ATI RN
ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor 2023 Retake 1 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription for atorvastatin. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Reporting muscle pain is critical with atorvastatin, a statin, due to risk of rhabdomyolysis. It's taken at any time, grapefruit juice increases drug levels, and blood pressure is not affected.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a child who has terminal cancer. Which of the following responses by the child's school-age brother should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: School-age children (6-12) often exhibit magical thinking, believing their actions cause events like a sibling's death, leading to guilt. Regression, alienation, and believing death is reversible are less typical.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is undergoing electroconvulsive therapy. Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Assisting with ambulation is within the assistive personnel's scope, requiring no clinical judgment. Checking condition, witnessing consent, and administering medication require nursing expertise.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has a history of migraines. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Visual disturbances, like auras, are common in migraines, often preceding headache. Leg pain, chest tightness, and abdominal cramping are not typical migraine symptoms.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client who has a chest tube with a water seal drainage system. Upon assessment, the nurse notes tidaling in the water seal. Which of the following is an explanation for the tidaling?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Tidaling in the water seal chamber, where the water level rises and falls with respirations, indicates a patent chest tube connected to the pleural space and an airtight drainage system, showing proper function. If the lung has re-expanded, tidaling would stop due to restored pleural pressure. A loop of tubing could cause fluid accumulation, not tidaling. Obstruction by clots would prevent tidaling, causing stagnant water levels and possible respiratory distress.