ATI LPN
VATI PN Comprehensive Predictor 2020 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving mechanical ventilation via an endotracheal tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Oral care every 2 hours prevents ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has major depressive disorder and is refusing their medication. The client's family suggests placing the client's medication in their food. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Clients have the right to refuse medication; covert administration violates autonomy.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse in a mental health unit asks a client who has schizophrenia, 'How are you?' Which of the following responses should the nurse identify as the speech alteration of echolalia?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Echolalia is repeating what is heard, as in 'How are you?'
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who has an allergy to penicillin. Which of the following prescriptions should the nurse clarify with the provider?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Cefazolin, a cephalosporin, risks cross-reactivity with penicillin allergies.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is reviewing the medication record of a client who has a new prescription for fluoxetine. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect the provider to discontinue 2 weeks before starting fluoxetine treatment?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Phenelzine, an MAOI, requires a 2-week washout to avoid serotonin syndrome with fluoxetine.