MEDICAL SURGICAL ATI PROCTORED EXAM
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS|LATEST 2025/2026|GRADED A+
A nurse in an emergency department is preparing to perform an ocular irrigation for a client.
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Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
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a. Assess the client's visual acuity prior to irrigation
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b. Have the client turn their head toward the unaffected eye
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c. Hold the irrigator syringe 3.81 cm (1.5 in) above the eye
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d. Perform the irrigation with sterile water for irrigation - ANSWER-
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d. Perform the irrigation with sterile water for irrigation
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A nurse is preparing to administer lactated ringer's via continuous IV infusion at 200 ml/hr. Th
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e IV tubing has a drop factor of 10 drops/ml. How many gtt/min should the nurse set the IV pu
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mp to administer? Round to near whole number - ANSWER-
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A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription for sublingual ni
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troglycerin. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teachi
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ng?
a. I can keep my medications for 1 year before replacing it
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b. I should lie down when I take this medication
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c. I should discontinue this medication if I develop a headache
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d. I can take up to five tablets in 15 minutes before seeking medical attention - ANSWER-
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b. I should lie down when I take this medication
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A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client following a left total hip arthro
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plasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
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a. Clean the incision daily with hydrogen peroxide
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b. You can cross your legs the ankles when sitting down
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c. You should use an incentive spirometer every 8 hours
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d. Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom - ANSWER-
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d. Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom
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,A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac catheterization. Which of the following
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actions should the nurse take?
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a. Keep the client on bed rest for 24 hours
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b. Limit the client's fluid intake to 1 l per day
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c. Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
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d. Change the client's dressing every 8 hour - ANSWER-
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c. Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
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A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower extremity fracture and a prescription for crutches
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. Which of the following client statements indicates that the client is adapting to their role cha
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nge?
a. I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and cooking the meals for us
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b. These crutches will make it impossible to care for my child
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c. I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to keep the house clean
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d. Its going to be difficult to tell my parents I cant take them to their appointments anymore -
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ANSWER-
B
a. I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and cooking the meal
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s for us
B B
A nurse is caring for a client who has gastroenteritis. Which of the following assessment findin
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gs should the nurse recognize as an indication that the client is experiencing dehydration?
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a. Pitting, dependent edema
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b. Distended jugular veins
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c. Increased BP
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d. Decreased BP - ANSWER-
B B B B d. Decreased BP
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A nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion of the brainstem and reports thirst. The client
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's urinary output was 4,000 ml over the past 24 hour. The nurse should anticipate a prescriptio
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n for which of the following IV medication?
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a. Desmopressin
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, b. Epinephrine
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c. Furosemide
B
d. Nitroprusside - ANSWER-
B B B a. Desmopressin
B
A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently started therapy with an ACE
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inhibitor and reports a nagging dry cough. Which of the following responses by the nurse is ap
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propriate?
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change your medication"
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b. "Increasing your daily fluid intake may eliminate your cough"
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c. "sucking on lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough"
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d. You cough should go away in time" - ANSWER-
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a. "your cough may require that you stop or change your medication"
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A nurse is taking an admission history from a client who reports Raynaud's disease. Which of t
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he following assessment findings should the nurse identify as a potential trigger for exacerbati
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ons
of Raynaud's?
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a. Eating a strict vegetarian diet
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b. A history of herpes zoster
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c. Taking amiodipine for hypertension
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d. Using a nicotine transdermal patch - ANSWER-
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A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous access device and notes the tubing has b
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ecome disconnected. The client develops dyspnea and tachycardia. Which of the following
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actions should the nurse take first?
