ATI LPN
Providing Personal Care and Comfort Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with end-stage heart failure. The family members are distressed about the client's impending death. What action should the nurse do first?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Assessing coping patterns informs tailored support, making it the priority step.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is assessing a newborn delivered at home by a client addicted to heroin. Which of the following would the nurse expect to observe?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Neonatal abstinence syndrome from heroin includes jitteriness peaking 24-48 hours post-delivery.
Question 3 of 5
A client has been taking alprazolam (Xanax) for 3 days. Nursing assessment should reveal which expected effect of the drug?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Alprazolam reduces anxiety symptoms like tachycardia and tremors as its primary effect.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is teaching a group of adults about modifiable cardiac risk factors. Which of the following should the nurse focus on first?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Smoking cessation has the greatest immediate impact on reducing cardiac risk.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a child with cystic fibrosis. The nurse would anticipate that the child would be deficient in which vitamins?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: CF impairs fat-soluble vitamin (A, D, E, K) absorption; D and K are commonly supplemented.