ATI LPN
ATI PN Fundamentals Questions
Extract:
A nurse is providing care to a client who has COPD and is receiving supplemental oxygen.
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the RN immediately?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Use of accessory muscles indicates respiratory distress, requiring immediate intervention in a COPD client.
Extract:
A nurse is preparing to administer olanzapine 10 mg PO. Available is olanzapine 5 mg orally disintegrating tablets.
Question 2 of 5
How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale:
To administer 10 mg using 5 mg tablets, the nurse should give two tablets.
Extract:
A nurse is administering a tap-water enema to a client. The client reports cramping as the nurse instills the irrigating solution.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following actions should the nurse take to relieve the client's discomfort?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Lowering the container slows the fluid flow, reducing cramping by decreasing colonic pressure.
Extract:
Upon inspection of a client's skin, a nurse identifies a stage 3 pressure ulcer on the sacrum.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following statement by the nurse describes a stage 3 pressure ulcer?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Stage 3 pressure ulcers involve full-thickness skin loss, appearing as a deep crater without deeper tissue exposure.
Extract:
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of an adolescent and notes a calcium level of 11.4 mEq/L.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hypercalcemia can cause tachycardia due to altered cardiac conductivity and increased catecholamine sensitivity.