ATI LPN
ATI LPN Fundamentals Test Questions
Extract:
An assistive personnel (AP) about using personal protective equipment
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with an assistive personnel (AP) about using personal protective equipment while caring for clients. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the AP understands the instructions?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Wearing gloves and a gown when bathing a client with open skin lesions prevents pathogen transmission, indicating proper PPE understanding.
Extract:
Using protective nonsterile gloves
Question 2 of 5
The nurse using protective nonsterile gloves in the provision of patient care will wash his or her hands after removal of the gloves in order to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Hand washing after glove removal prevents transfer of organisms that may have contacted hands during removal.
Extract:
An older adult patient who is in traction for a broken femur
Question 3 of 5
To prevent a urinary infection in an older adult patient who is in traction for a broken femur, the nurse would:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Encouraging fluid intake dilutes urine, flushing bacteria and reducing urinary tract infection risk.
Extract:
A patient in the home use of disinfectant
Question 4 of 5
The nurse instructing a patient in the home use of disinfectant would include the information that the disinfectant can be used to:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Removing organic matter before disinfecting ensures the disinfectant can effectively contact and eliminate pathogens on surfaces.
Extract:
A 76-year-old patient following bowel resection surgery
Question 5 of 5
The nursing intervention most likely to decrease the chance of health care-associated infections (HAIs) for a 76-year-old patient following bowel resection surgery would be to have the patient:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Turning, coughing, and deep breathing every 2 hours prevents pneumonia, a common HAI, by clearing lung secretions.