ATI RN
ATI Nur120 Med Surg Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who reports an area of redness, warmth, tenderness and pain in the right calThe nurse anticipates which of the following orders when notifying the provider of this finding?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale:
A) Cold therapy: Inappropriate for suspected DVT.
B) Homan's sign: Unreliable for DVT diagnosis.
C) Venous duplex ultrasound: Correct, gold standard for DVT.
D) Impedance plethysmography: Less common than ultrasound.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client brought to the emergency room with acute chest pain. The client is being worked up for possible acute myocardial infarction (MI). The client asks why blood is being drawn for cardiac enzymes. What should the nurse explain to the client regarding why the cardiac enzyme troponin is being collected?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale:
A) Heart structure: Incorrect, requires imagin
B) CHF diagnosis: Incorrect, troponin not specific for CH
C) Heart tissue damage: Correct, troponin indicates myocardial injury.
D) MI location: Incorrect, troponin doesn't specify location.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is teaching a client just diagnosed with mild hypertension. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale:
A) Correct, thiazide diuretics are first-line for mild hypertension.
B) Incorrect, BP control timeline varies.
C) Incorrect, saturated fats should be limited to <10%.
D) Incorrect, alcohol limit is ≤2 drinks/day for men, ≤1 for women.
Question 4 of 5
Calculate the heart rate based on this rhythm strip.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Six-second method: ~6 QRS complexes in 6 seconds × 10 = 60 bpm.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is reviewing the medication list for a client who has a new prescription for warfarin. The nurse should recognize which is incompatible with warfarin?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale:
A) Vitamin A: No significant interaction with warfarin.
B) Alprazolam: No major interaction.
C) Vitamin K: Correct, counteracts warfarin's anticoagulant effect.
D) Furosemide: No direct incompatibility.