ATI RN
ATI Nurs 112 Fundamentals of Nursing Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is assessing a patient's bilateral pulses for symmetry. Which pulse site should not be assessed on both sides of the body at the same time?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Simultaneous carotid pulse assessment risks cerebral blood flow reduction, potentially causing dizziness or syncope. Other sites are safe bilaterally.
Question 2 of 5
The physician orders acyclovir 400 mg po three times a day for herpes. The medication is supplied in 800-mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer?
Correct Answer: 0.5
Rationale: Calculation: 400 mg / 800 mg per tablet = 0.5 tablet per dose.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a patient who came to the emergency department with confusion and muscle cramps after working outside on a hot day. What is the priority action of the nurse?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Assess temperature and vital signs first to confirm heat-related illness severity before initiating cooling measures.
Question 4 of 5
When a person touches a hot stove, the resulting cellular damage causes a reaction that converts the stimuli into a pain impulse. What is the term for this conversion?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Transduction converts a painful stimulus into a pain impulse. Perception interprets, transmission carries, and modulation inhibits the signal.
Question 5 of 5
The client has been hospitalized after a severe head injury. The nurse recognizes that the client's difficulty in maintaining a normal body temperature when there is no infection present can be the result of which of these?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Head injuries can disrupt hypothalamic temperature regulation, causing instability. Other options don’t explain consistent fluctuations.