ATI LPN
Patient Care Technician Questions and Answers Questions
Question 1 of 5
What is the major purpose of community health research?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Community health research aims to broadly characterize population health trends.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse manager identifies that time spent by staff in charting is excessive, requiring overtime for completion. The nurse manager states that 'staff will form a task force to investigate and develop potential solutions to the problem, and report on this at the next staff meeting.' The nurse manager's leadership style is best described as
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Involving staff in problem-solving reflects a participative (democratic) leadership style.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 75 year old client in congestive heart failure. Which finding suggests that digitalis levels should be reviewed?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Extreme fatigue can signal digitalis toxicity, especially in the elderly with CHF.
Question 4 of 5
A 67 year-old client with non-insulin dependent diabetes should be instructed to contact the out-patient clinic immediately if the following findings are present
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: An open wound risks infection, a serious complication in diabetes requiring prompt attention.
Question 5 of 5
The community health nurse has been caring for an adolescent with a history of morbid obesity, asthma, and hypertension, and is 22 weeks pregnant. Which of these lab reports need to be called to the teen's provider within the next hour?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Low magnesium and high creatinine suggest renal dysfunction, urgent in pregnancy.