ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL WITH NGN 2025.

ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL WITH
NGN 2025/2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAlegAcastAandAisAreturningAtoAdemonstrateAonAtheAprop
erAuseAofAcrutchesAwhileAclimbingAstairs.AIdentifyAtheAsequenceAtheAclientAshouldAfollowAwhen
AdemonstratingAcrutchAuse.A




-ABringsAtheAcrutchesAandAtheAaffectedAlegAupAtoAtheAstair

-APlacesAbodyAweightAonAtheAcrutches

-AShiftsAweightAfromAtheAcrutchesAtoAtheAunaffectedAleg

-AAdvancesAtheAunaffectedAlegAontoAtheAstairA-AcorrectAanswers-
APlacesAbodyAweightAonAtheAcrutches



-AAdvancesAtheAunaffectedAlegAontoAtheAstair

-AShiftsAweightAfromAtheAcrutchesAtoAtheAunaffectedAleg

-ABringsAtheAcrutchesAandAtheAaffectedAlegAupAtoAtheAstair

AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAhypothyroidism.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAmanifestations
AshouldAtheAnurseAexpect?



-AConstipation

-AInsomnia

-ATachycardia

-ADiaphoresisA-AcorrectAanswers-AConstipation



RATIONALE:AAAclientAwhoAhasAhypothyroidismAcanAexperienceAconstipationAdueAtoAtheAdecrea
seAinAtheAclient'sAmetabolism,AresultingAinAslowAmotilityAofAtheAGIAtract.ATheAnurseAshouldAinstr
uctAtheAclientAtoAincreaseAfiberAandAfluidAintakeAtoAreduceAtheAriskAforAconstipation.

AAnurseAisAassessingAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAdiagnosisAofArheumatoidAarthritis.AWhichAofAtheAfollow
ingAnonpharmacologicalAinterventionsAshouldAtheAnurseAsuggestAtoAtheAclientAtoAreduceApain?

-AIncreaseAintakeAofAfoodsAcontainingAcalcium

-AAlternateAapplicationAofAheatAandAcoldAtoAtheAaffectedAjoints

,-AKeepAtheAaffectedAextremitiesAelevated

-ALimitAmovementAofAtheAaffectedAjointsA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAlternateAapplicationAofAheatAandAcoldAtoAtheAaffectedAjoints




RATIONALE:ATheAnurseAshouldAinstructAtheAclientAtoAalternateAheatAandAcoldAapplicationsAtoAd
ecreaseAjointAinflammationAandApain.ATheAapplicationAofAcoldAcanArelieveAjointAswellingAandAth
eAapplicationAofAheatAcanAdecreaseAjointAstiffnessAandApain.

AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAisAreceivingAaAbloodAtransfusion.ATheAclientAbecomesArestles
s,Adyspneic,AandAhasAcracklesAnotedAtoAtheAlungAbases.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldA
theAnurseAanticipateAtaking?

-AAdministerAanAantihistamine

-ASlowAtheAinfusionArate

-AGiveAtheAclientAaAcorticosteroid

-AElevateAtheAclient'sAlowerAextremitiesA-AcorrectAanswers-ASlowAtheAinfusionArate



RATIONALE:ADyspnea,Arestlessness,AandAtheAonsetAofAcracklesAduringAaAbloodAtransfusionAareA
manifestationsAofAcirculatoryAoverload.ATheAnurseAshouldAslowAorAstopAtheAinfusionAtoAimprov
eAtheAclient'sAabilityAtoAbreath,AplaceAtheAclientAinAanAuprightAposition,AandAnotifyAtheAprovider
.ATheAproviderAmightAprescribeAaAdiureticAtoAalleviateAtheAfluidAoverload.

AAnurseAinAtheAemergencyAdepartmentAisAassessingAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAdetachedAretina.AWhic
hAofAtheAfollowingAshouldAtheAnurseAexpectAtheAclientAtoAreport?

-A"It'sAlikeAaAcurtainAclosedAoverAmyAeye."

-A"ThisAsharpApainAinAmyAeyeAstartedA2AhoursAago."

-A"I'veAbeenAhavingAmoreAandAmoreAdifficultyAseeingAoverAtheAlastAfewAweeks."

-A"IAseemAtoAhaveAmoreAproblemsAseeingAdifferentAcolors."A-AcorrectAanswers-
A"It'sAlikeAaAcurtainAclosedAoverAmyAeye."




RATIONALE:AAAretinalAdetachmentAisAtheAseparationAofAtheAretinaAfromAtheAepithelium.AItAcanA
occurAbecauseAofAtrauma,AcataractAsurgery,Aretinopathy,AorAuveitis.AClientsAwhoAhaveAretinalAd
etachmentAtypicallyAreportAtheAsensationAofAaAcurtainAbeingApulledAoverApartAofAtheAvisualAfiel
d.

,AAnurseAisAteachingAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAfamilyAhistoryAofAcolorectalAcancer.AToAhelpAmitigateAthi
sArisk,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAdietaryAalterationsAshouldAtheAnurseArecommend?

-AAddAfull-fatAyogurtAtoAtheAdiet

-AAddAcabbageAtoAtheAdiet

-AReplaceAbutterAwithAcoconutAoil

-AReplaceAshellfishAwithAredAmeatA-AcorrectAanswers-AAddAcabbageAtoAtheAdiet



RATIONALE:AToAhelpAreduceAtheAriskAforAcolorectalAcancer,AtheAclientAshouldAconsumeAaAdietAt
hatAisAhighAinAfiber,AlowAinAfat,AandAlowAinArefinedAcarbohydrates.ABrassicaAvegetables,AsuchAasA
cabbage,Acauliflower,AandAbroccoli,AareAhighAinAfiber.

AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAisApostoperativeAfollowingAabdominalAsurgery.



AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAisApostoperative.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAthe
AnurseAtake?A(SelectAallAthatAapply.)



-AAskAtheAclientAtoArateAtheirApainAonAaA0AtoA10ApainAscale

-AInstructAtheAclientAtoAsplintAtheAabdomenAwithAaApillowAforAcoughingA

-APlanAtoAambulateAtheAclientAasAsoonAasApossible

-AApplyAoxygenAviaAaAfaceAmask

-AReportAurinaryAoutputAtoAtheAproviderA-AcorrectAanswers-
AInstructAtheAclientAtoAsplintAtheAabdomenAwithAaApillowAforAcoughingA




RATIONALE:AItAisAimportantAforAtheAclientAtoAturn,Acough,AandAdeepAbreatheAtoAreduceAtheArisk
AforArespiratoryAcomplications.ATheAnurseAshouldAinstructAtheAclientAtoAsplintAtheAincisionAwhil


eAperformingAtheseAactionsAtoAreduceAtheAriskAofAcomplicationsAtoAtheAsurgicalAincision.



-APlanAtoAambulateAtheAclientAasAsoonAasApossible



RATIONALE:ATheAnurseAshouldAplanAtoAambulateAtheAclientAasAsoonAasApossibleAtoApromoteAve
ntilationAandAdecreaseAtheAriskAofAthrombosis..

, -AReportAurinaryAoutputAtoAtheAprovider



RATIONALE:ATheAclientAshouldAproduceAatAleastA30AmLAofAurineAperAhour.ATherefore,AtheAnurse
AshouldAreportAthisAfindingAtoAtheAprovider.




-AAskAtheAclientAtoArateAtheirApainAonAaA0AtoA10ApainAscale



RATIONALE:ATheAnurseAshouldAhaveAtheAclientArateAtheirApainApriorAtoAandAfollowingAtheAadmi
nistrationAofApainAmedicationAtoAevaluateAitsAeffectiveness.

AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAisApostoperativeAfollowingAaAtotalAhipAarthroplasty.AWhichAof
AtheAfollowingAfindingsAindicatesAthatAtheAclientAisAexperiencingAaAcomplication?



-ATheAclientAreportsAthatAtheAsequentialAcompressionAdevicesA(SCDs)AareAuncomfortable

-ATheAclientAreportsApainAatAtheAsurgicalAsiteAasA4AonAaAscaleAofA0AtoA10.

-ATheAclient'sAsurgicalAsiteAdressingAhasArequiredAchangingAtwiceAinA2AhrAdueAtoAdrainage

-ATheAclientAneedsAassistanceAwithAaAwalkerAwhenAambulatingAinAtheAroomA-AcorrectAanswers-
ATheAclient'sAsurgicalAsiteAdressingAhasArequiredAchangingAtwiceAinA2AhrAdueAtoAdrainage




RATIONALE:AFrequentAdressingAchangingAafterAsurgeryAmayAindicateApoorAclottingAandAincreas
edAbleeding.

AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAportalAHTN.ATheAclientAisAvomitingAbloodAmixedAwithAfoo
dAafterAaAmeal.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtakeAfirst?

-ACheckAlaboratoryAvaluesAforArecentAhemoglobinAandAhematocritAlevels

-AEstablishAaAperipheralAIVAlineAforApossibleAtransfusion

-ACallAtheAlaboratoryAtoAobtainAaAstatAplateletAcount

-AObtainAvitalAsignsA-AcorrectAanswers-AObtainAvitalAsigns



RATIONALE:ATheAfirstAactionAtheAnurseAshouldAtakeAusingAtheAnursingAprocessAisAtoAassessAtheA
client'sAvitalAsigns.AAAclientAwhoAhasAportalAHTNAcanAdevelopAesophagealAvarices,AwhichAareAfr
agileAandAcanArupture,AresultingAinAlargeAamountsAofAbloodAlossAandAshock.AObtainingAvitalAsig
nsAprovidesAinformationAaboutAtheAclient'sAconditionAthatAcanAcontributeAtoAdecisionAmaking.