ATI MEDSURG PROCTORED (NUR261) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
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Terms in this set (100)
A nurse in an emergency D. Perform the irrigation with sterile water for irrigation
department is preparing to
perform an ocular irrigation for
a
client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse plan to
take?
a. Assess the client's visual
acuity prior to irrigation
b. Have the client turn their
head toward the unaffected eye
c. Hold the irrigator syringe 3.81
cm (1.5 in) above the eye
d. Perform the irrigation with
sterile water for irrigation
A nurse is preparing to C. 33 gtt/min
administer lactated ringer's via
continuous IV infusion at 200
ml/hr. The IV tubing has a drop
factor of 10 drops/ml. How
many gtt/min should the
nurse set the IV pump to
administer?
Round to near whole number.
A. 10
B. 22
C. 33
D. 4
,A nurse is providing discharge b. I should lie down when I take this medication
teaching to a client who has a
new prescription for
sublingual nitroglycerin. Which
of the following client
statements indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
a. I can keep my medications for
1 year before replacing it
b. I should lie down when I take
this medication
c. I should discontinue this
medication if I develop a
headache
d. I can take up to five tablets in
15 minutes before seeking
medical attention
A nurse is providing discharge d. Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom
teaching to an older adult client
following a left total hip
arthroplasty. Which of the
following instructions should
the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. Clean the incision daily with
hydrogen peroxide
b. You can cross your legs the
ankles when sitting down
c. You should use an incentive
spirometer every 8 hours
d. Install a raised toilet seat in
your bathroom
,A nurse is planning care for a c. maintain the clients affected extremity in extension
client following a cardiac
catheterization. Which of the
following actions should the
nurse take?
a. Keep the client on bed rest
for 24 hours
b. Limit the client's fluid intake to
1 l per day
c. Maintain the client's affected
extremity in extension
d. Change the client's dressing
every 8 hour
A nurse is caring for a client a. I will need to have my partner take over shopping for
who has a lower extremity groceries and cooking the meals for us
fracture and a prescription for
crutches. Which of the following
client statements indicates that
the client is adapting to
their role change?
a. I will need to have my partner
take over shopping for
groceries and cooking the
meals for us
b. These crutches will make it
impossible to care for my child
c. I feel bad that I have to ask
my partner to keep the house
clean
d. Its going to be difficult to tell
my parents I cant take them to
their appointments
anymore
, A nurse is caring for a client d. Decreased BP
who has gastroenteritis. Which
of the following assessment
findings should the nurse
recognize as an indication that
the client is experiencing
dehydration?
a. Pitting, dependent edema
b. Distended jugular veins
c. Increased BP
d. Decreased BP
A nurse is caring for a client a. Desmopressin
who has a contusion of the
brainstem and reports thirst.
The client's urinary output was
4,000 ml over the past 24 hour.
The nurse should
anticipate a prescription for
which of the following IV
medication?
a. Desmopressin
b. Epinephrine
c. Furosemide
d. Nitroprusside
A nurse in a clinic receives a a. your cough may require that you stop or change your
phone call from a client who medication
recently started therapy with
an ACE inhibitor and reports a
nagging dry cough. Which of
the following responses by
the nurse is appropriate?
a. "your cough may require that
you stop or change your
medication"
b. "Increasing your daily fluid
intake may eliminate your
cough"
c. "sucking on lozenge may
reduce the frequency of your
cough"
d. You cough should go away in
time"
AND ANSWERS
Save
Terms in this set (100)
A nurse in an emergency D. Perform the irrigation with sterile water for irrigation
department is preparing to
perform an ocular irrigation for
a
client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse plan to
take?
a. Assess the client's visual
acuity prior to irrigation
b. Have the client turn their
head toward the unaffected eye
c. Hold the irrigator syringe 3.81
cm (1.5 in) above the eye
d. Perform the irrigation with
sterile water for irrigation
A nurse is preparing to C. 33 gtt/min
administer lactated ringer's via
continuous IV infusion at 200
ml/hr. The IV tubing has a drop
factor of 10 drops/ml. How
many gtt/min should the
nurse set the IV pump to
administer?
Round to near whole number.
A. 10
B. 22
C. 33
D. 4
,A nurse is providing discharge b. I should lie down when I take this medication
teaching to a client who has a
new prescription for
sublingual nitroglycerin. Which
of the following client
statements indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
a. I can keep my medications for
1 year before replacing it
b. I should lie down when I take
this medication
c. I should discontinue this
medication if I develop a
headache
d. I can take up to five tablets in
15 minutes before seeking
medical attention
A nurse is providing discharge d. Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom
teaching to an older adult client
following a left total hip
arthroplasty. Which of the
following instructions should
the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. Clean the incision daily with
hydrogen peroxide
b. You can cross your legs the
ankles when sitting down
c. You should use an incentive
spirometer every 8 hours
d. Install a raised toilet seat in
your bathroom
,A nurse is planning care for a c. maintain the clients affected extremity in extension
client following a cardiac
catheterization. Which of the
following actions should the
nurse take?
a. Keep the client on bed rest
for 24 hours
b. Limit the client's fluid intake to
1 l per day
c. Maintain the client's affected
extremity in extension
d. Change the client's dressing
every 8 hour
A nurse is caring for a client a. I will need to have my partner take over shopping for
who has a lower extremity groceries and cooking the meals for us
fracture and a prescription for
crutches. Which of the following
client statements indicates that
the client is adapting to
their role change?
a. I will need to have my partner
take over shopping for
groceries and cooking the
meals for us
b. These crutches will make it
impossible to care for my child
c. I feel bad that I have to ask
my partner to keep the house
clean
d. Its going to be difficult to tell
my parents I cant take them to
their appointments
anymore
, A nurse is caring for a client d. Decreased BP
who has gastroenteritis. Which
of the following assessment
findings should the nurse
recognize as an indication that
the client is experiencing
dehydration?
a. Pitting, dependent edema
b. Distended jugular veins
c. Increased BP
d. Decreased BP
A nurse is caring for a client a. Desmopressin
who has a contusion of the
brainstem and reports thirst.
The client's urinary output was
4,000 ml over the past 24 hour.
The nurse should
anticipate a prescription for
which of the following IV
medication?
a. Desmopressin
b. Epinephrine
c. Furosemide
d. Nitroprusside
A nurse in a clinic receives a a. your cough may require that you stop or change your
phone call from a client who medication
recently started therapy with
an ACE inhibitor and reports a
nagging dry cough. Which of
the following responses by
the nurse is appropriate?
a. "your cough may require that
you stop or change your
medication"
b. "Increasing your daily fluid
intake may eliminate your
cough"
c. "sucking on lozenge may
reduce the frequency of your
cough"
d. You cough should go away in
time"
