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.
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.
