ATI LPN
LPN Fundamentals Exam Evolve Questions
Extract:
The home health nurse assessing skin lesions
Question 1 of 5
The home health nurse assessing skin lesions uses the PQRST mnemonic as a guide. What does the S in this guide indicate?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: In the PQRST mnemonic for pain assessment, 'S' stands for severity, referring to how intense or bothersome the symptoms are.
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
What is a nursing intervention that helps to build trust, encourages the patient to have faith in the care being received, and meets psychosocial needs?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Patient education helps build trust by empowering patients with knowledge about their condition and care plan. It encourages patients to have confidence in the care they are receiving and addresses their psychosocial needs by reducing anxiety and uncertainty.
Extract:
A college student has brought his hallucinating roommate to the college clinic. The young man says his roommate has been experimenting with phencyclidine (PCP)
Question 3 of 5
A college student has brought his hallucinating roommate to the college clinic. The young man says his roommate has been experimenting with phencyclidine (PCP). How long should the nurse expect the hallucinations to last?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Hallucinations from PCP can last from 6 to 12 hours, depending on the dose and individual response.
Extract:
An older adult patient with COPD
Question 4 of 5
The nurse recognizes that an older adult patient with COPD has a higher incidence of developing which age-related skeletal change that will alter the ability to exchange air effectively?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Kyphosis, or excessive curvature of the thoracic spine, can compress the thoracic cavity and reduce lung expansion, which impacts effective air exchange in COPD patients.
Extract:
A hospitalized severely burned victim during the emergent phase
Question 5 of 5
What is the last intervention for a hospitalized severely burned victim during the emergent phase?
Correct Answer: F
Rationale: Tetanus prophylaxis is important to prevent infection but is typically administered after the immediate life-threatening issues have been addressed.