ATI Med Surg Proctored Exam (2023/ 2024 Latest Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A

ATI Med Surg Proctored Exam (2023/ 2024

Latest Update) Questions and Verified

Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A

Q: A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client to identify risk factors for colorectal

cancer. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as increasing the client's risk?

a. History of Crohn's disease

b. BMI of 24

c. Diet high in fiber

d. Age 46 years

Answer:

a. History of Crohn's disease

Q: A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a mastectomy. The client tells the nurse,

"I'm not sure I want to have a mastectomy." Which of the following statements should the nurse

make?

a. "I can give you a list of other people who had the same procedure"

b. "You will be cancer-free if you have the procedure"

c. "I can give you additional information about the procedure"

d. "You should should get a second opinion regarding the procedure"

Answer:

c. "I can give you additional information about the procedure"

Q: A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed RBCs to a client who is anemic. Identify

the sequence of steps the nurse should follow.

e. Remain with the client for the first 15 to 30 min of the infusion

a. Obtain venous access using 19-gauge needle

c. Verify blood compatibility with another nurse

d. Initiate transfusion of the unit of packed RBCs

b. Obtain the unit of packed RBCs from blood bank

Answer:

a. Obtain venous access using 19-gauge needle

b. Obtain the unit of packed RBCs from blood bank

c. Verify blood compatibility with another nurse

d. Initiate transfusion of the unit of packed RBCs

e. Remain with the client for the first 15 to 30 min of the infusion

Q: A nurse is preparing a teaching plan for a client who has mucositis related to chemotherapy

treatment. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

a. "rinse your mouth with hydrogen peroxide"

b. "brush your teeth for 60 seconds twice daily"

c. "wear your dentures only during meals"

d. "floss your teeth following each meals"

Answer:

d. "floss your teeth following each meals"

Q: A critical care nurse is assessing a client who has severe head injury. In response to painful

stimuli, the client does not open her eyes, displays decerebrate posturing, and makes

incomprehensible sounds. Which of the following Glasgow Coma Scale scores should the nurse

assign the client?

a. 5

b. 2

c. 13

d. 10

Answer:

a. 5

Q: A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has heart failure and instructs him to

limit sodium intake to 2 g per day. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an

understanding of the teaching?

a. "I can season my foods with garlic and onion salts"

b. "I can have mayonnaise on my sandwiches"

c. "I can have a frozen fruit juice bar for dessert"

d. "I can drink vegetable juice with a meal"

Answer:

c. "I can have a frozen fruit juice bar for dessert"

Q: A nurse is preparing to perform ocular irrigation for a client following chemical splash to the

eye. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take first?

a. Instill 0.9% sodium chloride solution into the affected eye

b. Administer proparacaine eyedrops into the affected eye

c. Collect information about the irritant that caused the injury

Answer:

c. Collect information about the irritant that caused the injury

Q: A nurse is assessing a client following extubation from a ventilator. For which of the

following findings should the nurse intervene immediately?

a. Rhonchi

b. SaO2 92%

c. Sore throat

d. Stridor

Answer:

d. Stridor

Q: A nurse is reviewing the laboratory reports of a client who has acute pancreatitis. Which of

the following findings should the nurse expect?

a. Elevated serum calcium

b. Elevated blood glucose

c. Decreased serum amylase

d. Decreased erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Answer:

b. Elevated blood glucose

Q: A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has diabetes insipidus. Which of the

following findings should the nurse expect?