ATI RN
ATI Med Surg Nursing 300 Final Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for patient with a history of atrial fibrillation who is prescribed warfarin. Sometimes I forget my medication, so l double up doses when I remember The patient's PT and INR are highly elevated. The nurse anticipates the transfusion of which blood product?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Fresh Frozen Plasma replaces clotting factors inhibited by warfarin, reversing elevated PT/INR. PRBCs treat anemia, platelets address thrombocytopenia, and cryoprecipitate provides fibrinogen, none of which are primary concerns here.
Question 2 of 5
Which nursing intervention is highest priority for the client who has suffered an acute anterior wall mycordial infarction?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Reducing oxygen demand via pain control (e.g., morphine) and oxygen therapy minimizes myocardial ischemia, the priority in acute MI.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse easily and quickly assesses changes in level of consciousness (eye opening, verbal responses motor response) using which neurological exams?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The Glasgow Coma Scale assesses consciousness via eye, verbal, and motor responses, ideal for rapid neurological evaluation.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is monitoring a patient receiving a blood transfusion. For Which symptoms would the nurse stop the transfusion but NOT administer 0,9% normal saline?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Dyspnea, crackles, hypertension, and edema suggest circulatory overload or TRALI, where saline worsens fluid overload, so it's not administered.
Question 5 of 5
A patient presents to the Emergency Department (ED) reporting right facial weakness. The nurse understands that a patient suffering from Bell's Palsy will exhibit which assessment findings related to the cranial nerve involvement?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Bell's Palsy causes unilateral facial weakness, including the forehead, due to facial nerve (CN VII) dysfunction, distinguishing it from stroke.