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ATI N480 Advanced Med Surg 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 is caring for a client who has a long history of diabetes mellitus and is being admitted to the emergency department confused, flushed, and with an acetone odor breath. Diabetic ketoacidosis (
A nurse is assigned a client who is diagnosed with syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) with a serum sodium level of 118 mEq/L. Which of the following interventions will the nurse an
A nurse is assessing a client who has hyperthyroidism. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A nurse is assessing a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is caring for a newly admitted client with bleeding esophageal varices. Which of the following medications will the nurse anticipate a prescription for?
A nurse is assessing a client who has an obstruction of the common bile duct resulting from chronic cholecystitis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A nurse is assessing a client who has diabetes insipidus (DI). Which of the following findings is a manifestation of this diagnosis?
A nurse is caring for a client who has end-stage cirrhosis of the liver with encephalopathy. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement to reduce the client’s ammonia levels?
A nurse is assessing a client who has Graves’ disease and recently diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. With the negative feedback loop mechanism in mind, the nurse should expect which of the following bas
A client is about to undergo an abdominal paracentesis. In which of the following positions should the nurse place the client?
A nurse is caring for a client who has cirrhosis and a prothrombin time of 30 seconds (expected PT range: 11–12.5 seconds). Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer?
A nurse prepares to replace the nearly empty container of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) for a client when she finds that there has been a delay in receiving the new container of solution from the p
A nurse is reviewing guidelines to prevent diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) during periods of illness with a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following instructions should the nurse in
A nurse is planning care for a client who has cirrhosis of the liver. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan? (Select all that apply)
A nurse is assessing a client who is taking levothyroxine. The nurse should recognize that which of the following findings is a manifestation of levothyroxine overdose?