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a. Perform an ECG
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b. Obtain ABG values
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c. Turn the client to his left side
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d. Clamp the catheter - ANSWER-
B B B B B d. Clamp the catheter
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QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS|LATEST 2025/2026|GRADED A+
A nurse in an emergency department is preparing to perform an ocular irrigation for a client.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
B B B B B B B B B B
a. Assess the client's visual acuity prior to irrigation
B B B B B B B B
b. Have the client turn their head toward the unaffected eye
B B B B B B B B B B
c. Hold the irrigator syringe 3.81 cm (1.5 in) above the eye
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d. Perform the irrigation with sterile water for irrigation - ANSWER-
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d. Perform the irrigation with sterile water for irrigation
B B B B B B B B
A nurse is preparing to administer lactated ringer's via continuous IV infusion at 200 ml/hr. Th
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
e IV tubing has a drop factor of 10 drops/ml. How many gtt/min should the nurse set the IV pu
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
mp to administer? Round to near whole number - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B B 33 gtt/min B
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription for sublingual ni
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
troglycerin. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teachi
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ng?
a. I can keep my medications for 1 year before replacing it
B B B B B B B B B B B
b. I should lie down when I take this medication
B B B B B B B B B
c. I should discontinue this medication if I develop a headache
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d. I can take up to five tablets in 15 minutes before seeking medical attention - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
b. I should lie down when I take this medication
B B B B B B B B B
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client following a left total hip arthro
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
plasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
B B B B B B B B B B B B
a. Clean the incision daily with hydrogen peroxide
B B B B B B B
b. You can cross your legs the ankles when sitting down
B B B B B B B B B B
c. You should use an incentive spirometer every 8 hours
B B B B B B B B B
d. Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom - ANSWER-
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d. Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom
B B B B B B B B
,A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac catheterization. Which of the following
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actions should the nurse take?
B B B B
a. Keep the client on bed rest for 24 hours
B B B B B B B B B
b. Limit the client's fluid intake to 1 l per day
B B B B B B B B B B
c. Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
B B B B B B B
d. Change the client's dressing every 8 hour - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B B
c. Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
B B B B B B B
A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower extremity fracture and a prescription for crutches
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. Which of the following client statements indicates that the client is adapting to their role cha
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nge?
a. I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and cooking the meals for us
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b. These crutches will make it impossible to care for my child
B B B B B B B B B B B
c. I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to keep the house clean
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d. Its going to be difficult to tell my parents I cant take them to their appointments anymore -
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ANSWER-
B
a. I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and cooking the meal
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
s for us
B B
A nurse is caring for a client who has gastroenteritis. Which of the following assessment findin
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
gs should the nurse recognize as an indication that the client is experiencing dehydration?
B B B B B B B B B B B B B
a. Pitting, dependent edema
B B B
b. Distended jugular veins
B B B
c. Increased BP
B B
d. Decreased BP - ANSWER-
B B B B d. Decreased BP
B B
A nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion of the brainstem and reports thirst. The client
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
's urinary output was 4,000 ml over the past 24 hour. The nurse should anticipate a prescriptio
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
n for which of the following IV medication?
B B B B B B B
a. Desmopressin
B
, b. Epinephrine
B
c. Furosemide
B
d. Nitroprusside - ANSWER-
B B B a. Desmopressin
B
A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently started therapy with an ACE
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
inhibitor and reports a nagging dry cough. Which of the following responses by the nurse is ap
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propriate?
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change your medication"
B B B B B B B B B B B
b. "Increasing your daily fluid intake may eliminate your cough"
B B B B B B B B B
c. "sucking on lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough"
B B B B B B B B B B
d. You cough should go away in time" - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B B
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change your medication"
B B B B B B B B B B B
A nurse is taking an admission history from a client who reports Raynaud's disease. Which of t
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
he following assessment findings should the nurse identify as a potential trigger for exacerbati
B B B B B B B B B B B B B
ons
of Raynaud's?
B
a. Eating a strict vegetarian diet
B B B B B
b. A history of herpes zoster
B B B B B
c. Taking amiodipine for hypertension
B B B B
d. Using a nicotine transdermal patch - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B d. Using a nicotine transdermal patch
B B B B B
A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous access device and notes the tubing has b
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
ecome disconnected. The client develops dyspnea and tachycardia. Which of the following
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actions should the nurse take first?
B B B B B
a. Perform an ECG
B B B
b. Obtain ABG values
B B B
c. Turn the client to his left side
B B B B B B B
d. Clamp the catheter - ANSWER-
B B B B B d. Clamp the catheter
B B B
