ATI RN Adult Medical Surgical 2023 Proctored Exam Practice Questions

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• "Provide plenty of stimulation in the client's room."
• "Provide the client with structured activities to fill their time."
• "Keep the client's room dark at night to promote sleep."
• "Display a monthly calendar in the client's room."
• None
• None

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• Fever
• Laryngeal edema
• Hypertension
• Arrythmia

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• "If you don't take this medication, you will feel worse."
• "Most clients feel better after taking the antibiotic.
• "Your provider wouldn't prescribe this medication if it weren't necessary."
• "I will tell your provider that you do not want to take this medication.”

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• Heart rate 48/min
• Temperature 36.3° C (97.3° F)
• Respiratory rate 10/min
• Blood pressure 138/76 mm Hg

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• "I will increase my intake of canned vegetables."
• "I will limit my portions of meat to 8 ounces."
• "I will drink whole milk with my cereal."
• "I will use canola oil when making salad dressing.”

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• Born with a high birth weight
• Perforation of the eardrum
• Chronic infections of the middle ear
• Frequent exposure to low-volume noise
• Use of a loop diuretic

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• Client report of incisional pain
• Muscle twitching
• Serosanguineous drainage
• Client report of nausea

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• Increase the range of motion rapidly when the CPM machine is used intermittently
• Store the CPM machine on the floor when not in use.
• Check settings of the CPM machine every 12 hr.
• Turn the CPM machine off while the client is eating

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• “I've been having problems with bladder control."
• “I would rather be in a wheelchair than use a walker to get around."
• “I have a hard time with brushing my hair."
• "I have difficulty swallowing food."

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• A client who has diabetes mellitus and is presenting with acute ketoacidosis
• A client who reports having fever, night sweats, and cough for 2 days
• An older adult client who was admitted with aspiration pneumonia
• A client who has a compound fracture of the right femur

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• Monitor the client's vital signs once every hour.
• Restrict the client's fluid intake.
• Elevate the head of the client's bed to a 45° angle.
• Instruct the client not to bend the affected leg.

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• Lidocaine
• Sotalol
• Atropine
• Digoxin

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• "Wear your dentures only during meals."
• "Brush your teeth for 60 seconds twice daily."
• "Rinse your mouth with hydrogen peroxide."
• "Floss your teeth gently following each meal."

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• 2 tbsp peanut butter
• 1 medium baked potato with skin
• 1 cup white rice
• 1/2 cup nonfat yogurt

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• Collect blood specimens from the graft.
• Check the pulse distal to the graft.
• Keep the left forearm below the level of the heart.
• Splint the left forearm to prevent damage to the graft.

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• Tap the client's facial nerve and note any facial twitching.
• Run a tongue blade on the outside of the client's sole and note any flaring of the toes.
• Gently elevate the client's head and note any nuchal rigidity.
• Strike the client's patellar tendon with a percussion hammer and note any increase in response.

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• "Did you decrease your insulin intake before you exercised?"
• "Were you careful to not have carbohydrates after the run?"
• "It becomes easier when exercise is a routine."
• "It is normal to feel this way after a morning run."

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• Initiate IV access.
• Administer aspirin.
• Administer nitroglycerin.
• Measure blood pressure.