ATI MED SURG 2025 PROCTORED
EXAM/ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL EXAM
CURRENTLY TESTING COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS /ALREADY
GRADED A+
A trauma patient is admitted to the emergency
department. The nurse assessment includes dry
mucus membranes, weak thread pulse, blood pressure
88/42 respirations 28, pulse 110. What
action should the nurse do next?
a. Schedule patient for a venous duplex
b. Send blood to the lab for CBC, PT/INR, PTT, CMP and
d-dimer
c. Start an IV of normal saline with a large bore needle
d. Apply ice to both legs - ....ANSWER...c.
,When caring for a patient who has just arrived on the
medical surgical unit after having cardiac catheterization,
which nursing action should the nurse delegate to an
LPN?
a. Perform the initial assessment of the catheter site
b. Teach the patient about the usual post procedural plan
of care
c. Administer the scheduled oral Plavix and beta blocker
d. Check the rate on the infusion pump used to administer
heparin - ....ANSWER...c.
The nurse knows that which of the following are clinical
manifestations and diagnostic
characteristics of ARDS? (select all)
a. Bradycardia
b. Diffuse crackles on expiration
c. Diffuse and extensive alveolar infiltrates
d. Respiratory alkalosis
e. Hypoxemia - ....ANSWER...b.
,c.
e.
The nurse is caring for a surgical patient who had a
cholecystectomy 2 days ago. Today the patient had been
changed from IV to oral medications for pain control. The
nurse administered the prescribed dose of oral narcotics for
pain reported 9 out of 10. When the nurse checks the
patient in 1 hours for effectiveness, the patient says her
pain level has not changed. What actions should the nurse
take (select all)?
a. Perform an abdominal assessment
b. Perform a head to toe assessment
c. Administer the previous dose of IV morphine sulfate
d. Obtain blood pressure, pulse respiration and temperature
e. Call the physician to provide and update on patient status
- ....ANSWER...a.
d.
e.
, *The nurse has completed an assessment of a patient who
experienced an acute Myocardial
infarction 2 days ago. Which information is the most
important to report to the health care
provider?
a. The cardiac specific troponin level is elevated
b. Crackles are auscultated bilaterally in the lower lung
fields
c. The patient has occasional premature atrial contractions
d. The patient denies ever having a heart attack -
....ANSWER...b.
The nurse is caring for a patient with second degree burns
to the entire right arm and right leg.
The patient weight 175 pounds. How much fluid
resuscitation will the patient receive during the
second 8 hours? (round kg to nearest tenth)
a. 2147ml
b. 4293ml
EXAM/ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL EXAM
CURRENTLY TESTING COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS /ALREADY
GRADED A+
A trauma patient is admitted to the emergency
department. The nurse assessment includes dry
mucus membranes, weak thread pulse, blood pressure
88/42 respirations 28, pulse 110. What
action should the nurse do next?
a. Schedule patient for a venous duplex
b. Send blood to the lab for CBC, PT/INR, PTT, CMP and
d-dimer
c. Start an IV of normal saline with a large bore needle
d. Apply ice to both legs - ....ANSWER...c.
,When caring for a patient who has just arrived on the
medical surgical unit after having cardiac catheterization,
which nursing action should the nurse delegate to an
LPN?
a. Perform the initial assessment of the catheter site
b. Teach the patient about the usual post procedural plan
of care
c. Administer the scheduled oral Plavix and beta blocker
d. Check the rate on the infusion pump used to administer
heparin - ....ANSWER...c.
The nurse knows that which of the following are clinical
manifestations and diagnostic
characteristics of ARDS? (select all)
a. Bradycardia
b. Diffuse crackles on expiration
c. Diffuse and extensive alveolar infiltrates
d. Respiratory alkalosis
e. Hypoxemia - ....ANSWER...b.
,c.
e.
The nurse is caring for a surgical patient who had a
cholecystectomy 2 days ago. Today the patient had been
changed from IV to oral medications for pain control. The
nurse administered the prescribed dose of oral narcotics for
pain reported 9 out of 10. When the nurse checks the
patient in 1 hours for effectiveness, the patient says her
pain level has not changed. What actions should the nurse
take (select all)?
a. Perform an abdominal assessment
b. Perform a head to toe assessment
c. Administer the previous dose of IV morphine sulfate
d. Obtain blood pressure, pulse respiration and temperature
e. Call the physician to provide and update on patient status
- ....ANSWER...a.
d.
e.
, *The nurse has completed an assessment of a patient who
experienced an acute Myocardial
infarction 2 days ago. Which information is the most
important to report to the health care
provider?
a. The cardiac specific troponin level is elevated
b. Crackles are auscultated bilaterally in the lower lung
fields
c. The patient has occasional premature atrial contractions
d. The patient denies ever having a heart attack -
....ANSWER...b.
The nurse is caring for a patient with second degree burns
to the entire right arm and right leg.
The patient weight 175 pounds. How much fluid
resuscitation will the patient receive during the
second 8 hours? (round kg to nearest tenth)
a. 2147ml
b. 4293ml
