ATI LPN
Patient Care Questions and Answers Questions
Question 1 of 5
An 85 year-old client complains of generalized muscle aches and pains. The first action by the nurse should be
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Assessing severity and location of pain is the first action for an 85-year-old with muscle aches. This establishes a baseline, identifying causes (e.g., arthritis, injury) and guiding care. Ordering analgesics or reassuring skips assessment, risking misdiagnosis. Activity may worsen undiagnosed issues. A follows nursing process, ensuring tailored intervention, making it the initial step.
Question 2 of 5
Two people call in sick on the medical-surgical unit and no additional help is available. The team consists of an RN, an LPN and an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which of these activities should the nurse assign to the UAP?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Providing basic hygiene care suits a UAP with limited staff. It's within scope, unlike discharge planning , MI assessment , or vitals (D, potentially complex). B ensures safe task allocation, making it the best assignment.
Question 3 of 5
When walking past a client's room, the nurse hears 1 unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) talking to another UAP. Which statement requires follow-up intervention?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Would you do this one client's glucose test?' requires intervention. Glucose testing is beyond UAP scope; it's an RN/PN task. Teamwork , monitoring confusion , and bed-making are appropriate. B risks safety, needing RN correction, making it the statement to address.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is assessing a 4 month-old infant. Which motor skill would the nurse anticipate finding?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Holding a rattle is anticipated at 4 months. Per development, grasp reflex matures, allowing this skill. Banging blocks (B, 9 months), drinking (C, 6-12 months), or waving (D, 9-12 months) are later. A matches milestones, making it correct.
Question 5 of 5
A partner is concerned because the client frequently daydreams about moving to Arizona to get away from the pollution and crowding in southern California. The nurse explains that
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Fantasies can gratify unconscious wishes or prepare for future events' explains daydreaming. Per psychology, it's a coping mechanism, not dissociation , conversion , or isolation . A fits mental health context, making it the best explanation.