ATI Fundamentals Review

ATI Fundamentals Review 1. A nurse is providing teaching to a group of clients. Which of the following definitions for the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) should the nurse include in the teaching? a. The RDA defines the level of nutrient intake that meets the needs of healthy people 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has peripheral edema. The nurse should identify that which of the following nutrients regulates extracellular fluid volume? a. Sodium 3. A nurse is administering a cleansing enema to a client who is scheduled for a diagnostic procedure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Insert the tip of the tubing 8cm (3.1in) 4. A nurse manager is providing teaching to a group of newly licensed nurses about ways that clients acquire health care-associated infections (HAIs). Which of the following routs of infection should the manager identify as an iatrogenic HAI? a. Infection acquired from a diagnostic procedure 5. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving continuous enteral feedings through an NG tube and develops diarrhea. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Request a prescription for an isotonic enteral nutrition formula 6. A nurse is caring for a client who had a mastectomy and has a self-suctioning drainage evacuator in place. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to ensure proper operation of the device? a. Collapse the device to remove air after emptying 7. A nurse if providing teaching to a client about a surgical procedure that she is scheduled for later in the day. The client states that no one has spoken to her about the procedure before. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Stop the teaching and check with the surgeon about informed consent. 8. A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic kidney disease. The kidneys regulate body fluids as well as assisting with which of the following functions? a. Regulation of acid-base balance 9. A nurse is performing a neurological assessment of a client. To promote safety during the examination, the nurse stands nearby as the client follows the instructions for which of the following tests. a. Romberg 10. A nurse is planning care for a client who reports abdominal pain. An assessment by the nurse reveals the client has a temperature of 39.2C (102.6 F), a heart rate of 105/min, a soft non-tender abdomen, and menses overdue by 2 days. Which of the following findings should be the nurse’s priority? a. Temperature