ATI RN
ATI Nursing 137 Exam 3 Fall 2023 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is assessing a client who reports an abnormal sensation of burning or tingling in extremities. Which of the following should the nurse document in the client's record?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Paresthesia is tingling or burning in extremities, often nerve-related. Paralysis, hemiparesis, and paraphasia involve movement or speech, not sensation.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is performing a neurological assessment on a client with a history of Diabetes. When testing the ability to feel the vibrations of a tuning fork, the nurse notices that the client is unable to feel vibrations on the great toe or ankle bilaterally, but is able to feel vibrations on both patellae. What should the nurse suspect from these assessments?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Peripheral neuropathy, common in diabetes, causes distal sensory loss, like inability to feel vibrations in toes and ankles, while proximal sensation (patellae) remains.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is assessing a female client who reports painful menstruation. Which of the following should the nurse document in the client's record about painful menstruation?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Dysmenorrhea is painful menstruation. Dysuria is painful urination, hematuria is blood in urine, and dyschezia is painful defecation.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is performing a rectal examination on a client and finds a firm, irregularly shaped mass. Which of the following is the next action the nurse should take?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A firm, irregular mass may indicate pathology (e.g., tumor), requiring urgent specialist referral. Downplaying or delaying risks harm.
Question 5 of 5
A male client with possible fertility problems asks the nurse where sperm is produced. Which answer should the nurse give the client?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The testes are responsible for producing sperm through spermatogenesis. The vas deferens transports sperm, the epididymis stores and matures it, and the prostate produces fluid for semen, not sperm.