ATI LPN
Introduction to Nursing Practice Questions
Question 1 of 5
A participant at a health career fair is interested in attending a diploma program for nursing. Which should be explained to this participant about the program?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Diploma programs are hospital-based , historically training nurses without college degrees. College courses apply to baccalaureate programs, basic entry fits LPN/LVN, and 2-year college is for associate degrees. Explaining A clarifies the program's structure, distinguishing it from degree-based paths, making it the key point for the participant.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse working in a medical home would do which of the following as part of the job?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: In a medical home model, the nurse's primary role is to coordinate interprofessional care , ensuring seamless collaboration among healthcare providers to meet patient needs holistically. Advocating with insurance may occur but isn't central to the model. Holding team meetings supports coordination but isn't the job's core. Out-of-network referrals contradict the model's focus on integrated care. Coordination aligns with the patient-centered, team-based approach of medical homes, enhancing outcomes through communication and planning, making it the best description of the nurse's role.
Question 3 of 5
The new nurse asks the preceptor how context affects clinical judgment. What response by the preceptor is best?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Context in clinical judgment integrates the patient's full story circumstances, history, and needs shaping decisions beyond raw data. Denying context's role ignores real-world factors. Environment is partial, missing patient specifics. Complexity is true but vague. A best explains how context, like socioeconomic or cultural factors, refines judgment, enhancing accuracy and empathy, making it the preceptor's best response.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse wishes to participate in an activity that will influence health outcomes. What action by the nurse best meets this objective?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Creating transportation directly improves access to care, influencing health outcomes by ensuring appointments are kept. Lobbying and running for office shape policy indirectly, with delayed impact. A food pantry aids nutrition but less directly ties to outcomes. A addresses a practical barrier, yielding measurable health benefits, making it the best action.
Question 5 of 5
A home health care nurse is planning an exercise program with an older adult who lives at home independently but whose mobility issues prevent much activity outside the home. Which exercise regimen would be most beneficial to this adult?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: For a homebound older adult, building strength and flexibility enhances functional fitness for daily activities, per the document's feedback, maintaining independence. Endurance and aerobic capacity are less critical for limited mobility. Personal training is vague and resource-intensive. Strength and flexibility address mobility issues directly, reducing fall risk and supporting ADLs, making it the most beneficial regimen.