ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL WITH NGN COMPLETE 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL WITH
NGN 2026-2027 COMPLETE 180
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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Annursenisnprovidingnteachingntonanclientnwhonhasnchronicnkidneyndiseasenandnannewnprescriptionnf
ornerythropoietin.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnstatementsnbynthenclientnindicatesnannunderstandingnofn
thenteaching?n

a)n"Inshouldntakencalciumnsupplements,nsonthenmedicationnwillnworknbetterninnmynsystem."

b)n"Inamntakingnthisnmedicationntonincreasenmynenergynlevel."

c)n"Thisnmedicationncanncausenmynbloodnpressurentondrop."

d)n"Inwillnneedntonrestrictnproteinninnmyndietnwhilentakingnthisnmedication."n-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSb)n"Inamntakingnthisnmedicationntonincreasenmynenergynlevel."




Annurseninnanprovider'snofficenisncaringnfornanclientnwhonrequestsnsildenafilntontreatnerectilendysfunc
tion.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnstatementsnshouldnthennursenmake?n

a)nYounmightnneedntontakenanstoolnsoftenernwhilentakingnthisnmedication.

b)nYounwillnnotnbenablentonusensildenafilnifnyounhavendiabetes.

c)nYounwillnneedntonlimitnyourncaffeinenintakenifnyounstartntakingnsildenafil.

d)nYounwillnnotnbenablentonusensildenafilnifnyounarentakingnnitroglycerin.n-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSd)nYounwillnnotnbenablentonusensildenafilnifnyounarentakingnnitroglycerin.




Annursenisncaringnfornanclientnwhonhasnannewndiagnosisnofnhyperthyroidism.nWhichnofnthenfollowing
nisnthenprioritynassessmentnfindingnthatnthennursenshouldnreportntonthenprovider?



a)nRestlessnessn

b)nT3nleveln215nng/dL

,c)nBloodnpressuren170/80

d)nDecreasednweightn-nnCORRECTnANSWERSc)nBloodnpressuren170/80



Annursenonnanmedical-surgicalnunitnisnreceivingnchange-of-
shiftnreportnonnfournclients.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnclientsnshouldnthennursenidentifynasnhavingnthe
ngreatestnrisknforndevelopingnanninfection?



a)nAnclientnwhonhasnanclosednfracturenofnthenarmnandnisnreceivingnannopioidnpainnmedication

b)nAnclientnwhonhasnCOPDnandnisnreceivingnsteroidntherapy

c)nAnclientnwhonisnpostoperativenfollowingnanlaparoscopicnappendectomynandnisnreceivingnannantib
iotic

d)nAnclientnwhonhasnandeepnveinnthrombosisn(DVT)nandnisnreceivingnanticoagulantntherapyn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSb)nAnclientnwhonhasnCOPDnandnisnreceivingnsteroidntherapy




Annurseninnannemergencyndepartmentnisnassessingnannoldernadultnclientnwhonhasnanfracturednwristn
followingnanfall.nDuringnthenassessment,nthenclientnstates,n"LastnweeknIncrashednmyncarnbecausenm
ynvisionnsuddenlynwentnblurry."nWhichnofnthenfollowingnactionsnisnthennurse'snpriority?n

a)nChecknthenclient'snneurologicalnstatus

b)nDocumentnthenclient'snstatements

c)nPreparenthenclientnfornanCTnscan

d)nTeachnthenclientnaboutnusingnsafetynprecautionsnfornfallsn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSa)nChecknthenclient'snneurologicalnstatus




Annursenisnprovidingnpreoperativenteachingnfornanclientnwhonisnschedulednfornannopenncholecystect
omy.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnactionsnshouldnthennursentake?

a)nTeachnthenimportancenofnanclearnliquidndietnafterndischarge

b)nTellnthenclientntonremovenincisionalnadhesivenstripsn3ndaysnafterndischarge

c)nDemonstratenwaysntondeepnbreathnandncough

d)nInstructnthenclientntonmaintainnbedrestnforn48nhoursn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSc)nDemonstratenwaysntondeepnbreathnandncough

,Annurseninnannemergencyndepartmentnisncaringnfornanclientnwhonhasnfull-
thicknessnburnsnovern20%nofnhisntotalnbodynsurfacenarea.nAfternensuringnanpatentnairwaynandnadmi
nisteringnoxygen,nwhichnofnthenfollowingnitemsnshouldnthennursenpreparentonadminister?

a)nIVnfluids

b)nAnalgesia

c)nAntibiotics

d)nTetanusntoxoidn-nnCORRECTnANSWERSa)nIVnfluids



Annurseninnanprovider'snofficenisnassessingnanclientnwhonhasnmigrainenheadachesnandnisntakingnfever
fewntonpreventnhernheadaches.nThennursenshouldnidentifynthatnwhichnofnthenfollowingnclientnmedi
cationsninteractsnwithnfeverfew?

a)nMetoprolol

b)nBupropion

c)nNaproxen

d)nAtorvastatinn-nnCORRECTnANSWERSc)nNaproxen



Annursenisnprovidingndischargenteachingntonanclientnwhonhasnlaryngealncancernandnisnreceivingnradi
ationntreatment.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnstatementsnmadenbynthenclientnindicatesnannunderstandi
ngnofnthenteaching?

a)nInwillnwearnanbadgentonmeasurenhownmuchnradiationnInamnreceiving

b)nInwillnremoventhenmarkingsnonnthenskinnafterneachnradiationntreatment

c)nInwillnavoidndirectnexposurentonthensun

d)nInwillnrinsenmynmouthnwithnancommercialnmouthwashn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSc)nInwillnavoidndirectnexposurentonthensun




Annursenisnpreparingntonadministernanbloodntransfusionntonanclientnwhonhasnanemia.nWhichnofnthenf
ollowingnactionsnshouldnthennursentakenfirst?n

, a)nObtainnthenclient'snvitalnsigns

b)nDescribenthenbloodntransfusionnprocedurentonthenclient

c)nChecknfornthentypenandnnumbernofnunitsnofnbloodntonadminister

d)nInitiatenanperipheralnIVn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSc)nChecknfornthentypenandnnumbernofnunitsnofnbloodntonadminister




Annursenisncaringnfornanclientnwhonhasnanprescriptionnfornenalapril.nThennursenshouldnidentifynwhic
hnofnthenfollowingnfindingsnasnannadverseneffectnofnthenmedication?n

a)nBradycardia

b)nTremors

c)nOrthostaticnhypotension

d)nDrowsinessn-nnCORRECTnANSWERSc)nOrthostaticnhypotension



Annursenisnassessingnforncompartmentnsyndromeninnanclientnwhonhasnanshortnlegncast.nWhichnofnth
enfollowingnfindingsnshouldnthennursenidentifynasnanmanifestationnofnthisncondition?

a)nBoundingnpedalnpulse

b)nCapillarynrefillnlessnthann2nseconds

c)nPainnthatnincreasesnwithnpassivenmovement

d)nAreasnofnwarmthnonnthencastn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSc)nPainnthatnincreasesnwithnpassivenmovement




Annursenisnplanningncarenfornanclientnwhonhasnfull-
thicknessnburnsnonnthenlowernextremities.nWhichnofnthenfollowingninterventionsnshouldnthennursen
include?

a)nLimitnvisitationntimenfornthenclient'snchildrennton40nminutesnpernday

b)nCleannthenequipmentninnthenclient'snroomnoncenpernweekn

c)nProvidenandietnofnfreshnfruitsnandnvegetablesnfornthenclient