ATI RN
RN ATI Fundamentals of Nursing Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is working with a team of nursing personnel within a facility. Which of the following are necessary task performance roles that members of the group or the leader must perform?
Correct Answer: A,C,D
Rationale: Coordinator (
A) evaluator (
C) and energizer (
D) are essential for task performance. Self-confessor (
B) is interpersonal not task-focused.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is reviewing a client's prescription for 1,000 ml of 5% dextrose in water IV to infuse over 8 hr. At 1400 the nurse observes that there is 500 ml of solution remaining in the client's current IV bag. At what time should the nurse administer the next bag of IV solution?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: With 500 ml remaining at 1400 and a rate of 125 ml/hr the current bag will finish at 1800 (1400 + 4 hr). Thus the next bag should start at 1800.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who refuses treatment and asks to be discharged from the hospital against medical advice. The nurse notifies the client's provider,who tells the nurse to restrain the client if necessary to keep her from leaving the hospital. The nurse understands that restraining this client would be considered which type of civil action by the nurse?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Restraining a client against their will (
A) constitutes false imprisonment. Other choices involve different legal violations.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for several clients who are at various developmental stages. The nurse should explain that,according to Erikson acceptance of death is a primary task of which of the following stages of psychosocial development?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Integrity vs. despair (
C) in late adulthood involves reflecting on life and accepting death. Other stages focus on different developmental tasks.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who requests prescription pain medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Determining the pain’s location is the first step to assess its nature and guide treatment.
Choices B C and D follow assessment.