ATI LPN
Introduction to Nursing Practice Quiz Questions
Question 1 of 5
When working with clients regarding stress and stressors, which of the following statements should you keep in mind?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Stress is a universal human experience , varying in source and intensity but unavoidable across all individuals and cultures. Not all stress is harmful ; eustress can motivate growth. Stress exists in all cultures (C is false), and it can be an asset (D is false), like driving performance. Recognizing stress's universality informs nursing care, ensuring interventions address its inevitability while distinguishing between beneficial and detrimental forms, enhancing client support.
Question 2 of 5
A depressed client is unable to maintain eye contact with the nurse. The client's chin drops, and the client looks at the floor. Which aspect of communication has the nurse assessed?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Nonverbal communication includes body language like eye contact and posture, signaling depression here. Social skills are broader, cultural barriers aren't indicated, and message filters are cognitive, not observable. Nonverbal cues provide critical emotional insight, making it the assessed aspect.
Question 3 of 5
A supervisor observes inconsistency in a psychiatric and mental health nurse's behavior toward a client as unreasonably concerned, overly kind, or irrationally hostile. The best explanation is that the nurse is displaying:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Countertransference explains the nurse's inconsistent, emotionally charged behavior, reflecting personal feelings projected onto the client. Seductive behavior is specific and unindicated, empathic resonance is positive alignment, and transference is client-driven. Countertransference fits psychiatric nursing risks, requiring supervision, making it the best explanation.
Question 4 of 5
A client has been receiving hemodialysis for 3 months. During the history assessment the client reports that they find themselves feeling angry whenever it is time for the dialysis treatment. The nurse can probably attribute this to:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Anger during dialysis reflects grief over lost health, a normal reaction per Kübler-Ross. Brain changes lack evidence, personality flaws are judgmental, and denial doesn't fit anger. Grief explains emotional response to chronic illness, making it the attribution.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse planning to teach a client how to use Benson's relaxation techniques to treat hypertension is essentially teaching the client to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Benson's technique shifts the body from sympathetic (stress) to parasympathetic (relaxation) mode , lowering BP via reduced heart rate and tension. Thought replacement is cognitive, not Benson's focus; biofeedback uses tech, unlike Benson; adrenaline contradicts relaxation. Option C fits its physiological mechanism, making it correct.