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ATI Learning System - Adult Med-Surg Critical Care
Proctored Exam-Questions & Answers Updated for
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1. A nurse is assessing a client who has left sided- heart failure. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
a. Frothy sputum
2. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing renal colic from a calculus in left renal
pelvis.
Identify the area where the nurse should expect to have referred pain.
a. Pain travels downward to the inguinal area and lower back (just below the belly button.)
3. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving peritoneal dialysis and notes a decrease in
the dialysate flow rate. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (SATA)
a. Monitor the access site for drainage.
b. Measure the amount of the dialysate outflow
c. Position the client to her other side.
4. A nurse is planning to insert an indwelling catheter for a female client. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take?
a. Secure the catheter to the client’s inner thigh.
5. A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has age-related macular degeneration.
Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. You probably have noticed a decline in your central vision.
6. A nurse is assessing a client who has a cirrhosis. Which of the following findings is the
priority for the nurse to report?
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a. Platelets 70,000/mm3- risk of bleeding normal range is 150,000-300,000- ABC’s is
compromised automatically.
7. A nurse is preparing to discontinue long-term TPN therapy for a client. The nurse should
plan to discontinue the TPN gradually to reduce the risk of which of the following
adverse effects?
a. Hypoglycemia
8. A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed RBC’s to a client. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take?
a. Use Y-tubing with 0.9% sodium chloride when administering the transfusion.
9. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client who had an exacerbation
of COPD. The client is to start fluticasone by metered-dose inhaler. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include?
a. Obtain a yearly influenza vaccine.
10. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client following a left total hip
arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. “Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom.
11. A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a femur fracture. Which of
the following findings should the nurse report to the provider immediately?
a. The client reports S.O.B.
12. A nurse is planning care for a client who has C. Diff gastroenteritis. Which of the
following is an appropriate nursing action?
a. Obtain a stool sample with gloves.
ATI Learning System - Adult Med-Surg Critical Care
Proctored Exam-Questions & Answers Updated for
202
5
1. A nurse is assessing a client who has left sided- heart failure. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
a. Frothy sputum
2. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing renal colic from a calculus in left renal
pelvis.
Identify the area where the nurse should expect to have referred pain.
a. Pain travels downward to the inguinal area and lower back (just below the belly button.)
3. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving peritoneal dialysis and notes a decrease in
the dialysate flow rate. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (SATA)
a. Monitor the access site for drainage.
b. Measure the amount of the dialysate outflow
c. Position the client to her other side.
4. A nurse is planning to insert an indwelling catheter for a female client. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take?
a. Secure the catheter to the client’s inner thigh.
5. A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has age-related macular degeneration.
Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. You probably have noticed a decline in your central vision.
6. A nurse is assessing a client who has a cirrhosis. Which of the following findings is the
priority for the nurse to report?
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a. Platelets 70,000/mm3- risk of bleeding normal range is 150,000-300,000- ABC’s is
compromised automatically.
7. A nurse is preparing to discontinue long-term TPN therapy for a client. The nurse should
plan to discontinue the TPN gradually to reduce the risk of which of the following
adverse effects?
a. Hypoglycemia
8. A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed RBC’s to a client. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take?
a. Use Y-tubing with 0.9% sodium chloride when administering the transfusion.
9. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client who had an exacerbation
of COPD. The client is to start fluticasone by metered-dose inhaler. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include?
a. Obtain a yearly influenza vaccine.
10. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client following a left total hip
arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. “Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom.
11. A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a femur fracture. Which of
the following findings should the nurse report to the provider immediately?
a. The client reports S.O.B.
12. A nurse is planning care for a client who has C. Diff gastroenteritis. Which of the
following is an appropriate nursing action?
a. Obtain a stool sample with gloves.
