ATI LPN
Fundamental of Nursing Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
What is the meaning of the following term: perioperative care
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Perioperative care includes preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care, ensuring patient safety and optimal surgical outcomes.
Extract:
A patient scheduled for surgery.
Question 2 of 5
To help prevent errors in the surgical procedure, the National Patient Safety Goal instituted a directive that prior to presurgical medication, each patient must:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The surgical site marking should be done with patient participation before anesthesia to confirm accuracy and prevent wrong-site surgery.
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Question 3 of 5
General Anesthesia is when a nerve block such as a spinal, caudal, epidural, or peripheral block is administered. (Write True or False)
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: General anesthesia involves systemic administration to induce unconsciousness, not localized nerve blocks like spinal or epidural anesthesia.
Question 4 of 5
What is the meaning of the following term: elective
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Elective procedures are planned in advance and performed at the patient’s choice rather than as an emergency (e.g., cosmetic surgery, knee replacement).
Extract:
A client who is 2 days postoperative.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is 2 days postoperative. The nurse auscultates bilateral breath sounds but absent breath sounds in the bases. The nurse should suspect which of the following postoperative complications?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Atelectasis is the collapse of alveoli due to hypoventilation, which commonly occurs postoperatively, especially in the lung bases.