MEDSURG ATI PRACTICE EXAM FALL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

MEDSURG ATI PRACTICE EXAM FALL
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQinQtheQcompensatoryQstageQofQshock.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQfindin
gsQshouldQtheQnurseQexpect?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-BloodQpressureQ115/68QmmHg

Rationale:QTheQsympatheticQnervousQsystemQisQstimulated,QresultingQinQtheQreleaseQofQepinephrineQandQn
orepinephrine.QTheseQcatecholaminesQhelpQmaintainQtheQclient'sQbloodQpressureQremainsQwithinQnormal
QlimitsQduringQtheQcompensatoryQstageQofQshock.




AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQ1-
dayQpostoperativeQfollowingQspinalQfusion.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQactionsQshouldQtheQnurseQtake?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-logQrollQtheQclientQeveryQ2Qhr




AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQpostoperativeQfollowingQaQbelow-theQknee-
amputationQandQwillQsoonQundergoQfittingQforQaQlegQprosthesis.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQisQanQappropriate
QnursingQinterventionQforQthisQclientQatQthisQtime?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-

wrapQtheQstumpQwithQanQelasticQbandageQinQaQfigure-eightQconfiguration.



AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQhasQincreasedQintracranialQpressure.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQintervent
ionsQshouldQtheQnurseQtake?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-ElevateQtheQheadQofQtheQbedQ20°.



AQnurseQisQteachingQaQclientQwhoQisQpreoperativeQforQaQcolectomy.QTheQclientQasksQtheQnurseQwhyQheQnee
dsQaQlarge-boreQNGQtube.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQstatementsQshouldQtheQnurseQmake?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-"TheQtubeQwillQremoveQgasQandQfluidQfromQyourQstomach."




AQnurseQisQreviewingQdischargeQinstructionsQwithQaQclientQfollowingQaQrightQcataractQextraction.QWhichQof
QtheQfollowingQinstructionsQshouldQtheQnurseQinclude?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-

avoidQliftingQanythingQheavierQthanQ4.5QkgQ(10Qlb)QforQ1Qweek.



AQnurseQinQtheQpost-
anesthesiaQcareQunitQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQpostoperativeQfollowingQaQthoracotomyQandQlobectomy
.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQpostoperativeQassessmentsQshouldQtheQnurseQgiveQhighestQpriorityQto?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-arterialQbloodQgases

,AQnurseQisQdevelopingQaQplanQofQcareQforQaQclientQwhoQisQpostoperative.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQinterven
tionsQshouldQtheQnurseQincludeQinQtheQplanQtoQpreventQpulmonaryQcomplications?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
encourageQtheQuseQofQanQincentiveQspirometer



AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQ4QhrQpostoperativeQfollowingQaQkidneyQbiopsy.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQinter
ventionsQshouldQtheQnurseQtake?Q(SelectQallQthatQapply).Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-MonitorQforQhematuria.

CheckQforQflankQpain.



AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQ1QdayQpostoperativeQfollowingQaQmastectomy.QWhichQofQtheQfollowi
ngQexercisesQshouldQtheQnurseQassistQtheQclientQtoQperformQonQtheQaffectedQside?Q(SelectQallQthatQapply.)Q
-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-SqueezingQaQrolledQwashcloth

FlexingQandQextendingQherQhand

FlexingQandQextendingQherQelbow



AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQ12QhrQpostoperativeQandQhasQaQchestQtubeQtoQaQdisposableQwater-
sealQdrainageQsystemQwithQsuction.QTheQnurseQshouldQinterveneQforQwhichQofQtheQfollowingQobservations
?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-ContinuousQbubblingQinQtheQwater-sealQchamber



AQnurseQisQteachingQaQclientQwhoQhasQaQprostheticQlimbQdueQtoQaQrightQbelow-the-
kneeQamputationQaboutQprosthesisQandQstumpQcare.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQinstructionsQshouldQtheQnur
seQincludeQinQtheQteaching?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
DryQtheQprosthesisQsocketQcompletelyQbeforeQapplyingQitQtoQtheQlimb.



