2024-2025 ATI FUNDAMENTALS
FINAL EXAM 70 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES 100% TOP SCORE
1. To prevent a common complications of continuous enternal tube
feedings ,a nurse should : Correct Answer... limit the time the formula
hangs to 4hr (if it hangs longer it is at risk fro bacterial contamination)
2. A nurse inserting a nasogastric tube asks the patient to flex her
head toward her chest after the tube passes through the nasopharynx.
This action facilitates proper insertion of the tube by : Correct Answer...
closing off the glottis
3. To prevent aspiration during the administration of an enternal
tube feeding, a nurse should : Correct Answer... place the patient in
fowlers position
4. A patient with a gastric ileus postoperatively requires nutritional
support for approximately 2 weeks. Which of the following types of
feeding tubes is appropriate for this patient : Correct Answer...
Nasointestinal tube
, 5. To determine how much of the length of a nasogastric tube to
insert, a nurse should measure the distance from the tip of the patients
nose to the earlobe to the : Correct Answer... xiphoid process plus 20 to 30
cm more
6. Which of the following formulas is appropriate to administer to a
patient who has dysfunctional gastrointestinal tract : Correct Answer...
elemental
7. An older adult patient in a long term care facility is receiving
intermittent enternal feedings in his room. His affect is flat, and the
nurse suspects that he is feeling isolated. which of the following
interventions is appropriate for this patient : Correct Answer...
Encourage him to go to the dining room at meal times to talk with other
patients
8. The most reliable method for verifying initial placement of a small-
bore feeding tube is by : Correct Answer... obtaining an abdominal x-ray
9. A nurse is providing teaching to a patient who is receiving
intermittent nasogastric feedings. Which of the following should the
nurse instruct the patient to report immediately : Correct Answer...
persistant coughing
10. A nurse is caring fro a patient who has a tracheostromy. Which of
the following must the nurse use when administering oxygen to the
patient : Correct Answer... tracheostomy collar
11. A nurse is caring for a patient who is dyspenic and slightly
cyanotic, with a respiratory rate of 28/min. The nurse determines that
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