ATI RN
Introduction to Professional Nursing Questions
Question 1 of 5
A client had oral surgery following a motor vehicle accident. The nurse assessing the client finds the skin flushed and warm. Which of the following would be the best method to take the client's body temperature?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: After oral surgery, the oral route is contraindicated; axillary temperature is a safe and effective alternative given the flushed and warm skin.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following approaches should be used when working with a family using an open structure for coping with crisis?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: An open structure is loose, and convening a family meeting would give all family members input and an opportunity to express their feelings. Prescribing tasks and delegating care are too rigid for acceptance by a family with an open structure. Speaking to the primary client privately excludes the family.
Question 3 of 5
To evaluate STEREOGNOSIS, the nurse should ask the client to close his eyes and identify
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Identifying a familiar object placed in the hand assesses for stereognosis. Graphesthesia is identifying a number drawn in the palm of the hand. Hearing whispered words tests CN VIII. Identifying a tuning fork tests the vibratory sense.
Question 4 of 5
A patient told you that the results of her Snellen eye test were that the acuity for both of her eyes was 20/30. What does this mean
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The first number indicates the number of feet from the Snellen eye chart that the client is standing, and the second number is the distance at which a normal-sighted person can read the line of the Snellen eye chart.
Question 5 of 5
In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Modern nursing emerged in the 18th to 19th centuries, particularly with Florence Nightingale's reforms.