ATI LPN
PN ATI Learning System Medical Surgical Final Quiz Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has tuberculosis and a prescription for rifampin. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as a harmless and expected adverse effect of rifampin?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Red-orange discoloration of urine is a harmless, expected side effect of rifampin.
Question 2 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.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching about improving gas exchange with a client who has emphysema. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Pursed-lip breathing helps improve gas exchange by preventing air trapping and increasing exhalation time.
Question 4 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 5 of 5
A nurse is preparing to care for a group of clients after receiving change-of-shift report. From which of the following clients should the nurse collect data first?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Dyspnea in emphysema indicates respiratory distress, requiring immediate assessment.