ATI LPN
LPN Fundamentals Exam 1 Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
A patient with Menieres Disease is experiencing severe vertigo. Which instruction should the nurse give to the patient to assist in controlling the vertigo.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Meniere's disease causes vertigo from inner ear fluid imbalance. Increasing sodium (choice A) worsens fluid retention, triggering attacks. Avoiding sudden head movements (choice B) reduces vestibular stimulation, easing vertigo. Lying still watching TV (choice C) may provoke symptoms via visual input. More fluid (choice D) isn't helpful. B is correct, standard advice. Nurses teach this, monitor attacks, and support low-salt diets, improving quality of life.
Question 2 of 5
Grace, believes that her relationship with God is broken. She tried to go to church to ask forgiveness everyday to remedy her feelings. What kind of spiritual distress is Grace experiencing?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Grace experiences spiritual alienation (B), feeling disconnected from God and seeking to restore it through church visits. Spiritual pain (A, likely 'Pain') involves suffering, not specified. Guilt (C) is remorse, but her focus is broken connection, not sin. Despair (D) is giving up, unlike her active remedy. Alienation fits her perceived separation, per nursing spirituality, making B correct.
Question 3 of 5
Considered as the most accurate expression of person's thought and feelings
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Nonverbal communication (B) most accurately expresses thoughts and feelings, per nursing theory (e.g., Mehrabian) body language, tone reveal more than words. Verbal (A) and oral (D) can mask, written (C) lacks immediacy. B's depth makes it correct.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following are qualities of a good recording? 1. Brevity 2. Completeness and chronology 3. Appropriateness 4. Accuracy
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Good recording requires brevity (1), completeness/chronology (2), appropriateness (3), and accuracy (4) all (D), per legal standards. Partial sets (A, B, C) omit essentials. D ensures thorough, clear records, making it correct.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following is a NOT a correct statement of an Outcome criteria?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Discusses fears (B) isn't outcome criteria; it's process, not measurable result, per nursing process. Others (A, C, D) are specific, observable outcomes. B lacks SMART specificity, making it incorrect.