ATI RN
ATI n269 Med Surg Exam 3 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following an open cholecystectomy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when caring for the client's Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Expelling air from the JP bulb after emptying re-establishes suction, ensuring effective drainage.
Question 2 of 5
Which subjective description of pain would the nurse expect from a patient who has cholecystitis?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Right upper-quadrant pain radiating to the shoulder is characteristic of cholecystitis.
Question 3 of 5
The patient is having a gastroduodenostomy (Billroth I operation) for stomach cancer. Which complication is occurring when the patient reports generalized weakness, sweating, palpitations, and dizziness 15 minutes after eating?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Dumping syndrome is a common complication after a gastroduodenostomy, where food moves too quickly from the stomach to the small intestine, causing fluid shifts and hormone release leading to the described symptoms.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has suspected cholecystitis. The nurse should expect the client's urine to appear which of the following colors?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Dark and foamy urine reflects excess bilirubin due to gallbladder inflammation.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory test results from a client who has prerenal acute kidney injury (AKI). Which of the following electrolyte imbalances should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hyperkalemia is common in prerenal AKI due to impaired potassium excretion.