ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL
WITH NGN 2024 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, Certainly! Here's a numbered list of all the questions with their correct answers:
1. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has chronic kidney disease and a new
prescription for erythropoietin. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
**Answer:** b) "I am taking this medication to increase my energy level."
2. A nurse in a provider's office is caring for a client who requests sildenafil to treat erectile
dysfunction. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
**Answer:** d) You will not be able to use sildenafil if you are taking nitroglycerin.
3. A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of hyperthyroidism. Which of the
following is the priority assessment finding that the nurse should report to the provider?
**Answer:** c) Blood pressure 170/80
4. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is receiving change-of-shift report on four clients.
Which of the following clients should the nurse identify as having the greatest risk for
developing an infection?
**Answer:** b) A client who has COPD and is receiving steroid therapy
5. A nurse in an emergency department is assessing an older adult client who has a fractured
wrist following a fall. During the assessment, the client states, "Last week I crashed my car
because my vision suddenly went blurry." Which of the following actions is the nurse's
priority?
**Answer:** a) Check the client's neurological status
6. A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a client who is scheduled for an open
cholecystectomy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
**Answer:** c) Demonstrate ways to deep breath and cough
WITH NGN 2024 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, Certainly! Here's a numbered list of all the questions with their correct answers:
1. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has chronic kidney disease and a new
prescription for erythropoietin. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
**Answer:** b) "I am taking this medication to increase my energy level."
2. A nurse in a provider's office is caring for a client who requests sildenafil to treat erectile
dysfunction. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
**Answer:** d) You will not be able to use sildenafil if you are taking nitroglycerin.
3. A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of hyperthyroidism. Which of the
following is the priority assessment finding that the nurse should report to the provider?
**Answer:** c) Blood pressure 170/80
4. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is receiving change-of-shift report on four clients.
Which of the following clients should the nurse identify as having the greatest risk for
developing an infection?
**Answer:** b) A client who has COPD and is receiving steroid therapy
5. A nurse in an emergency department is assessing an older adult client who has a fractured
wrist following a fall. During the assessment, the client states, "Last week I crashed my car
because my vision suddenly went blurry." Which of the following actions is the nurse's
priority?
**Answer:** a) Check the client's neurological status
6. A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a client who is scheduled for an open
cholecystectomy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
**Answer:** c) Demonstrate ways to deep breath and cough
