ATI LPN
Fundamentals of Nursing LPN Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a spinal cord injury. Which assessment findings alert the nurse that the client is developing autonomic hyperreflexia (autonomic dysreflexia)?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Autonomic dysreflexia in spinal cord injury features hypertension and bradycardia (A) from unopposed sympathetic response below the injury. Paralysis (B) is baseline. Sweating/pyrexia (C) or tachycardia/shock (D) don't fit. A is correct. Rationale: Reflexive BP spike and slowed heart rate signal this emergency, requiring immediate action like removing stimuli, per SCI care.
Question 2 of 5
When nurses assist clients in exploring their lifestyle habits and health behaviors to identify health risks, nurses are most likely to use which of the following models?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Nurses helping clients explore lifestyle habits and health behaviors to identify risks most likely use wellness models. These frameworks focus on holistic health promotion, emphasizing prevention and self-awareness over disease treatment, unlike the medical model's pathology focus. Wellness models, like Pender's Health Promotion Model, assess habits like diet or exercise to pinpoint risks and encourage positive change, aligning with nursing's preventive role. The psychosocial model addresses emotional factors, and the physiological model targets bodily functions, but neither fully encompasses lifestyle exploration. This approach empowers clients to take proactive steps, such as reducing smoking to prevent lung disease, enhancing overall well-being.
Question 3 of 5
A true pathogen will cause disease or infection:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A true pathogen causes disease in a healthy person, distinguishing it from opportunistic pathogens that target the immunocompromised. These organisms, like Salmonella, have virulence factors enabling infection regardless of immune status, unlike allergens or rare cases. This understanding guides nursing infection control, emphasizing universal precautions for such pathogens to protect all clients, not just vulnerable ones, in healthcare settings.
Question 4 of 5
The vocal cords have and function with which of the following kinds of tissue?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
You are ready to take the client's oral temperature. You ask this client how long it has been since drinking something hot or cold or smoking. The client admits having just drunk a cup of hot coffee. You will wait how long before taking the temperature?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.