ATI LPN
Patient Care Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A Hispanic client refuses emergency room treatment until a curandero is called. The nurse understands that this person brings what to situations of illness?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A curandero provides holistic folk healing in Hispanic culture.
Question 2 of 5
A couple asks the nurse about risks of several birth control methods. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Smoking increases cardiovascular risks with oral contraceptives, a key safety concern.
Question 3 of 5
A client was admitted to the psychiatric unit after complaining to her friends and family that neighbors have bugged her home in order to hear all of her business. She remains aloof from other clients, paces the floor and believes that the hospital is a house of torture. Nursing interventions for the client should appropriately focus on efforts to
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Building trust addresses paranoia and isolation in schizophrenia.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 13 year-old following spinal fusion for scoliosis. Which of the following interventions is appropriate in the immediate post-operative period?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Flat position with logrolling protects the surgical site initially.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is teaching the parent of a nine month-old infant about diaper dermatitis. Which of the following measures would be appropriate for the nurse to include?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Eliminating a new food tests for allergic triggers of diaper dermatitis.