ATI LPN
Assessment Nursing Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The most appropriate care for a palliative care patient experiencing existential distress is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Existential distress involves questions of meaning, purpose, or spirituality, best addressed by a spiritual carer who specializes in these concerns. Family support is social, psychological support addresses mental health, and a chaplain may overlap but is less broad than a spiritual carer.
Question 2 of 5
Which individual established the American Red Cross?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Clara Barton was an American teacher, nurse, and humanitarian who organized the American Red Cross after the Civil War, making her the founder.
Question 3 of 5
Which is considered a primary care service?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Primary care services focus on health promotion and disease prevention, such as administering childhood immunizations.
Question 4 of 5
During report, the nurse obtains information on a 98-year-old patient who has terminal lung cancer and is admitted for palliative care. The nurse describes her breathing as labored, with periods of apnea alternating with deep breaths. The NAP reports the patient's respiratory rate as 12/min. After the nurse confirms these findings, how does the nurse describe this pattern?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Cheyne-Stokes respirations are characterized by cycles of deep breaths followed by apnea, often seen in end-of-life conditions like terminal lung cancer due to brain stem dysfunction or hypoxia. Kussmaul’s is rapid and deep (metabolic acidosis); agonal is irregular and gasping (near death); hypoventilation is slow and shallow, not matching this pattern.
Question 5 of 5
Respiratory rate in adults higher than 24 beats per minute, called
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A respiratory rate above 24 breaths per minute in adults is tachypnea, or increased breathing (D), often due to hypoxia or anxiety. Slow breathing (A) is bradypnea; tidal (B) is normal volume; deep (C) describes depth, not rate.