ATI LPN
Health Assessment Nursing Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which client action is most likely to promote acid-base balance?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Quitting smoking in a client with COPD promotes acid-base balance by improving oxygenation and reducing CO2 retention which can cause respiratory acidosis. Avoiding undercooked meat (A) prevents infection but doesn't directly affect acid-base balance. Daily antacids in alkalosis (C) would worsen the condition. Reducing fat intake (D) is unrelated to acid-base balance.
Question 2 of 5
Which conditions or health problems demonstrate the presence of inflammation without infection? Select one that apply..
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Allergic rhinitis (A) rheumatoid arthritis (C) and cholecystitis (F) involve non-infectious inflammation. Hepatitis (B) cellulitis (D) appendicitis (E) and TB (G) are infectious.
Question 3 of 5
A technique in physical assessment that is used to assess the movement of air through the tracheobronchial tree.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Auscultation uses a stethoscope to listen to air movement in the tracheobronchial tree. Palpation (A) is for touch inspection (C) is visual and percussion (D) assesses density through tapping.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is preparing to make an occupied bed for a patient who is on aspiration precautions. What will the nurse do to ensure the safety of this patient during the bed change?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: For patients on aspiration precautions, maintaining the head of the bed at a 30- to 45-degree angle reduces the risk of aspiration by using gravity to keep gastric contents below the esophagus. Flat positions (C) increase aspiration risk, and folding a pillow (B) or holding the head (D) doesn’t address this effectively.
Question 5 of 5
When making a surgical bed with no patient present, at which time is it unnecessary to perform hand hygiene?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hand hygiene is unnecessary after fanfolding clean sheets (D) if hands remain uncontaminated, as it’s the final step with clean linen. It’s required before starting (A), after ungloving (B), and after handling soiled linen (C), even if not visibly soiled.