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ATI Detailed Answer Key Medical Surgical Questions
Question 1 of 5
Match the descriptions to the stages of sleep. Some descriptions may have more than one stage and some stages may be used more than once.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The correct answer is D (REM). REM sleep is characterized by brain waves resembling wakefulness and vivid dreaming. The deepest sleep (B) corresponds to NREM Stage 3, while specific EEG waveforms (C) are associated with all stages.
Question 2 of 5
For a client who has sustained recent blindness, which task(s) would be appropriate to delegate to the nursing assistant? (Choose all that apply.)
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Assisting with mobility is within the scope of practice for nursing assistants and ensures safety for the client.
Question 3 of 5
Mrs. Dailey tells the nurse that she uses eyedrops which make her pupils get small. Which of the following drugs would produce this effect?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Pilocarpine is a miotic agent that constricts the pupil, commonly used in treating glaucoma by improving aqueous humor outflow.
Question 4 of 5
A 44-year-old female client had an emergency cholecystectomy three days ago for a ruptured gallbladder. The client has severe abdominal pain, abdominal rigidity, distension, increased temperature, tachycardia and an elevated white blood count (WBC). The client has probably developed:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Assessment findings of gastritis would reveal anorexia, nausea and vomiting, epigastric fullness and tenderness, and discomfort. Evisceration is the extrusion of abdominal viscera as a result of trauma or sutures failing in a surgical incision. Peritonitis, inflammation of the peritoneum, can occur when an abdominal organ, such as the gallbladder, perforates and leaks blood and fluid into the abdominal cavity, which causes infection and irritation. Assessment findings of a pulmonary embolism would reveal severe substernal chest pain, tachycardia, tachypnea, shortness of breath, anxiety or panic, and wheezing and coughing, often accompanied by blood-tinged sputum.
Question 5 of 5
You are the charge nurse. Which client is most appropriate to assign to the step-down unit nurse pulled to the intensive care unit for the day?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A client with stable ABGs and ventilator dependence is less complex compared to other options, making them suitable for a step-down nurse temporarily working in ICU.