ATI RN
ATI Nursing 137 Exam 3 Fall 2023 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is assessing a client who reports cessation of menses. The nurse should document the cessation of menses in the client's record as:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Menopause is the cessation of menses. Salpingitis is tube inflammation, adnexa are uterine structures, and menarche is menstruation onset.
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
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.
Question 4 of 5
A client drove himself to the urgent care center for, "Legs that look like balloons and difficulty walking." The nurse assesses 4+ edema of both legs based upon which finding?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: 4+ edema shows very deep, prolonged pitting, indicating severe fluid buildup, unlike lesser degrees of pitting.
Question 5 of 5
During an abdominal assessment,the nurse elicits tenderness on light palpation in the right lower quadrant. The nurse recognizes that this finding could indicate a problem with which organ?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Right lower quadrant tenderness suggests appendicitis. Sigmoid (left), liver (upper right), and gallbladder (upper right) are elsewhere.