ATI LPN
Medical Surgical Nursing Question Bank Questions
Question 1 of 5
A person is contacting a hospital for information on a patient who has been admitted to the hospital. The caller claims to be the patient's cousin. The person is not legally identified as a family member of the patient, who cannot communicate. How should the nurse respond to the person asking for information?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: HIPAA requires declining info (B) to non-authorized individuals.
Question 2 of 5
The Kübler-Ross theory states that a person who does not feel sick is experiencing which emotion?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Denial (D) fits not feeling sick despite illness.
Question 3 of 5
A patient has a blood pressure total of 160/105. What should be done for this patient?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: CCBs (C) treat hypertension (160/105 is stage 2).
Question 4 of 5
Which of these conditions is the least likely to trigger heart failure or cardiac arrest?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Trichomoniasis (D), an STI, doesn’t affect the heart directly.
Question 5 of 5
What is the most prominent feature of a petit mal seizure?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Petit mal (absence) seizures (A) last seconds.