ATI Med Surg
PROCTORED EXAM
, Med Surg PROCTORED (ATI)
1. A nurse is assessing a client who has left-sided heart failure. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect?
a. Bradycardia
b. Flushed skin
c. Frothy sputum – pg.198
d. Jugular vein distention
2. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing renal colic from a calculus in left renal pelvis.
Identify the area where the nurse should expect the client to have referred pain. (Find “hot
spots” in the artwork) - CORRECT
Med Surg
3. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving peritoneal dialysis and notes a decrease in the
dialysate flow rate. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all the
apply.)
a. Monitor the access site for drainage .
b. Strip the catheter tubing
c. Measure the amount of the dialysate outflow
, d. Raise the client to high fowlers position - pg.370: encourage client to lie Supine with
head slightly elevated during CCPD and APD treatment.
e. Position the client to her other side.
4. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has an impaired immune system due to
chemotherapy. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. Wash you’r perineal area two times each day with antimicrobial soap.
b. Change your pet’s litter box daily.
c. Change the water in your drinking glass every 4 hrs.
d. Wash your toothbrush in the dishwasher once each month.
5. A nurse is planning to insert an indwelling catheter for a female client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse plan to take?
a. Collect urine specimen from the drainage bag 1 hr after insertion
b. Raise the head of the bed to 45 degrees prior to insertion
c. Secure the catheter to the client's inner thigh
d. Attach the bag to the rail of the bed
6. A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has age-related macular degeneration. Which of
the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. A possible cause of this problem is long-term lack of dietary protein.
b. You probably have a Detachment of your retina.
c. You probably have noticed a decline in your central vision. – pg.63
d. The doctor can perform surgery to correct the start paying the folds in your retina.
7. A nurse is assessing a client who has cirrhosis. Which of the following findings is the priority
for the nurse to report? – Expected Findings: fatigue, Wt loss, abdo.pain, abdo.distention,
pruritus.
a. Platelets 70,000/mm3 - pg.357
b. Distended abdomen
c. Alkaline phosphatase 125 units/L
d. Clay colored stools
, 8. A nurse is preparing to discontinue long-term total parenteral nutrition (TPN) therapy for a client
for a client. The nurse should plan to discontinue the TPN gradually to reduce the risk of
which of the following adverse effects?
a. Hyperglycemia – if unavailable, do not attempt to catch up by increasing the infusion
rate because client can develop Hyperglycemia.
b. Diarrhea
c. Constipation
d. Hypoglycemia – pg.298 – sudden abruption of infusing rate can cause hypoglycemia.
9. A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed RBCs to a client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse plan to take? - CORRECT
a. Administer the unit of packed RBC’s over 1 hr.
b. Obtain the client’s first set of vital signs 1 hr after initiating the transfusion.
c. Initiate venous access with a 21-gauge needle.
d. Use Y tubing with 0.9% sodium chloride when administering the transfusion.
10. A nurse is caring for a female who has toxic shock syndrome. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
a. Elevated platelet count
b. Generalized rash
■ Whole body rash
c. Decreased total bilirubin
d. Hypertension
■ Hypotension
11. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client who had an exacerbation of
COPD. The client is to start fluticasone by metered-dose inhaler. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
a. Use fluticasone as needed for shortness of breath.
b. Limit fluid intake to 1 L per day.
c. Obtain a yearly influenza immunization.
d. Assist use of pursed-lip breathing.
12. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client following a left total hip
arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
PROCTORED EXAM
, Med Surg PROCTORED (ATI)
1. A nurse is assessing a client who has left-sided heart failure. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect?
a. Bradycardia
b. Flushed skin
c. Frothy sputum – pg.198
d. Jugular vein distention
2. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing renal colic from a calculus in left renal pelvis.
Identify the area where the nurse should expect the client to have referred pain. (Find “hot
spots” in the artwork) - CORRECT
Med Surg
3. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving peritoneal dialysis and notes a decrease in the
dialysate flow rate. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all the
apply.)
a. Monitor the access site for drainage .
b. Strip the catheter tubing
c. Measure the amount of the dialysate outflow
, d. Raise the client to high fowlers position - pg.370: encourage client to lie Supine with
head slightly elevated during CCPD and APD treatment.
e. Position the client to her other side.
4. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has an impaired immune system due to
chemotherapy. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. Wash you’r perineal area two times each day with antimicrobial soap.
b. Change your pet’s litter box daily.
c. Change the water in your drinking glass every 4 hrs.
d. Wash your toothbrush in the dishwasher once each month.
5. A nurse is planning to insert an indwelling catheter for a female client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse plan to take?
a. Collect urine specimen from the drainage bag 1 hr after insertion
b. Raise the head of the bed to 45 degrees prior to insertion
c. Secure the catheter to the client's inner thigh
d. Attach the bag to the rail of the bed
6. A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has age-related macular degeneration. Which of
the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. A possible cause of this problem is long-term lack of dietary protein.
b. You probably have a Detachment of your retina.
c. You probably have noticed a decline in your central vision. – pg.63
d. The doctor can perform surgery to correct the start paying the folds in your retina.
7. A nurse is assessing a client who has cirrhosis. Which of the following findings is the priority
for the nurse to report? – Expected Findings: fatigue, Wt loss, abdo.pain, abdo.distention,
pruritus.
a. Platelets 70,000/mm3 - pg.357
b. Distended abdomen
c. Alkaline phosphatase 125 units/L
d. Clay colored stools
, 8. A nurse is preparing to discontinue long-term total parenteral nutrition (TPN) therapy for a client
for a client. The nurse should plan to discontinue the TPN gradually to reduce the risk of
which of the following adverse effects?
a. Hyperglycemia – if unavailable, do not attempt to catch up by increasing the infusion
rate because client can develop Hyperglycemia.
b. Diarrhea
c. Constipation
d. Hypoglycemia – pg.298 – sudden abruption of infusing rate can cause hypoglycemia.
9. A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed RBCs to a client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse plan to take? - CORRECT
a. Administer the unit of packed RBC’s over 1 hr.
b. Obtain the client’s first set of vital signs 1 hr after initiating the transfusion.
c. Initiate venous access with a 21-gauge needle.
d. Use Y tubing with 0.9% sodium chloride when administering the transfusion.
10. A nurse is caring for a female who has toxic shock syndrome. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
a. Elevated platelet count
b. Generalized rash
■ Whole body rash
c. Decreased total bilirubin
d. Hypertension
■ Hypotension
11. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client who had an exacerbation of
COPD. The client is to start fluticasone by metered-dose inhaler. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
a. Use fluticasone as needed for shortness of breath.
b. Limit fluid intake to 1 L per day.
c. Obtain a yearly influenza immunization.
d. Assist use of pursed-lip breathing.
12. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client following a left total hip
arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
