ATI RN
ATI RN Pharmacology 2019 III Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has a chest tube in place to a closed chest drainage system. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client's lung has expanded?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: No fluctuations in the water seal chamber indicate the lung has re-expanded, as there's no air movement.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has a head injury. The client states they fell off a ladder while painting approximately 2 hours ago and lost consciousness for 45 minutes according to their partner. The nurse should determine that the client is experiencing which of the following classifications of traumatic brain injury?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A loss of consciousness for 45 minutes indicates a moderate traumatic brain injury, as it falls between 30 minutes and 6 hours, per standard classification.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse in a provider's office is assessing an older adult client whose son reports that the client has been sick with a respiratory illness for the past 6 days. Which of the following assessment findings is a manifestation of pneumonia in the older adult client?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Confusion is a common manifestation of pneumonia in older adults due to hypoxia or systemic infection.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has had a stroke involving the right hemisphere. Which of the following alterations in function should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Right-hemisphere strokes commonly cause agnosia, such as inability to recognize familiar faces, due to impaired visual and spatial processing. Hemiparesis affects the left side, and language issues are left-hemisphere related.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is teaching about risk factors for developing a stroke with a group of older adult clients. Which of the following nonmodifiable risk factors should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Genetics is a nonmodifiable risk factor, influencing conditions like clotting disorders that increase stroke risk.