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Ati Rn Adult Medical Surgical 2023 Proctored Exam is a nursing-school practice exam with 85 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
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Start Practice ExamA nurse is caring for a client who is 2 days postoperative following abdominal surgery and has a prescription for opioid analgesia. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement to help fa
A nurse is teaching a client and his partner about performing peritoneal dialysis at home. When discussing peritonitis, which manifestations should the nurse identify as the earliest indication of thi
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who will be self-administering insulin at home. Which of the following information should the nurse include regarding needle disposal?
A nurse is caring for a client who reports feeling nauseous immediately following a procedure using moderate (conscious) sedation. Which of the following should be the nurse's priority action?
A nurse is assessing a client. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of respiratory failure?
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving continuous bladder irrigation following a transurethral resection of the prostate. The client reports bladder spasms and the nurse observes decreased ur
A home health nurse is reviewing safety with the family of a client who uses home oxygen therapy. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
A nurse is teaching a client who has burns to the upper body about positioning to prevent contractures. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
A nurse is planning care for a client who has dementia. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan to include
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for montelukast to treat asthma. Which of the following statements by the client shows an understanding of the teaching?
A nurse is caring for a client who takes lisinopril for hypertension. Which of the following client statements indicates an adverse effect of the medication?
A nurse is assessing a client who has heart failure. Which of the following client statements should indicate to the nurse that the client needs referral for cardiac rehabilitation?
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has age-related macular degeneration. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A nurse is assessing a client who has full-thickness burns. The nurse should identify that which of the following findings indicates the client's need for fluid resuscitation?
A nurse is teaching a group of clients who have cancer about radiation therapy. Which of the following activities should the nurse include in the teaching?
A nurse is preparing an in-service presentation about the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
A nurse is caring for a client who understands a prescribed surgical procedure, but cannot read or write. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is caring for a client who had a thoracentesis 2 hr ago. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A nurse is assessing a client. Which of the following findings indicates a fluid volume deficit?
A home health nurse is planning to use nonpharmacological pain relief measures for a client who has severe chronic back pain. Which of the following pain management guidelines should the nurse use?
A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus about foot care. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A nurse is caring for a client who has hypervolemia. Which of the following is an expected assessment finding?
A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department. For each assessment finding, click to specify if the assessment finding is consistent with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) or hyperglycemic-hype
A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department. The nurse is caring for the client in the ED. The nurse understands that the client is at risk of developing which of the following complica
A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department. Which of the following 3 provider prescriptions does the nurse anticipate?