ATI Module: Engage
Adult Med-Surg RN:
Caring for a Surgical
Client
, For each assessment finding, click to specify if the assessment finding is a normal
finding, an expected abnormal finding, or an unexpected abnormal finding in a client
who is about to undergo surgery. Each finding may support more than one.
(go on ati for all details on this question.) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Normal Finding:
- Platelet count
Expected Abnormal:
- White blood count
- Extremity assessment
- Expected abnormal
- Expected Abnormal
Unexpected Abnormal (report to provider):
- Positive HCG
A nurse is assessing a client in the preoperative area. Which of the following
preoperative finding(s) should the nurse relay to the surgeon immediately?
(go on ati for all details on this question.) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Platelet count
Urinalysis results
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a laparotomy. The client states that
they are concerned about the possibility of postoperative infection. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take to address the client's concern and decrease the
risk of infection?
Ask the client whether they or their family have a history of complications from
anesthesia.
Educate the client during the preoperative phase about wound care.
Teach the client breathing and relaxation exercises.
Evaluate the client's risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE). - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Educate the client during the preoperative phase about wound care
A transplant nurse is part of a multidisciplinary care team creating a documented plan of
care for a client in need of a heart transplant. Which of the following standards of
professional performance for transplant nursing is the nurse demonstrating by being
part of the team?
Professional practice evaluation
Leadership
Adult Med-Surg RN:
Caring for a Surgical
Client
, For each assessment finding, click to specify if the assessment finding is a normal
finding, an expected abnormal finding, or an unexpected abnormal finding in a client
who is about to undergo surgery. Each finding may support more than one.
(go on ati for all details on this question.) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Normal Finding:
- Platelet count
Expected Abnormal:
- White blood count
- Extremity assessment
- Expected abnormal
- Expected Abnormal
Unexpected Abnormal (report to provider):
- Positive HCG
A nurse is assessing a client in the preoperative area. Which of the following
preoperative finding(s) should the nurse relay to the surgeon immediately?
(go on ati for all details on this question.) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Platelet count
Urinalysis results
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a laparotomy. The client states that
they are concerned about the possibility of postoperative infection. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take to address the client's concern and decrease the
risk of infection?
Ask the client whether they or their family have a history of complications from
anesthesia.
Educate the client during the preoperative phase about wound care.
Teach the client breathing and relaxation exercises.
Evaluate the client's risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE). - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Educate the client during the preoperative phase about wound care
A transplant nurse is part of a multidisciplinary care team creating a documented plan of
care for a client in need of a heart transplant. Which of the following standards of
professional performance for transplant nursing is the nurse demonstrating by being
part of the team?
Professional practice evaluation
Leadership
