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ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM NEWEST
2026 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALL ANSWERED {100 Q & A}
ALREADY GRADED A+ | BRAND NEW! | 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
A nurse in an emergency 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 - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > d. Perform the irrigation with sterile water for
irrigation
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who will be
self-administering insulin at home. Which of the following
information should the nurse include regarding needle disposal?
a. "secure the cap tightly over the needle before you discard it"
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b. "remove the needle from the syringe before you place it in the
trash"
c. "you can discard needles in an empty bleach bottle with a lid"
d. "place your storage container in a recycle bin when it is full" -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. "you can discard needles in an empty bleach
bottle with a lid"
A nurse is admitting a client to the emergency department after a
gunshot wound to the abdomen. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take to help prevent the onset of acute kidney
failure?
a. Initiate beta blocker therapy
b. Insert a urinary catheter
c. Prepare the client for an intravenous pyelogram
d. Administer IV fluids to the client - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d.
Administer IV fluids to the client
A nurse is assessing a client who has arteriovenous (AV) graft in
the left forearm. Which of the following findings should indicate
to the nurse a complication of vascular access?
a. 2+ left radical pulse
b. Absence of a bruit
c. Presence of a palpable thrill
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d. Dilated appearance of the AV site - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b.
Absence of a bruit
A client who is deaf and communicates using sign language is
being admitted by a nurse who does not know sign language.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Familiarize themselves with commonly used sign language
b. Ask a family member to be present during the admission
c. Obtain a board that uses colored pictures as communication
d. Request an interpreter during the initial assessment - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > d. Request an interpreter during the initial
assessment
A nurse is planning care for a client who has unrepaired
intertrochanteric fracture and has Buck's traction placed to the
affected leg. Which of the following interventions should the
nurse include?
a. Situate the client's heel in the heel of the traction boot
b. Apply weights of the traction to total 9.1 kg (20lb)
c. Place the footplate against the foot of the bed
d. Remove the boot for skin inspection every 12 hours. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > a. Situate the client's heel in the heel of the traction
boot
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A nurse is caring for a client who sustained a spinal cord injury
in a diving accident. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
a. Assess the client's neurological status every 8 hour
b. Monitor urine output hourly
c. Provide the client with a low-fiber diet
d. Log roll the client every 4 hour - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Monitor
urine output hourly
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a central venous
access device for intermittent infusions. Which of the following
actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Flush the catheter using a 10ml syringe
b. Change the dressing every 24 hour
c. Use clean technique when changing the dressing
d. Cleanse the site with povidone-iodine - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a.
Flush the catheter using a 10ml syringe
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who
has a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
a. Check the color of the client's skin
b. Remove all of the client's clothing
ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM NEWEST
2026 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALL ANSWERED {100 Q & A}
ALREADY GRADED A+ | BRAND NEW! | 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
A nurse in an emergency 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 - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > d. Perform the irrigation with sterile water for
irrigation
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who will be
self-administering insulin at home. Which of the following
information should the nurse include regarding needle disposal?
a. "secure the cap tightly over the needle before you discard it"
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b. "remove the needle from the syringe before you place it in the
trash"
c. "you can discard needles in an empty bleach bottle with a lid"
d. "place your storage container in a recycle bin when it is full" -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. "you can discard needles in an empty bleach
bottle with a lid"
A nurse is admitting a client to the emergency department after a
gunshot wound to the abdomen. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take to help prevent the onset of acute kidney
failure?
a. Initiate beta blocker therapy
b. Insert a urinary catheter
c. Prepare the client for an intravenous pyelogram
d. Administer IV fluids to the client - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d.
Administer IV fluids to the client
A nurse is assessing a client who has arteriovenous (AV) graft in
the left forearm. Which of the following findings should indicate
to the nurse a complication of vascular access?
a. 2+ left radical pulse
b. Absence of a bruit
c. Presence of a palpable thrill
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d. Dilated appearance of the AV site - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b.
Absence of a bruit
A client who is deaf and communicates using sign language is
being admitted by a nurse who does not know sign language.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Familiarize themselves with commonly used sign language
b. Ask a family member to be present during the admission
c. Obtain a board that uses colored pictures as communication
d. Request an interpreter during the initial assessment - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > d. Request an interpreter during the initial
assessment
A nurse is planning care for a client who has unrepaired
intertrochanteric fracture and has Buck's traction placed to the
affected leg. Which of the following interventions should the
nurse include?
a. Situate the client's heel in the heel of the traction boot
b. Apply weights of the traction to total 9.1 kg (20lb)
c. Place the footplate against the foot of the bed
d. Remove the boot for skin inspection every 12 hours. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > a. Situate the client's heel in the heel of the traction
boot
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A nurse is caring for a client who sustained a spinal cord injury
in a diving accident. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
a. Assess the client's neurological status every 8 hour
b. Monitor urine output hourly
c. Provide the client with a low-fiber diet
d. Log roll the client every 4 hour - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Monitor
urine output hourly
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a central venous
access device for intermittent infusions. Which of the following
actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Flush the catheter using a 10ml syringe
b. Change the dressing every 24 hour
c. Use clean technique when changing the dressing
d. Cleanse the site with povidone-iodine - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a.
Flush the catheter using a 10ml syringe
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who
has a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
a. Check the color of the client's skin
b. Remove all of the client's clothing
