ATI Capstone Med Surg Assessment 2024 Edition
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ATI Capstone Med Surg Assessment 2024 Edition


A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a pt who has sustained multiple
injuries, the nurse observes the pt's thorax moving inward during inspiration and
outward during expiration, the nurse should suspect which of the following injuries
a. flail chest
b. hemothorax
c. pulmonary contusion
d. pneumothrowx
A nurse is admitting a pt who has suspected appendicitis, what finding should the nurse
report immediately
a. WBC of 15000
b. temperature of 99.1
c. distended board-like abdomen
d. rebound tenderness
A nurse is caring for a pt who has mild dehydration, the pt has a peripheral IV and is
prescribed 0.9% sodium chloride 1,000mL with 40 mEq potassium chloride to infuse in
1 hour, what action should the nurse take first
a. consult pharmacist
b. teach the client about finding
c. evaluate patency
d. verify the prescription with the provider(risk for fluid overload and dysrhythmia from
rapid potassium IV infusion)


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