ATI LPN
LPN Fundamentals of Nursing Test Questions
Question 1 of 9
Which of the following statement is NOT true about advance directives?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Advance directives aren't only for the terminally ill (A) untrue; anyone can make them, per law. They include living wills (B), are revocable (C), and guide care (D). A's restriction contradicts broad eligibility, making it the correct false statement.
Question 2 of 9
A nurse is caring for a client with a spinal cord injury during the immediate postinjury period. Which is the priority focus of nursing care during this immediate phase?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: In the immediate post-SCI period, avoiding spine flexion or hyperextension (C) prevents further damage. UTIs (A) and contractures (B) are later concerns. Rehabilitation (D) is long-term. C is correct. Rationale: Spine stabilization is critical to limit cord injury progression, a priority in acute SCI management, per trauma protocols, ensuring neurological preservation over secondary or chronic care goals.
Question 3 of 9
Postulated that FAITH is the way of behaving. He developed four theories of faith and development based on his experience.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: John Westerhoff's faith theory, from the 1970s, sees faith as evolving behavior e.g., growing from received faith to owned faith through life. Gilligan's ethics, Fowler's abstract faith, and Freud's psychoanalysis differ. Westerhoff's experiential stages influence nursing's spiritual care, helping patients find meaning through observable faith actions.
Question 4 of 9
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a pulse?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Pulse characteristics include rate (speed), rhythm (regularity), and volume (strength), per clinical assessment standards. Humidity (D) relates to environment or skin, not pulse. Rate (A) counts beats per minute, rhythm (B) assesses pattern, and volume (C) gauges force all measurable via palpation. Humidity's irrelevance to pulse properties, which focus on arterial pulsation, makes D the correct answer as the non-characteristic, aligning with physiological definitions.
Question 5 of 9
The nurse is teaching a patient to prepare a syringe with 40 units of U-100 NPH insulin for self-injection. The patient's first priority concerning self-injection in this situation is to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Verifying the dose ensures accuracy and safety before injection.
Question 6 of 9
John has a fever of 39.5 degrees 2 days ago, But yesterday, he has a normal temperature of 36.5 degrees. Today, his temperature surges to 40 degrees. What type of fever is John having?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Relapsing fever features high temps (39.5-40°C) with normal periods (36.5°C) e.g., recurring every few days, as in borrelia infections. Intermittent (daily normal), remittent (fluctuating high), and constant (stable) differ. Nurses note this e.g., two-day gap for infectious disease management, per fever types.
Question 7 of 9
Which of the following is the most common cause of dementia among elderly persons?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Alzheimer's is the leading cause of dementia in the elderly.
Question 8 of 9
Which of the following statement best describe adaptive coping?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Adaptive coping is effective stress management (B), per Lazarus reducing tension (e.g., exercise). Increases stress (A) and harmful (D) are maladaptive, avoiding (C) may not resolve. B best defines adaptive's positive outcome, making it correct.
Question 9 of 9
All of the following chart entries are correct except
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Seems agitated' (C) is incorrect; it's subjective, lacking specificity, per charting rules. Vital signs (A), chest pain (B), and ambulation (D) are precise. C violates accuracy and objectivity, making it the exception.