ATI RN
ATI Community Leadership Disaster and Neuro Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who was injured by a blast of high-order explosives. Medics report secondary injuries from the explosion. The nurse anticipates what type of injuries?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Penetrating injuries are characteristic of secondary blast injuries, caused by flying debris and shrapnel propelled at high velocity from the explosion. These injuries penetrate the skin and tissues, often requiring urgent surgical intervention. Blunt force trauma is associated with tertiary blast injuries, hollow organ damage with primary blast injuries, and post-trauma stress disorder is a psychological condition, not a physical secondary injury.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for Sumatriptan (Imitrex) tablets to treat migraine headaches. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Instructing the client to call a physician immediately for chest pain is critical, as Sumatriptan can cause serious cardiovascular side effects, such as angina or myocardial infarction. Chewing tablets affects absorption, daily use is not indicated, and repeat dosing should occur after 2 hours, not 1.
Question 3 of 5
The school nurse identifies 12 students with confirmed cases of influenza A. The families of the children are advised to keep the children home for a minimum of 5 to 7 days. Which of the following is an appropriate action by the nurse?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Education on respiratory and hand hygiene is effective in reducing influenza spread by teaching preventive measures. Closing the school for 6 weeks is excessive, discipline for handwashing is inappropriate, and a mandatory flu clinic is not the most immediate action.
Question 4 of 5
The community health nurse is educating new nurses on the spread of infectious diseases. The nurse utilizes which of the following approaches to explain the factors that allow the reproduction and spread of infectious disease?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The epidemiologic triangle (agent, host, environment) explains how infectious diseases spread, guiding prevention strategies. Levels of prevention (
B), natural history (
C), and health promotion (
D) address prevention stages, disease progression, or general health but not transmission factors.
Question 5 of 5
A community health nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about descriptive analytics. The nurse recognizes that which of the following best describes the purpose of descriptive analytics in nursing?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Descriptive analytics summarizes and interprets historical data to identify trends and patterns, aiding nurses in understanding past health events and informing care decisions. Predicting outcomes is predictive analytics, developing protocols is prescriptive analytics, and real-time monitoring is not descriptive analytics.