ATI LPN
Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice Questions
Question 1 of 5
While providing medications, the nurse realizes that an incorrect dose was provided to a patient. Which characteristic does the nurse demonstrate when the error is reported to the manager?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Reporting a medication error demonstrates honesty , admitting the mistake for accountability and patient safety. Caring involves empathy, not reporting. Organized tracks tasks, not errors. Responsible includes broader duties, but honesty specifically fits admitting fault. Transparency aligns with ethical nursing, ensuring correction, making it the characteristic shown.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse understands which information regarding patient-centered care?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Patient-centered care is a competency where the client controls their care , per QSEN and nursing standards, emphasizing autonomy. A project is an initiative, not the definition. Purposeful care is broad, missing client control. Evidence-based practice supports, but isn't, patient-centeredness. A reflects the nurse's understanding of empowering clients, making it the correct information.
Question 3 of 5
To demonstrate clinical reasoning skills, what action does the nurse take?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Clinical reasoning involves assessing and acting on patient needs, like delegating vital signs post-op to monitor stability. Lunch collaboration is social, not clinical. Documentation records, not reasons. Requesting medication is specific but less reasoning-focused than delegation. B shows prioritization and teamwork, key reasoning skills, making it the demonstration.
Question 4 of 5
An older adult client is in the hospital. The client is ambulatory and independent. What intervention by the nurse would be most helpful in preventing falls in this client?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: For an independent, ambulatory older adult, keeping the bathroom light on at night reduces fall risk by aiding navigation in an unfamiliar hospital setting, per the document's feedback. A commode or toileting schedule isn't needed for independence. Side rails as restraints are inappropriate and risky. Lighting mitigates confusion and poor vision, common fall contributors in hospitalized elderly, making it the most helpful intervention.
Question 5 of 5
An older client had hip replacement surgery and the surgeon prescribed morphine sulfate for pain. The client is allergic to morphine and reports pain and muscle spasms. When the nurse calls the surgeon, which medication would he or she suggest in place of the morphine?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Morphine allergy requires an alternative. Hydromorphone is a safe opioid for pain, per the document, unlike Beers-listed cyclobenzaprine (A, spasms), ketorolac (C, NSAID), and meperidine (D, risky in elderly). B addresses pain and spasms effectively, avoiding adverse effects, making it the suggested choice.