ATI RN Fundamentals Content Mastery Practice Test Questions And Answers Already Graded A+

ATI RN Fundamentals Content Mastery Practice Test Questions And Answers Already Graded A+ 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? -assign the client to a room with a negative airflow system. -use alcohol-based hand sanitizer when leaving the client's room. -clean contaminated surfaces in the clients room with a phenol solution. -have family members wear a gown and gloves when visiting. - Have family members wear a gown and gloves when visiting. A nurse is giving change-of-shift report about a client they admitted earlier that day who has pneumonia. Which of the following pieces of information is the priority for the nurse to provide ? -admitting diagnosis -breath sounds -body temperature -diagnostic test results -breath sounds A nurse is preparing to delegate client care tasks to an assistive personnel (AP). Which of the following task should the nurse delegate? -Ambulating a client who is postoperative -Inserting an indwelling urinary catheter for a client -Demonstrating the use of an incentive spirometer to a client -Confirming that a client's pain has decreased after receiving an analgesic. -Ambulating a client who is postoperative. A nurse enters a clients room and finds her on the floor. The client's roommate reports that the client was trying to get out of bed and fell over the side rail onto the floor. Which of the following statements should the nurse document about this incident ? -"incident report completed" -"client climbed over the side rails" -"client found lying on floor" -"client was trying to get out of bed" -"Client found lying on floor" A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for wound irrigation. Which of the following actions should the nurse take ? -wear sterile gloves when removing the old dressing. -warm the irrigation solution to 40.5 C (105 F) -cleanse the wound from the center outward. -use a 20-ml syringe to irrigate the wound. -cleanse the wound from the center outward. A nurse is admitting a client who has rubella. Which of the following types of transmission-based precautions should the nurse initiate? -droplet -airborne -contact -protective environment -droplet A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has a new prescription for a home oxygen concentrator. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide to the client and his family? (Select all that apply). -check the cord routinely for frays or tearing -keep the unit at least 1.2m (4 feet) away from a gas stove. -consider purchasing a generator for a power backup. -observe for signs of hypoxia -select synthetic clothing and bedding. -check cord routinely for frays or tearing. -consider purchasing a generator for power backup -observe for signs of hypoxia A nurse is calculating a client's fluid intake over the past 8hr. Which of the following items should the nurse plan to document on the clients intake and output record as 120-ml of fluid? -2 cups of soup -1 quart of water -8 oz of ice chips -6 oz of tea -8 oz of ice chips 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 room with a negative-pressure airflow -wear gloves when assisting a client with oral care. -limit each visitor to 2-hr increments. -wear a surgical mask when providing client care. -use antimicrobial sanitizer for hand hygiene -place the client in a room with negative-pressure airflow -wear gloves when assisting the client with oral care -use antimicrobial sanitizer for hand hygiene 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? -ask the client to consider a direct donation -withhold the blood transfusion -request a consultation with the ethics committee -ask the clients family to intervene -withhold the blood transfusion A nurse is teaching a client whose left leg is in a cast about using crutches. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client understands the teaching? -"when descending stairs, I will first shift my weight to my right leg." -"I should place my crutches 12 inches in-front and to the side of each food" -"as I sit down, I will hold one crutch in each hand." -"I will make sure the shoulder rest are snug against my armpits." -"when descending stairs, I will first shift my weight to my right leg" A nurse has accepted a verbal prescription "for three tenths of a milligram of levothyroxine IV stat" for a client who has myxedema coma. How should the nurse transcribe the dosage of this medication in the clients medical record? - .3 mg - 0.3 mg - 0.30 mg - 3/10 mg "0.3 mg" A nurse is caring for a client who has an indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the following findings indicates that the catheter requires irrigation? -Urine has an unusual order. -Urine specific gravity is 1.035. -Bladder scan shows 525 ml of urine -Urine is positive for ketones. -Bladder scan shows 525 ml of urine A nurse is assessing an adult client who has been immobile for the past 3 weeks. For which of the following finding should the nurse intervene? - Erythema on pressure points - lower extremity pulse strength 2+ - fluid intake of 3000 ml per day. - one bowel movement ever other days -Erythema on pressure points A nurse is caring for a client who has an NG tube and is receiving intermittent feedings through an open system. