ATI RN
ATI Medical Surgical 2 Final 2024 Assessment Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is teaching a client who has genital herpes about the physiological effects of the infection. Which of the following statements by the client indicates that the teaching has been effective?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Antiviral medications reduce symptoms but do not cure genital herpes, indicating effective teaching.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is educating a client who has osteoarthritis of the knee. Which of the following explanations should the nurse give to the client as part of the disease process?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Osteoarthritis involves progressive cartilage and bone damage, a key aspect of the disease process.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse in an allergy clinic is caring for a client who has a history of seasonal allergy symptoms. The client had a radioallergosorbent test (RAST) completed on a previous visit. The nurse should recognize that an elevation in which of the following immunoglobulins indicates a positive result?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Immunoglobulin E (IgE) is the antibody that plays a central role in the pathophysiology of allergic diseases, including seasonal allergies. An elevation in IgE levels typically indicates a positive result for an allergy test such as RAST.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who has prostate cancer. Which of the following manifestations does the nurse attribute to the advancing disease process?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Blood in the urine (hematuria) or semen (hematospermia) can be a sign of advanced prostate cancer. This symptom occurs when the cancer affects the urinary or reproductive tracts, causing bleeding. It is a direct result of the tumor invading nearby tissues or structures. While anemia can be associated with chronic diseases like cancer, it is not a direct manifestation of the advancing disease process of prostate cancer. Anemia in cancer patients is often multifactorial, including chronic inflammation, nutritional deficiencies, or treatment-related side effects. A dark-colored or elevated lesion is not typically associated with prostate cancer. Such lesions are more commonly related to skin cancers or other dermatological conditions. An enlarged liver or gallbladder can be a sign of metastasis in advanced cancer cases, including prostate cancer. However, it is less specific than blood in the urine or semen and can be caused by a variety of other conditions.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus and finds the client lying in bed, sweating, and reporting feeling anxious. Which of the following complications should the nurse suspect?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hypoglycemia is characterized by symptoms such as sweating, anxiety, palpitations, and confusion due to low blood glucose levels.