ATI RN
ATI N 1201222 Med Surg Final Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is teaching a client about nutritional requirements necessary to promote wound healing. Which of the following nutrients should the nurse include in the teaching?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Protein is essential for tissue repair and collagen production in wound healing. Vitamin D aids bone health, Vitamin B supports metabolism, and calcium is for bones, less critical for wounds.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is providing education to the family of a client who has a new diagnosis of epilepsy. Which of the following seizure precaution instructions should the nurse include regarding care of the client when they start having a seizure?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Moving objects prevents seizure injuries.
Tongue blades, lying on back, and restraining risk harm.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is doing her assessment on a client who suffered a crush injury with multiple fractures to his lower leg. The nurse notices the client has increasing edema to the affected leg since the last assessment. Also, the client also reports the last pain medication did not help them at all with their pain and they feel the pain is worsening. The increasing edema and unrelieved increasing pain are indications of which of the following complications from a crush injury?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Acute compartment syndrome causes increasing pain and edema due to pressure in muscle compartments, requiring urgent intervention. Fat embolism affects lungs/brain, malignant hyperthermia involves anesthesia, and myocardial embolus is cardiac.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin 75 mg PO every 6 hours. Available is phenytoin 25 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Calculate: 25 mg/5 mL = 5 mg/mL. For 75 mg, 75 ÷ 5 = 15 mL.
Question 5 of 5
A client taking a newly prescribed monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) is receiving education on foods that contain tyramine. Which of the following foods should be excluded from the client's diet? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answer: B,C,D
Rationale: Red wine, smoked sausage, and aged cheddar are high in tyramine, risking hypertensive crises with MAOIs. Chicken and cereal are safe.