ATI CAPSTONE MED SURG LATEST 2024 WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (ALREADY GRADED A+)

ATI CAPSTONE MED SURG LATEST 2024
WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (ALREADY GRADED A+)

a nurse is caring for a pt who has a history of tonic clonic seizures,
what precuation should the nurse take? - keep a suction apparatus
at the bedside, keep the bed in the lowest position, keep oxygen
equipment at the bedside
a nurse is caring for a pt who is postop and reports frequent
leakage of small amounts of urine, the nurse notes that the client's
bladder is palpable upon examination, the nurse should identify
these findings as what form of incontinence - overflow
a nurse is assessing a pt who has a tension pneumothorax
following blunt chest trauma, what should the nurse expect -
tracheal deviation to the unaffected side
2 | P a g e
a nurse is providing instructions to a newly licensed nurse about
NG intubation for a pt who is postop following a colectomy, what
statement should the nurse include - the tube decreases pressure
within the stomach
a nurse is caring for a client who had surgery 2 days ago and
reports incisional pain, which of the following actions should the
nurse take first? - ask the pt to describe the pain and rate on a
scale of 0-10
a nurse in a provider's office is caring for a client who has several
moist, red, itchy skin lesions. to confirm that these lesions are
fungal in origin, which of the following diagnostic tests should the
nurse anticipate that the provider will prescribe - potassium
hydroxide (KOH) test
a nurse is assessing a pt who is postop following an abdominal
aortic aneurysm resection, what finding should the nurse report to
the provider? - decreased urine output
3 | P a g e
a nurse is caring for a client who has renal failure, what ABG result
would the nurse expect - ph 7.25
HCO3 20
PaCO2 35
a nurse is caring for pt who has a cerebellar tumor, what action is
the nurse's priority - provide assistance with ambulation
a nurse is assessing a pt who has a spinal cord injury, what finding
indicates the client might be experiencing neurogenic shock - heart
rate 52/min
a nurse is caring for a pt who has renal caliculi, what prescription
by the provider is the priority action for the nurse to take - strictly
monitor intake and output
a nurse is caring for a pt who is immediately postoperative
following a pheochromocytoma removal, what action is priority -
4 | P a g e
monitoring BP
a nurse is assessing a female pt who reports severe joint pain, the
nurse should identify which of the following factors places the pt at
risk for gout - diuretic use
a nurse is caring for a pt who has a cervical spinal cord injury, what
interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care to
5 | P a g e
prevent autonomic dysreflexia - monitor bowel movement regularity