ATI n480 advanced med surg proctored exam Practice Questions

A nurse in a provider's office is assessing an older adult client whose son reports that the client has been sick with a respiratory illness for the past 6 days. Which of the following assessment findings is a manifestation of pneumonia and hypoxia in the older adult client?

An emergency department nurse is expecting to admit a heat stroke client en route after being found unresponsive during the hottest day of the week. Which of the following manifestations will the nurse anticipate for the client to present? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse in an emergency department is preparing to care for a client who is being brought in with multiple system trauma following a motor vehicle crash. Which of the following should the nurse identify as the priority focus of care?

A nurse enters an adult client's room and finds him unresponsive. After determining that the client is not breathing and does not have a pulse, which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is monitoring a client following a thoracentesis. The nurse should identify which of the following manifestations as a complication and contact the provider immediately?

A client is admitted to the emergency room with a respiratory rate of 7/min. Arterial blood gases (ABG) reveal the following values. Which of the following is an appropriate analysis of the ABGS?

• pH 7.22 (7.35-7.45)
• PaCO₂ 68 mm Hg (35-45)
• Base excess -2
• PaO₂ 78 mm Hg (80-100)
• Saturation 80%
• Bicarbonate 26 mEq/L (22-26)