ATI LPN
Providing Personal Care and Comfort Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is preparing a client for a colonoscopy. Which instruction should the nurse include to reduce the risk of complications?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Avoid eating solid food for 24 hours before' reduces colonoscopy risks. Clear bowels minimize perforation or obstruction, per prep standards. Meds may be held, milk obscures view, and pain reporting is post-procedure. A ensures safety, making it key.
Question 2 of 5
Delirium tremens could best be described as
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Delirium tremens is an excited state with disorientation, hallucinations, and tachycardia, a severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome, per addiction nursing. A fits dementia, B isn't specific, and D describes seizures. C matches the acute, life-threatening presentation requiring intervention.
Question 3 of 5
A child is sent to the school nurse by a teacher who has a written note that fifth disease is suspected. Which characteristic would the nurse expect to find?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Erythema on the cheeks with a 'slapped face' appearance is characteristic of fifth disease (parvovirus B19), per pediatric nursing. Vesicles suggest varicella, rose pink macules fit roseola, and Koplik spots indicate measles. B confirms the suspected diagnosis.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is assessing a client in the emergency room. Which statement suggests that the problem is acute angina?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: My pain is deep in my chest behind my breast bone' suggests acute angina. Substernal pain is classic, per cardiac assessment. Sitting or breathing worsening pain leans toward pleuritic causes, and stomach suggests GI issues. A aligns with angina's hallmark.
Question 5 of 5
Hospital staff requests that the parents with a Greek heritage of a hospitalized infant remove the amulet from around the child's neck. The parents refuse. The nurse understands that the parents may be concerned about
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Evil eye or envy of others is the likely concern for Greek parents with an amulet. This cultural belief protects against harm, per transcultural nursing. Development , spirits , and balance are less specific. B respects cultural context.