ATI FUNDAMENTALS EXAM (2022) WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CORRECTLY ANSWERED AND HIGHLIGHTEN.
• A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to
... [Show More] have his alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level checked. The client asks the nurse to explain the laboratory test. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?
• “This test will indicate if you are at risk for developing blood clots
• “This test will determine if your heart is performing properly”
• “This test will provide information about the function of your liver”
• “This test is used to check how your kidneys are working”
Rationale: Leadership 7.0. ALT and AST measure you liver function. Creatinine and BUN measure your kidney function.
• A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for morphine 5mg IM accidentally administers the whole 10 mg from the single-dose vial. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
• Notify the client’s provider.
• Report the incident to the pharmacy.
• Complete an incident report.
• Measure the client’s respiratory rate.
Rationale: Morphine can cause respiratory depression if given too much. Also you should ALWAYS ASSESS the patient first when a med error is performed to make sure med error doesn’t put the client’s health in risk.
• A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 20 mg orally to a 6-year- old child who has difficulty swallowing pills. Available is diphenhydramine 12.5 mg/5 mL oral syrup. Which of the following images shows the correct # of mL the nurse should administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
Click on the syringe that has 8 mL of med.
20 mg x (5mL/12.5mg) = 8 mL
• A nurse is caring for a 6-year-old child who has a new prescription for cefoxitin 80 mg/kg/day administered intravenously every 6 hour. The child weighs 20 kg. How much cefoxitin should the nurse administer with each dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
• So it says each dose for the final answer, but we are given 80 mg/kg/day.
• 80 x 20 = 1600 / 4 (dose is given every 6 hours a day) = 400 mg
• A nurse is preparing to administer IV fluids to a client. The nurse notes sparks when plugging in the IV pump. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
• Label the pump with a defective equipment sticker.
• Unplug the pump.
• Obtain a replacement pump.
• Notified the biomedical department to fix the pump [Show Less]