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ATI Fundamentals Practice A, B, & Final, ATI Fundamentals Review 2023/Questions and Answers
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ATI Fundamentals Practice A, B, & Final,ATI Fundamentals Review
2023/Questions and Answers
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? - -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? - -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? -
-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? - -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? - -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? - -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? - -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? - -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? - -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? - -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? - -"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? - -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? - -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? - -"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? - -Liver
Damage
-A nurse is planning to document care provided for a client. Which of the
following abbreviations should the nurse use? - -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? - -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? - -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? - -
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? - -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? - -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? - -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? - -
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? - -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? -
-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? - -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?
- -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? - -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? - -Impaired peristalsis of the intestines
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