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ATI RN medical surgical proctored exam 2023 Practice Questions

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Question 1 of 15Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse in the emergency department is monitoring a client who is receiving dopamine to treat hypovolemic shock. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication for increasing the client's dopamine dosage?

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Question 2 of 15Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a complete thyroidectomy. Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider?

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Question 3 of 15Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is monitoring an older adult client who has an exacerbation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The nurse notes petechiae on the client's skin. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

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Question 4 of 15Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is teaching a client who has asthma about how to use a metered-dose inhaler with a spacer. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

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Question 5 of 15Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is assessing a client who has heart failure and a new prescription for metoprolol. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an adverse effect of the medication?

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Question 6 of 15Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is to start furosemide therapy for heart failure. Which of the following statements indicates that the client understands a potential adverse effect of this medication?

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Question 7 of 15Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client following a cardiac catheterization who has hives and urticaria following administration of IV contrast dye. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer?

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Question 8 of 15Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has diabetes mellitus about the self-administration of insulin. The client has prescriptions for regular and NPH insulins. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

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Question 9 of 15Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client who has a chest tube. The client asks why the fluid in the water-seal chamber rises and falls. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

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Question 10 of 15Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client who has oral achalasia. The nurse should ask the client which of the following questions to assess their ability to swallow?

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Question 11 of 15Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing an increase in intracranial pressure (ICP). The nurse should expect which of the following as an early manifestation of increased ICP?

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Question 12 of 15Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a seizure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

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Question 13 of 15Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is assessing a client who sustained major full-thickness burns to their lower legs 12 hr ago. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

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Question 14 of 15Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion of the brainstem and reports thirst. The client's urinary output was 4,000 mL over the past 24 hr. The nurse should anticipate a prescription for which of the following IV medications?

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Question 15 of 15Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is providing teaching to 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 indication of this complication?

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