ATI LPN
ATI LPN Fundamentals Test Questions
Extract:
A client about hand hygiene
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about hand hygiene. Which of the following client statements indicates a need for further teaching?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hands may harbor pathogens despite appearing clean; washing for at least 20 seconds ensures effective hygiene.
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
The nurse clarifies that the difference between the use of earlier types of isolation procedures and the use of current Standard Procedures plus Transmission-Based Precautions as outlined by the CDC:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Standard Precautions assume all body fluids except sweat may be infectious, enhancing universal protection.
Extract:
A patient on Droplet Precautions
Question 3 of 5
When caring for a patient on Droplet Precautions, it is most important for the nurse to:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Droplet precautions require a mask within 3 feet of the patient to prevent inhalation of infectious respiratory droplets, which is the primary mode of transmission.
Extract:
A 76-year-old patient following bowel resection surgery
Question 4 of 5
The nursing intervention most likely to decrease the chance of health care-associated infections (HAIs) for a 76-year-old patient following bowel resection surgery would be to have the patient:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Turning, coughing, and deep breathing every 2 hours prevents pneumonia, a common HAI, by clearing lung secretions.
Extract:
The patient most at risk for a health care-associated infection (HAI)
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is aware that the patient most at risk for a health care-associated infection (HAI) would be the:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A Foley catheter provides a direct pathway for pathogens into the urinary tract, significantly increasing the risk of healthcare-associated infections like urinary tract infections.