ATI RN
Provide Basic Patient Care Following Direction of Nursing Staff Questions
Question 1 of 4
Healthcare associated infections are responsible for the death of how many people in the UK each year?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The correct answer is 5,000, as this is the estimated number of deaths due to healthcare-associated infections in the UK annually.
Question 2 of 4
A client in a long term care facility complains of pain. The nurse collects data about the client's pain. The first step in pain assessment is for the nurse to
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Although all of the options above are correct, the first and most important piece of information in this client's pain assessment is what the client is telling you about the pain - 'the client's report.'
Question 3 of 4
The capnograph waveform shown above was obtained from a patient undergoing hip surgery in the lateral position. Which of the following BEST explains the findings between point A and point B?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Lateral positioning during surgery can alter ventilation-perfusion matching, affecting the capnograph waveform between inspiration and expiration.
Question 4 of 4
A 32-year-old woman sustains an injury to the left recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroidectomy. Which of the following postoperative findings is MOST likely in this patient?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve paralyzes the left vocal cord, causing it to adduct at rest due to loss of abductor function, risking hoarseness.