ATI LPN
Nursing Health Assessment Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse should perform mouth care for an unconscious patient to:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hygiene prevents infection. Breathing (A), PPE (C), or mobility (D) isn’t the focus.
Question 2 of 5
If looking at the right eye of a patient and assigning clock positions of 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock to the rectus eye muscles, which of the following would be CORRECT?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: For the right eye, 12 is superior, 3 is medial, 6 is inferior, 9 is lateral rectus.
Question 3 of 5
Which type of instrument alloy is lightweight, durable, and nonmagnetizing?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Titanium is lightweight, durable, and nonmagnetic, ideal for surgery.
Question 4 of 5
In medical terminology, which suffix indicates an instrument as a cutting device?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: -tome denotes a cutting instrument (e.g., osteotome).
Question 5 of 5
A patient with duodenal peptic ulcer would describe his pain as:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Duodenal ulcers typically cause colicky or burning pain worsened by food due to increased acid secretion (D). Gnawing pain relieved by food (C) is more typical of gastric ulcers, while generalized burning (A) and intermittent colicky pain (B) are less specific.