ATI RN
RN ATI Fundamentals of Nursing Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse administers an incorrect medication to a client. Following an assessment of the client,the nurse determines that the client has experienced no untoward effects as a result of the medication. The nurse does not complete an incident report because no harm came to the client. Which of the following ethical principles did the nurse violate?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failing to report the error violates beneficence (
A) which prioritizes client safety. Other principles are not directly violated.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is admitting a client who reports anorexia and is experiencing malnutrition. Which of the following laboratory findings should the nurse expect to be altered?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Albumin (
D) decreases in malnutrition due to reduced protein synthesis. Other markers are unrelated to nutritional status.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which of the following situations requires that the nurse wear gloves?
Correct Answer: A,B,E
Rationale: Oral care (
A) urine handling (
B) and ostomy care (E) involve potential exposure to infectious materials requiring gloves.
Choices C and D do not.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client's cranial nerves as part of a neurological examination. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to assess cranial nerve III?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Cranial nerve III (oculomotor nerve) controls pupil constriction and eye movement. Checking pupillary response to light assesses its function by evaluating pupil size changes.
Choice B tests cranial nerves IX and X
Choice C assesses cranial nerve II and
Choice D evaluates cranial nerve VII.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for several clients who are at various developmental stages. The nurse should explain that,according to Erikson acceptance of death is a primary task of which of the following stages of psychosocial development?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Integrity vs. despair (
C) in late adulthood involves reflecting on life and accepting death. Other stages focus on different developmental tasks.