ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL EXAM 2024-
2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS BRAND NEW EXAM
ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is provide preoperative teaching for a client who
is having left-sided cardiac catheterization.
Which of the following information should the nurse
include in the teaching?
a) You should plan to remain in bed 18 hours after
the procedure
b) You will have blood pressure measurements
every 5 minutes for the first 2 hours after the
procedure
c) You will receive a general anesthetic during the
procedure
d) You should expect a warm sensation after the
injection of the contrast dye during the procedure -
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,....ANSWER...d) You should expect a warm sensation
after the injection of the contrast dye during the
procedure
A nurse is caring for a client who has anemia. Which of
the following assessment findings should the nurse
anticipate with the client's condition?
a) Bradycardia
b) Headache
c) Heat intolerance
d) Flushed skin color - ....ANSWER...d) Flushed skin
color
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription
for Warfarin about foods that affect the INR. The nurse
should include in the teaching that which of the
following foods interact with this medication?
a) Kale
b) Beef stew
c) Yogurt
d) Orange juice - ....ANSWER...a) Kale
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,A nurse is monitoring an older adult client who has an
extrapolation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
The nurse note petechiae on the client's skin, which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
a) Determine the client's blood type
b) Avoid administering IV pain medications
c) Implement airborne precautions
d) Institute bleeding precautions - ....ANSWER...d)
Institute bleeding precautions
A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who
is receiving treatment for genital herpes. Which of the
following statements by the client indicates effectiveness
of the teaching?
a) I should expect to take my medication for 3 weeks
b) I should apply antibiotic ointment for the lesions
c) I should expect my lesions to resolve in 6 weeks
d) I should use natural skin condoms during sexual
intercourse - ....ANSWER...b) I should apply antibiotic
ointment for the lesions
A nurse in an emergency department is preparing a
client for emergency surgery. The client's blood
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, alcohol level is 180 mg/dL, which of the following
actions is the nurse's priority?
a) Insert an NG tube
b) Obtain consent for the surgery
c) Apply anti embolytic stockings
d) Insert an indwelling urinary catheter -
....ANSWER...a) Insert an NG tube
A nurse is preparing to administer two units of
packed RBCs to a client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a) Transfuse each unit of blood over five hours
b) Change the IV tubing after each unit of blood is
transfused
c) Administer the blood through a 22 gauge
intravenous catheter
d) Prime the tubing with 0.9% sodium chloride -
....ANSWER...d) Prime the tubing with 0.9% sodium
chloride
A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic renal
failure. The client displays the following ABG results:
pH: 7.24 paCO2: 44 mmHg paO2: 84 mmHg HCO3: 18
mEq/L base excess- 2 and O2 saturation 95%. The
nurse should include that the client has which of the
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2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS BRAND NEW EXAM
ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is provide preoperative teaching for a client who
is having left-sided cardiac catheterization.
Which of the following information should the nurse
include in the teaching?
a) You should plan to remain in bed 18 hours after
the procedure
b) You will have blood pressure measurements
every 5 minutes for the first 2 hours after the
procedure
c) You will receive a general anesthetic during the
procedure
d) You should expect a warm sensation after the
injection of the contrast dye during the procedure -
1
,....ANSWER...d) You should expect a warm sensation
after the injection of the contrast dye during the
procedure
A nurse is caring for a client who has anemia. Which of
the following assessment findings should the nurse
anticipate with the client's condition?
a) Bradycardia
b) Headache
c) Heat intolerance
d) Flushed skin color - ....ANSWER...d) Flushed skin
color
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription
for Warfarin about foods that affect the INR. The nurse
should include in the teaching that which of the
following foods interact with this medication?
a) Kale
b) Beef stew
c) Yogurt
d) Orange juice - ....ANSWER...a) Kale
2
,A nurse is monitoring an older adult client who has an
extrapolation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
The nurse note petechiae on the client's skin, which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
a) Determine the client's blood type
b) Avoid administering IV pain medications
c) Implement airborne precautions
d) Institute bleeding precautions - ....ANSWER...d)
Institute bleeding precautions
A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who
is receiving treatment for genital herpes. Which of the
following statements by the client indicates effectiveness
of the teaching?
a) I should expect to take my medication for 3 weeks
b) I should apply antibiotic ointment for the lesions
c) I should expect my lesions to resolve in 6 weeks
d) I should use natural skin condoms during sexual
intercourse - ....ANSWER...b) I should apply antibiotic
ointment for the lesions
A nurse in an emergency department is preparing a
client for emergency surgery. The client's blood
3
, alcohol level is 180 mg/dL, which of the following
actions is the nurse's priority?
a) Insert an NG tube
b) Obtain consent for the surgery
c) Apply anti embolytic stockings
d) Insert an indwelling urinary catheter -
....ANSWER...a) Insert an NG tube
A nurse is preparing to administer two units of
packed RBCs to a client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a) Transfuse each unit of blood over five hours
b) Change the IV tubing after each unit of blood is
transfused
c) Administer the blood through a 22 gauge
intravenous catheter
d) Prime the tubing with 0.9% sodium chloride -
....ANSWER...d) Prime the tubing with 0.9% sodium
chloride
A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic renal
failure. The client displays the following ABG results:
pH: 7.24 paCO2: 44 mmHg paO2: 84 mmHg HCO3: 18
mEq/L base excess- 2 and O2 saturation 95%. The
nurse should include that the client has which of the
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