ATI LPN
ATI LPN Fundamentals Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about routes of medication administration. The nurse should include that which of the following routes has the fastest rate of absorption?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Intravenous (
C) delivers drugs directly to blood, fastest absorption. Intramuscular (
A) is slower, enteral (
B) involves digestion, and topical (
D) is localized.
Extract:
Patient receiving 0900 medications
Question 2 of 5
The nurse goes into a patient's room and administers her 0900 medications. When should the nurse document that the medications were given?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Immediate documentation (
C) ensures accuracy and informs other providers. End-of-shift (
A) risks forgetting, pre-administration (
B) assumes completion, and delayed (
D) increases errors.
Extract:
Patient prescribed daily Benadryl with difficulty staying awake
Question 3 of 5
A woman has been prescribed a daily Benadryl for allergy symptoms by her health care provider. She recently began have difficulty staying awake at work, most likely this is related to the Benadryl. Which of the following best describes this response?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Drowsiness is a Benadryl side effect (
B). Therapeutic effect (
A) relieves allergies, toxic effect (
C) involves overdose, and allergic reaction (
D) involves rash or swelling.
Extract:
Older adult client transferred from long-term care facility
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is performing a medication reconciliation while admitting an older adult client transferred from a long-term care (LTC) facility. Which of the following should the nurse identify as part of the medication reconciliation process?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: LTC medications (
A) are key to reconciliation for continuity. Recommendations (
B) and discontinuation (
C) follow reconciliation, and other pharmacies (
D) are secondary.
Extract:
Postoperative patient on antibiotic therapy, develops hives and itching after second IV dose
Question 5 of 5
A postoperative patient is undergoing antibiotic therapy. She has never had any problems taking medications in the past. When the nurse hung the second dose of IV antibiotics, the patient suddenly developed hives and itching. The nurse recognized this was most likely a(n):
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Hives and itching indicate an allergic reaction (
A), an immune response. Side effects (
B) are predictable, toxic effects (
C) involve overdose, and idiosyncratic reactions (
D) are rare and unrelated.