ATI LPN
Providing Personal Care and Comfort Questions
Question 1 of 5
An adolescent client is admitted in respiratory alkalosis following aspirin overdose. The nurse recognizes that this imbalance was caused by
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Aspirin overdose stimulates hyperventilation (tachypnea), leading to CO2 loss and respiratory alkalosis.
Question 2 of 5
A client has been taking alprazolam (Xanax) for 3 days. Nursing assessment should reveal which expected effect of the drug?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Alprazolam reduces anxiety symptoms like tachycardia and tremors as its primary effect.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is teaching a group of adults about modifiable cardiac risk factors. Which of the following should the nurse focus on first?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Smoking cessation has the greatest immediate impact on reducing cardiac risk.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a child with cystic fibrosis. The nurse would anticipate that the child would be deficient in which vitamins?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: CF impairs fat-soluble vitamin (A, D, E, K) absorption; D and K are commonly supplemented.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse caring for premature newborns in an intensive care setting carefully monitors oxygen concentration. What is the most common complication of this therapy?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Excess oxygen damages retinal vessels, causing retinopathy of prematurity.