ATI LPN
LPN Fundamentals Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following statement, if made by the nurse, is considered not therapeutic?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: It must be awful (B) isn't therapeutic; it assumes the client's feelings, projecting the nurse's view, per Rogers. Asking past coping (A), feelings (C), or triggers (D) invites exploration, fostering trust. B risks shutting down dialogue by implying judgment, not empathy, making it non-therapeutic and the correct answer.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following is TRUE with regards to learning?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Do not teach in pain' (D) is true; pain hinders focus, per learning theory. Complex-to-simple (A) reverses progression, hard goals (B) discourage, visual-only (C) ignores styles. D ensures effective learning, making it correct.
Question 3 of 5
Nurse Angela is about to make a diagnosis but very unsure because the S/S the client is experiencing is not specific with her diagnosis of POWERLESSNESS R/T DIFFICULTY ACCEPTING LOSS OF LOVED ONE. She then focus on gathering data to refute or prove her diagnosis but her plans and interventions are already ongoing for the diagnosis. Which type of Diagnosis is this?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Powerlessness R/T loss' with nonspecific signs and ongoing plans is possible (C); Angela's uncertainty prompts data collection, per NANDA. Actual (A) needs clear evidence, probable (B) isn't standard, risk (D) predicts. C fits tentative status, making it correct.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following statement is TRUE about somatic pain?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Somatic pain arises from skin, bones, and muscles (C), per somatic nociception well-localized, unlike visceral. Distension (A) is visceral, poorly localized (B) too. 'All' (D) includes false A and B. C correctly identifies somatic pain's source, validated by pain anatomy, making it the true statement.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following is NOT an eminent sign of death?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Eminent signs of death include death rattle (A), apnea (B), and swallowing loss (D), per dying process body fails. Increased muscle tone (C) is untrue tone decreases as muscles relax terminally. C contradicts flaccidity, making it the correct non-sign.