ATI RN
ATI Med Surg Exam 9 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client arrives to the clinic after spending the day at the beach. She reports extreme pain and the nurse observes red skin on her face and upper body. There are no blisters present. What degree of burn has the client suffered?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: First degree burns affect only the epidermis, causing redness and pain without blisters, as described. Second degree burns cause blisters, third degree burns destroy all skin layers, and the burn can be classified based on the symptoms.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is preparing a client with extensive burns for hydrotherapy. What is the priority action by the nurse?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Providing analgesics before hydrotherapy begins reduces pain and anxiety, facilitating wound healing (
Choice
C). Educating the client is important but secondary to pain management (
Choice
A). Analgesics after therapy alone are insufficient, as pain occurs during the procedure (
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B). Clean supplies are essential but not the priority over pain relief (
Choice
D).
Question 3 of 5
A nurse at an ophthalmology clinic is providing medication teaching to a client who has open angle glaucoma. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Open angle glaucoma requires lifelong medication to maintain normal intraocular pressure and prevent vision loss.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has suffered a stroke involving the left hemisphere. Which of the following alterations in function are consistent with this type of stroke?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hemianopsia, the loss of vision in half of the visual field, is consistent with a left hemisphere stroke, which affects language, logic, and analysis, impacting reading, writing, and communication skills.
Question 5 of 5
The caregiver of an elderly client asks the nurse what can be done about the chronic bilateral inflammation of the eyelid margins that keeps recurring. Which of the following is the information that the nurse will provide?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Using baby shampoo on the eyelid margins is effective for cleaning and soothing blepharitis, a chronic eyelid inflammation. Hourly eye drops are excessive and require a prescription, sterile gloves are unnecessary as blepharitis isn’t contagious, and a salt scrub can damage the eye.