ATI LPN
ATI PN Fundamentals Questions
Extract:
A nurse is planning to reinforce teaching with a client about the need to follow a low-potassium diet.
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following foods should the nurse instruct the client to avoid? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answer: B,D
Rationale: Yogurt and orange juice are high in potassium and should be avoided on a low-potassium diet, unlike butter, pears, and cabbage.
Extract:
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water IV to infuse at 100 mL/60 min. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round to the nearest whole number.)
Correct Answer: 100
Rationale: (100 mL × 60 gtt/mL) / 60 min = 100 gtt/min. The nurse should set the flow rate to 100 drops per minute.
Extract:
A nurse is administering an IM injection using a passive needle-safety device.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Activating the passive safety device immediately after injection prevents needlestick injuries.
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 reinforcing teaching about ileostomy care with a client.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse should recognize which of the following statements by the client indicates a need for further teaching?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Enteric-coated medications are designed to dissolve in the small intestine rather than the stomach. This is important for ileostomy patients because medications that dissolve in the stomach may be poorly absorbed or can cause irritation to the stoma or the small intestine.