ATI RN
ATI RN Fundamentals Exam 2 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is discussing the blood flow pattern of the heart. The nurse should recognize which of the following as the accurate blood flow pattern of the heart?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct blood flow pattern is: vena cava → right atrium → right ventricle → pulmonary artery → lungs → pulmonary vein → left atrium → left ventricle → aorta.
Choice C accurately describes this sequence.
Choice A incorrectly starts with the aorta and misorders the pulmonary vessels.
Choice B swaps pulmonary vein and artery, disrupting the flow.
Choice D starts with the aorta and ends with vena cava, which is incorrect. The rationale follows the heart’s circulation: deoxygenated blood enters via the vena cava, flows to the right heart, is pumped to the lungs for oxygenation, returns via pulmonary veins to the left heart, and is pumped out through the aorta.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is performing an assessment of the clients lungs. The nurse recognizes that the left lung:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The left lung has two lobes (upper and lower), unlike the right lung’s three. It’s not limited to the upper lobe posteriorly, not shorter due to the stomach, and lacks a horizontal fissure, which is specific to the right lung.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is auscultating a client's chest for breath sounds. In which situation should the nurse expect to auscultate increased breath sounds?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Increased breath sounds, like wheezing or rhonchi, occur when the bronchial tree is obstructed by secretions, causing turbulent airflow. Bronchial sounds in the trachea are normal, sneezing doesn’t increase lung sounds, and resting clients have normal sounds.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse explains the different parts of the ear to a client while teaching the client how to administer eardrops. The nurse pulls the upper ear that consists of movable cartilage and skin up and back and recognizes that this part is called the:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The auricle (pinna) is the external ear’s cartilage and skin, pulled up and back to straighten the ear canal for eardrop administration. The mastoid process is a bony structure, the outer meatus is the ear canal, and the concha is a depression in the auricle.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is auscultating heart sounds on a client and hears an extra sound late in diastole, just before the S1. How should the nurse document this finding?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: An extra sound late in diastole before S1 is the third heart sound (S3), often associated with heart failure due to rapid ventricular filling. S4 occurs earlier, friction rubs are pericardial, and split S2 involves valve closure timing.