ATI LPN
Providing Personal Care and Comfort Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is assigned to a client with Parkinson's disease. Which findings would the nurse anticipate?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Parkinson's features resting tremors, shuffling gait, and sometimes echolalia.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse and a student nurse are discussing the specific points about infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers. Which of these comments by the student indicates a need for clarification of information?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The third dose should be at 6 months (24 weeks), not tied to 16 weeks from the second dose.
Question 3 of 5
At a nursing staff meeting, there is discussion of perceived inequities in weekend staff assignments. As a follow-up, the nurse manager should initially
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Clarifying rationale addresses concerns and sets the stage for discussion.
Question 4 of 5
Postoperative orders for a client undergoing a mitral valve replacement include monitoring pulmonary artery pressure together with pulmonary capillary wedge pressure with a pulmonary artery catheter. The purpose of these actions by the nurse is to assess
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Wedge pressure reflects left ventricular preload, critical post-mitral surgery.
Question 5 of 5
A client was admitted with a diagnosis of pneumonia. When auscultating the client's breath sounds, the nurse hears inspiratory crackles in the right base. Temperature is 102.3 degrees Fahrenheit orally. What other finding would the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Fever causes flushed skin due to vasodilation.