ATI LPN
LPN Fundamentals Exam Questions
Question 1 of 5
The most important skills needed to obtain accurate information from your client is:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Good communication and critical thinking are the most crucial skills for obtaining accurate client information. Communication listening, questioning, clarifying builds trust, encouraging honest responses (e.g., detailed pain history). Critical thinking analyzes these responses, spotting inconsistencies or probing deeper (e.g., linking fatigue to sleep issues), ensuring data reliability. Teaching and assessment are roles, not skills for gathering data; teaching informs, doesn't collect. Cognitive skills overlap with critical thinking, but pairing with teaching misses communication's primacy. Psychomotor skills (e.g., taking vitals) and courage are useful but secondary manual tasks don't extract perceptions, and bravery doesn't ensure accuracy. Communication and critical thinking together elicit and interpret client input effectively, foundational for a precise, comprehensive assessment in nursing.
Question 2 of 5
A walk-in client enters into the clinic with a chief complaint of abdominal pain and diarrhea. The nurse takes the client's vital signs hereafter. What phase of nursing process is being implemented here by the nurse?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Taking vital signs is part of the assessment phase, gathering data about the client's condition.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is ordered to administer ampicillin capsule TID p.o. The nurse should give the medication...
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: TID p.o. means three times a day by mouth, regardless of meal timing unless specified.
Question 4 of 5
The family of an accident victim who has been declared brain-dead seems amenable to organ donation. What should the nurse do?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Listening and providing honest answers supports informed decision-making.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following statement is incorrect about a patient with dysphagia?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Dysphagia patients often need feeding assistance, making this statement incorrect.