ATI RN Comprehensive 2023 Form B Practice | Questions and Verified Answers
QUESTION
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 28 weeks of gestation.
... [Show More] The client asks the nurse to explain what is causing the constipation. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Answer:
"The enlarged uterus compresses the intestines and causes constipation."
QUESTION
A nurse at an urgent care clinic is assessing a client who reports impaired vision in one eye. Which of the following reports by the client should indicate to the nurse that the client has a detached retina?
Answer:
Floating dark spots
QUESTION
A nurse is assessing a school-age child who has bacterial meningitis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Answer:
Nuchal rigidity
QUESTION
A nurse is caring for a client who vomits on a reusable BP cuff. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer:
Place the BP cuff in a labeled bag to send it for decontamination.
QUESTION
A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client following a total hip arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Answer:
Install a raised toilet seat at home.
QUESTION
A nurse is administering 1 unit of packed RBCs to a client. The client becomes anxious and reports shortness of breath and urticaria 15 min after initiation of the transfusion. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer:
Prepare to administer epinephrine to the client.
QUESTION
A nurse is caring for a toddler who is admitted to the pediatric unit for surgery. Which of the following should the nurse include in the toddler's plan of care?
Answer:
Encourage the parents to bring toys from home.
QUESTION
A nurse is developing a client education program about osteoporosis for older adult clients. The nurse should include which of the following variables as a risk factor for osteoporosis?
Answer:
Sedentary lifestyle
QUESTION
A nurse in a provider's office is assessing an adolescent who has been taking ibuprofen for 6 months to treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Which of the following Questions should the nurse ask to assess for an adverse effect of this medication?
Answer:
"Have you had any stomach pain or bloody stools?"
QUESTION
A nurse is providing colostomy care for a client using a two-piece pouching system. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer:
Place the skin barrier over the stoma and hold it for 30 seconds.
QUESTION
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following findings as a manifestation of hypoglycemia?
Answer:
Irritability
QUESTION
A nurse is reviewing the ABG results of a client who has COPD. The results include a pH of 7.3 (7.35 to 7.45), PaO2 56 mm Hg (80 to 100 mm Hg), PaCO2 54 mm Hg (35 to 45 mm Hg), HCO3- 26 mEq/L (21 to 28 mEq/L), and SaO2 87%. Which of the following is the correct interpretation of these values?
Answer:
Uncompensated respiratory acidosis
QUESTION
A mental health nurse is conducting the first of several meetings with a client whose partner recently died. The nurse should perform which of the following actions to establish trust during the orientation phase of the nurse-client relationship?
Answer:
Establish the termination date of therapy.
QUESTION
A nurse is interviewing a client who is now without a home due to a natural disaster. After ensuring the client's safety, which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Answer:
Determine the client's perception of the personal impact of the crisis.
QUESTION
A nurse is teaching a client who has opioid use disorder about methadone. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Answer:
"Sedation is a common adverse effect of this medication."
QUESTION
A charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse administer enteral feedings via NG tube. Which of the following actions by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the procedure?
Answer:
Keeps the head of the bed elevated to 45 degrees for 1 hr after feedings
QUESTION
A nurse is planning to delegate client care tasks to an assistive personnel (AP). Which of the following tasks should the nurse plan to delegate to the AP?
Answer:
Perform gastrostomy feedings through a client's established gastrostomy tube.
QUESTION
A nurse is assessing a client following a vaginal delivery and notes heavy lochia and a boggy fundus. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect to administer?
Answer:
Oxytocin [Show Less]