ATI LPN
Introduction to Nursing Practice Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse researches the Nurse Practice Act before completing a skill. Which body is responsible for enforcing this Act?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The State Board of Nursing enforces the Nurse Practice Act, ensuring compliance with scope and standards in each state. The County Health Department focuses on local health, not nursing regulation. The State Department of Health oversees broader health policy, not Act enforcement. The National League for Nursing advances education, not enforcement. The Board holds authority over licensure and discipline, making it the body responsible for upholding the Act's rules, critical for safe skill performance.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse notes that a patient's blood pressure has dropped. The patient is experiencing nausea, dizziness, and abdominal pain. Which characteristic does the nurse demonstrate when the healthcare provider is notified with the patient's condition?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Notifying the provider about a patient's deteriorating condition shows responsibility , ensuring timely intervention. Caring reflects empathy, honesty isn't primary here, and organized aids tracking, but responsibility encompasses acting on changes. Duty to monitor and report upholds safe care, making it the demonstrated trait.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse working in a medical home would do which of the following as part of the job?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: In a medical home model, the nurse's primary role is to coordinate interprofessional care , ensuring seamless collaboration among healthcare providers to meet patient needs holistically. Advocating with insurance may occur but isn't central to the model. Holding team meetings supports coordination but isn't the job's core. Out-of-network referrals contradict the model's focus on integrated care. Coordination aligns with the patient-centered, team-based approach of medical homes, enhancing outcomes through communication and planning, making it the best description of the nurse's role.
Question 4 of 5
The new nurse asks the preceptor how context affects clinical judgment. What response by the preceptor is best?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Context in clinical judgment integrates the patient's full story circumstances, history, and needs shaping decisions beyond raw data. Denying context's role ignores real-world factors. Environment is partial, missing patient specifics. Complexity is true but vague. A best explains how context, like socioeconomic or cultural factors, refines judgment, enhancing accuracy and empathy, making it the preceptor's best response.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse wishes to participate in an activity that will influence health outcomes. What action by the nurse best meets this objective?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Creating transportation directly improves access to care, influencing health outcomes by ensuring appointments are kept. Lobbying and running for office shape policy indirectly, with delayed impact. A food pantry aids nutrition but less directly ties to outcomes. A addresses a practical barrier, yielding measurable health benefits, making it the best action.