ATI LPN
HESI LPN Fundamentals Test Questions
Question 1 of 5
A female patient is being discharged after thyroidectomy. After providing the medication teaching. The nurse asks the patient to repeat the instructions. The nurse is performing which professional role?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: By providing medication teaching and confirming understanding through repetition, the nurse acts as an educator. This role involves imparting knowledge, ensuring comprehension, and empowering the patient to manage post-thyroidectomy care, like medication adherence, critical for recovery and preventing complications (e.g., hypothyroidism). Asking the patient to repeat instructions assesses learning, addressing gaps before discharge. As a manager, the nurse coordinates care, not directly teaches. The caregiver role focuses on physical assistance (e.g., wound care), not education. Patient advocacy ensures rights and preferences are upheld, but this scenario emphasizes teaching over advocacy. Education equips the patient for self-care, aligning with nursing's holistic approach, making educator the nurse's primary role here, enhancing health outcomes through informed participation.
Question 2 of 5
A procedure which always requires surgical asepsis is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Surgical asepsis, or sterile technique, is required for procedures breaching sterile areas like urinary catheterization where the bladder must remain free of microbes to prevent infection. Inserting a catheter through the urethra demands sterile gloves, drapes, and equipment, as contamination risks urinary tract infections. Vaginal instillation of estrogen uses clean technique, not sterile, as the vagina has normal flora. Nasogastric tube insertion requires clean technique; the stomach isn't sterile, tolerating minor contamination. Colostomy irrigation also uses clean technique, managing an already exposed site. Urinary catheterization's invasive nature and sterile field necessity make it the procedure always requiring surgical asepsis, aligning with infection prevention standards in nursing.
Question 3 of 5
A client is hospitalized for the first time, which of the following actions ensure the safety of the client?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Side rails up at all times is the most direct safety measure for a newly hospitalized client.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following is the appropriate route of administration for insulin?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Insulin is administered subcutaneously for consistent absorption.
Question 5 of 5
In Maslow's hierarchy of physiologic needs, the human need of greatest priority is:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Oxygen is the most critical physiologic need for survival.