ATI LPN
LPN Fundamentals Questions
Question 1 of 5
Commonly used shunt in hydrocephalus management:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hydrocephalus shunts drain excess CSF. Ventriculoatrial (choice A) diverts to the atrium, less common now. Ventriculoperitoneal (choice B) to the peritoneum is standard, effective, and simpler to manage. Ventriculopericardial (choice C) and ventriculopleural (choice D) are rare alternatives. B is correct, widely used. Nurses monitor for infection, assess shunt function, and educate families, ensuring CSF control.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following statement, if made by the nurse, is considered not therapeutic?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: It must be awful (B) isn't therapeutic; it assumes the client's feelings, projecting the nurse's view, per Rogers. Asking past coping (A), feelings (C), or triggers (D) invites exploration, fostering trust. B risks shutting down dialogue by implying judgment, not empathy, making it non-therapeutic and the correct answer.
Question 3 of 5
What is the best intervention when the client has just experienced the crisis and still at the first phase of the crisis?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: In the first crisis phase (acute distress), cognitive therapy (C) is best, addressing distorted thoughts to reduce panic, per crisis intervention. Behavior therapy (A) modifies actions later. Gestalt (B) explores awareness, less urgent. Milieu (D) uses environment, not immediate. Cognitive therapy stabilizes thinking, making C correct.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following is TRUE with regards to learning?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Do not teach in pain' (D) is true; pain hinders focus, per learning theory. Complex-to-simple (A) reverses progression, hard goals (B) discourage, visual-only (C) ignores styles. D ensures effective learning, making it correct.
Question 5 of 5
Nurse Angela is about to make a diagnosis but very unsure because the S/S the client is experiencing is not specific with her diagnosis of POWERLESSNESS R/T DIFFICULTY ACCEPTING LOSS OF LOVED ONE. She then focus on gathering data to refute or prove her diagnosis but her plans and interventions are already ongoing for the diagnosis. Which type of Diagnosis is this?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Powerlessness R/T loss' with nonspecific signs and ongoing plans is possible (C); Angela's uncertainty prompts data collection, per NANDA. Actual (A) needs clear evidence, probable (B) isn't standard, risk (D) predicts. C fits tentative status, making it correct.