ATI LPN Fundamentals Exam

Extract:

Question 1 of 5

A nurse is transcribing a client's medication prescriptions and is having difficulty reading the provider's handwriting. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A. Contact the provider to clarify the prescription.B. Interpret the prescription according to the client's medical history.C. Clarify the prescription with the family:D. Ask the pharmacist for clarification of the prescription.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Provider clarification (
A) ensures accuracy. Interpreting (
B), family input (
C), or pharmacist guessing (
D) risks errors.

Extract:

Patient scratching with hives 2 hours after antibiotic, develops difficulty breathing and low blood pressure

Question 2 of 5

The nurse notes that the patient is scratching and has hives 2 hours after receiving a dose of antibiotic medication. The patient soon starts having difficulty breathing and his blood pressure drops. What is the correct analysis of the patient's condition?

A. The patient is having a mild reaction that can be treated easily with an antihistamine.B. The patient is experiencing a moderate allergic reaction and should improve shortly.C. The patient is having an anaphylactic reaction and emergency interventions should be started.D. These symptoms are probably due to food poisoning because very few patients have true allergic responses.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Hives, breathing difficulty, and hypotension indicate anaphylaxis (
C), requiring emergency action. Mild (
A) or moderate (
B) reactions lack severity, and food poisoning (
D) doesn't cause these symptoms.

Extract:

Group of clients including one requiring dialysis

Question 3 of 5

A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse identify is at the greatest risk of developing medication toxicity?

A. A client who has a respiratory infectionB. A client who has hyperthyroidismC. A client who requires dialysisD. A client who has back pain

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Dialysis patients (
C) have poor drug excretion, increasing toxicity risk. Respiratory (
A), hyperthyroidism (
B), and back pain (
D) pose less risk.

Extract:

New client being admitted

Question 4 of 5

A nurse is working with an RN to admit a new client. Which of the following steps of the nursing process is the nurse using when assisting to formulate goals for a positive outcome?

A. PlanningB. Data collectionC. EvaluationD. Implementation

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Formulating goals is planning (
A). Data collection (
B) gathers info, evaluation (
C) assesses outcomes, and implementation (
D) performs actions.

Extract:

Patient at risk for polypharmacy

Question 5 of 5

Which assessment finding indicates that the patient is at risk from polypharmacy? (Select all that apply.)?

A. The patient has weekly laboratory tests for warfarin dosing.B. The patient uses four different pharmacies to fill his 16 prescriptions.C. The patient is allergic to strawberries, latex, and penicillin antibiotics.D. The patient takes three different medications to treat hypertension.E. The patient's daughter administers the patient's eyedrops every evening.

Correct Answer: B,D

Rationale: Multiple pharmacies (
B) risk interactions, and three hypertension drugs (
D) increase polypharmacy risk. Warfarin tests (
A), allergies (
C), and eyedrops (E) don't contribute.

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