ATI RN
Medical Surgical ATI Proctored Exam Questions
Question 1 of 5
During seizure activity which observation is the priority to enhance further direction of treatment?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
When making a home visit to a client with chronic pyelonephritis, which nursing action has the highest priority?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse walks into a client's room and finds the client lying still and silent on the floor. The nurse should first
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
Jill Means, 36, has had a vaginal radium implant placed as one of the treatments for her cervical cancer. She calls to tell you that during a coughing spell it has 'been pushed out'. You should:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Signs should be placed on the door after the implant has been done, and not just when the implant is dislodged. By picking the applicator up, Jill would experience burns on her fingers/hands that would be avoidable, so need to teach her not to do so. The applicator has been contaminated, it would not be replaced in any case. Calling the physician and apprising him would certainly be necessary, but would be done after the applicator has been taken care of. Lead containers should be available to place the applicator in, and forceps would be used to do so to protect from radiation burns.
Question 5 of 5
Allison Lynn, 20, is a student in a health sciences class and asks you to further explain the reason for lack of insulin in Type I Diabetes. You state that the most accepted theory is that:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Type I diabetes is the definition of that disease process that occurs when no insulin is produced, so there is no insulin to get to the cell level. Some Type II diabetes occurs because of insulin resistance. No insulin is being produced. This is one pathophysiological cause of Type II diabetes. Pancreatitis does cause irregular release of insulin, but not all people with pancreatitis develop Type I diabetes An autoimmune process is the most accepted theory of the root cause of Type I diabetes. The body produces an antibody which attacks and destroys the beta cells, leading to a lack of insulin.