ATI Med Surge Proctored Exam 2019
Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
1. A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has a femur fracture
and is in skeletal traction. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take✔✔✔ Ensure the client's weights are hanging freely from
the bed.
2. A nurse in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with a client who
has anemia and has been taking ferrous gluconate for several weeks.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?✔✔✔ Take
this medication between meals
3. A nurse in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with a client who
has anemia and has been taking ferrous gluconate for several weeks.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?✔✔✔ Take
this medication between meals.
,4.A nurse is reviewing the plan of care for a client who has cellulitis of the
leg. Which of the following interventions should the nurse recommend?
✔✔✔ Wash daily with an antibacterial soap.
5. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is postoperative after
having an ileostomy established. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the teaching?✔✔✔ Avoid medications in
capsule or enteric form.
6. A nurse is caring for a client with severe burns to both lower extremities.
The client is scheduled for an escharotomy and wants to know what the
procedure involves. Which of the following statements is appropriate for
the nurse to make?✔✔✔ "Large incisions will be made in the burned
tissue to improve circulation."
7. A nurse is collecting data from a client who has a possible cataract.
Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect the client
to report?✔✔✔ Decreased color perception
8. A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has an
intestinal obstruction and is receiving continuous gastrointestinal
, decompression using a nasogastric tube. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?✔✔✔ Maintain
the client in Fowler's position.
9. A nurse is caring for a client who has Cushing's syndrome. Which of the
following clinical manifestations should the nurse expect to observe?
(Select all that apply.)✔✔✔ 1) Buffalo hump 2) Purple striations 3) Moon
face
10.A nurse is caring for a client who is in the oliguric phase of acute
kidney injury. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?✔✔✔
Monitor intake and output hourly
Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
1. A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has a femur fracture
and is in skeletal traction. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take✔✔✔ Ensure the client's weights are hanging freely from
the bed.
2. A nurse in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with a client who
has anemia and has been taking ferrous gluconate for several weeks.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?✔✔✔ Take
this medication between meals
3. A nurse in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with a client who
has anemia and has been taking ferrous gluconate for several weeks.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?✔✔✔ Take
this medication between meals.
,4.A nurse is reviewing the plan of care for a client who has cellulitis of the
leg. Which of the following interventions should the nurse recommend?
✔✔✔ Wash daily with an antibacterial soap.
5. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is postoperative after
having an ileostomy established. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the teaching?✔✔✔ Avoid medications in
capsule or enteric form.
6. A nurse is caring for a client with severe burns to both lower extremities.
The client is scheduled for an escharotomy and wants to know what the
procedure involves. Which of the following statements is appropriate for
the nurse to make?✔✔✔ "Large incisions will be made in the burned
tissue to improve circulation."
7. A nurse is collecting data from a client who has a possible cataract.
Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect the client
to report?✔✔✔ Decreased color perception
8. A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has an
intestinal obstruction and is receiving continuous gastrointestinal
, decompression using a nasogastric tube. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?✔✔✔ Maintain
the client in Fowler's position.
9. A nurse is caring for a client who has Cushing's syndrome. Which of the
following clinical manifestations should the nurse expect to observe?
(Select all that apply.)✔✔✔ 1) Buffalo hump 2) Purple striations 3) Moon
face
10.A nurse is caring for a client who is in the oliguric phase of acute
kidney injury. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?✔✔✔
Monitor intake and output hourly
