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Ati Nursing Education Medical-Surgical
(Ngn) Test
Bank 2025/2026 – Complete Questions,
Answers, And
Rationales For Nursing Students
1. The Nurse Is Caring For A 6-Year-Old Patient In The Emergency
Department Who Just Had A Full Left Leg Cast Placed For A Fracture. As
The Nurse Is Reviewing The Discharge Instructions With The Patient's
Mother, She States, "You Don't Have To Go Over Those—I'll Read Them
At Home." What Should The Nurse Do?
a. Contact The Physician Immediately.
b. Consider The Possibility Of Health Literacy Limitations And Assess
Further.
c. Stop The Teaching, Because The Mother Obviously Has Taken Care Of
Casts Before.
d. Explain To The Mother That Reading The Instructions With Her Is
Required. - Answer-B. Consider The Possibility Of Health Literacy
Limitations And Assess Further.
2. A 58-Year-Old Man Is Admitted For A Small-Bowel Obstruction Late
Saturday Night. The Nurse Obtains Admitting Orders, Which Include The
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Need To Place A Nasogastric (Ng) Tube To Low Intermittent Suction.
During The Assessment, The Nurse Determines That The Patient Does
Not Speak English. Which Action(S) Should The Nurse Do Before Placing
The Ng Tube?
A. Take Two Additional Staff Members Into The Room When Placing
The Tube So The Patient Can Be Restrained If Needed. B. Request An
Interpreter Per Facility Protocol.
c. Do Not Place The Ng Tube Because The Physician Would Not
Want To Frighten The Patient.
d. Document The Inability To Place The Ng Tube Due To Lack Of
Ability To Communicate. - Answer-B. Request An Interpreter Per Facility
Protocol.
3. Which Nursing Diagnoses Are Used In Developing A Patient
Teaching Plan? (Select All That Apply.) A. Moral Distress
b. Ready To Learn
c. Difficulty Coping
d. Literacy Problem
e. Anxiety - Answer-B, D
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Ati Nursing Education Medical-Surgical
(Ngn) Test
Bank 2025/2026 – Complete Questions,
Answers, And
Rationales For Nursing Students
1. The Nurse Is Caring For A 6-Year-Old Patient In The Emergency
Department Who Just Had A Full Left Leg Cast Placed For A Fracture. As
The Nurse Is Reviewing The Discharge Instructions With The Patient's
Mother, She States, "You Don't Have To Go Over Those—I'll Read Them
At Home." What Should The Nurse Do?
a. Contact The Physician Immediately.
b. Consider The Possibility Of Health Literacy Limitations And Assess
Further.
c. Stop The Teaching, Because The Mother Obviously Has Taken Care Of
Casts Before.
d. Explain To The Mother That Reading The Instructions With Her Is
Required. - Answer-B. Consider The Possibility Of Health Literacy
Limitations And Assess Further.
2. A 58-Year-Old Man Is Admitted For A Small-Bowel Obstruction Late
Saturday Night. The Nurse Obtains Admitting Orders, Which Include The
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Need To Place A Nasogastric (Ng) Tube To Low Intermittent Suction.
During The Assessment, The Nurse Determines That The Patient Does
Not Speak English. Which Action(S) Should The Nurse Do Before Placing
The Ng Tube?
A. Take Two Additional Staff Members Into The Room When Placing
The Tube So The Patient Can Be Restrained If Needed. B. Request An
Interpreter Per Facility Protocol.
c. Do Not Place The Ng Tube Because The Physician Would Not
Want To Frighten The Patient.
d. Document The Inability To Place The Ng Tube Due To Lack Of
Ability To Communicate. - Answer-B. Request An Interpreter Per Facility
Protocol.
3. Which Nursing Diagnoses Are Used In Developing A Patient
Teaching Plan? (Select All That Apply.) A. Moral Distress
b. Ready To Learn
c. Difficulty Coping
d. Literacy Problem
e. Anxiety - Answer-B, D
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