ATI LPN
Patient Comfort Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is teaching a class for new parents at a local community center. The nurse would stress that _______ is most hazardous for an 8 month-old child.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Electrical outlets pose a severe risk of electrocution at this exploratory age.
Question 2 of 5
A woman who delivered 5 days ago and had been diagnosed with pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) calls the hospital triage nurse hotline to ask for advice. She states, 'I have had the worst headache for the past 2 days. It pounds and by the middle of the afternoon everything I look at looks wavy. Nothing I have taken helps.' What should the nurse do next?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Severe headache with visual changes post-PIH suggests postpartum preeclampsia, requiring urgent evaluation.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is assessing a client with portal hypertension. Which of the following findings would the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Ascites results from increased portal pressure in liver disease.
Question 4 of 5
A child is diagnosed with poison ivy. The mother tells the nurse that she does not know how her child contracted the rash since he had not been playing in wooded areas. As the nurse asks questions about possible contact, which of the following would the nurse recognize as highest risk for exposure?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Burning poison ivy releases urushiol into smoke, a high-risk exposure route.
Question 5 of 5
While assessing an Rh positive newborn whose mother is Rh negative, the nurse recognizes the risk for hyperbilirubinemia. Which of the following should be reported immediately?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Jaundice within 24-48 hours suggests hemolytic disease from Rh incompatibility, requiring urgent action.