ATI LPN
LPN Fundamentals Exam Evolve Questions
Extract:
A patient preparing to receive electroconvulsive therapy
Question 1 of 5
A patient is preparing to receive electroconvulsive therapy. The nurse caring for this patient identifies which patient problem as the highest priority?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Addressing the patient's anxiety and providing information about the procedure can help reduce fear and improve cooperation.
Extract:
A patient is admitted with an overdose of an opioid narcotic
Question 2 of 5
When a patient is admitted with an overdose of an opioid narcotic, the nurse should anticipate an order for which drug to reverse the effects of the narcotic?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Narcan (naloxone) is the drug of choice to reverse the effects of opioid overdose by displacing opioids from receptor sites.
Extract:
Family members of a stroke victim
Question 3 of 5
When should family members of a stroke victim expect to see some of the neurologic involvement disappear?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: This is the period during which the most significant recovery of neurologic function typically occurs following a stroke.
Extract:
An older adult patient
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is assisting an older adult patient out of bed when suddenly the patient begins to fall. What is the likely cause of the fall?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Orthostatic hypotension is a common cause of sudden falls in older adults when they change positions, leading to dizziness or fainting.
Extract:
For the past 3 weeks, the nurse has observed a patient interacting with staff and other patients, helping decorate the dining room for a party, and leading the singing in the activity room. Today, the patient tearfully refuses to dress or get out of bed
Question 5 of 5
For the past 3 weeks, the nurse has observed a patient interacting with staff and other patients, helping decorate the dining room for a party, and leading the singing in the activity room. Today, the patient tearfully refuses to dress or get out of bed. The nurse recognizes these behaviors as evidence of which psychiatric disorder?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The described behavior of extreme mood swings (elevated mood followed by significant depression) is characteristic of bipolar disorder.