ATI LPN
Patient Care Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
When caring for a client with a post-right thoracotomy who has undergone an upper lobectomy, the nurse focuses on pain management to promote
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Pain management promotes deep breathing and coughing post-thoracotomy. These prevent atelectasis and pneumonia, per surgical nursing. Relaxation , healing , and motion benefit but breathing is the priority risk reduction.
Question 2 of 5
Which of these clients would the nurse recommend keeping in the hospital during an internal disaster at that facility?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The young adult with acetaminophen overdose should stay during an internal disaster. Day 2 is critical for liver damage risk, per toxicology, needing monitoring. Sepsis , MI , and colitis are more stable. D prioritizes acute risk.
Question 3 of 5
A client calls the evening health clinic to state “I know I have a severely low sugar since the Lantus insulin was given 3 hours ago and it peaks in 2 hours.†What should be the nurse's initial response to the client?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Assessing symptoms first clarifies if hypoglycemia is occurring; Lantus is long-acting and doesn't peak at 2 hours.
Question 4 of 5
Before administering a feeding through a gastrostomy tube, what is the priority nursing assessment?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Ensuring patency prevents complications like obstruction or aspiration during feeding.
Question 5 of 5
In providing care for a client with pain from a sickle cell crisis, which one of the following medication orders for pain control should be questioned by the nurse?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Demerol (meperidine) is avoided in sickle cell crises due to risk of normeperidine accumulation and seizures.