ATI FUNDAMENTALS FORM A & B QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A nurse is planning to improve selffeeding for a client who has vision loss. Which of the following
... [Show More] interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
Use a clock pattern to describe food on the client's plate.
Describing the location of food using clock pattern allows client to have greater independence during meals.
A nurse is planning an education session for an older adult client who has just learned that she has type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following strategies should the nurse plan to use with this client?
Allow extra time for the client to respond to questions.
Older adults often process information at slower rate than younger clients allow extra time to allow client to ask questions and absorb information
A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Select ALL that apply.
Place the client in a room with negativepressure airflow airborne precautions Wear gloves when assisting the client with oral care standard precautions.
Use antimicrobial sanitizer for hand hygiene wash hands with soap & water when visibly soiled.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for 5 units of regular insulin and 10 units of NPH insulin to mix together and administer subcutaneously.
Determine the correct order of steps for this procedure.
Inject 10 units of air into the bottle of NPH insulin. Inject 5 units of air into the bottle of regular insulin.
Withdraw the correct dose of regular insulin from the bottle. Withdraw the correct dose of NPH insulin from the bottle.
A nurse is completing an admission assessment for a client who reports vomiting and diarrhea for the past 3 days. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse expect?
Rapid heart rate
Tachycardia indicates fluidvolume deficit expected Urine specific gravity would be > 1.030
Hypotension
A nurse is administering IV fluid to an older adult client. The nurse should perform which priority assessment to monitor for adverse effects?
Auscultate lung sounds.
ABCs monitor for fluidvolume excess Moist crackles in lungs, dyspnea, SOB
A nurse is assessing a client's readiness to learn about insulin administration. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client is ready to learn?
"I can concentrate best in the morning." verbalizing best time for him to learn.
A nurse is admitting a client who has an abdominal wound with a large amount of purulent drainage. Which of the following types of transmission precautions should the nurse initiate?
Contact precautions
Major wound infections require contact precautions admit client to private room. Caregivers should wear gown & gloves during direct contact.
A nurse is reviewing practice guidelines with a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include that is within the RN scope of practice?
Initiate an enteral feeding through a gastrostomy tube.
Initiate feedings through nasoenteric, gastrostomy, and jejunostomy tubes.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for wound irrigation. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Cleanse the wound from the center outward.
Prevent introduction of microorganisms from the outer skin surface.
A nurse is caring for a client who reports pain. When documenting the quality of the client's pain on an initial pain assessment, the nurse should report which of the following client statements?
"The pain is like a dull ache in my stomach." Describing quality of pain
A nurse is caring for a client who is reporting difficulty falling asleep. Which of the following measures should the nurse recommend?
Use progressive relaxation techniques at bedtime.
promotes sleep by decreasing stress & reducing muscle tension.
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 is the nurse's priority action?
Determine the reasons why the client is refusing to use the incentive spirometer. 1st Assess
A nurse is preparing to administer multiple medications to a client who has an enteral feeding tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
Flush the tube with 15 mL of sterile water.
Flush with 1530 mL of sterile water before administration and between each medication. Flush feeding tube with 3060 mL of sterile water following administration of last medication.
A nurse is caring for a client who has terminal liver cancer. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client is experiencing spiritual distress?
"What could I have done to deserve this illness?" Review life & question its meaning.
A nurse is administering an otic medication to an older adult client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to ensure that the medication reaches the inner ear?
Press gently on the tragus of the client's ear.
A nurse is performing a Romberg's test during the physical assessment of a client. Which of the following techniques should the nurse use?
Have the client stand with her arms at her side and her feet together.
Roberg's test helps identify alterations in balance. Observe for swaying & loss of balance.
A nurse is teaching an older adult client who is at risk for osteoporosis about beginning a program of regular physical activity. Which of the following types of activity should the nurse recommend?
Walking briskly.
Weightbearing exercises are essential for maintaining bone mass. Walking engages older adult clients in preventive & therapeutic strategy.
A charge nurse is discussing the responsibility of nurses caring for clients who have a Clostridium difficile infection. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Have family members wear a gown and gloves when visiting.
Nurses are responsible for ensuring family members wear gowns & gloves to prevent transmission of C. diff spores.
A nurse is talking with a 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 roleperformance stress? Role overload.
Refers to having more responsibilities within a role than one person can perform.
A nurse is evaluating a client's use of a cane. Which of the following actions should the nurse identify as an indication of correct use?
The client holds the can on the stronger side of her body. Should be parallel to client's greater trochanter.
Advance cane 1530 cm 612 inches at a time.
Move weaker leg forward with cane to divide body weight between cane & stronger leg.
A nurse is caring for a client who is refusing a blood transfusion for religious reasons. The client's partner wants the client to have the blood transfusion. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Withhold the blood transfusion.
Principle of autonomy = right to refuse treatment
A nurse is reviewing a client's fluid and electrolyte status. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Potassium 5.4 mEq/L
A nurse is caring for a client receiving fluid through a peripheral IV catheter. Which of the following findings at the IV site should the nurse identify as infiltration?
Skin blanching.
Skin blanching, edema, & coolness at IV site indicate infiltration.
A nurse is providing care to four clients. Which of the following situations requires the nurse to complete an incident report?
A client who has an IV infusion pump receives an additional 250 mL of IV fluid. IV pump malfunction assist in compiling information for risk management to prevent further similar incidents.
A nurse manager is overseeing the care on a unit. Which of the following situations should the nurse manager identify as a violation of HIPAA guidelines? A nurse asks a nurse from another unit to assist with her documentation.
Only HC professionals directly caring for client may access the client's medical
information
A nurse is caring for a client who requires an NG tube for stomach decompression. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when inserting the NG tube?
Have the client take sips of water to promote insertion of the NG tube into the esophagus.
Taking sips as NG tube passes oropharynx will close epiglottis over trachea & prevent tube's passage into trachea. [Show Less]