isotonic solution that
replaces lost volume in the blood stream.
Heparin and coumadin monitoring - CORRECT
ANSWER-
Heparin + PTT= 10 letters
Coumadin + PT(INR)= 10 letters
PTT therapeutic levels - CORRECT ANSWER-
normal PTT levels are about 30-45 seconds. The
desired effect is 1.5-2 times the norm, so between
60-80 seconds.
Four hours after a fresh frozen plasma transfusion,
repeat lab work is drawn, what should the nurse
interpret to evaluate the patient's response? -
CORRECT ANSWERProthrombin time. The desire
is a decrease in prothrombin time. The plasma is
rich with clotting factors and given to those with
clotting disorders.
