ATI LPN
ATI LPN Fundamentals Exam 1 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical surgical unit. Which of the following tasks is unsafe to assign to an assistive personnel (AP)?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale:
Choice A is unsafe because observing a confused client with tubes requires clinical judgment beyond an AP’s scope.
Choices B, C, and D are routine tasks suitable for APs.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who acquired hepatitis A from consuming contaminated food. The client's mouth is an example of which of the following links in the chain of infection?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale:
Choice C is correct because the mouth is the portal of entry for hepatitis A via contaminated food.
Choice A is the source (feces),
Choice B is the client, and
Choice D is the virus.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following is a component of clinical decision-making that the nurse should use to make an evidence-based decision?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale:
Choice A is correct because critical thinking is a component of decision-making, analyzing evidence logically.
Choices B and D are outcomes or processes, and
Choice C is a tool.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is collecting data on a client who has had diarrhea for several days. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale:
Choice B is correct because dehydration is expected from fluid loss in diarrhea.
Choice A suggests peritonitis,
Choice C is unrelated, and
Choice D indicates ileus, not diarrhea.
Question 5 of 5
A graduate nurse is reviewing information about the NCLEX exam on the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) website. Which of the following information should the nurse identify about the NCLEX exam?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale:
Choice D is correct because NCLEX uses an 80% confidence rule for passing via CAT.
Choices A, B, and C are outdated or false per current NCSBN data.