ATI RN
ATI Med Surg Exam 9 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 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.
Question 2 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 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative from glaucoma surgery in the right eye. Which of the following will the nurse include in the postoperative education to the client? (Select all that apply)
Correct Answer: C,E,F
Rationale: These instructions ensure proper recovery by monitoring for complications, avoiding activities that increase intraocular pressure, and reassuring about normal post-surgical phenomena.
Question 4 of 5
A client who recently suffered a stroke suffers from right-sided homonymous hemianopsia. What is the best action for the nurse to take when caring for the client during meal time?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Placing food trays on the left side helps the client see and access food due to right-sided vision loss. Other actions are inappropriate or unnecessary during meals.
Question 5 of 5
A home health nurse is teaching an older adult client who just had cataract surgery. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Keeping the head up and straight prevents increased intraocular pressure and bleeding post-cataract surgery.