ATI LPN
LPN Nursing 1 Fundamental Exam Questions
Extract:
A nurse who accidentally stuck themselves with a dirty needle and has not completed their Hepatitis B series
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following stages would this nurse be placed after a needlestick injury?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The incubation period is the time between exposure to a pathogen, like hepatitis B, and the onset of symptoms.
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
Which blood component should the nurse monitor to assess a client's ability to withstand exposure to pathogens?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell that plays a key role in the body's immune response to pathogens, including phagocytosis.
Extract:
A client diagnosed with gouty arthritis
Question 3 of 5
Which laboratory test is most important to perform to confirm a diagnosis of gouty arthritis?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Gouty arthritis is characterized by elevated uric acid levels, leading to urate crystal deposition in joints.
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is preparing to administer 400 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride IV over 8 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtts/min?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Using the formula: (400 mL x 60 gtt/mL) / (8 hr x 60 min) = 50 gtt/min.
Extract:
The nurse is assessing the hands of a client and notes bony enlargements of the client's joints, joints are hard, painless, and some of the fingers are deviated from the midline
Question 5 of 5
The nurse suspects these findings are a result of which of the following?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation of the synovium, leading to joint deformities, bony enlargements, and deviation of fingers.