ATI RN
ATI Fundamental Exams Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse assesses four patients. Which patient has greatest risk for hypomagnesemia?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Chronic alcoholism increases hypomagnesemia risk due to poor dietary intake, increased renal excretion, and impaired absorption of magnesium. Hypernatremia, bone cancer, and respiratory acidosis are less directly linked.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse has completed care procedures for a client who requires airborne precautions. Which of the following items of personal protective equipment (PPE) should the nurse remove first?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Gloves are the most contaminated PPE and should be removed first to prevent contamination of other PPE or hands. Mask, gown, and goggles follow in that order.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has named a person to serve as his health care proxy. The client states he needs clarification about this type of advance directives. Which of the following statements by the client indicates a need for clarification?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The client can choose any competent adult as a health care proxy, not only a family member, indicating a misunderstanding. Other statements correctly describe proxy activation, decision-making, and flexibility.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The nurse should expect which of the following findings?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: BPH causes prostate enlargement, obstructing the urethra and leading to difficulty starting urine flow, weak stream, and hesitancy. Painful urination is linked to infections, urge incontinence to overactive bladder, and critically elevated PSA to prostate cancer or other conditions, not necessarily BPH.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is monitoring a client who received epinephrine for angioedema after a first dose of losartan. Which of the following data indicates a therapeutic response to the epinephrine?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Unlabored respirations indicate epinephrine has reduced airway swelling from angioedema, ensuring airway patency. Peripheral edema, groin pain, and blood pressure are not primary indicators of epinephrine’s effect on angioedema.