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ATI Fundamentals Exam Nursing 100 Exam 3 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse applies padded boots to maintain the foot in dorsiflexion to a client who is comatose. The nurse is protecting the client from:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Applying padded boots for dorsiflexion helps prevent foot drop a condition where the foot is permanently in a plantar-flexed position which can lead to contractures. Decubitus ulcers require pressure relief pooling of blood is managed with positioning or compression and blood pressure changes are unrelated to dorsiflexion.
Question 2 of 5
A client at a healthcare facility has been diagnosed with polyuria. How would the nurse describe the client's condition in the medical record?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Polyuria is characterized by greater than normal urinary volume often due to conditions like diabetes mellitus or diuretic use. Inadequate elimination refers to oliguria absence of urine is anuria and difficult voiding describes dysuria none of which match polyuria.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse moves a client's arm from an outstretched position to a position at the side of his body. What is the term used to describe this type of body movement?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Adduction is the movement of a body part toward the midline as described. Extension straightens a joint circumduction is circular and abduction moves away from the midline.
Question 4 of 5
Ordered: Morphine sulfate 12 mg IM Available: Morphine sulfate 15 mg/mL How many mL will you administer?
Correct Answer: 0.8
Rationale: Volume = dose/concentration: 12 mg ÷ 15 mg/mL = 0.8 mL.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is leading an exercise class for a group of adults aged 65 years and older. The nurse incorporates isotonic,isometric and isokinetic exercises into the class. Which activity is an isometric exercise?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Contracting the gluteal muscles while holding a simple yoga pose is an isometric exercise involving muscle contraction without joint movement. Carrying a ball walking and lifting the knee are isotonic exercises involving joint motion.