ATI RN Adult Medical Surgical 2023 Proctored Exam

A nurse is assessing an older adult client at a health fair. Which of the following statements by the client is the nurse's priority?

A nurse is caring for a client who has just been admitted to the emergency department (ED). Exhibits Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices below to specify the condition the client is most

A nurse is performing a cranial nerve assessment on a client following a head injury. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect if the client has impaired function of the vestibulocochle

A nurse is caring for a client who had a thoracentesis 2 hr ago. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is caring for a client receiving total parenteral nutrition who weighs 160 lb. If the RDA of protein is 0.8 g/kg of body weight, how many grams of protein should the client receive daily? (Rou

A home health nurse is assessing a client who has COPD. Which of the following findings indicates the need for a referral for pulmonary rehabilitation?

A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus about foot care. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving continuous bladder irrigation following a transurethral resection of the prostate. The client reports bladder spasms and the nurse observes decreased ur

A nurse is planning to insert an indwelling urinary catheter for a female client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who will be self-administering insulin at home. Which of the following information should the nurse include regarding needle disposal?

A nurse is caring for a client who takes lisinopril for hypertension. Which of the following client statements indicates an adverse effect of the medication?

A nurse is preparing to infuse dextrose 5% in 0.45% sodium chloride 500 mL IV bolus over 4 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the IV infusion to deliver how

A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is 1 hr postoperative following a transurethral resection of the prostate and is receiving continuous bladder irrigation. Which of the following finding

A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 days postoperative following abdominal surgery and has a prescription for opioid analgesia. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement to help fa

A nurse is caring for a client who has hypervolemia. Which of the following is an expected assessment finding?

A nurse is caring for a client who has ulcerative colitis and was admitted to the medical-surgical unit for management of diarrhea. Which of the following food items should the nurse select for the cl

A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is planning care for a client who has dementia and a history of wandering. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to implement?

A nurse is teaching a client who has burns to the upper body about positioning to prevent contractures. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

A nurse is performing a skin assessment for a client who has been on bed rest for 1 week. The nurse notes reddened areas on the client's scapulae. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is planning care for a client who has dementia. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan to include?

A nurse is teaching a group of clients who have cancer about radiation therapy. Which of the following activities should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is assessing equipment needs in order to perform tracheostomy suctioning on a client. Which of the following pieces of equipment should the nurse gather for the procedure?

A nurse is caring for a client who is the caregiver for a relative who has a chronic disease. Which of the following statements indicates the client is adapting to the role change?

A nurse is caring for a client following a synchronized cardioversion. Which of the following findings indicates a therapeutic response to the treatment?

A nurse is teaching a client and his partner about performing peritoneal dialysis at home. When discussing peritonitis, which of the following manifestations should the nurse identify as the earliest