ATI RN
ATI Nurs 112 Fundamentals of Nursing Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Covert 102.5 Fahrenheit to C (round to tenths)
Correct Answer: 39.2
Rationale: Formula: °C = (°F - 32) × 5/9. (102.5 - 32) × 5/9 = 39.1666, rounded to 39.2 °C.
Question 2 of 5
When a smiling and cooperative patient complains of discomfort, nurses caring for this patient often harbor misconceptions about the patient's pain. Which of the following is true?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Pain is subjective; patients are the best judges of their pain. Addiction risk is low with proper use, pain doesn’t always reflect tissue damage, and chronic pain has physiological bases.
Question 3 of 5
Mrs. Watson tells Lana that she is worried about getting addicted to the morphine because she has heard that it can happen. How should Lana respond? (Case Study #2)
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Reassure that morphine for severe pain, when used as prescribed, has low addiction risk. Other responses are inaccurate or unhelpful.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse must take a patient's rectal temperature. Which should the nurse do?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Wear gloves for infection control during rectal temperature measurement. Modern thermometers take seconds, Sims’ position is preferred, and 1.5 inches is the correct depth for adults.
Question 5 of 5
Your 95-year-old client's vital signs are as follows: oral T 98.6 F: P (radial) 84 with irregularity: R 18, normal depth, & regular: BP (left arm, sitting) 140/86. Which nursing assessment(s) would be done to obtain more data at this time?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: An irregular radial pulse suggests arrhythmia, so an apical pulse for one minute is needed to assess heart rhythm accurately.