ATI LPN
LPN Fundamentals of Nursing ATI Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following situation is considered as an intentional tort?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Divulging private patient information to the media is an intentional tort breach of confidentiality requiring deliberate action to disclose. Miscounting gauze, causing burns, or failing to monitor are negligence, unintentional failures in care. Intentional torts involve willful acts violating patient rights, and nurses must safeguard privacy under HIPAA and ethical codes, facing legal consequences if breached.
Question 2 of 5
During a change-of-shift report, it would be important for the nurse relinquishing responsibility for the care of the patient to communicate. Which of the following facts to the nurse assuming responsibility for the care of the patient?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The removal of the nasogastric tube (NGT) 2 hours ago is the most critical update during a shift change, as it alters the patient's care plan impacting nutrition, medication delivery, and monitoring needs (e.g., for nausea or aspiration). The oncoming nurse must know this to adjust interventions and assess post-removal effects, ensuring continuity. A resolved headache is useful but less urgent, lacking immediate care implications. A negative barium enema from 3 days ago is historical, not current, and less relevant to immediate needs. Family visits are psychosocially notable but don't directly guide clinical action. The NGT removal's recency and impact make it the priority, enabling seamless, safe care transition per nursing standards.
Question 3 of 5
To initiate an intervention the nurse must be competent in three areas, which include:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Initiating interventions requires competence in knowledge (understanding the intervention's basis, e.g., why a drug works), function (applying it practically, e.g., administering it correctly), and specific skills (technical proficiency, e.g., IV insertion). This trio ensures safe, effective action e.g., giving insulin requires knowing its effects, how to deliver it, and injection technique. Experience and advanced education enhance competence but aren't core areas; they build on knowledge and skills. Skills, finances, and leadership are disjointed finances aren't a clinical competency, and leadership is broader than intervention execution. Leadership, autonomy, and skills mix role attributes with ability, missing function's practical focus. Knowledge, function, and specific skills form the essential framework for nurses to act confidently and competently, aligning with standards for intervention delivery in patient care.
Question 4 of 5
The appropriate position of a patients neck to facilitate introduction of a nasogastric tube into the nostril is:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The neck should be extended tilted slightly back during nasogastric (NG) tube insertion to align the nasal passage, pharynx, and esophagus, easing the tube's path to the stomach. Hyperextension (extreme backward tilt) over-aligns, risking airway entry or discomfort. Flexion (chin to chest) closes the pharynx, obstructing passage and increasing gagging or esophageal misplacement risk. Rotation to the left misaligns anatomy, complicating insertion without aiding trajectory. Extension, often with a pillow removed, straightens the route, reducing resistance and trauma (e.g., nasal irritation), making it the recommended position in nursing practice for safe, efficient NG tube placement.
Question 5 of 5
It is best described as a systematic, rational method of planning and providing nursing care for individuals, families, group and community
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The nursing process is a systematic, rational approach encompassing all care phases.