ATI RN
ATI Med Surg Nursing 300 day Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is planning care for a client diagnosed with heart failure who will soon be discharged home. What should be included in the teaching plan? The client will:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Daily weight monitoring detects fluid retention, critical for heart failure management.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who is to have an autologous transfusion of packed red blood cells. The nurse recognizes the client requires additional teaching when they state:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Autologous transfusion eliminates the risk of hepatitis, as the blood is the patient's own.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client in the coronary care unit and the monitor depicts the rhythm shown below. What is the nurse's interpretation of this rhythm?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Mobitz I (Wenckebach) shows progressively lengthening PR intervals until a QRS is dropped, as depicted.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is teaching a health promotion class about preventing cancer. Which statement by a client indicates understanding of gastric cancer risk factors?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Consuming large amounts of salted, smoked, and processed foods has been shown to increase the risk of gastric cancer. These foods contain nitrates and nitrites, which can be converted into cancer-causing compounds in the stomach.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is educating adolescent high school students about when to seek medical attention regarding suspected cancerous skin lesions. Which of the following are included in the nurse's teaching? The lesion has:
Correct Answer: A,B,C
Rationale: An irregular border, asymmetry, and increasing size are key characteristics of potentially cancerous skin lesions, particularly melanoma, as they indicate abnormal growth patterns and malignancy.