ATI Fundamental Practice Exam
A nurse is preparing to administer an injection of an opioid medication to a client.
The nurse draws out 1 mL of the
... [Show More] medication from a 2 mL vial. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
Ask another nurse to observe the medication wastage
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9=% NaCl 750 mL IV to infuse over 7 hrs. The
nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr? Round the answer
to the nearest whole number.
107 mL/hr
A nurse is educating a client who has a terminal illness about declining resuscitation
in a living will. The client asks, "What would happen if I arrived at the emergency
department and I had difficulty breathing?" Which of the following responses should
the nurse make?
"We would give you oxygen through a tube in your nose."
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and refuses to use an incentive
spirometer following major abdominal surgery. Which of the following actions is the
nurse's priority?
Determine the reasons why the client is refusing to use the incentive spirometer.
A nurse is on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a client who has a new prescription
for wrist restraints. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Pad the client's wrist before applying the restraints.
A nurse is talking with an older adult client who is contemplating retirement. The
client states, "I keep thinking about how much I enjoy my job. I'm not sure I want to
retire." Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
"Let's talk about how the change in your job status will affect you."
A nurse is caring for a client who has pharyngeal diphtheria. Which of the following
types of transmission precautions should the nurse initiate?
Droplet
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take to prevent the spread of infection?
Place a client who has tuberculosis in a room with negative-pressure airflow
A client who is postoperative is verbalizing pain as a 2 on a pain scale of 0-10.
Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the
client understands the preoperative teaching she received about pain
management?
"It might help me to listen to music while I'm laying in bed."
A nurse is teaching a client and his family how to care for the client's tracheostomy
at home. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the
ATI Fundamental Practice Exam
teaching?
ATI Fundamental Practice Exam
Use tracheostomy covers when out doors
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative. When the nurse prepares to
change her dressing, she says, "Every time you change my bandage, it hurts so
much." Which of the following interventions is the nurse's priority action?
Administer pain medication 45 min before changing the client's dressing
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a knee arthroplasty and
requires the use of a sequential compression device (SCD). What action should the
nurse take?
Place an SCD sleeve under each leg with the opening at the knee.
A nurse is talking with the partner of an older adult male client who has dementia.
The client's partner expresses frustration about finding time to manage household
responsibilities while caring for his partner. The nurse should identify that he is
going through which of the following types of role-performance stress?
Role overload
A nurse is caring for a client who is expressing anger over his diagnosis of colorectal
cancer. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Reassure the client that this is an expected respon [Show Less]