ATI Fundamentals Practice A, B, & Final, ATI Fundamentals Review 2019.
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NURSING FUNDAMENTA
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NURSING FUNDAMENTA
ATI Fundamentals Practice A, B, & Final, ATI Fundamentals Review 2019
A nurse is reviewing a client's medication prescription, which reads, "digoxin 0.25 by mouth every day." Which of the following components of the prescription should the nurse question? - answers
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ATI Fundamentals Practice A, B, & Final,
ATI Fundamentals Review 2019
A nurse is reviewing a client's medication prescription, which reads, "digoxin 0.25 by
mouth every day." Which of the following components of the prescription should the
nurse question? - answers The dose
A client who reports shortness of breath requests her nurse's help in changing positions.
After repositioning the client, which of the following actions should the nurse take next?
- answers Observe the rate, depth, and character of the client's respirations.
A nurse is caring for a client who, while sitting in a chair, starts to experience a seizure.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - answers Lower the client to the
floor and place a pad under the client's head.
A home health nurse is planning to provide health promotion activities for a group of
clients in the community. Which of the following activities is an example of the nurse
promoting primary prevention? - answers Educating clients about the recommended
immunization schedule for adults
A nurse is using the I-SBAR communication tool to provide the client's provider with
information about the client. The nurse should convey the client's pain status in which
portion of the report? - answers Assessment
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving IV therapy via a peripheral catheter. The
nurse should identify that which of the following findings is an indication of infiltration? -
answers Edema at the infusion site
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is recovering from lung cancer.
The provider instructed the client that he could resume lower-intensity activities of daily
living. Which of the following activities should the nurse recommend to the client? -
answers Washing dishes
,A nurse is caring for a client who has acute renal failure. Which of the following
assessments provides the most accurate measure of the client's fluid status? - answers
Daily weight
A nurse is planning to assess the abdomen of a client who reports feeling bloated for
several weeks. Which of the following methods of assessment should the nurse use
first? - answers Inspection
A nurse is explaining the use of written consent forms to a newly-licensed nurse. The
nurse should ensure that a written consent form has been signed by which of the
following clients? - answers A client who has a prescription for a transfusion of packed
red blood cells
A nurse in a long-term care facility is admitting a client who is incontinent and smells
strongly of urine. His partner, who has been caring for him at home, is embarrassed and
apologizes for the smell. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? -
answers "It must be difficult to care for someone who is confined to bed."
A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client who has heart failure. The client has
gained weight since her last visit and her ankles are edematous. Which of the following
findings by the nurse is another clinical manifestation of fluid volume excess? - answers
Bounding pulse
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following abdominal surgery. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take first after discovering that the client's wound
has eviscerated? - answers Cover the incision with a moist sterile dressing.
A nurse is teaching a client who has lower extremity weakness how to use a four-point
crutch gait. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
- answers "Bear weight on both of your legs."
A nurse in a provider's office is collecting information from an older adult client who
reports that he has been taking acetaminophen 500 mg/day for severe joint pain. The
nurse should instruct the client that large doses of acetaminophen could cause which of
the following adverse effects? - answers Liver Damage
A nurse is planning to document care provided for a client. Which of the following
abbreviations should the nurse use? - answers PC for after meals
A nurse is responding to a parent's question about his infant's expected physical
development during the first year of life. Which of the following information should the
nurse include? - answers A 10-month-old infant can pull up to a standing position.
An assistive personnel (AP) is assisting a nurse with the care of a female client who has
an indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the following actions by the AP indicates a need
for further teaching? - answers The AP hangs the collection bag at the level of the
bladder.
, A newly licensed nurse is preparing to administer medications to a client. The nurse
notes that the provider has prescribed a medication that is unfamiliar to her. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take? - answers Consult the medication
reference book available on the unit.
A nurse is providing oral care for a client who is unconscious. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - answers Place the client in a lateral position with the
head turned to the side before beginning the procedure.
A nurse is planning to perform passive range-of-motion exercises for a client. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take? - answers Repeat each joint motion five
times during each session.
A nurse is teaching a client who is postoperative how to use a flow-oriented incentive
spirometer. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - answers
Cough deeply after each use.
A nurse is teaching a client how to self-administer insulin. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take to evaluate the client's understanding of the process within the
pyschomotor domain of learning? - answers Have the client demonstrates the
procedure.
A nurse is providing teaching about food choices to a client who has a prescription for a
clear liquid diet. Which of the following selections by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching? - answers Gelatin
A nurse is performing a neurological assessment for a client. Which of the following
examinations should the nurse use to check the client's balance? - answers Romberg
test
A nurse in a provider's office is reviewing the laboratory findings of a client who reports
chills and aching joints. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as an
indication that the client has an infection? - answers WBC 15,000 mm3
A nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular injection to a young adult client.
Which of the following injection sites is the safest for this client? - answers
Ventrogluteal
A nurse is applying an ice bag to the ankle of a client following a sports injury. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take? - answers Fill the bag two-thirds full with
ice.
A nurse is caring for a client who is 48 hr postoperative following a small bowel
resection. The client reports gas pains in the periumbilical area. The nurse should plan
care based on which of the following factors contributing to this postoperative
complication? - answers Impaired peristalsis of the intestines
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