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ATI RN CONCEPT BASED ASSESSMENT LEVEL 1 PROCTORED EXAM FOR LEVEL 1 TEST BANK 2023 100 Q&A (verified)
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ATI RN CONCEPT BASED ASSESSMENT LEVEL 1PROCTORED EXAM FOR LEVEL 1 TEST BANK 2023
100 Q&A (verified)
1. A nurse is admitting a client who has pulmonary tuberculosis. Which of the following
transmission-based precautions should the nurse initiate?
• Airborne
• Rationale: Pulmonary tuberculosis is an infection that is transmitted by airborne
droplets smaller than 5 microns in diameter. Therefore, this client requires
airborne precautions to prevent communicating this infection to others
2. A nurse in a mental health facility is preparing an educational program for a group of
staff nurses about the proper use of restraints. Which of the following information
should the nurse plan to include?
• An adult client may be in a mechanical restraint for up to 4 hours
• Rational: The nurse should specify that a client who is 18 years or older may be in
a restraint for no more than 4 hr. Children who are 9 to 17 years old are limited
to 2 hr and children who are younger than 9 years old are limited to 1 hr
3. A nurse is teaching sleep hygiene to a client who has insomnia. Which of the following
statements should the nurse make?
• Exercise in the morning after arising
• Rationale: Daily exercise has many benefits, including enhancing cardiovascular,
psychological, and musculoskeletal health. The nurse should recommend that the
client avoid exercising within 2 hr of bedtime to limit stimulation and enhance
sleep
4. A nurse is preparing to leave the room of a client who is on isolation precautions. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take when removing a tied surgical mask?
• Remove the mask by securely holding the ties and moving it away from the face
• Rationale: The nurse should untie the bottom strings and then the top strings.
Finally, while still holding the strings, the nurse should remove the mask from her
face. This action prevents the nurse from touching the front of the mask, which is
contaminated
5. A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who is in critical condition following a motor
vehicle crash in which he was the passenger. The client's parent shouts at the nurse,
asking why her son is dying instead of the driver. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take to provide emotional support to the parent?
• Inform the parent that anger is a natural response when dealing with loss
• Rationale: The nurse should identify that the parent is in the anger stage of grief.
The nurse should assist the parent to understand that anger is a natural response
to loss and encourage her to talk about her feelings
6. A community health nurse is planning prevention strategies for hypertension among
members of her community. The nurse should identify that which of the following ethnic
groups in the community is at greatest risk of developing hypertension?
,ATI RN CONCEPT BASED ASSESSMENT LEVEL 1
PROCTORED EXAM FOR LEVEL 1 TEST BANK 2023
100 Q&A (verified)
• African Americans
, ATI RN CONCEPT BASED ASSESSMENT LEVEL 1
PROCTORED EXAM FOR LEVEL 1 TEST BANK 2023
100 Q&A (verified)
• Rationale: Evidence-based practice indicates that individuals of African-American
ethnicity have the highest prevalence of hypertension. Therefore, the nurse
should identify community members of this ethnicity are at greatest risk of
developing hypertension.
7. A community health nurse is planning interventions to promote Healthy People 2020
initiatives in the community. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to
take first?
• Determine the level of health equity among groups in the community
• Rationale: Health equity among all groups in the community is a Healthy People
2020 initiative. Using the nursing process, the first action the nurse should take is
to assess the needs of the community. By identifying disparities in community
health, the nurse can develop interventions targeted at the community's specific
needs.
8. A nurse is reviewing a client's new prescriptions that were just documented in the
client's medical record by the provider. Which of the following abbreviations should the
nurse clarify with the provider?
• Enoxaparin 40 mg SQ QD
• Rationale: The nurse should clarify this prescription with the provider. The
abbreviations "SQ" and "QD" are considered error-prone and should not be used
in documentation. The nurse should clarify that the provider intends the
prescription to be administered subcutaneously once daily. "Subcutaneous" or
"subcut" should be used instead of "SQ" and "daily" should be used instead of
"QD."
9. A nurse is talking with a client who has major depressive disorder. The client states,
"Nobody cares if I'm around or not." Which of the following responses should the nurse
take?
• It sounds as though you’re feeling hopeless
• Rationale: This statement by the nurse is an example of restating, which is a
therapeutic response. This technique restates the main idea the client has
expressed and allows the client to clarify any misunderstanding.
10. A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed RBCs to a client. In adherence with
the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals regarding blood administration,
which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
• Verify the client and blood component using a two-person process
• Rationale: The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals regarding blood
transfusions includes improving the accuracy of client identification. The nurse
should eliminate transfusion errors related to client misidentification by using a
two-person verification process to identify the client and the blood component.
11. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following
clients should the nurse monitor for the development of reflex urinary incontinence?
, ATI RN CONCEPT BASED ASSESSMENT LEVEL 1
PROCTORED EXAM FOR LEVEL 1 TEST BANK 2023
100 Q&A (verified)
• A client who has a T12 spinal cord injury
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