ATI Medical-Surgical Final Exam Questions with Answers 2025

ATI Medical-Surgical Final Exam Questions
with Answers 2025
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theLnurseLtake?L

-LCoverLtheLinsertionLsiteLwithLaLhydrocolloidLdressingLafterLremoval.

-LProvideLpainLmedicationLimmediatelyLafterLremoval.

-LInstructLtheLclientLtoLperformLtheLValsalvaLmaneuverLduringLremoval.

-LDelegateLremovalLofLtheLchestLtubeLtoLaLlicensedLpracticalLnurseL(LPN).L-LcorrectLanswers-
InstructLtheLclientLtoLperformLtheLValsalvaLmaneuverLduringLremoval.



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propriateLamountLofLnegativeLpressureLinLtheLchestLtoLpreventLairLentryLintoLtheLpleuralLspace.

ALnurseLisLcaringLforLaLclientLwhoLbeginsLhavingLaLtonic-
clonicLseizureLwhileLsittingLinLaLchairLatLtheLbedside.LWhichLofLtheLfollowingLactionsLshouldLtheLnurseLtakeLf
irst?L

-LProvideLoxygen.

-LPlaceLtheLclientLinLaLside-lyingLposition.

-LProvideLprivacy.

-LLowerLtheLclientLtoLtheLfloor.L-LcorrectLanswers-LowerLtheLclientLtoLtheLfloor.



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settingLframework.LThisLframeworkLassignsLpriorityLtoLtheLfactorLorLsituationLposingLtheLgreatestLsafetyLris
kLtoLtheLclient.LWhenLthereLareLseveralLrisksLtoLclientLsafety,LtheLoneLposingLtheLgreatestLthreatLisLtheLhighe
stLpriority.LTheLnurseLshouldLuseLMaslow'sLhierarchyLofLneeds,LtheLABCLpriority-
settingLframework,LorLnursingLknowledgeLtoLidentifyLwhichLriskLposesLtheLgreatestLthreatLtoLtheLclient.LThe
refore,LifLaLclientLbeginsLtoLhaveLaLseizureLwhileLsittingLorLstanding,LtheLnurseLshouldLfirstLlowerLtheLclientLt
oLtheLfloorLtoLprotectLhimLfromLinjury.

ALnurseLisLteachingLaLclientLhowLtoLperformLaLbreastLself-
examL(BSE).LTheLnurseLshouldLidentifyLwhichLofLtheLfollowingLfindingsLasLanLindicationLofLbreastLcancer?L

-LLumpsLthatLareLmobileLandLtenderLuponLpalpationLpriorLtoLaLmenstrualLperiod

-LMultipleLroundLmassesLthatLareLtenderLandLfoundLinLbothLbreasts

-LBilaterallyLdarkenedLareolas

,-LALnontender,LhardLlumpLthatLisLpalpatedLinLoneLbreastL-LcorrectLanswers-
ALnontender,LhardLlumpLthatLisLpalpatedLinLoneLbreast



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erLtoLpalpation.LTheLnurseLshouldLinstructLtheLclientLtoLnotifyLtheLproviderLpromptlyLifLsheLpalpatesLaLhard,L
nontenderLlump.

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LtheLfollowingLpersonalLprotectiveLequipmentL(PPE)LshouldLtheLnurseLdonLpriorLtoLprovidingLclientLcare?L



-LGown

-LGloves

-LMask

-LHairLcover

-LGogglesL-LcorrectLanswers--LGown

-LGloves

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ngLfindingsLshouldLtheLnurseLreportLtoLtheLprovider?L

-LEcchymosisLofLtheLthigh

-LSerousLdrainageLatLtheLpinLsite

-LChestLpetechiae

-LMuscleLspasmsLinLtheLleftLlegL-LcorrectLanswers-ChestLpetechiae



TheLnurseLshouldLidentifyLchestLpetechiaeLasLanLindicationLofLfatLembolismLsyndrome.LClientsLwhoLhaveLfr
acturesLofLtheLlongLbones,LsuchLasLtheLfemur,LareLatLincreasedLriskLforLfatLemboli.LFatLemboliLtypicallyLoccu
rL12LtoL48LhrLafterLtheLinjuryLwhenLfatLdropletsLfromLtheLmarrowLenterLintoLtheLsystemicLcirculationLandLar
eLdepositedLinLtheLlungs.LTheLnurseLshouldLimmediatelyLnotifyLtheLproviderLbecauseLtheLclientLcouldLprogr
essLintoLacuteLrespiratoryLfailure.

