ATI LPN
Patient Care Questions and Answers Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which statement by the nurse is appropriate when giving an assignment to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to help a client ambulate for the first time after a colon resection?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Have the client sit on the side of the bed' is appropriate for a UAP post-colon resection. Sitting prevents orthostatic hypotension, ensuring safety within UAP scope. Deep breaths treat symptoms, not prevention. Unlimited walking risks overexertion. Pain assessment is RN-only. A ensures safe delegation, making it the best instruction.
Question 2 of 5
When walking past a client's room, the nurse hears 1 unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) talking to another UAP. Which statement requires follow-up intervention?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Would you do this one client's glucose test?' requires intervention. Glucose testing is beyond UAP scope; it's an RN/PN task. Teamwork , monitoring confusion , and bed-making are appropriate. B risks safety, needing RN correction, making it the statement to address.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is assessing a 4 month-old infant. Which motor skill would the nurse anticipate finding?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Holding a rattle is anticipated at 4 months. Per development, grasp reflex matures, allowing this skill. Banging blocks (B, 9 months), drinking (C, 6-12 months), or waving (D, 9-12 months) are later. A matches milestones, making it correct.
Question 4 of 5
A partner is concerned because the client frequently daydreams about moving to Arizona to get away from the pollution and crowding in southern California. The nurse explains that
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Fantasies can gratify unconscious wishes or prepare for future events' explains daydreaming. Per psychology, it's a coping mechanism, not dissociation , conversion , or isolation . A fits mental health context, making it the best explanation.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is responsible for several elderly clients, including a client on bed rest with a skin tear and hematoma from a fall 2 days ago. What is the best care assignment for this client?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Supervising a nursing assistant for skin care is best. Skin tears need RN oversight, but UAP can assist, unlike total RN care , self-care , or full delegation . D balances skill and safety.