ATI RN
ATI Med Surg Exam 9 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client arrives to the emergency department complaining of acute onset of nausea with projectile vomiting. The nurse's assessment findings include high-pitched sounds in the left upper quadrant. Which gastrointestinal disorder is consistent with these findings?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Small bowel obstruction causes nausea, projectile vomiting, and high-pitched bowel sounds due to blocked passage of intestinal contents.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is providing education to a client recently diagnosed with Meniere's disease. Which of the following will the nurse include in the teaching?
Correct Answer: A,D,E
Rationale: Avoiding swimming underwater, sitting or lying down during vertigo, and acknowledging the unknown cause are correct. Earphones and keeping eyes open can worsen symptoms, and noise damage is not the cause.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client who is brought to the emergency room with burn injuries. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a deep partial-thickness burn?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Deep partial-thickness burns involve the epidermis and most of the dermis, presenting as pink with blisters and severe pain.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse at an ophthalmology clinic is providing teaching to a client who has open-angle glaucoma and a new treatment regimen of timolol and pilocarpine eye drops. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Administering medications 5 minutes apart prevents dilution or washout of one medication by another. Contact lenses must be removed, the dropper should not touch the eye, and pressure on the conjunctival sac is correct but not the best instruction here.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is developing a plan of care for a client who is rehabilitating from major burns. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include to provide emotional support?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Talking with the client during wound care provides emotional support by using therapeutic communication to distract, reassure, and address the client's feelings during a stressful procedure.