ALnurseLisLprovidingLteachingLaboutLantiretroviralLtherapyLtoLaLclientLwhoLhasLaLnewLdiagnosisLofLAIDS.LWhi
chLofLtheLfollowingLstatementsLshouldLtheLnurseLincludeLinLtheLteaching?L

-L"YourLproviderLwillLprescribeLoneLsingleLantiretroviralLmedicationLatLaLtime."

-L"YouLshouldLtakeLantiretroviralLmedicationsLonLaLroutineLschedule."

-L"YouLshouldLincreaseLyourLintakeLofLrawLfruitsLandLvegetablesLwhileLtakingLantiretroviralLmedications."

-L"YourLproviderLwillLprescribeLantiretroviralLtherapyLtoLkillLtheLHIVLvirus."L-LcorrectLanswers-
"YouLshouldLtakeLantiretroviralLmedicationsLonLaLroutineLschedule."

, TheLnurseLshouldLinformLtheLclientLofLtheLneedLtoLtakeLantiretroviralLtherapyLexactlyLasLprescribedLandLtoL
avoidLdelayingLorLskippingLanyLdoses,LwhichLcanLresultLinLmedicationLresistance.

ALnurseLisLcaringLforLaLclientLwhoLisL72LhrLpostLoperativeLfollowingLanLabove-the-
kneeLamputation.LWhichLofLtheLfollowingLactionsLshouldLtheLnurseLtake?L

-LElevateLtheLresidualLlimbLonLaLsoftLpillow.

-LAssistLtheLclientLtoLaLproneLpositionLeveryL4Lhr.

-LReapplyLaLbandageLtoLtheLresidualLlimbLeveryL12Lhr.

-LApplyLdressingsLtoLtheLsiteLinLaLproximal-to-distalLdirection.L-LcorrectLanswers-
AssistLtheLclientLtoLaLproneLpositionLeveryL4Lhr.



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ionLbecauseLitLreducesLtheLriskLofLflexionLcontractures.

ALhomeLhealthLnurseLentersLaLclient'sLhomeLandLfindsLusedLinsulinLsyringe,LwithoutLaLcap,LonLtheLtable.LWh
ichLofLtheLfollowingLactionsLshouldLtheLnurseLtake?L

-LRecapLtheLneedleLonLtheLsyringe.

-LScheduleLaLnurseLtoLadministerLfutureLinjectionsLforLthisLclient.

-LExplainLtoLtheLclientLthatLtheLsyringeLshouldLbeLdisposedLofLinLtheLbathroomLtrashLcan.

-LPlaceLtheLsyringeLinLaLpuncture-proofLdisposalLcontainer.L-LcorrectLanswers-
PlaceLtheLsyringeLinLaLpuncture-proofLdisposalLcontainer.



TheLnurseLshouldLplaceLtheLuncappedLsyringeLinLaLpuncture-
proofLsharpsLdisposalLcontainerLorLrigidLplasticLcontainerLtoLpreventLaLneedlestickLinjury.LTheLnurseLshould
LkeepLtheLsyringeLuncappedLtoLpreventLaLneedlestickLinjuryLwhileLplacingLtheLcapLonLtheLneedle.LTheLnurseL

shouldLthenLprovideLclientLeducationLonLsafetyLandLproperLdisposalLofLsyringes.

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mg/dL.LWhichLofLtheLfollowingLshouldLtheLnurseLexpect

-LKussmaulLrespirations

-LDiaphoresis

-LDecreasedLskinLturgor

-LKetonuriaL-LcorrectLanswers-Diaphoresis