ATI LPN
V1 ATI PN Comprehensive Predictor 2020 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse in an acute mental health facility observes a client having a panic attack. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement first?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Abdominal breathing reduces acute panic symptoms immediately.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription for digoxin to treat heart failure. Which of the following should the nurse include as an expected effect of this medication?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Digoxin increases cardiac output by enhancing contractility.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse working on a mental health unit is meeting with a client who has been on the unit for 2 days. The nurse greets the client and asks, 'What has been happening with you today?' Which of the following therapeutic techniques is the nurse using?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Broad openings encourage the client to share freely.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse and assistive personnel (AP) are caring for a client who requests a PRN pain medication. After the nurse administers the medication, which of the following tasks should the nurse assign to the AP?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Checking response is within AP scope, unlike evaluation or monitoring for allergies.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with the guardian of a client who is neutropenic. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Fever in neutropenia signals infection risk, requiring immediate reporting.