ATI Med-Surg proctored exam with answers (reviewed)

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ATI Med-Surg proctored exam with answers (reviewed) 1. A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for an older adult client who is postoperative following a right hip arthroplasty. Which of the ... following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? Maintain abduction of the right hip. 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and respiratory arrest. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - Feel for a carotid pulse. 3. A nurse is caring for a client scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting who reports he is no longer certain he wants to have the procedure. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? - "Bypass surgery must be very frightening for you." 4. A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following foot surgery and is not to bear weight on the operative foot. The nurse enters the room to discover the client hopped on one foot to the bathroom, using an IV pole for support. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Tell the client to remain in the bathroom after toileting and obtain a wheelchair. 5. A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is postoperative and has a closed-wound drainage system in place. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Fully recollapse the reservoir after emptying it. [Show More]

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