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ATI Detailed Answer Key Medical Surgical Questions
Question 1 of 5
While teaching a client about their medications, the client asks how long it will take before the effects of lithium take place. What is the best response of the nurse?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Lithium typically takes 2 weeks to show therapeutic effects.
Question 2 of 5
Following treatment with fluoxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor for depression, Mary hardly sleeps, is hyperactive, easily distracted, and appears elated. You would expect her physician to
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Mood stabilizers are used to treat symptoms of mania or hypomania associated with bipolar disorder.
Question 3 of 5
A client has periodic outbreaks of cold sores long after the initial infection of herpes simplex virus. Why does this occur?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct answer is C because the herpes simplex virus can become dormant in nerve cells and reactivate periodically, leading to recurrent outbreaks.
Question 4 of 5
A female postoperative client has returned to the Unit following a pneumonectomy. In assessing the client's incision, twenty-four hours postoperatively, the nurse notices fresh blood on the dressing. The nurse should first:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The dressing should not be reinforced without notifying the physician. The physician may decide to reinforce the dressing after assessing the amount of bleeding. Blood on the dressing is unusual, which should alert the nurse to do more than monitor the dressing. The physician should be notified immediately. If the bleeding persists, the client may need to return to surgery. The time and amount of blood needs to be recorded, but only after the physician is notified.
Question 5 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.