ATI LPN
Skin Integrity and Wound Care NCLEX Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which statement, made by an LPN/LVN during a patient interaction, indicates a therapeutic response?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Therapeutic responses promote patient expression and trust. 'Are you saying your cast is uncomfortable? Tell me more' uses clarification and open-ended questioning, encouraging elaboration per communication standards. Sharing personal loss shifts focus to the nurse. Suggesting ointment is directive, not therapeutic. Relating to surgery dislike assumes feelings. Choice C aligns with patient-centered care, aiding assessment and emotional support, making it the correct therapeutic statement.
Question 2 of 5
It is important to assess a patient's actual cultural beliefs because:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Individual beliefs vary within cultures. A patient may not adhere to typical cultural health beliefs e.g., rejecting herbal remedies per patient-centered care principles. Self-perception is influenced but secondary. Family beliefs aren't always shared. Diversity is true but broad. Assessing actual beliefs ensures tailored care (e.g., refusing pork-based meds), making it the correct and most practical reason.
Question 3 of 5
An advantage of robotic surgery is that the surgeon has:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Robotic surgery (e.g., da Vinci) enhances precision via magnified 3D views and fine instrument control, per surgical studies. Assistants support, not guide. Unobstructed view is partial precision is key. Lasers aren't standard. Precise movements reduce trauma, a key advantage LPNs note in recovery care, making this the correct and primary benefit.
Question 4 of 5
When teaching a patient to use an incentive spirometer, the patient's technique is correct if they are:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Incentive spirometry expands lungs, preventing atelectasis. Slow, deep breaths held 3 seconds maximize air volume, per nursing texts. Exhaling forcibly (Choices A, D) defeats inhalation focus. Five breaths hourly is frequency, not technique. Correct form slow inhale, hold ensures lung expansion, an LPN teaching point, making this the correct technique.
Question 5 of 5
On arrival from PACU, the patient complains of severe thirst, is restless, tachypneic, and tachycardic. You would likely suspect:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Thirst, restlessness, tachypnea, and tachycardia signal hypovolemia fluid loss (e.g., bleeding) post-op, per shock assessment. Cardiogenic shock includes cold, clammy skin, not thirst. Anesthesia response fades, not intensifies. Overdose slows respirations. Hypovolemia fits, needing fluid checks, an LPN alert, making it the correct suspicion.