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ATI Med Surg Final Proctored Exam is a nursing-school practice exam with 40 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
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Start Practice ExamA nurse admits a client to the emergency department who reports nausea and vomiting that worsens when he lies down. Antacids do not help. The provider suspects acute pancreatitis. Which of the followi
A nurse at a provider's office is instructing a client who is scheduled for an outpatient barium swallow. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A nurse is caring for a client who has quadriplegia from a spinal cord injury and reports having a severe headache. The nurse obtains a blood pressure reading of 210/108 mm Hg and suspects the client
A nurse is assigned to care for a client diagnosed with autoimmune or idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). When reviewing the client's plan of care prior to caring for the client, the nurse shou
A nurse is caring for a client who has ulcerative colitis and is teaching the client about the common link with Crohn's disease. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
A nurse is caring for a client who has myelosuppression after receiving chemotherapy. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects?
A nurse is caring for a client who is unconscious following a cerebral hemorrhage. Which of the following nursing interventions is of highest priority?
A nurse is reviewing laboratory values for a client who has systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Which of the following values should give the nurse the best indication of the client's renal function?
A nurse is caring for a client who is 1 day postoperative following a transsphenoidal hypophysectomy. While assessing the client, the nurse notes a large area of clear drainage seeping from the nasal
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has acute leukemia. Drag words from the choices below to fill in each blank in the following sentence. The client is at risk for developing drop
A nurse is caring for a client who is 5 hr postoperative following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). The nurse notes that the client's indwelling urinary catheter has not drained any u
A nurse is caring for a client who the provider suspects might have pernicious anemia. The nurse should expect the provider to prescribe which of the following diagnostic tests?
A nurse is caring for a female client who has recurrent kidney stones and is scheduled for an intravenous pyelogram. Which of the following statements by the client should the nurse report to the prov
A nurse is preparing a client for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the heart and great vessels. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include about this test?
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client Exhibits
Ati med surg final proctored examA client is admitted to the emergency room with a respiratory rate of 7/min. Arterial blood gases (ABG) reveal the following values. Which of the following is an appropriate analysis of the ABGS? PH 7
The nurse is caring for the client following a thoracentesis. (Select the 3 findings that require immediate follow-up.)
A nurse is instructing a client how to decrease the nausea associated with chemotherapy and radiation. Which of the following statements Indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A nurse is admitting a client who has an exacerbation of ulcerative colitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A nurse is caring for a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. The nurse misread the client’s blood glucose level as 210 mg/dL instead of 120 mg/dL and administered an insulin dose appropriate for a
A nurse is caring for a client who has HIV. Which of the following laboratory values is the nurse's priority?
A nurse is reviewing the CBC findings for a female client who is receiving combination chemotherapy for breast cancer. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
A nurse is monitoring a client who was admitted with a severe burn injury and is receiving IV fluid resuscitation therapy. The nurse should identify a decrease in which of the following findings as an
A nurse is caring for a client who reports a throbbing headache after a lumbar puncture. Which of the following actions is most likely to facilitate resolution of the headache?
A nurse is creating home instructions for a client who has immunodeficiency. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?