MEDICAL SURGICAL

ATI Med Surg 2 Final book Questions and Answers (2024/2025)(Verified Answers) A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic venous insufficiency and a prescription for thigh high compression stockings. Which action should the nurse take? a. elevate legs for 10 min, 2-3 times a day while wearing stockings b. apply the stockings in the morning upon awakening and before getting out of bed c. roll the stockings down to the knees to relieve discomfort on the legs d. remove the stockings while o...

Medical-Surgical HESI Practice Test With Rationales Questions and Answers (2024/2025)(Verified Answers) A client is admitted to the medical intensive care unit with a diagnosis of myocardial infarction. The client's history indicates the infarction occurred ten hours ago. Which laboratory test result would the nurse expect this client to exhibit? A. Elevated LDH B. Elevated serum amylase C. Elevated CK-MB D. Elevated hematocrit C. Elevated CK-MB Rationale: The cardiac isoenzyme CK-M...

ATI Med-Surg Final Exam Questions and Answers (2024/2025)(Verified Answers) A nurse is admitting a client who has a suspected MI and a history of angina. Which of the following findings will help the nurse distinguish angina from an MI? A. Angina can be relieved with rest and nitroglycerin B. The pain of an MI resolves in less than 15 minutes C. The type of activity that causes an MI can be identified D. Angina can occur for longer than 30 minutes. A. Angina can be relieved with rest and n...

1. A nurse is reviewing the cause of gout with a group of nurses. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? A. "Uric acid levels drop and calcium forms precipitate." Rationale: With gout, clients have hyperuricemia, rather than a reduction in uric acid. B. "Tophi form in the kidneys and they impair the excretion of uric acid." Rationale: Tophi, or deposits in tissues near a joint, develop in chronic, late-stage gout. They are not part of the primary disease process. C. ...

ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2023/2024 Position a patient should be in who is postoperative a vein ligation and stripping varicose veins elevate legs above heart, to promote venous return. educate patient on periodically positioning like this after discharge when should a patient ambulate to prevent venous stasis walking 5-10 every hour while patient is awake. to prevent venous stasis should a patient sit or stand no, promote venous return ...

ATI ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTOR STUDY GUIDE EXAM 2023/2024 Seizures and Epilepsy: Seizure precautions During a seizure: Position client on the floor and provide a patent airway, turn client to side and loosen restrictive clothing Cancer treatment options: Protective Isolation (999) If WBC drops below 1,000, place the client in a private room and initiate neutropenic precautions. - Have client remain in his room unless be needs to leave for a diagnostic procedure, in case of transport...

ATI ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED(QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)2023/2024 LATEST Endotracheal tube extubate what would you report immedatiely? stridor Why is stridor bad? it means that there is an obstruction or edema in airway What is heart rate like in someone who has a low fluid volume? higher than usual like 110 What is normal unrine gravity? 1.000 - 1.030 What is positive pressure doing? promote lung expansion and stabilize chest Would you recomened exercise for a ...

ATI FINAL MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED EXAM REVIEW STUDY GUIDE A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and requests information about acupuncture to relieve some of the side effects. which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication to receiving this alternative therapy? Lymphedema A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's via continuos IV infusion at 200 ml/hr. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 10 drops/mL. How many gtt/min sh...

ADULT ATI MEDICAL-SURGICAL PROCTORED STUDY GUIDE EXAM (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) Compartment syndrome Pain that increases with passive movement in a client with a short leg cast Lyme disease Joints ache as a manifestation of severe stage II Lyme disease Phenytoin Oral solution 125 mg/5 mL, nurse should administer 24 mL for 600 mg Arterial line Flush line before administering antibiotics Chemotherapy Report of sore throat is the priority finding for a client receiving chemo...

ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL CMS PROCTORED EXAM 2023/2024 A+ GRADED A nurse in an emergency department is preparing to perform ocular irrigation for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? a. Assess the client's visual acuity prior to irrigation b. Have the client turn their head toward the unaffected eye c. Hold the irrigator syringe 3.81 cm (1.5in) above the eye d. Perform the irrigation with sterile water for irrigation d. perform the irrigation with sterile wat...