ATI RN
Vital Signs Health Assessment Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is assessing for inflammation in a dark-skinned person. Which technique is the best?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
In assessing the tonsils of a 30 year old, the nurse notices that they are involuted, granular in appearance, and appear to have deep crypts. What is correct response to these findings?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A 40-year-old patient who has just finished chemotherapy for breast cancer tells the nurse that she is concerned about her mouth. During the assessment the nurse finds areas of buccal mucosa that are raw and red with some bleeding, as well as other areas that have a white, cheesy coating. The nurse recognizes that this abnormality is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A 65-year-old patient with a history of heart failure comes to the clinic with complaints of 'being awakened from sleep with shortness of breath.' Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is assessing the lungs of an older adult. Which of these changes are normal in the respiratory system of the older adult?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.