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ATI beg med surg final proctored exam Practice Questions

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Question 1 of 17Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is assessing a client who has peptic ulcer disease. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as the priority?

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Question 2 of 17Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client who has uncontrolled type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

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Question 3 of 17Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is reviewing the EKG strip of a client who has prolonged vomiting. Which of the following abnormalities on the client's EKG should the nurse interpret as a sign of hypokalemia?

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Question 4 of 17Single-Select Multiple Choice

Which symptom is most commonly associated with Addison's disease due to low cortisol levels?

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Question 5 of 17Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse assessing a client 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 following types of urinary incontinence?

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Question 6 of 17Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is assessing a client's wound dressing and observes a watery red drainage. The nurse should document this drainage as which of the following?

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Question 7 of 17Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is providing information about pain control for a client who has acute pain following a subtotal gastric resection. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of pain control?

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Question 8 of 17Single-Select Multiple Choice

What is the primary laboratory finding that distinguishes Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State (HHS) from Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)?

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Question 9 of 17Single-Select Multiple Choice

A client is using a PCA pump with a lockout interval of 15 minutes for pain management. What is the primary purpose of this lockout feature?

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Question 10 of 17Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is teaching a client who is taking metformin XR for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

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Question 11 of 17Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client who has diverticular disease. When palpating the client's abdomen, in which of the following locations should the nurse expect the client to report abdominal pain?

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Question 12 of 17Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic kidney disease (CKD) and states she has heartburn. The provider prescribes aluminum hydroxide. The client asks, "Why can't I just take the antacid magaldrate my husband has at home?" The nurse explains to the client that aluminum hydroxide is the preferred antacid because it lowers which of the following?

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Question 13 of 17Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is discussing kidney transplant with a client who has end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Which of the following should the nurse identify as a contraindication for this treatment?

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Question 14 of 17Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is monitoring the urinary output of an adult client who had a colon resection. Which of the following 24-hour output totals indicates oliguria?

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Question 15 of 17Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is assessing a client who has hypoparathyroidism. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

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Question 16 of 17Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client following an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) procedure. Which of the following assessments is the nurse's priority?

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Question 17 of 17Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following abdominal surgery. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse the client's peristalsis is returning?

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