ATI LPN
LPN Fundamentals Practice Test Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which color tag will be given by the triage nurse to a client assigned to class IV, during a mass casualty situation?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Class IV in mass casualty triage (black tag, B) indicates expectant/deceased, unlikely to survive. Red (A) is immediate. Green (C) is minor. Yellow (D) is delayed. B is correct. Rationale: Black tags prioritize resources for salvageable patients, a standard in disaster triage, per START protocol.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following reasons is the most important, as well as the most widely accepted, reason for nurses using nursing process?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The nursing process's most important and widely accepted reason is facilitating communication with the healthcare team. This structured approach assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation creates a common language, ensuring physicians, therapists, and nurses align on client care. For example, documenting a client's respiratory distress via the process informs all team members, enhancing coordination. While it builds nursing knowledge, addresses health problems, and standardizes care, communication is the linchpin, enabling collaborative, effective interventions across disciplines.
Question 3 of 5
A client asks you how to best prevent vaginal infections. Your best answer would include which of the following statements?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Explaining that vaginal pH stops many bacteria is true and educational, highlighting the body's natural defense against infections like bacterial vaginosis. Vinegar douches disrupt this balance, cranberry juice aids urinary health not vaginal, and medications aren't preventive norms. This empowers the client with knowledge, a key nursing role in infection prevention.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse receives a report at the beginning of the shift and learns that the client scores 7 on the Glasgow Coma Scale. The nurse realizes that this client is at which of the following levels of consciousness?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A Glasgow Coma Scale score of 7 indicates coma minimal responsiveness below 8. Higher scores denote disability or alertness. Nurses assess this for neurological status.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is taking the client's blood pressure. The physician asks for the pulse pressure. To obtain the pulse pressure, the nurse will have to do which of the following things?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Pulse pressure is systolic minus diastolic pressure, reflecting arterial force, not requiring machines or pulse rates. Nurses calculate this for cardiovascular insight.