ATI RN
ATI n269 Med Surg Exam 3 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is teaching a client who is preoperative for a colectomy. The client asks the nurse why he needs a large-bore NG tube. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The large-bore NG tube removes gas and fluid from the stomach to prevent distension and complications like nausea, vomiting, and aspiration.
Question 2 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 3 of 5
You are working in a urologist's office. When you return from lunch, you have the following phone messages. Which one requires immediate attention?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Mr. Smith's symptoms of chills, fatigue, and high fever suggest a severe infection requiring immediate attention.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse determines that a patient is experiencing oliguria based on which amount of urinary output?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Oliguria is defined as urine output less than 400-500 ml/day; 350 ml/day indicates oliguria.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is teaching a client who has acute kidney injury about the oliguric phase. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Urine output less than 400 mL per 24 hr defines the oliguric phase of acute kidney injury.