ATI RN
ATI Fundamentals Assessment Exam Midterm Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client who has hypothyroidism. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Hypothyroidism causes weight gain due to slowed metabolism from low thyroid hormones. Palpitations, diaphoresis, and exophthalmos are associated with hyperthyroidism.
Question 2 of 5
What eye function is the nurse preparing to assess when the client is asked to stand 20 feet from a specific chart that is mounted on the examination room wall?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Standing 20 feet from a Snellen chart assesses distant vision, measuring visual acuity for far objects. Peripheral vision uses confrontation testing, external structures require close inspection, and near vision uses charts at 14 inches.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is performing a respiratory physical examination on a healthy patient. When performing the percussion physical assessment technique, the lung percussion note should be:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Resonance is the normal percussion note over healthy, air-filled lungs, indicating air transmission. Tympanic notes suggest hollow structures, flat notes dense tissues, and dullness fluid or solid masses.
Question 4 of 5
While examining a client, the nurse observes the client's chest to be barrel-shaped. The nurse would interpret this as indicating which of the following?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A barrel-shaped chest results from chronic lung hyperinflation in COPD, expanding the rib cage. Pigeon chest (pectus carinatum) protrudes, funnel chest (pectus excavatum) depresses, and pneumonia causes consolidation, not this shape.
Question 5 of 5
During an assessment of the ear structures, the nurse would expect to identify which structure as part of the middle ear?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The tympanic membrane (eardrum) is in the middle ear, separating it from the external ear and transmitting sound vibrations. The ear lobe and pinna are external, and the cochlea is in the inner ear.