ATI RN
ATI RN Fundamentals Exam 3 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse recognizes that chronic stress can lead to a variety of illnesses in a patient. This is primarily because:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Chronic stress causes physiologic responses like HPA axis activation and cortisol release to become maladaptive leading to allostatic load. This dysregulation contributes to illnesses like cardiovascular disease and immune dysfunction. Genetic changes (
A) are secondary and less immediate. Hormone deficits (
C) may occur but are not the primary mechanism. Psychologic energy loss (
D) is a consequence not the main cause.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who is discussing being placed on hospice care. Which statement by the client indicates an understanding of hospice care?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Understanding hospice care includes knowing that pain medication is available for comfort a key focus. Planning travel suggests denial family exclusion is incorrect and hospital care is not mandatory.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse caring for clients recognizes that there are several areas of potential liability in nursing practice. These include: (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
Correct Answer: A,C,E
Rationale: Transferring without a report documenting unverified vital signs and using faulty equipment (frayed cord) pose liability risks due to potential errors or harm. Routine tasks like assessments or physician calls are not inherently risky unless done improperly.
Question 4 of 5
It is a busy day on the medical-surgical floor,and the nurse must teach a client ready for discharge about his medications. How can the nurse most efficiently utilize time and provide this education?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Teaching about medications as they are given integrates education into routine care saving time while ensuring immediate relevance. Bath discussions are distracting post-discharge calls delay teaching and written instructions alone may not ensure understanding.
Question 5 of 5
The nursing instructor is counselling a student nurse who feels very anxious when going to clinical. The instructor advises the student to think of each clinical day as an opportunity to learn new things. This is an example of.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Reframing clinical days as learning opportunities is an example of adapting to a stressor by adjusting one’s perspective to cope better. It does not eliminate alter or avoid the stressor (clinical anxiety).