ATI LPN
Patient Care Technician Questions and Answers Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following should be included in a plan of care for a client receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN)?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Changing TPN solution every 24 hours is essential, per the document, to prevent bacterial overgrowth in the hypertonic solution, ensuring safety. Withholding meds is incorrect; they can coexist. Flushing isn't required pre-TPN, and bed rest isn't mandated by TPN mobility depends on condition. B aligns with infection control standards, reducing sepsis risk, making it a key care plan element.
Question 2 of 5
An 86 year-old nursing home resident who has impaired mental status is hospitalized with pneumonic infiltrates in the right lower lobe. When the nurse assists the client with a clear liquid diet, the client begins to cough. What should the nurse do next?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Checking the gag reflex is the next step when an 86-year-old with pneumonia coughs on a clear liquid diet. Coughing suggests aspiration risk, common in impaired mental status; a weak gag reflex confirms swallowing issues, necessitating swallowing evaluation. Thickening fluids or solids assumes causation prematurely. IV fluids don't address aspiration. B ensures safety, guiding further interventions, making it the priority action.
Question 3 of 5
A client in a long term care facility complains of pain. The nurse collects data about the client's pain. The first step in pain assessment is for the nurse to
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Accepting the client's report of pain is the first step in assessment. Pain is subjective; validating it builds trust and ensures accurate data collection, per standards. Coping methods and location/intensity follow. Status is vague. C aligns with pain management principles, prioritizing patient experience, making it the initial action.
Question 4 of 5
Which of these clients would be appropriate to assign to a practical nurse (PN)?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: An elderly client with cystitis and catheter is appropriate for a PN. Stable care aligns with PN skills, unlike complex dressings , family complaints , or unstable TIA , which need RN expertise. B fits PN scope, making it suitable.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse assigns an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to care for a client with a musculoskeletal disorder. The client ambulates with a leg splint. Which task requires supervision of the UAP?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Reporting redness over a joint requires supervision. It involves assessment, beyond UAP scope; RN must interpret. Monitoring response is RN-only, but encouragement and transfers are delegable. A ensures RN oversight, making it the supervised task.