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    2019 ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam with Answers (61 Solved Questions), page 1ATI MATERNAL NEWBORN PROCTORED EXAM1.The nurse is preparing a patient for surgery. Which goal is apriorityfor assessing the patient before surgery?a.Plan for care after the procedure.b. Establish a patient’s baseline of normal function.c.Educate the patient and family about the procedure.d. Gather appropriate equipment for the patient’s needs.ANS: BThe goal of the preoperative assessment is to identify a patient’s normalpreoperative function and the presence of any risks to recognize, prevent, andminimize possible postoperative complications. Gathering appropriateequipment, planning care, and educating the patient and family are allimportant interventions that must be provided for the surgical patient; they arepart of the nursing process but are not the priority reason/goal for completingan assessment of the surgical patient.2.The nurse is completing a medication history for the surgical patientin preadmission testing. Which medication should the nurse instruct thepatient to hold (discontinue) in preparation for surgery according toprotocol?a.Warfarinb.Vitamin Cc.Prednisoned.AcetaminophenANS: AMedications such as warfarin or aspirin alter normal clotting factors and thusincrease the risk of hemorrhaging. Discontinue at least 48 hours beforelOMoARcPSD|13778330

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    2019 ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam with Answers (61 Solved Questions), page 3surgery. Acetaminophen is a pain reliever that has no special implications forsurgery. Vitamin C actually assists in wound healing and has no specialimplications for surgery. Prednisone is a corticosteroid, and dosages are oftentemporarily increased rather than held.3.The nurse is prescreening a surgical patient in the preadmissiontestingunit.Themedicationhistoryindicatesthatthepatientiscurrently taking an anticoagulant. Which action should the nurse takewhen consulting with the health care provider?a.Ask for a radiological examination of the chest.b.Ask for an international normalized ratio (INR).c.Ask for a blood urea nitrogen (BUN).d.Ask for a serum sodium (Na).ANS: BINR, PT (prothrombin time), APTT (activated partial thromboplastin time), andplatelet counts reveal the clotting ability of the blood. Anticoagulants can beutilized for different conditions, but its action is to increase the time it takes forthe blood to clot. This action can put the surgical patient at risk for bleedingtendencies.Typically, if at all possible, this medication is held several days before asurgical procedure to decrease this risk. Chest x-ray, BUN, and Na arediagnostic screening tools for surgery but are not specific to anticoagulants.4. The nurse is encouraging the postoperative patient to utilize diaphragmaticbreathing. Whichprioritygoal is the nurse trying to achieve?a.Manage painb.Prevent atelectasisc.Reduce healing timed.Decrease thrombus formationANS: BAfter surgery, patients may have reduced lung volume and may requiregreater effort to cough and deep breathe; inadequate lung expansion can leadlOMoARcPSD|13778330

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    2019 ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam with Answers (61 Solved Questions), page 4to atelectasis and pneumonia. Purposely utilizing diaphragmatic breathingcan decrease this risk. During general anesthesia, the lungs are not fullyinflated during surgery and the cough reflex is suppressed, so mucus collectswithin airway passages. Diaphragmatic breathing does not manage pain; insome cases, if splinting and pain medications are not given, it can cause pain.Diaphragmatic breathing does not reduce healing time or decrease thrombusformation. Better, more effective interventions are available for thesesituations.5. The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient on the medical-surgicalfloor. Which activity will the nurse encourage to prevent venous stasis andthe formation of thrombus?a.Diaphragmatic breathingb.Incentive spirometryc.Leg exercisesd.CoughingANS: CAfter general anesthesia, circulation slows, and when the rate of bloodslows, a greater tendency for clot formation is noted. Immobilization resultsin decreased muscular contractions in the lower extremities; thesepromote venous stasis. Coughing, diaphragmatic breathing, and incentivespirometry are utilized to decrease atelectasis and pneumonia.6. The nurse is caring for a preoperative patient. The nurse teaches theprinciples and demonstrates leg exercises for the patient. The patient isunable to perform leg exercises correctly. What is the nurse’s bestnextstep?a. Encourage the patient to practice at a later date.b. Assess for the presence of anxiety, pain, or fatigue.c. Ask the patient why exercises are not being done.d. Evaluate the educational methods used to educate the patient.lOMoARcPSD|13778330

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    2019 ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam with Answers (61 Solved Questions), page 5ANS: BIf the patient is unable to perform leg exercises, the nurse should look forcircumstances that may be impacting the patient’s ability to learn. In this case,the patient can be anticipating the upcoming surgery and may be experiencinganxiety. The patient may also be in pain or may be fatigued; both of these canaffect the ability to learn. Evaluation of educational methods may be needed,but in this case, principles and demonstrations are being utilized. Askinganyone “why” can cause defensiveness and may not help in attaining theanswer. The nurse is aware that the patient is unable to do the exercises.Moving forward without ascertaining that learning has occurred will not helpthe patient in meeting goals.LINKS FOR ALL ATI RESOURCES:ATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR EXAM ( 14LATEST VERSION ,2021) / COMPREHENSIVE ATIPREDICTOR EXAM / PREDICTORCOMPREHENSIVE ATI EXAM(A BEST DOCUMENTFOR EXAM)https://www.stuvia.com/doc/1113753/ati-comprehensive-predictor-exam-14-versionslatest-2021-a-high-score-documenthttps://www.coursemerit.com/solution-details/58749/ATI-COMPREHENSIVE-PREDICTOR-EXAM--14-LATEST-VERSION-2021https://docmerit.com/doc/show/ati-comprehensive-predictor-exam-14-versions-comprehensive-predictor-ati-exam-latestATI Community Health Proctored Exam ( 13 LATESTVERSIONS,2021)/Community Health ATI ProctoredExam / Community Health ATI Proctored ATI Exam (ABEST DOCUMENT FOR EXAM)lOMoARcPSD|13778330

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