ATI RN
Vital Signs and Pain Assessment Questions
Question 1 of 5
When assessing a patient with significant shortness of breath, the nurse should:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is conducting a health fair for older adults. Which statement is true regarding vital sign measurements in aging adults?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A 13-year-old girl is interested in obtaining information about the cause of her acne. The nurse should share with her that acne:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is assessing the skin of a patient who has acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and notices multiple patchlike lesions on the temple and beard area that are faint pink in color. The nurse recognizes these lesions as:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Kaposi's sarcoma is a vascular tumor that, in the early stages, appears as multiple, patchlike, faint pink lesions over the patient's temple and beard areas. Measles is characterized by a red-purple maculopapular blotchy rash that appears on the third or fourth day of illness. The rash is first observed behind the ears, spreads over the face, and then spreads over the neck, trunk, arms, and legs. Cherry (senile) angiomas are small (1 to 5 mm), smooth, slightly raised bright red dots that commonly appear on the trunk in all adults over 30 years old. Herpes zoster causes vesicles up to 1 cm in size that are elevated with a cavity containing clear fluid.
Question 5 of 5
A patient has been shown to have a sensorineural hearing loss. During the assessment, it would be important for the nurse to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.