ATI LPN
PN ATI Learning System Medical Surgical Final Quiz Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has continuous bladder irrigation following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Reporting viscous drainage with clots indicates ineffective irrigation, requiring provider intervention.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has thrombophlebitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse recommend for the plan of care?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Compression stockings improve blood flow and reduce swelling, pain, and clot formation.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is working with an assistive personnel (AP) who is assigned to bathe a client who has herpes zoster. The AP asks the nurse if herpes zoster is contagious. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Herpes zoster is contagious to people who have never had chickenpox. People who have never had chickenpox can contract the varicella-zoster virus from a person who has herpes zoster and develop chickenpox as a primary infection.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who begins having a tonic-clonic seizure while sitting in a chair at the bedside. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Lowering the client to the floor and protecting the head prevents injury during the seizure.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has infective endocarditis about how to prevent recurrence. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Notifying the doctor before dental procedures allows for prophylactic antibiotics to prevent endocarditis.