ATI LPN
ATI LPN Fundamentals Exam III Questions
Extract:
A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about reducing the risk for medication errors
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about reducing the risk for medication errors. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Avoiding distractions during medication preparation helps maintain focus and reduces the likelihood of errors.
Extract:
The patient is ordered a nasal spray
Question 2 of 5
The patient is ordered a nasal spray. Which intervention should the nurse instruct the patient to do prior to administration of the nasal spray?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Asking the patient to blow his/her nose to clear the nasal passages is important before administering nasal spray to ensure the medication can reach the nasal mucosa effectively.
Extract:
A nurse opens a unit-dose of a prescribed medication prior to administering it to a client who refuses to take the medication
Question 3 of 5
A nurse opens a unit-dose of a prescribed medication prior to administering it to a client. The client refuses to take the medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Reporting the incident to the provider is essential to ensure patient safety and compliance with healthcare regulations, allowing for further evaluation of the client's needs.
Extract:
A nurse is reinforcing discharge instructions for a client who has asthma and is about to start using beclomethasone MDI
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing discharge instructions for a client who has asthma and is about to start using beclomethasone MDI. For which of the following findings should the nurse instruct the client to monitor and report to the provider as an adverse effect of the medication?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: White coating in the mouth can be indicative of oral thrush, a fungal infection that can occur as an adverse effect of inhaled corticosteroids like beclomethasone MDI.
Extract:
A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 100 mcg PO to a client who has hypothyroidism
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 100 mcg PO to a client who has hypothyroidism. Available is levothyroxine 50 mcg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Correct Answer: A
Rationale:
To administer the correct dose of levothyroxine, which is 100 mcg, the nurse would need to give two tablets of the 50 mcg levothyroxine. This is because two tablets of 50 mcg each will sum up to the total prescribed dose of 100 mcg.