ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING PROCTOR EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
In extubating an Endtroacheal tube, what needs to be reported immedatiely? - (answer) stridor
Why is stridor bad? - (answer) it means that there is an obstruction or edema in airway
What is common in heart rate in a patient with low fluid volume (hypovolemia)? - (answer) usually
greater than 110- to compensate for the low bp
What is normal urine gravity? - (answer) 1.000 - 1.030
What is the role of positive pressure? - (answer) to promote lung expansion and stabilize chest
Would you recommend exercise for a pt who has been discharged with heart failure? - (answer) yes
How often should exercise be in heart failure pt? - (answer) regular routine
Should you consume milk with iron supplements? - (answer) no- can cause gastric disturbance.
Would you take iron with antacids? - (answer) no- causes gastric disturbances
Would you tell the pt to lower red meat intake with iron deficiency? - (answer) no- increase iron rich
foods
What is a common side effect with iron pills? - (answer) constipation
What would you tell them to eat with taking iron pills? - (answer) high fiber
When does pain worsen with compartement syndrome? - (answer) when passive moving occurs.
What does warmth under cast indicate? - (answer) infection
,ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING PROCTOR EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Should pt decrease complex carbs for atherosceleoris? - (answer) no, increase them
What carb should a client with atherosceloris decrease? - (answer) simple sugars
Is MRSA airborne or contact? - (answer) contact
What does phenyotoin do to hepatic enzymes (for seizures meds)? - (answer) it decreases effectiveness
What should you tell the pt not to take with ciprofloxacin? - (answer) magnesium containg antacids
Why wouldn't you take magnesium containing anatacids with cipro? - (answer) calcium can decrease
absorption of med
What is a common side effect of rifampin? - (answer) color of urine-
Can you take ciproflaxcin with alcohol? - (answer) yes
After a parathryoidectomy what would be the priority for the nurse? - (answer) to put trach tray by
bedside in case of airway occlusion(AIRWAY)
What meds increase osteoporosis? - (answer) fludrocortisone
With enoxaparin, what is the priority as the med the nurse? - (answer) give dosage same time every
day
Is restlessness common in hyperthyroidism? - (answer) yes
What would be urgent for hyperthyroidism? - (answer) high BP
,ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING PROCTOR EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
If a pt has a weird heart sound what would be first thing you do? - (answer) listen to it again but on the
left side (least invasive)
Why would gentamicin be withheld from a pt? - (answer) if creatine levels are too high
What is normal creatine? - (answer) .6-1.2
What is one of the first vital signs of a hemorrhage? - (answer) increase heart rate
What med would you give for a febrile reaction? - (answer) tylenol (reduces fever)
How long does a drain stay in place for a radical mastectomy? - (answer) 1 to 3 week
What drainage amount to get rid of drainage tube for mastectomy? - (answer) less than 25
What is first thing to ask if a pt reports dyspnea and SOB when administering O2? - (answer) if they
have COPD
Why would it be bad for you to put O2 on a COPD pt? - (answer) It can worsen hypercarbemia.
What is someones HGB look like with leukemia (increase or decreased)? - (answer) decreased
What would be a big sign that nephrosotomy tube has popped or been displaced? - (answer) back pain
What is max amount of flexion for total hip replacement? - (answer) no more than 90 degrees
Why would you place a pillow between a pt legs for hip athroplasy? - (answer) so the hips don't get
dislocated
, ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING PROCTOR EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is a holter monitor used for? - (answer) detecting irregular heart rate and rhythms
What is the role of a pacemaker? - (answer) regulate the heart rate
What is a echocardiogram used for? - (answer) detecting valve dysfunction
What do PPI do for gastric ulcers? - (answer) it suppresses gastric acid production
What does high fowler's position accomplish? - (answer) increases lung expansion and improves
ventilation
What med would you d/c to before going in for allergy testing? - (answer) prednisone
If a pt were to state that their vision went blurry before a car accident, what would you do first? -
(answer) monitor neuro
What would be first thing to do if bowel is protruding from stomach? - (answer) call for help
What kind of skin for hypothyroidism? - (answer) dry scaly
What does metformin do to glucose? - (answer) it decreases the amount of glucose produced in liver
When should pt take metformin? - (answer) with or immediately following meals
If you have hair loss on lower legs what could be problem? - (answer) Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
When does pain happen with PAD? - (answer) with resting
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
In extubating an Endtroacheal tube, what needs to be reported immedatiely? - (answer) stridor
Why is stridor bad? - (answer) it means that there is an obstruction or edema in airway
What is common in heart rate in a patient with low fluid volume (hypovolemia)? - (answer) usually
greater than 110- to compensate for the low bp
What is normal urine gravity? - (answer) 1.000 - 1.030
What is the role of positive pressure? - (answer) to promote lung expansion and stabilize chest
Would you recommend exercise for a pt who has been discharged with heart failure? - (answer) yes
How often should exercise be in heart failure pt? - (answer) regular routine
Should you consume milk with iron supplements? - (answer) no- can cause gastric disturbance.
