ATI LPN
ATI LPN Fundamentals Test Questions
Extract:
A 76-year-old patient following bowel resection surgery
Question 1 of 5
The nursing intervention most likely to decrease the chance of health care-associated infections (HAIs) for a 76-year-old patient following bowel resection surgery would be to have the patient:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Turning, coughing, and deep breathing every 2 hours prevents pneumonia, a common HAI, by clearing lung secretions.
Extract:
A young patient became ill with mononucleosis
Question 2 of 5
A young patient became ill with mononucleosis that she contracted from drinking out of the same glass as her boyfriend who also had the disease. The inanimate transmitter is called:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A fomite is an inanimate object, like a glass, that can carry and transmit pathogens, facilitating indirect transmission of mononucleosis.
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
The nurse explains that medical asepsis differs from surgical asepsis in that medical asepsis:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Medical asepsis uses sterile equipment to reduce pathogens, unlike surgical asepsis, which ensures a completely sterile environment.
Extract:
A patient on Droplet Precautions
Question 4 of 5
When caring for a patient on Droplet Precautions, it is most important for the nurse to:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Droplet precautions require a mask within 3 feet of the patient to prevent inhalation of infectious respiratory droplets, which is the primary mode of transmission.
Extract:
A blood spill on the floor
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is walking down the unit hall and sees a blood spill on the floor. Which of the following agents should the nurse use to sanitize the floor?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Chlorine (bleach) is highly effective against bloodborne pathogens like HIV and hepatitis, making it the recommended agent for sanitizing blood spills.