ATI LPN
LPN Fundamentals of Nursing ATI Questions
Question 1 of 9
Which of the following statement best describe resource allocation?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Resource allocation is fair distribution of resources (B), per ethics e.g., beds, staff equitably. Not one patient (A), not patient-decided (C), not skill (D) system-based. B best defines allocation's justice focus, like Mr. Gary's hospital context, making it correct.
Question 2 of 9
The nurse treated Mr. Gary and another patient equally. This is an example of?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Treating patients equally is justice (A) fairness, per ethics. Beneficence (B) does good, fidelity (C) keeps promises, veracity (D) tells truth not equality-specific. A reflects the nurse's impartial care, aligning with justice's principle of equitable resource distribution, making it correct.
Question 3 of 9
A client with schizophrenia is receiving chlorpromazine (Thorazine) 400 mg twice a day. An adverse side effect of the medication is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Chlorpromazine, an antipsychotic, can cause elevated temperature as an adverse effect, linked to neuroleptic malignant syndrome or anticholinergic effects disrupting thermoregulation a serious risk requiring monitoring. Photosensitivity, weight gain, or hypertension are possible but less acute. Nurses watch for fever to intervene swiftly, ensuring client safety during schizophrenia treatment.
Question 4 of 9
Which of the following should be done by the nurse when assisting an elderly client in urinalysis?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Elderly clients urinate, discard first stream, collect midstream e.g., reduces contamination. Pressing (inappropriate), catheter (invasive), multiple voids (incorrect) differ. Nurses assist e.g., instruction for accuracy, per protocols.
Question 5 of 9
In instructing a client on cholesterol, the nurse will teach which of the following things?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Most cholesterol is liver-synthesized, not diet-derived, and is needed, not destroyed intestinally. Nurses clarify this for dietary understanding.
Question 6 of 9
Mr. Gary has been experiencing Diabetes mellitus for 10 years now. This is an example of?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Diabetes for 10 years is chronic illness (B) long-term, per classification. Acute (A) is short, disability (C) functional loss, wellness (D) optimal state. B fits prolonged disease, making it correct.
Question 7 of 9
Nurse researchers use both quantitative and qualitative research in their practices. Which actions are examples of the use of qualitative research?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Qualitative research in nursing explores narratives and experiences, not numbers, offering depth into human perspectives. Examining issues with Native American/First Nation clients uses ethnography, studying cultural health contexts. Investigating past trends is historical research, tracing nursing's evolution through stories. Discovering how illness affects lives is phenomenological, capturing lived experiences like cancer's emotional toll. Examining intervention effects or cause-and-effect in labs is quantitative, focusing on measurable outcomes, not narratives. Qualitative methods generate rich, contextual knowledge like understanding tribal healing views enhancing culturally sensitive care. This contrasts with quantitative's statistical focus, giving nurses tools to address subjective client needs, vital for holistic practice and advancing nursing's interpretive science.
Question 8 of 9
Which of the following statement best describe Medicaid?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Medicaid is a state and federal program for low income (B), per definition public aid. Not wealthy (A), not private (C), not hospital (D) means-tested. B best defines Medicaid's scope, making it correct.
Question 9 of 9
Later that day, he bought his son ice cream and food. What defense mechanism is Legrande unconsciously doing?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Legrande's buying ice cream and food is restitution (A), compensating for shouting at his son. Conversion (B) turns stress into physical symptoms. Redoing (C) isn't a term; undoing reverses. Reaction formation (D) acts opposite to feelings. Restitution, per psychology, repairs guilt, matching his actions, making A correct.