ATI LPN
ATI Fundamentals Proctored Exam LPN Questions
Question 1 of 5
Myra told Budek 'I cannot sleep, I stay away all night' Budek told her 'You have difficulty sleeping' This is what type of therapeutic communication technique?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Budek's 'You have difficulty sleeping' is restating (B), rephrasing Myra's 'I cannot sleep' to show listening. Reflecting (A) echoes feelings (e.g., 'You're restless?'). Exploring (C) probes (e.g., 'Why can't you?'). Clarification (D) seeks meaning (e.g., 'What keeps you awake?'). Restating validates Myra's issue, per communication theory, making B correct.
Question 2 of 5
Provides a concise method of organizing and recording data about the client. It is a series of flip cards kept in portable file used in change of shift reports.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Kardex (A) is a concise, card-based system for shift reports, per nursing practice. Progress notes (B) detail chronologically, SOAPIE (C) structures per problem, shift reports (D) are verbal. A fits the portable file description, making it correct.
Question 3 of 5
The client has an allergy with penicillin. What is the best way to communicate this information?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Placing an allergy alert in the Kardex (A) is best; it's immediately accessible to all staff, per safety protocols. Notifying the physician (B) or charting (C) delays visibility, noting mentally (D) risks errors. A ensures quick action, making it correct.
Question 4 of 5
An adult client is on extreme pain. He is moaning and grimacing. What is the best way to assess the client's pain?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Rating pain on a smiley scale (B) is best for an adult in extreme pain; it quantifies subjective experience, per pain assessment tools. Physical assessment (A) is secondary, listening (C) misses rating, observing (D) lacks precision. B captures intensity, making it correct.
Question 5 of 5
A framework for health assessment that evaluates the effects of stressors to the mind, body and environment in relation with the ability of the client to perform ADL.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Functional health framework (A) assesses stressors on mind, body, and environment re: ADLs, per Gordon's model. Head-to-toe (B), body system (C), and cephalocaudal (D) focus physical order, not function. A matches description, making it correct.