ATI LPN
Chapter 14 Organizing Patient Care Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 10 year-old client who will be placed on heparin therapy. Which assessment is critical for the nurse to make before initiating therapy
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Heparin dosing is weight-based in children to ensure safe anticoagulation.
Question 2 of 5
A client confides in the RN that a friend has told her the medication she takes for depression, Wellbutrin, was taken off the market because it caused seizures. What is an appropriate response by the nurse?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Encouraging verification of misinformation empowers the client without altering treatment.
Question 3 of 5
Which of these women in the labor and delivery unit would the nurse check first when the water breaks (ROM) for all of them within a 2 minute period?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Multigravida at +2 station, 7 cm dilated, and 50% effaced is closest to delivery, requiring immediate assessment post-ROM.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with congestive heart failure. Which finding requires the nurse's immediate attention?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Pulse oximetry of 85% indicates hypoxemia, a critical issue in CHF requiring immediate intervention.
Question 5 of 5
The parents of a child who has recently been diagnosed with asthma ask the nurse to explain the condition to them. The best response is 'Asthma causes
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Asthma involves bronchoconstriction and inflammation, narrowing airways and obstructing flow.