ATI LPN
LPN Fundamentals of Nursing ATI Questions
Question 1 of 5
The Healthy People initiative includes a variety of objectives for promoting health and preventing illness. Which is an example of one of these objectives?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Healthy People sets evidence-based goals to boost U.S. health, and reducing adolescent marijuana use is a key objective cutting substance use lowers risks like addiction or mental health issues, aligning with illness prevention and youth wellness. More nurses or hospital funding, while supportive, aren't direct objectives workforce and economics underpin goals, not define them. Reducing insurance companies isn't a target; access expansion is. Marijuana reduction tied to data showing rising teen use fits the initiative's focus on behavior and health outcomes, guiding nursing to educate or screen in schools. This objective reflects nursing's preventive role, tackling a measurable public health issue with broad impact, distinct from structural fixes, and rooted in decades of Healthy People's population-focused vision.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is determining the need for suctioning in a client with an endotracheal tube (ETT) attached to a mechanical ventilator. Which observation by the nurse is inconsistent with the need for suctioning?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Low peak inspiratory pressure (D) suggests a leak, not secretion buildup needing suctioning. Restlessness (A), gurgling (B), and congestion (C) indicate obstruction. D is correct. Rationale: High pressure, not low, accompanies secretion retention, per ventilator management principles.
Question 3 of 5
Initially after a stroke, a client's pupils are equal and reactive to light. Later, the nurse assesses that the right pupil is reacting more slowly than the left and that the systolic blood pressure is beginning to rise. What complication should the nurse consider that the client is developing?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Slow pupil reaction and rising systolic BP post-stroke suggest increasing ICP (D), part of Cushing's triad. Spinal (A) or hypovolemic shock (B) don't fit. Herniation (C) is a result, not the process. D is correct. Rationale: ICP rise from stroke edema causes neurological and hemodynamic changes, requiring urgent management, per stroke care protocols.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is providing post procedure care to a client who had a cardiac catheterization. The client begins to manifest signs and symptoms associated with embolization. Which action should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Embolization post-catheterization (e.g., limb pain, pallor) requires immediate provider notification (A) for intervention like thrombolysis. Compress (B), fluids (C), or monitoring (D) are secondary. A is correct. Rationale: Embolism is a vascular emergency; prompt reporting ensures rapid treatment, per cardiac care standards, preventing tissue loss.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is assessing a client with a traumatic brain injury. Which finding indicates a worsening condition that requires immediate reporting to the healthcare provider?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A fixed, dilated pupil (D) indicates worsening brain injury, likely herniation, needing immediate reporting. GCS 12 (A), equal pupils (B), or normal RR (C) are less urgent. D is correct. Rationale: Pupil fixation signals severe ICP elevation, a neurosurgical emergency, per brain trauma standards, requiring rapid intervention.