ATI PN Adult Medical Surgical 2023 74 Proctored Exam Practice Questions

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• Ensure a method to communicate during the procedure.
• Clean the inner cannula using a small brush.
• Wear clean gloves to remove the tracheostomy dressing.
• Apply clean tracheostomy ties.
• Explain the procedure to the client.

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• "Install grab bars in your shower to assist with your balance."
• "Place a towel in the shower to prevent slipping."
• "Plan to hire a home care aide to perform all of your ADLs."
• "You will not become fatigued when you use assistive devices."

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• 1 cup of sliced cabbage
• 1 small apple
• 1 cup of sliced watermelon
• 1 medium potato

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• Wipe the sample port with an alcohol wipe and let the alcohol dry.
• Document in the client's electronic medical record that the specimen was sent to the laboratory.
• Empty the urine into a sterile container labeled with the client's identifiers.
• Attach a sterile needleless syringe to the sample port and aspirate the specimen.
• Clamp the catheter tubing distal to the sampling port for 15 minutes.

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• Check the client for ecchymosis.
• Administer ibuprofen for mild headache.
• Instruct the client to shave with a disposable razor.
• Initiate protective isolation for the client.

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• Don sterile gloves before removing the dressing.
• Offer the client pain medication before the procedure.
• Prepare the sterile dressing supplies 30 minutes before the dressing change.
• Disinfect the wound bed with alcohol before applying tape.

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• Apply a cooling blanket.
• Instill a warm enema solution.
• Administer meperidine IM.
• Ventilate the client with 50% oxygen.

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• Run wires and cords under carpeting.
• Place white tape on the edges of stairs.
• Have the furnace inspected every 2 years.
• Place area rugs on wooden floors.

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• Unable to remember their adult children's names.
• Unable to remain fully awake while answering questions.
• Unable to repeat the names of three common objects the nurse names.
• Unable to answer a judgment question correctly.

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• Move the overbed table away from the bed.
• Leave the television on in the client's room.
• Apply a motion sensor mat to the client's bed.
• Raise all four side rails while the client is in bed.

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• Monitor the client for weight loss.
• Inform the client of the adverse effect of diarrhea.
• Check the client for increased hypopigmentation under the patch.
• Advise the client about increased dry mouth.

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• It's common for one breast to be larger than the other.
• It's common for the skin on my breasts to dimple.
• I will perform breast exams the day after my period begins.
• I'll perform breast exams every other month.

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• Use the client's left arm to obtain blood samples.
• Obtain blood pressure readings using the client's right arm.
• Keep both arms below the level of the client's heart.
• Limit range-of-motion exercises with the affected arm.

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• WBC count 9,000/mm³ (normal range: 5,000 to 10,000/mm³)
• Diminished reflexes
• Changed mental status
• Temperature 37.3°C (99.1°F

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• Having a total cholesterol level below 200 mg/dL increases my risk for a stroke.
• My provider might prescribe a glucocorticoid regimen to decrease my risk for a stroke.
• I can decrease my risk for a stroke by losing excess weight.
• My risk for a stroke increases if my HbA1c level is 6 percent or less.