ATI LPN
LPN Fundamentals Exam Evolve Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
What definition should the nurse use to clarify the concept of 'mental health'?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Mental health is defined by the ability to cope with and adjust to everyday stresses and challenges, indicating resilience and adaptability.
Extract:
A patient who is being treated with antipsychotic medications
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for a patient who is being treated with antipsychotic medications. As part of the plan of care, the nurse monitors the patient for dyskinesia. What would the nurse assess with dyskinesia?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Dyskinesia, particularly tardive dyskinesia, involves involuntary movements, often of the mouth, tongue, and sometimes other parts of the body.
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
What is the greatest problem with lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) use?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: One of the greatest problems with LSD is the occurrence of flashbacks, where the person re-experiences aspects of the drug effects long after use.
Extract:
A patient is admitted with an overdose of an opioid narcotic
Question 4 of 5
When a patient is admitted with an overdose of an opioid narcotic, the nurse should anticipate an order for which drug to reverse the effects of the narcotic?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Narcan (naloxone) is the drug of choice to reverse the effects of opioid overdose by displacing opioids from receptor sites.
Extract:
A 60-year-old man was admitted for cholecystitis that resulted in a cholecystectomy. On his third day of hospitalization, he begins to sweat profusely, tremble, and has a blood pressure of 160/100
Question 5 of 5
A 60-year-old man was admitted for cholecystitis that resulted in a cholecystectomy. On his third day of hospitalization, he begins to sweat profusely, tremble, and has a blood pressure of 160/100. Based on these findings, what focused assessment should the nurse complete?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: These symptoms are consistent with alcohol or drug withdrawal, which can occur in hospitalized patients with a history of substance use.