ATI LPN
PN ATI Learning System Medical Surgical Final Quiz Questions
Extract:
Question 1 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.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is scheduled for a sigmoid colon resection with colostomy. Which of the following statements by the client indicates a need for further teaching?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The diet does not have to change to a soft diet after surgery. The client can resume a normal diet as tolerated.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client following a hip arthroplasty. The nurse should place an abduction pillow on the client for which of the following purposes?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: An abduction pillow prevents hip dislocation by keeping the legs apart and aligned.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse in an urgent care clinic is collecting data from a client who has extensive burns, including on her face. Which of the following data should the nurse collect first?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The nurse should first collect the respiratory rate to determine if the client has any signs of airway obstruction, inhalation injury, or respiratory distress, which are life-threatening complications of facial burns.
Question 5 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.