ATI RN
ATI n300 Med Surg Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with trigeminal neuralgia. Which medical prescription would the nurse anticipate?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Carbamazepine is the first-line treatment for trigeminal neuralgia, reducing nerve excitability and pain episodes.
Question 2 of 5
What is included when the nurse performs the Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) on a client?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The GCS assesses eye opening, verbal response, and motor response to evaluate neurological status.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a patient with muffled heart sounds, jugular venous distention and hypotension. The provider diagnoses the patient with cardiac tamponade. The nurse understands that the priority of treatment for this type of shock is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Pericardiocentesis to remove fluid from the pericardium is the definitive treatment for cardiac tamponade.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is viewing orders for a client with a suspected diagnosis of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). The nurse recognizes that which laboratory test order set will most effectively guide the provider to a diagnosis of DIC?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: D-dimer, fibrinogen, and fibrin degradation products reflect the clotting and fibrinolysis characteristic of DIC.
Question 5 of 5
An 85-year-old client is seen in the Emergency Department after a fall at home. The client is slightly confused, malnourished, and severely dehydrated. The client is reluctant to say what happened and her daughter constantly interrupts, not allowing the client to answer. Which of the following nursing interventions is a priority?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The client's reluctance and daughter's interruptions suggest potential elder abuse, making private assessment the priority.