ATI RN
Vital Signs and Pain Assessment Questions
Question 1 of 5
Debridement of burn wounds is performed for what purpose?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
Which respiratory disease causes a restrictive, parenchymal pattern of illness?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse would use bimanual palpation technique in which situation?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
Jim is a 60-year-old man who presents with vomiting. He denies seeing any blood with emesis, which has been occurring for 2 days. He does note a dark, granular substance resembling the coffee left in the filter after brewing. What do you suspect?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: When blood is exposed to the environment of the stomach, it often resembles 'coffee grounds.' This is not always recognized by patients as blood, so it is important to inquire about this. This symptom is not common in cholecystitis, and the other possibilities occur lower in the intestine. It should be noted that conversely, rapid bleeding from the stomach or other upper gastrointestinal source can produce bright red blood in the stool. Do not rule out proximal bleeding on the basis of the absence of 'coffee grounds.' Likewise, bright red blood seen with emesis may originate from the stomach. Black, sticky stools also can accompany upper GI bleeding.
Question 5 of 5
You are assessing a patient for peripheral vascular disease in the arms, secondary to a complaint of increased weakness and a history of coronary artery disease and diabetes. You assess the brachial and radial pulses and note that they are bounding. What does that translate to on a scale of 0 to 3?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.