ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM
2025 NEWEST EXAM COMPLETE 140
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES /A+ STUDY MATERIAL
A nurse is assessing a client who is postoperative following
a transurethral resection of the prostate and is receiving
continuous bladder irrigation. The client report bladder
spasms, and the nurse notes a scant amount of fluid in the
urinary drainage bag. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a. encourage the client to urinate ever 2 hr
b. apply cold compress to the suprapubic area
c. secure the urinary catheter to the upper left quadrant of
the client's abdomen
,d. Use 0.9% sodium chloride to perform an intermittent
bladder irrigation - ....ANSWER...d. Use 0.9% sodium
chloride to perform an intermittent bladder irrigation
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following
a below-the-knee amputation. Which of the following
statements made by the client indicates acceptance of
their altered body image?
a. "i would like to meet another client who has had an
amputation"
b. "i would rather not look at my stump during a dressing
change"
c. "i am glad that i no longer have to deal with my infected
leg"
d. "i understand that I will be unable to return to my job"
- ....ANSWER...a. "i would like to meet another client who
has had an amputation"
A nurse is caring for a client who has left-sided HF. Which
of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that
the client is experiencing a decrease in cardiac output?
,a. weight gain
b. distended abdomen
c. confusion
d. dyspnea - ....ANSWER...c. confusion
A nurse is admitting a client who has arthritic pain and
reports taking ibuprofen several times daily for 3 years.
Which of the following tests should the nurse monitor?
a. serum calcium
b. stool for occult blood
c. fasting blood glucose
d. urine for WBC - ....ANSWER...b. stool for occult blood
A nurse is assessing a client who received a purified protein
derivative (PPD) skin test 48 hr ago and notes erythema
which induration of 12 mm at the injection site. Which of
the following instruction should the nurse provide to the
client?
a. "you will need to have the skin test annually"
, b. "you will need to return in 48 hr for re-evaluation"
c. "your test will need to be repeated at this time"
d. "you will need to follow up with your provider" -
....ANSWER...d. "you will need to follow up with your
provider"
A nurse is planning care for a client who has hemiplegia.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse
include?
a. instruct the client to sit on a rubber ring when seated in
a chair
b. raise the head of the client's bed to a 90 angle
c. place pillows between the client's knee when in a side
lying position
d. Use moisturizing lotion while massaging the client's
bony prominences - ....ANSWER...c. place pillows
between the client's knee when in a side lying position
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client
who is receiving tx for excessive ingestion of antacid. The
2025 NEWEST EXAM COMPLETE 140
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES /A+ STUDY MATERIAL
A nurse is assessing a client who is postoperative following
a transurethral resection of the prostate and is receiving
continuous bladder irrigation. The client report bladder
spasms, and the nurse notes a scant amount of fluid in the
urinary drainage bag. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a. encourage the client to urinate ever 2 hr
b. apply cold compress to the suprapubic area
c. secure the urinary catheter to the upper left quadrant of
the client's abdomen
,d. Use 0.9% sodium chloride to perform an intermittent
bladder irrigation - ....ANSWER...d. Use 0.9% sodium
chloride to perform an intermittent bladder irrigation
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following
a below-the-knee amputation. Which of the following
statements made by the client indicates acceptance of
their altered body image?
a. "i would like to meet another client who has had an
amputation"
b. "i would rather not look at my stump during a dressing
change"
c. "i am glad that i no longer have to deal with my infected
leg"
d. "i understand that I will be unable to return to my job"
- ....ANSWER...a. "i would like to meet another client who
has had an amputation"
A nurse is caring for a client who has left-sided HF. Which
of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that
the client is experiencing a decrease in cardiac output?
,a. weight gain
b. distended abdomen
c. confusion
d. dyspnea - ....ANSWER...c. confusion
A nurse is admitting a client who has arthritic pain and
reports taking ibuprofen several times daily for 3 years.
Which of the following tests should the nurse monitor?
a. serum calcium
b. stool for occult blood
c. fasting blood glucose
d. urine for WBC - ....ANSWER...b. stool for occult blood
A nurse is assessing a client who received a purified protein
derivative (PPD) skin test 48 hr ago and notes erythema
which induration of 12 mm at the injection site. Which of
the following instruction should the nurse provide to the
client?
a. "you will need to have the skin test annually"
, b. "you will need to return in 48 hr for re-evaluation"
c. "your test will need to be repeated at this time"
d. "you will need to follow up with your provider" -
....ANSWER...d. "you will need to follow up with your
provider"
A nurse is planning care for a client who has hemiplegia.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse
include?
a. instruct the client to sit on a rubber ring when seated in
a chair
b. raise the head of the client's bed to a 90 angle
c. place pillows between the client's knee when in a side
lying position
d. Use moisturizing lotion while massaging the client's
bony prominences - ....ANSWER...c. place pillows
between the client's knee when in a side lying position
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client
who is receiving tx for excessive ingestion of antacid. The
