ATI LPN Fundamentals Test

Extract:

A patient with diarrhea and vomiting

Question 1 of 5

A nurse is using personal protective equipment (PPE) before entering the room of a patient with diarrhea and vomiting who is being treated for an intestinal infection. The nurse most likely needs to use which combination of PPE?

A. Gown, gloves, and mask.B. Reusable gown and mask.C. Gown, gloves, and goggles (or glasses).D. Shoe covers, gown, and gloves.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Gown, gloves, and goggles protect against splashes from diarrhea and vomiting, which are likely in an intestinal infection, ensuring comprehensive safety.

Extract:

An assistive personnel (AP) about using personal protective equipment

Question 2 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?

A. I will wear gloves and a gown when bathing a client who has open skin lesions.B. I will wear gloves when measuring a client's BP.C. I will wear gloves to reduce the number of times I have to wash my hands.D. I will wear gloves whenever I am in contact with clients.

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:

Question 3 of 5

The nurse clarifies that the difference between the use of earlier types of isolation procedures and the use of current Standard Procedures plus Transmission-Based Precautions as outlined by the CDC:

A. Is complicated and hard to follow.B. Is that new diseases have continued to appear for which the older isolation techniques were ineffective.C. Is based on newer knowledge of how HIV is spread, to better protect health care workers from blood-borne pathogens.D. Is based on the premise in the new procedures that all body substances except sweat may be infectious, even when the person is not known to have a specific disease.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Standard Precautions assume all body fluids except sweat may be infectious, enhancing universal protection.

Extract:

A 76-year-old patient following bowel resection surgery

Question 4 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:

A. Limit ambulation.B. Turn, cough, and deep breathe every 2 hours.C. Keep the room door closed.D. Get blood pressure, pulse, and respirations assessed every 4 hours.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Turning, coughing, and deep breathing every 2 hours prevents pneumonia, a common HAI, by clearing lung secretions.

Extract:

A nurse who accidentally punctured his finger with a needle

Question 5 of 5

A nurse has accidentally punctured his finger with a needle he used to give an IM injection to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A. Wash the puncture site with soap and water.B. Begin postexposure prophylaxis the following day.C. Squeeze as much blood as possible from the puncture site.D. Flush the puncture site with water for 5 min.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Washing with soap and water immediately cleans the puncture site, reducing infection risk.

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