Would you take iron with antacids? - (answer) no- causes gastric disturbances
Would you tell the pt to lower red meat intake with iron deficiency? - (answer) no- increase iron rich
foods
What is a common side effect with iron pills? - (answer) constipation
What would you tell them to eat with taking iron pills? - (answer) high fiber
When does pain worsen with compartement syndrome? - (answer) when passive moving occurs.
What does warmth under cast indicate? - (answer) infection
,ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING PROCTOR EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Should pt decrease complex carbs for atherosceleoris? - (answer) no, increase them
What carb should a client with atherosceloris decrease? - (answer) simple sugars
Is MRSA airborne or contact? - (answer) contact
What does phenyotoin do to hepatic enzymes (for seizures meds)? - (answer) it decreases effectiveness
What should you tell the pt not to take with ciprofloxacin? - (answer) magnesium containg antacids
Why wouldn't you take magnesium containing anatacids with cipro? - (answer) calcium can decrease
absorption of med
What is a common side effect of rifampin? - (answer) color of urine-
Can you take ciproflaxcin with alcohol? - (answer) yes
After a parathryoidectomy what would be the priority for the nurse? - (answer) to put trach tray by
bedside in case of airway occlusion(AIRWAY)
What meds increase osteoporosis? - (answer) fludrocortisone
With enoxaparin, what is the priority as the med the nurse? - (answer) give dosage same time every
day
Is restlessness common in hyperthyroidism? - (answer) yes
What would be urgent for hyperthyroidism? - (answer) high BP
,ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING PROCTOR EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
If a pt has a weird heart sound what would be first thing you do? - (answer) listen to it again but on the
left side (least invasive)
Why would gentamicin be withheld from a pt? - (answer) if creatine levels are too high
What is normal creatine? - (answer) .6-1.2
What is one of the first vital signs of a hemorrhage? - (answer) increase heart rate
What med would you give for a febrile reaction? - (answer) tylenol (reduces fever)
How long does a drain stay in place for a radical mastectomy? - (answer) 1 to 3 week
What drainage amount to get rid of drainage tube for mastectomy? - (answer) less than 25
What is first thing to ask if a pt reports dyspnea and SOB when administering O2? - (answer) if they
have COPD
Why would it be bad for you to put O2 on a COPD pt? - (answer) It can worsen hypercarbemia.
What is someones HGB look like with leukemia (increase or decreased)? - (answer) decreased
What would be a big sign that nephrosotomy tube has popped or been displaced? - (answer) back pain
What is max amount of flexion for total hip replacement? - (answer) no more than 90 degrees
Why would you place a pillow between a pt legs for hip athroplasy? - (answer) so the hips don't get
dislocated
, ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING PROCTOR EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is a holter monitor used for? - (answer) detecting irregular heart rate and rhythms
What is the role of a pacemaker? - (answer) regulate the heart rate
What is a echocardiogram used for? - (answer) detecting valve dysfunction
What do PPI do for gastric ulcers? - (answer) it suppresses gastric acid production
What does high fowler's position accomplish? - (answer) increases lung expansion and improves
ventilation
What med would you d/c to before going in for allergy testing? - (answer) prednisone
If a pt were to state that their vision went blurry before a car accident, what would you do first? -
(answer) monitor neuro
What would be first thing to do if bowel is protruding from stomach? - (answer) call for help
What kind of skin for hypothyroidism? - (answer) dry scaly
What does metformin do to glucose? - (answer) it decreases the amount of glucose produced in liver
When should pt take metformin? - (answer) with or immediately following meals
If you have hair loss on lower legs what could be problem? - (answer) Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
When does pain happen with PAD? - (answer) with resting
