ATI NURS 531 Med Surg Proctored Exam

A nurse assessing a patient notes that the client has a constant leakage of small amounts of urine and a bladder that is distended and palpable. The nurse should associate these findings with which of

The nurse is instructing a client with diverticulitis about appropriate hospital menu choices. The nurse recognizes that the client understands the teaching if the client states that he can choose:

The nurse knows that the gold standard the health care provider uses for diagnosing meningitis is:

The patient with heart failure has been prescribed digoxin. What is the priority nursing intervention?

The nurse is planning health teaching for a patient starting on Levothyroxine. What health teaching about this drug would the nurse include?

What is the nurse's first action when a patient receiving IV alteplase reports a sudden severe headache?

A nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient who was admitted for an acute exacerbation of ulcerative colitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse contribute to the plan of care?

Which instruction does the nurse include in the discharge teaching plan for a patient who has osteoporosis?

Which statement indicates that the client understands teaching about the use of long-acting beta2 agonist medications?

The nurse assesses a patient with pneumonia on 2 L/min per nasal cannula with an oxygen saturation of 92% and notes decreased lung sounds to the bases with decreased lower lung expansion. What is the

A nurse assesses a patient who has Parkinson’s disease. Which manifestations would the nurse recognize as cardinal symptoms of this disease? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for a patient who has polycystic kidney disease (PKD). Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is caring for four patients. After reviewing today's laboratory results, which patient should the nurse assess first?

The nursing student is teaching a patient about rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Which of the following statements would indicate that the student understands the pathophysiology of the disease?

A nurse is caring for a patient undergoing intensive combination chemotherapy after being diagnosed with leukemia. Which order would the nurse anticipate for tumor lysis syndrome?

When assigning a task to assistive personnel (AP), which process will the nurse implement to ensure appropriate performance of the task?

The nurse is assessing a patient in an outpatient clinic. Which patient statement best indicates left-sided heart failure?

A patient has a great deal of pain when coughing and deep breathing after abdominal surgery despite having pain medication. What action by the nurse is best?

A nurse is caring for a patient who is one-day postoperative following total hip arthroplasty. It is 08:30 and the patient is scheduled for physical therapy (PT) at 09:00. Which of the following inter

Which statement accurately describes the difference between osteopenia and osteoporosis?

A patient returns to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) after an arthroscopy to repair a shoulder injury. What is the nurse’s priority when caring for this patient?

A nurse is providing teaching to a patient who has nephrotic syndrome. The nurse should recognize that which of the following patient statements indicates a need for further teaching?

A nurse is teaching a patient who has rheumatoid arthritis about taking methotrexate. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

The nurse recognizes which as type IV (delayed hypersensitivity) reactions? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for a patient who reports severe flank pain, nausea, and vomiting for 24 hours. Which of the following actions is the nurse's first priority?