Nursing Concepts Exam 1 ATI questions with
correct answers
A nurse is preparing an in-service for an annual skills fair at a community medical
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center about fire safety. Place the steps in the order in which they should be
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performed in the case of a fire emergency.
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a. pull the fire alarm
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b. confine the fire
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c. extinguish the fire
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d. rescue the clients - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-remember RACE
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rescue, alarm, contain, extinguish
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d. rescue the clients
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a. pull the fire alarm
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b. confine the fire
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c. extinguish the fire
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A nurse is supervising a licensed practical nurse (LPN) who is providing care to a
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client who is postoperative. Which of the following statements by the client
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requires the nurse to follow up with the PN?
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a. "I do not know how to make the remote control work."
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,b. "Do you know when I will be going home?"
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c. "My dressing was changed earlier this morning."
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d. "I have not received any of my medications today." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d.
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"I have not received any of my medications today."
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A nurse on a med-surge unit is planning to delegate tasks to an adult volunteer.
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Which of the following tasks should the charge nurse avoid assigning to the
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volunteer? |
a. delivering meal trays to clients in their rooms
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b. assisting a client who has difficulty seeing the foods on the tray while eating
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c. delivering a routine urine specimen to the laboratory
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d. observing a postoperative client who is confused - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d.
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observing a postoperative client who is confused
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they do not have the training to intervene if the pt. gets out of bed and starts
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pulling at tubes | |
A charge nurse notes that a staff nurse delegates an unfair share of tasks to the
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AP and the nurses on the next shift report the staff nurse frequently leaves tasks
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uncompleted. Which of the following statements should the charge nurse make
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to resolve this conflict?
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a. "I need to talk to you about unit expectations regarding delegating and
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completing tasks." |
,b. "Several staff members have commented that you don't do your fair share of
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the work." |
c. "If you don't do your share of the work, I will have to inform the nurse
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manager."
d. "You have been very inconsiderate of others by not completing your share of
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the work." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. "I need to talk to you about unit
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expectations regarding delegating and completing tasks." | | | | |
A nurse manager is reviewing the admission history of four adults who were
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admitted to the med-surge unit during the shift. Which of the following situations
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is the nurse required to disclose information to an outside agency or the client's
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circumstances? |
a. a dependent adult admitted for the treatment of a spiral fracture
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b. a young adult client admitted for asthma and has track marks that may indicate
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IV drug abuse
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c. a young adult client admitted for acute glomerulonephritis following a viral
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infection |
d. an emancipated minor who has acute appendicitis and wants to leave the
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facility without treatment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. a dependent adult admitted
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|for the treatment of a spiral fracture
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A nurse is delegating client care assignments for the shift. Which of the following
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tasks should the nurse delegate to an AP?
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a. perform wound irrigation for a client
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, b. evaluate pain relief for a client following the administration of a pain
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medication |
c. measure and record I&Os for a client
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d. teach a client about low-sodium foods - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. measure and
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record I&Os for a client
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A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of dementia. The client is alert and
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oriented to person, place, and time, and has advance directives. The client is
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scheduled for a procedure that requires informed consent. Which of the following
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persons should sign the informed consent?
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a. the client's partner
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b. the client
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c. the client's daughter, who is the primary caregiver
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d. the client's son, who has a durable power of attorney - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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b. the client
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A nurse and an experienced licensed practical nurse (LPN) are caring for a group
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of clients. Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to the LPN?
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(SATA)
a. provide d/c instructions to a confused patient's spouse
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b. obtain vital signs from a client who is 6 hr postoperative
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c. administer a tap-water enema to a client who is preoperative
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d. initiate a plan of care for a client who is postoperative from an appendectomy
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correct answers
A nurse is preparing an in-service for an annual skills fair at a community medical
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
center about fire safety. Place the steps in the order in which they should be
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
performed in the case of a fire emergency.
| | | | | | | |
a. pull the fire alarm
| | | |
b. confine the fire
| | |
c. extinguish the fire
| | |
d. rescue the clients - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-remember RACE
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rescue, alarm, contain, extinguish
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d. rescue the clients
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a. pull the fire alarm
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b. confine the fire
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c. extinguish the fire
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A nurse is supervising a licensed practical nurse (LPN) who is providing care to a
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
client who is postoperative. Which of the following statements by the client
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requires the nurse to follow up with the PN?
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a. "I do not know how to make the remote control work."
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,b. "Do you know when I will be going home?"
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c. "My dressing was changed earlier this morning."
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d. "I have not received any of my medications today." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d.
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"I have not received any of my medications today."
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A nurse on a med-surge unit is planning to delegate tasks to an adult volunteer.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Which of the following tasks should the charge nurse avoid assigning to the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
volunteer? |
a. delivering meal trays to clients in their rooms
| | | | | | | |
b. assisting a client who has difficulty seeing the foods on the tray while eating
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
c. delivering a routine urine specimen to the laboratory
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d. observing a postoperative client who is confused - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d.
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observing a postoperative client who is confused
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they do not have the training to intervene if the pt. gets out of bed and starts
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pulling at tubes | |
A charge nurse notes that a staff nurse delegates an unfair share of tasks to the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AP and the nurses on the next shift report the staff nurse frequently leaves tasks
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
uncompleted. Which of the following statements should the charge nurse make
| | | | | | | | | | |
to resolve this conflict?
| | | |
a. "I need to talk to you about unit expectations regarding delegating and
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
completing tasks." |
,b. "Several staff members have commented that you don't do your fair share of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
the work." |
c. "If you don't do your share of the work, I will have to inform the nurse
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
manager."
d. "You have been very inconsiderate of others by not completing your share of
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the work." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. "I need to talk to you about unit
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expectations regarding delegating and completing tasks." | | | | |
A nurse manager is reviewing the admission history of four adults who were
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
admitted to the med-surge unit during the shift. Which of the following situations
| | | | | | | | | | | |
is the nurse required to disclose information to an outside agency or the client's
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
circumstances? |
a. a dependent adult admitted for the treatment of a spiral fracture
| | | | | | | | | | |
b. a young adult client admitted for asthma and has track marks that may indicate
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
IV drug abuse
| | |
c. a young adult client admitted for acute glomerulonephritis following a viral
| | | | | | | | | | | |
infection |
d. an emancipated minor who has acute appendicitis and wants to leave the
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facility without treatment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. a dependent adult admitted
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|for the treatment of a spiral fracture
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A nurse is delegating client care assignments for the shift. Which of the following
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tasks should the nurse delegate to an AP?
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a. perform wound irrigation for a client
| | | | | | |
, b. evaluate pain relief for a client following the administration of a pain
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
medication |
c. measure and record I&Os for a client
| | | | | | |
d. teach a client about low-sodium foods - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. measure and
| | | | | | | | | | |
record I&Os for a client
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A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of dementia. The client is alert and
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
oriented to person, place, and time, and has advance directives. The client is
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
scheduled for a procedure that requires informed consent. Which of the following
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persons should sign the informed consent?
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a. the client's partner
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b. the client
| |
c. the client's daughter, who is the primary caregiver
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d. the client's son, who has a durable power of attorney - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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b. the client
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A nurse and an experienced licensed practical nurse (LPN) are caring for a group
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of clients. Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to the LPN?
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(SATA)
a. provide d/c instructions to a confused patient's spouse
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b. obtain vital signs from a client who is 6 hr postoperative
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c. administer a tap-water enema to a client who is preoperative
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d. initiate a plan of care for a client who is postoperative from an appendectomy
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