ATI Med Surg Proctored Exam
Practice Questions and Answers NEW
2024 A GRADED
A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a traumatic head
injury and has an intraventricular catheter (Ventriculostomy) for ICP
monitoring. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the
following complications related to the ventriculostomy?:
a. Headache
b. Infection
c. Aphasia
d. Hypertension - Correct Answer ✅b. Infection
Monitor for infection and use strict asepsis to avoid life-
threatening meningitis.
A nurse is providing education to a client who is to undergo an EEG
the next day. Which of the following info should the nurse include in
the teaching?
,a. "Do not wash your hair the morning of the
procedure."
b. "Try and stay awake most of the night prior to the
procedure."
c. "The procedure will take approximately 15 mins."
d. "You will need to lie flat for 4 hours after the procedure." -
Correct Answer ✅b. "Try and stay awake most of the night prior
to the procedure."
Tell the client to remain awake to provide cranial stress and increase
the possibility of abnormal electrical activity
A nurse is caring for a client who is postprocedural following a
lumbar puncture and reports a throbbing headache when sitting
upright. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
SATA.
a. Use the GCS scale to assess the client
b. Assist the client into a supine position
c. Administer an opioid analgesic
d. Encourage the client to increase PO fluid intake
,e. Instruct the client to perform coughing and deep breathing
- Correct Answer ✅B, D
, A nurse is caring for a client who has continuous bladder irrigation
following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Which of
the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
a Output equal to the instilled irrigate
b. Client reports bladder spasms
c. Viscous urinary output with clots
d. Reports of strong urge to urinate - Correct Answer
✅c. Viscous urinary output with clots
Urine that is bright red with clots is an indication of arterial bleeding.
A nurse is monitoring the ECG of a client who has hypocalcemia.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Flattened T waves
b. Prolonged QT intervals
Practice Questions and Answers NEW
2024 A GRADED
A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a traumatic head
injury and has an intraventricular catheter (Ventriculostomy) for ICP
monitoring. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the
following complications related to the ventriculostomy?:
a. Headache
b. Infection
c. Aphasia
d. Hypertension - Correct Answer ✅b. Infection
Monitor for infection and use strict asepsis to avoid life-
threatening meningitis.
A nurse is providing education to a client who is to undergo an EEG
the next day. Which of the following info should the nurse include in
the teaching?
,a. "Do not wash your hair the morning of the
procedure."
b. "Try and stay awake most of the night prior to the
procedure."
c. "The procedure will take approximately 15 mins."
d. "You will need to lie flat for 4 hours after the procedure." -
Correct Answer ✅b. "Try and stay awake most of the night prior
to the procedure."
Tell the client to remain awake to provide cranial stress and increase
the possibility of abnormal electrical activity
A nurse is caring for a client who is postprocedural following a
lumbar puncture and reports a throbbing headache when sitting
upright. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
SATA.
a. Use the GCS scale to assess the client
b. Assist the client into a supine position
c. Administer an opioid analgesic
d. Encourage the client to increase PO fluid intake
,e. Instruct the client to perform coughing and deep breathing
- Correct Answer ✅B, D
, A nurse is caring for a client who has continuous bladder irrigation
following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Which of
the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
a Output equal to the instilled irrigate
b. Client reports bladder spasms
c. Viscous urinary output with clots
d. Reports of strong urge to urinate - Correct Answer
✅c. Viscous urinary output with clots
Urine that is bright red with clots is an indication of arterial bleeding.
A nurse is monitoring the ECG of a client who has hypocalcemia.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Flattened T waves
b. Prolonged QT intervals
