ATI RN
Basic Principles of Long-Term Patient Care Developing a Therapeutic Community Questions
Question 1 of 5
An operating room nurse is preparing for a surgical procedure for an infant. The nurses perioperative care is based on what physiologic factor that puts infants at greater risk from surgery than adults?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Infants have less blood volume, increasing risks like hypovolemia during surgery.
Question 2 of 5
What term is used to describe the correction or prevention of disorders of body structures used in locomotion?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Orthopedics focuses on musculoskeletal disorders and locomotion.
Question 3 of 5
The student nurse studying the anatomy and physiology of the urinary system knows that the following are functions of the bladder. Select one that doesn't apply.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The bladder stores urine (A), is inhibited by sympathetics (B), has a protective fold (D), and contracts via parasympathetics (E); C and F are anatomically incorrect.
Question 4 of 5
A school nurse is teaching a class of middle-school girls how to promote urinary system health. Which of the following statements by one of the girls indicates a need for more information?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Back-to-front wiping risks UTI; front-to-back is correct.
Question 5 of 5
A patient is having liquid fecal seepage. He has not had a bowel movement for 6 days. Based on the data, what would the nurse assess?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Seepage suggests impaction; consistency confirms it.