ATI LPN
Fundamentals of Nursing LPN Questions
Question 1 of 9
The nurse is teaching the parents of a 3 month-old infant about nutrition. What is the main source of fluids for an infant until about 12 months of age?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Formula or breastmilk provides essential nutrients and fluids up to 12 months.
Question 2 of 9
A client is being discharged with a prescription for phenytoin (Dilantin). The nurse should instruct the client to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Brushing and flossing after meals prevents gingival hyperplasia, a common phenytoin side effect meals don't buffer GI upset significantly, weekly blood draws aren't routine, and seizure-only dosing is incorrect. Nurses teach oral hygiene, ensuring adherence and minimizing complications in seizure management.
Question 3 of 9
Which of the following principle guides nurses' priorities at a disaster caused by a collapsed building in an earthquake?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: In disaster triage, controlling hemorrhage is prioritized as it's a leading preventable death cause, saving the most lives quickly (e.g., applying tourniquets). Minimal care patients are delayed per reverse triage, head injuries vary in urgency, and age-based priority (children) isn't standard. Nurses focus on rapid, life-saving interventions, maximizing survival rates in chaotic settings with limited resources.
Question 4 of 9
Which of the following statement is true regarding temperature?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Rectal thermometers have pear/round bulbs for safety e.g., infant use. Oral is less accurate than rectal (gold standard), BMR drops with age, and swimming raises BMR (activity). Nurses rely on this design e.g., safe insertion for precise readings, per protocols.
Question 5 of 9
Which of the following statement is TRUE about death rattle?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Death rattle can be treated by suctioning (C), per palliative care removing secretions reduces noise. It's heard on expiration (not A), signals decline, not relaxation (B), and isn't from obstruction (D) it's lower airway pooling. C's treatability aligns with practice, making it the true statement.
Question 6 of 9
It is a transparent membrane that focuses the light that enters the eyes to the retina.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The cornea refracts light onto the retina.
Question 7 of 9
Nurse Angela diagnosed Mrs. Delgado, who have undergone a BKA. Her diagnosis is SELF ESTEEM DISTURBANCE R/T CHANGE IN BODY IMAGE. Although the client has not yet seen her lost leg, Angela already anticipated the diagnosis. This is what type of Diagnosis?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Self-esteem disturbance R/T change in body image' pre-BKA viewing is a risk diagnosis (D); it predicts potential post-amputation, per NANDA. Actual (A) needs current signs, probable (B) and possible (C) aren't standard. D fits anticipation, making it correct.
Question 8 of 9
Which of the following statement is NOT true about team nursing?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Team nursing involves staff (A), led by nurse (B), task-focused (D) 'each has total care' (C) isn't true, primary does, per model. C's total care fails, making it untrue.
Question 9 of 9
A nurse is assessing a client receiving oxygen therapy via a non-rebreather mask. What should the nurse do to ensure the mask is functioning effectively?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Inflating the reservoir bag prior to inhalation (C) ensures a non-rebreather mask functions effectively, providing a high oxygen reserve (up to 95%) for each breath. Deflation (A) limits oxygen. High flow (B) isn't specific to function. Removing valves (D) defeats the design. Proper bag inflation, per respiratory care, ensures maximal delivery.