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? -Rinse the feeding bad with water between feedings - tell the client to keep the head of the bed elevated at least 30* -make sure the enteral feeding formula is at room temperature - wipe the top of the formula with alcohol. - tell the client to keep the head of the bed elevated at least 30* A nurse on a medical unit is preparing to discharge a client to home. Which of the following actions should the nurse take as part of the medication reconciliation process? - seal unused medication from the facility in a plastics bag - evaluate the clients ability to self-administer medications. - report the identified discrepancy to the joint commission. - compare prescriptions with medications the client received while at the facility. - compare prescriptions with medications the client received while at the facility A nurse is caring for a client who requires 24-hr urine collection. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? -"I had a bowel movement, but I was able to save the urine" - " I have a specimen in the bathroom from about 30 minutes ago" - " I flushed what I urinated at 7:00 am and have saved all urine since" - " I drink a lot, so I will fill up the bottle and complete the test quickly" -" I flushed what I urinated at 7:00 am and have saved all the urine since" A nurse is planning an educational program for a group of older adults at a senior living center. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse include? -"you should have an eye examination every 2 years" - "you should receive tetanus booster every 5 years" - "you should receive a shingles vaccine when you are 70 years old" - "you should receive a pneumococcal vaccine when you are 65 years old" "You should receive a pneumococcal vaccine when you are 65 years old" A nurse is completing an admission assessment for a client who reports vomiting and diarrhea for the past 3 days. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? -Neck vein distention -Urine specific gravity 1.010 -Rapid heart rate -Blood pressure 144/82 mm Hg -rapid heart rate A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving pain medication through a patient controlled analgesia (PCA) pump. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? -Instruct family to refrain from pushing the button for the client white she is asleep -inform the client that because she is on PCA, vital signs will be take every 8 he -Teach the client to avoid pushing the button until pain is above a 7 on scale of 0-10 -Increase the basal rate and shorten the lock-out interval time if the client's pain level is too high. - Instruct the family to refrain from pushing the button for the client while she is asleep. A community health nurse is checking blood pressures for a group of clients at a community health screening. Which of the following clients is at risk for hypertension? - a client who is 52 years old - a client who smoked one pack of cigarettes each day - a client who walks for 30 min everyday - a client who drinks one glass of wine three times per week. - client who smoked one pack of cigarettes each day A nurse is caring for a middle adult client who states, "the doctor says that, since I am at an average risk for colon cancer, I should have a routine screening. What does that involve?". WHICH of the following responses should the nurse make -"I'll get a blood sample from you and send it for a screening test" -"beginning at age 60, you should have a colonoscopy " -" you should have a fecal occult blood test every year" -"the recommendation is to have a sigmoidoscopy every 10 years" "You should have a fecal occult blood test every year" A nurse is performing a peripheral vascular assessment for a client. When placing the bell of the stethoscope on the clients neck, the nurse hears the following sound. This sound indicated which of the following? (Blowing sounds) -narrowed arterial lumen -distended jugular veins -impaired ventricular contraction -asynchronous closure of the aortic and pulmonic valves - narrowed arterial lumen 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? -insert an implanted port -close a laceration with sutures -place an endotracheal tube -initiate an enteral feeding through a gastrostomy tube -initiate an enteral feeding through a gastronomy tube. A nurse is caring for a client who has recently started using a behind-the-ear heading aid. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client understands the use of this assistive device? -"this type of hearing aid does not allow for fine tuning of volume" -"I shouldn't have trouble keeping the hearing aid in this pace during exercise"