ATI RN
Client Safety ATI Chapter 13 Questions
Question 1 of 5
Older adults frequently experience a change in sexual activity. Which best explains this change?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
Which instruction is priority for the nurse to discuss with the client diagnosed with ARDS who is being discharged from the hospital?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A patient with ARDS has been on PEEP therapy for 24 hours. What complication should the nurse monitor for during this therapy?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
While caring for a patient who has been admitted with a pulmonary embolism, the nurse notes a change in the patient's arterial oxyhemoglobin saturation (SpO2) from 94% to 88%. The nurse will
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Increasing oxygen flow rate will usually improve oxygen saturation in patients with ventilation-perfusion mismatch, as occurs with pulmonary embolism. Because the problem is with perfusion, actions that improve ventilation, such as deep-breathing and coughing, sitting upright, and suctioning, are not likely to improve oxygenation.
Question 5 of 5
When prone positioning is used in the care of a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which information obtained by the nurse indicates that the positioning is effective?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.