ATI Standard Quiz – Medical Surgical Final Exam
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A nurse is caring for a client who is to have his chest tube removed. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
A. Cover the insertion site with a hydrocolloid dressing after removal
B. Provide pain medication immediately after removal
C. Instruct the client to perform the Valsalva maneuver during removal
D. Delegate removal of the chest tube to a LPN
C
The nurse should instruct the patient to perform the Valsalva maneuver during removal to
maintain the appropriate amount of negative pressure in the chest to prevent air entry into
the pleural space.
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A nurse is caring for a client who begins having a tonic clonic seizure while sitting in a chair
at the bedside. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Provide oxygen
B. Place the client in a side lying position
C. Provide privacy
D. Lower the client to the floor
D
A nurse is teaching a client how to perform a breast self exam. The nurse should identify
which of the following findings as an indication of breast cancer?
A. Lumps that are mobile and tender upon palpation prior to period
B. Multiple round masses that are tender and found in both breasts
C. Bilaterally darkened areolas
D. A nontender, hard lump that is palpated in one breast
D
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A nurse is preparing to change the bed linens of a client who has AIDS and is continent of
stool Which of the following PPE should the nurse don prior to providing client care (SATA)?
A. Gown
B. Gloves
C. Mask
D. Hair cover
E. Goggles
AB
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ATI Study
Standard
Guide
Quiz
& Practice
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Page
Medical
1 Questions
of 37
Surgical
2026_2027.pdf
Final Exam Study Guide & Practice Questions 2026_2027.pdf
ATI Standard Quiz – Medical Surgical
Final Exam Study Guide & Practice
Questions 2026/2027
ATI Standard Quiz – Medical
ATI Standard
Surgical
Quiz
Final
–Exam
Medical
Study
Surgical
GuideFinal
& Practice
Exam Questions
Study Guide
2026_2027.pdf
& Practice Questions 2026_2027.pdf Page 1 of 37
,ATI Standard Quiz- Medical surgical Final.pdf Page 2 of 37 ATI Standard Quiz- Medical surgical Final.pdf
A nurse is caring for a client who is to have his chest tube removed. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
A. Cover the insertion site with a hydrocolloid dressing after removal
B. Provide pain medication immediately after removal
C. Instruct the client to perform the Valsalva maneuver during removal
D. Delegate removal of the chest tube to a LPN
C
The nurse should instruct the patient to perform the Valsalva maneuver during removal to
maintain the appropriate amount of negative pressure in the chest to prevent air entry into
the pleural space.
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A nurse is caring for a client who begins having a tonic clonic seizure while sitting in a chair
at the bedside. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Provide oxygen
B. Place the client in a side lying position
C. Provide privacy
D. Lower the client to the floor
D
A nurse is teaching a client how to perform a breast self exam. The nurse should identify
which of the following findings as an indication of breast cancer?
A. Lumps that are mobile and tender upon palpation prior to period
B. Multiple round masses that are tender and found in both breasts
C. Bilaterally darkened areolas
D. A nontender, hard lump that is palpated in one breast
D
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A nurse is preparing to change the bed linens of a client who has AIDS and is continent of
stool Which of the following PPE should the nurse don prior to providing client care (SATA)?
A. Gown
B. Gloves
C. Mask
D. Hair cover
E. Goggles
AB
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