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Title : RN ATI Adult Medsurg Nurs 4292

Type : Nursing

Category : RN Nursing Exam(s)

Subcategory : ATI Exam(s)

Domain : RN ATI MedSurg

Fragment : N/A

Module : RN-NURSING

Exam Status : active

Rating : 95.00%

Attempts Allowed : 100

Exam Year : 2023

Duration : 120 minutes

Total Questions : 10

Passing Score : 90%

Difficulty : Medium

Instructions : Read each question carefully and select the correct answer. Ensure you manage your time effectively to complete all questions within the given timeframe, as answers cannot be changed after submission.

Description : This exam evaluates RN students' knowledge of Medical-Surgical nursing principles, including the management of acute and chronic conditions, clinical decision-making, and evidence-based interventions across various body systems.

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1 : A nurse is caring for a client who has a T-4 spinal cord injury. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a potential cause for autonomic dysreflexia?

The clients bladder becomes distended.

The client states having a severe headache.

The client states having nasal congestion.

The clients blood pressure becomes elevated.

Hint : Bladder distension triggers AD.

Correct Answers:

The clients bladder becomes distended.

Rationale :

Autonomic dysreflexia is triggered by noxious stimuli below the injury level, often due to bladder/bowel distension.

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2 : A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving enteral feedings through a nasogastric (NG) tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take first?

Label the feeding bag with the date and time of the start of the feeding

Aspirate the clients stomach contents.

Hang the feeding bag 30 cm (12 inches) above the client.

Warm the feeding to room temperature.

Hint : Check placement first.

Correct Answers:

Aspirate the clients stomach contents.

Rationale :

Ensures tube placement and prevents aspiration before feeding.

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3 : A client with a history of angina is being admitted to the emergency department with a suspected myocardial infarction (MI). Which of the following findings will help the nurse distinguish stable angina from an MI?

MI only occurs with exertion.

Stable angina can occur for longer than 30 minutes.

Stable angina can be relieved with rest and nitroglycerin.

The pain of an MI lasts less than 15 minutes.

Hint : Relief = angina.

Correct Answers:

Stable angina can be relieved with rest and nitroglycerin.

Rationale :

MI pain is unrelieved by rest/NTG; angina resolves with interventions.

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4 : A nurse is obtaining a health history for a client with chronic pancreatitis. Which of the following indicates the primary cause of the client's condition?

Weight gain

Use of alcohol

Abdominal pain relieved with food or antacids

Exposure to occupational chemicals

Hint : Alcohol primary cause.

Correct Answers:

Use of alcohol

Rationale :

Chronic pancreatitis is most commonly caused by alcohol abuse.

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5 : A nurse is caring for a client who has valvular heart disease and is at risk for developing left-sided heart failure. Which of the following manifestations should alert the nurse that the client is developing this condition?

Anorexia

Weight gain

Distended abdomen

Dyspnea

Hint : Left HF = lungs.

Correct Answers:

Dyspnea

Rationale :

Left-sided HF causes pulmonary congestion (dyspnea, crackles).

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6 : A nurse is caring for a client who has just developed a pulmonary embolism. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate administering?

Atropine

Furosemide

Heparin

Dexamethasone

Hint : PE = anticoagulant.

Correct Answers:

Heparin

Rationale :

Heparin prevents further clot formation in PE.

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7 : 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?

Tenderness in the left upper abdomen

Ecchymosis of the extremities

Pale-colored urine

Fatty stools

Hint : Bile obstruction = fatty stools.

Correct Answers:

Fatty stools

Rationale :

Bile duct obstruction prevents fat digestion, causing steatorrhea.

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8 : A client is admitted to the emergency room with renal calculi. Upon assessment, which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

Bradycardia

Bradypnea

Severe pain

Nocturia

Hint : Stones = extreme pain

Correct Answers:

Severe pain

Rationale :

Renal calculi cause colicky, severe flank pain.

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9 : A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving continuous enteral nutrition and develops refeeding syndrome. The nurse should expect which of the following laboratory findings?

Hypermagnesemia

Hyponatremia

Hyperkalemia

Hypophosphatemia

Hint : Low phosphate refeeding.

Correct Answers:

Hypophosphatemia

Rationale :

Refeeding syndrome depletes phosphate during rapid nutrition restart.

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10 : The healthcare provider prescribes lactulose for a patient with hepatic encephalopathy. What will the nurse assess to determine the effectiveness of this medication?

Decreased ammonia levels

Relief of constipation

Decreased liver enzymes

Relief of abdominal pain

Hint : Lactulose lowers NH3.

Correct Answers:

Decreased ammonia levels

Rationale :

Lactulose reduces ammonia in hepatic encephalopathy.

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