ATI LPN
ATI LPN Fundamentals Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
In order for the nurse to administer medication safely, the nurse must understand the 10 rights of safe medication administration. Identify all of the rights listed below (Select All That Apply).
Correct Answer: C,D,E,F
Rationale: Medication (
C), evaluation (
D), assessment (E), and client education (F) are rights ensuring correct drug, monitoring, appropriateness, and patient understanding. Method (
A) and unit (
B) are covered under route and dose.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is transcribing a client's medication prescriptions and is having difficulty reading the provider's handwriting. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Provider clarification (
A) ensures accuracy. Interpreting (
B), family input (
C), or pharmacist guessing (
D) risks errors.
Extract:
Newly licensed nurse learning about telephone prescriptions
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is orienting a newly licensed nurse about obtaining telephone prescriptions. Which of the following statements by the new nurse indicates a need for further teaching?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Transcribing to nurse's notes (
B) is incorrect; orders go to medical records. Repeating (
A), clarifying (
C), and signing (
D) are correct practices.
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about pharmacodynamics. The nurse should include that which of the following medication levels occurs when a medication is at the lowest serum concentration?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Trough (
C) is the lowest drug level before the next dose. Half-life (
A) is time to halve concentration, peak (
B) is highest, and toxic (
D) is harmful level.
Extract:
Group of clients including one requiring dialysis
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse identify is at the greatest risk of developing medication toxicity?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Dialysis patients (
C) have poor drug excretion, increasing toxicity risk. Respiratory (
A), hyperthyroidism (
B), and back pain (
D) pose less risk.