AQnurseQisQcaringQforQanQolderQadultQclientQwhoQhasQhadQsurgeryQforQanQintestinalQobstructionQandQhasQa
nQNGQtubeQtoQwallQsuction.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQinterventionsQshouldQtheQnurseQincludeQinQtheQclient'
sQpostoperativeQplanQofQcare?Q(SelectQallQthatQapply.)Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
DiscontinueQsuctionQwhenQassessingQforQperistalsis

IrrigateQtheQNGQtubeQwithQ0.9%QsodiumQchlorideQirrigationQsolution.

PlaceQsequentialQcompressionQdevicesQonQtheQbilateralQlowerQextremities.

RepositionQtheQclientQfromQsideQtoQsideQeveryQ2Qhr.



AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQpostoperativeQfollowingQaQtransurethralQresectionQofQtheQprostate.Q
WhichQofQtheQfollowingQcomplicationsQisQtheQpriorityQforQtheQnurseQtoQmonitorQfor?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-Hemorrhage

, AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQisQ1QdayQpostoperativeQfollowingQaQleftQradicalQmastectomy.QWhichQofQ
theQfollowingQbehaviorsQshouldQalertQtheQnurseQtoQtheQpossibilityQthatQtheQclientQisQhavingQdifficultyQadju
stingQtoQtheQlossQofQherQbreast?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
RefusingQtoQlookQatQtheQdressingQorQsurgicalQincision



AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQchildQwhoQisQ2QhrQpostoperativeQfollowingQaQtonsillectomy.QWhichQofQtheQfollowin
gQfluidQitemsQshouldQtheQnurseQofferQtheQchildQatQthisQtime?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-crushedQice



AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQinQtheQemergencyQdepartmentQwhoQhadQaQtraumaticQamputationQofQhisQleft
QarmQinQanQindustrialQaccident.QTheQnurseQshouldQexpectQtheQclientQtoQbeQexperiencingQwhichQofQtheQfoll

owingQofQKubler-Ross'sQstagesQofQgrief?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-denial



AQnurseQisQplanningQpostoperativeQcareQforQaQclientQwhoQisQscheduledQforQanQilealQconduitQprocedure.QTh
eQnurseQshouldQincludeQwhichQofQtheQfollowingQinQtheQclient'sQplanQofQcare?Q(SelectQallQthatQapply).Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-ApplyQskinQbarrierQaroundQtheQstomaQsite.



EducateQtheQclientQthatQhematuriaQisQexpectedQfollowingQtheQprocedure.

MonitorQhourlyQurineQoutput.



AQnurseQatQanQoutpatientQsurgeryQcenterQisQprovidingQdischargeQteachingQtoQaQclientQandQhisQspouseQfollo
wingQsurgicalQremovalQofQaQcataract.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQshouldQtheQnurseQincludeQinQtheQteaching?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-TheQclientQshouldQwearQdarkQglassesQwhileQoutdoors.




AQnurseQonQaQmedical-
surgicalQunitQisQcaringQforQfourQclientsQwhoQareQ24QtoQ36QhrQpostoperative.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQsurgic
alQproceduresQplacesQtheQclientQatQriskQforQdeep-veinQthrombosis?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-HipQarthroplasty



AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQhasQjustQundergoneQinsertionQofQaQfemoralQheadQprosthesis.QTheQnurs
eQshouldQinstructQtheQclientQtoQavoidQwhichQofQtheQfollowingQactivities?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
puttingQonQshoesQandQsocks



AQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQclientQwhoQhasQaQchestQtubeQinQplaceQtoQaQclosedQchestQdrainageQsystem.QWhichQ
ofQtheQfollowingQfindingsQshouldQindicateQtoQtheQnurseQthatQtheQclient'sQlungQhasQre-expanded?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-NoQfluctuationsQinQtheQwaterQsealQchamber