ATI LPN
ATI LPN Funsamentals Exam V Questions
Extract:
Older adult patient has difficulty remembering information about health history
Question 1 of 5
During a health interview, an older adult patient has difficulty remembering information about the health history. In order to get the information more reliably, the nurse should:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Family input (
A) ensures accurate history. Omitting (
B) skips vital data, repeating (
C) may not help, and reassurance (
D) doesn’t address reliability.
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
When a fever begins to come down, the patient is in a state of
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Defervescence (
D) is fever reduction. Hyperthermia (
A) is high temperature, pyrexia (
B) is fever, and hypothermia (
C) is low temperature.
Extract:
Patient assessed with Glasgow Coma Scale, opens eyes spontaneously, obeys commands, oriented
Question 3 of 5
The nurse who is assessing the patient with the Glasgow Coma Scale finds a patient who can open his eyes spontaneously, obeys all commands, and is oriented. The nurse documents a score of
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A score of 15 (
D) reflects full consciousness (eye opening: 4, verbal: 5, motor: 6). Lower scores (A, B,
C) indicate impairment.
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
To ensure an accurate reading when using a glass oral thermometer, it is necessary to
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Shaking down galinstan (
D) resets the thermometer for accuracy. Rinsing (
A), drying (
B), or alcohol (
C) don’t ensure reading precision.
Extract:
Patient with cardiac disease history, radial pulse 102 beats/min and irregular
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a patient with a cardiac disease history. When measuring vital signs, the nurse finds that the radial pulse is 102 beats/min and irregular. The nurse correctly:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Apical pulse for 1 minute (
A) ensures accuracy with irregularity. Recording (
B) skips validation, and wrist checks (C,
D) are less precise.