ATI RN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED EXAM
2025/2026 BANK COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ACCURATE ACTUAL EXAM WITH FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS AND STUDY GUIDE / EXPERT
VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS/ALREADY GRADED
A+
What would be your primary intervention for a pt following a thoracentesis? -
<<answer>>-apply dressing over the puncture site & assist to position on the
unaffected side
A pt comes to the hospital with a TB induration of 10mm what would be your
following nursing action? - <<answer>>-obtain sputum cultures
Which of the following is an expected lab value for a pt following hemodialysis? -
<<answer>>-whichever level is decreased (that is expected)
which lab value would cause nurse to notify physician that pt isn't ready for
surgery? - <<answer>>-too high INR (normal is 2-3)
what would you tell a pt's family who is to undergo a procedure w/conscious
sedation to expect? - <<answer>>-drive the pt home, pain, full stop listening
,Which of the following indicates the client's understanding about their diagnosis
of diabetes and plan for foot care? - <<answer>>-i will wear cotton socks
What is coming out of the NG tube that would cause concern/notify physician? -
<<answer>>-red secretions (brown, green, clear-ok)
Priority action following the placement of an NG tube? - <<answer>>-get chest
xray to confirm placement
What abd assessment would concern the nurse of a possible obstruction? -
<<answer>>-abdomen hard and distended
Which pt has the highest risk of developing a pressure ulcer? - <<answer>>-older
woman post hip replacement surgery
What assessment finding indicates a complication following an MI? - <<answer>>-
change/altered LOC
What would cause you to notify physician/primary concern for a pt who just
received a bronchoscopy? - <<answer>>-change in sputum color
What would lead you to believe that cardiac tamponade is occurring? -
<<answer>>-Sudden cessation of chest tube drainage
What signs/symptoms would indicate PVD? - <<answer>>-edema, elevated temp
,Femoral aneurysm complication following bypass graft, what to check? -
<<answer>>-pedal pulses
positive kernig's sign - <<answer>>-test dealing with the extension of the neck
Asthma & dry powder inhaler teaching: - <<answer>>-breath in forcefully
malignant hyperthermia s/s: - <<answer>>-tachycardia
tachypnea
hypercarbia
dysrhtyhmias
Which action by the nurse indicates safe practice of chest tube care? -
<<answer>>-Measure drainage by holding container at eye level (keep below abd)
Paracentesis client teaching: - <<answer>>-supine
void prior to procedure
Which of the following statements indicates client understanding about the
tracheostomy? - <<answer>>-I will perform suctioning 3 times a day (every 8 hrs)
Which assessment finding indicates a spinal cord injury? - <<answer>>-dilated
pupils
What interventions would you apply for a pt diagnosed with Herpes? -
<<answer>>-Contact precautions, wear gown and gloves
, Which electrolyte imbalance increases the risk for digoxin/digitalis/digibind
toxicity? - <<answer>>-hypokalemia
A client with peptic ulcer disease has a new NG tube in place with orders for NG
tube monitoring for the nurse. What is an expected finding? - <<answer>>-scant
blood may be seen for the first 12-24 hrs
Suspected stomach perforation due to a peptic ulcer s/s: - <<answer>>--rigid
abdomen
-tachycardia
-rebound tenderness
Complications of enteral feedings: - <<answer>>-Overfeeding: abd distention,
N/V
Diarrhea
Aspiration Pneumonia
Nursing actions to prevent overfeeding r/t enteral feedings: - <<answer>>--check
residual Q 4-6 hr
-withhold as prescribed then resume
Nursing actions for diarrhea r/t enteral feedings: - <<answer>>--slow the rate &
contact provider
2025/2026 BANK COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ACCURATE ACTUAL EXAM WITH FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS AND STUDY GUIDE / EXPERT
VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS/ALREADY GRADED
A+
What would be your primary intervention for a pt following a thoracentesis? -
<<answer>>-apply dressing over the puncture site & assist to position on the
unaffected side
A pt comes to the hospital with a TB induration of 10mm what would be your
following nursing action? - <<answer>>-obtain sputum cultures
Which of the following is an expected lab value for a pt following hemodialysis? -
<<answer>>-whichever level is decreased (that is expected)
which lab value would cause nurse to notify physician that pt isn't ready for
surgery? - <<answer>>-too high INR (normal is 2-3)
what would you tell a pt's family who is to undergo a procedure w/conscious
sedation to expect? - <<answer>>-drive the pt home, pain, full stop listening
,Which of the following indicates the client's understanding about their diagnosis
of diabetes and plan for foot care? - <<answer>>-i will wear cotton socks
What is coming out of the NG tube that would cause concern/notify physician? -
<<answer>>-red secretions (brown, green, clear-ok)
Priority action following the placement of an NG tube? - <<answer>>-get chest
xray to confirm placement
What abd assessment would concern the nurse of a possible obstruction? -
<<answer>>-abdomen hard and distended
Which pt has the highest risk of developing a pressure ulcer? - <<answer>>-older
woman post hip replacement surgery
What assessment finding indicates a complication following an MI? - <<answer>>-
change/altered LOC
What would cause you to notify physician/primary concern for a pt who just
received a bronchoscopy? - <<answer>>-change in sputum color
What would lead you to believe that cardiac tamponade is occurring? -
<<answer>>-Sudden cessation of chest tube drainage
What signs/symptoms would indicate PVD? - <<answer>>-edema, elevated temp
,Femoral aneurysm complication following bypass graft, what to check? -
<<answer>>-pedal pulses
positive kernig's sign - <<answer>>-test dealing with the extension of the neck
Asthma & dry powder inhaler teaching: - <<answer>>-breath in forcefully
malignant hyperthermia s/s: - <<answer>>-tachycardia
tachypnea
hypercarbia
dysrhtyhmias
Which action by the nurse indicates safe practice of chest tube care? -
<<answer>>-Measure drainage by holding container at eye level (keep below abd)
Paracentesis client teaching: - <<answer>>-supine
void prior to procedure
Which of the following statements indicates client understanding about the
tracheostomy? - <<answer>>-I will perform suctioning 3 times a day (every 8 hrs)
Which assessment finding indicates a spinal cord injury? - <<answer>>-dilated
pupils
What interventions would you apply for a pt diagnosed with Herpes? -
<<answer>>-Contact precautions, wear gown and gloves
, Which electrolyte imbalance increases the risk for digoxin/digitalis/digibind
toxicity? - <<answer>>-hypokalemia
A client with peptic ulcer disease has a new NG tube in place with orders for NG
tube monitoring for the nurse. What is an expected finding? - <<answer>>-scant
blood may be seen for the first 12-24 hrs
Suspected stomach perforation due to a peptic ulcer s/s: - <<answer>>--rigid
abdomen
-tachycardia
-rebound tenderness
Complications of enteral feedings: - <<answer>>-Overfeeding: abd distention,
N/V
Diarrhea
Aspiration Pneumonia
Nursing actions to prevent overfeeding r/t enteral feedings: - <<answer>>--check
residual Q 4-6 hr
-withhold as prescribed then resume
Nursing actions for diarrhea r/t enteral feedings: - <<answer>>--slow the rate &
contact provider
