ATI RN
ATI Medical Surgical 2 Final 2024 Assessment Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is teaching a group of newly licensed nurses on effective techniques for counseling clients about sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Asking about past or present STI exposure is essential for assessing risk and tailoring prevention and treatment strategies.
Question 2 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.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is 5 hours postoperative following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). The nurse notes that the client's indwelling urinary catheter has not drained in the past hour. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The first action should be to check the tubing for kinks, as this is a common and easily correctable cause of obstruction in catheter drainage. Adjusting the irrigant rate or irrigating the catheter may be subsequent steps, and notifying the provider is appropriate only if initial troubleshooting fails.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse in the emergency department is monitoring a client who has a cervical spinal cord injury from a fall. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following complications? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answer: B,C,E
Rationale: A weakened gag reflex, hypotension, and absence of bowel sounds are complications of a cervical spinal cord injury. Polyuria is not typically related, and hyperthermia is less common as a direct complication.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is reviewing the medical records of clients on a hospital floor. Which client would the nurse expect is most at risk for hyperthyroidism?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Graves' disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism, an autoimmune disorder causing the thyroid gland to produce excessive thyroid hormone, making a client with this condition most at risk.