ATI RN
ATI Nur 221 Med Surg Final Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is teaching about levothyroxine with a client who has primary hypothyroidism. Which of the following statements should the nurse use when teaching the client?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Excess levothyroxine mimics hyperthyroidism, causing tremors, nervousness, and insomnia, indicating a high dose. Symptoms take weeks to improve , levothyroxine supplements, not reduces, thyroxine , and it's lifelong .
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is educating a client about Parkinson's disease. Which of the following statements would require further teaching?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Parkinson's results from dopamine deficiency, not acetylcholine. Soft foods , prune juice , and carbidopa-levodopa are correct management strategies.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Warm environments improve blood flow in PAD. Leg elevation worsens arterial flow, heating pads risk burns, and antiembolic stockings compress arteries.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a client who reports pain in the jaw, back, and shoulder, and shortness of breath and nausea. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: An EKG identifies cardiac ischemia in atypical pain (jaw, back) and dyspnea, guiding treatment. Oxygen helps symptoms, ibuprofen risks bleeding, and acetaminophen misses diagnosis.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who is admitted with a diagnosis of a thyroid storm. Which of the following orders would the nurse question?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Aspirin worsens thyroid storm by displacing thyroid hormone. Prednisolone , diazepam , and metoprolol reduce inflammation, agitation, and tachycardia, respectively.