ATI LPN
Patient Comfort Questions Shadow Health Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is providing instructions for a client with asthma who is sensitive to house dust-mites. Which information about prevention of asthma episodes would be the most helpful to include during the teaching?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Hot water (at least 130°F) kills dust mites, reducing asthma triggers.
Question 2 of 5
When teaching new parents prevention of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) what is the most important practice the nurse should instruct them to do?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Supine sleeping is the strongest evidence-based SIDS prevention measure.
Question 3 of 5
Following a diagnosis of acute glomerulonephritis (AGN) in their 6 year-old child, the parents remark: 'We just don't know how he caught the disease!' The nurse's response is based on an understanding that
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: AGN is a post-streptococcal immune response, not a contagious disease.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 20 lbs (9 kg) 6 month-old with a 3 day history of diarrhea, occasional vomiting and fever. Peripheral intravenous therapy has been initiated, with 5% dextrose in 0.33% normal saline with 20 mEq of potassium per liter infusing at 35 ml/hr. Which finding should be reported to the health care provider immediately?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Frequent vomiting risks dehydration and electrolyte imbalance, requiring urgent reporting.
Question 5 of 5
While caring for the client during the first hour after delivery, the nurse determines that the uterus is boggy and there is vaginal bleeding. What should be the nurse's first action?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Massaging the boggy fundus promotes contraction to control bleeding.