ATI FUNDAMENTALS PROCTORED EXAM PRACTICE 2024 Questions with Complete Solutions, Graded A+

What is an ethical dilemma? - conflicting values that causes distress and controversy What is the providers role in informed consent? - -explain the benefits of the procedure -explain the risks of the procedure -explain an alternative (along with its risks and benefits) -assess patients understanding of the information -ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS What does autonomy mean? - the patients right to make their own healthcare decisions What is beneficence? - the act of promoting good What is nomaleficence? - duty to do no harm What is justice? - fairness What is fidelity? - to be faithful/loyal What is advocacy? - promoting/protecting the patients rights, health, and safety What is veracity? - telling the truth Right to refuse - refers to the patient's right to decline medication or other therapies (even if they were involuntarily admitted) Nursing actions for AMA (against medical advice) - -NOTIFY the provider -DISCUSS risks associated with leaving AMA with the patient -HAVE the patient sign AMA forms (or document pt's refusal to sign form) -REMOVE any IV catheters and apply dressing -DO NOT call security What is PDSA? - pt self determination in health care decisions DNR - no CPR or resuscitative actions taking Living will - indicates desired or prohibited medical interventions EX of living wills - code status, level of intervention, or life sustaining measures What is assault? - any threat made against a pt that makes them fearful What is battery? - touching a pt without consent that causes harm What is slander? - character deformation What is a breach of confidentiality? - sharing protected health information What is false imprisonment? - inappropriate confinement of a pt What does immunocompromised mean? - having an impaired immune system What is Rhonchi? - low-pitched, musical, snoring, adventitious lung sound caused by airflow obstruction from secretions What is crackles? - discontinuous high-pitched popping or low-pitched bubbling What is stridor? - a harsh vibrating noise when breathing, caused by obstruction of the windpipe or larynx. What is bronchial? - - Heard over trachea - High pitch - Inspiration and expiration are equal -normal l What is bronchovesicular? - the normal breath sound heard over major bronchi, characterized by moderate pitch and an equal duration of inspiration and expiration What is pleural rub? - sounds like crackles but caused when the pleural surfaces are inflamed What is vesicular? - the soft, low-pitched, normal breath sounds heard over peripheral lung fields TB precautions - -negative pressure room -airborne precautions -N 95 MASK!!! when can AP's check a pt's vital signs? - when the patient is stable When are some tasks AP's are allowed to do? - - bathing - oral care - ambulation - linens - feeding - shaving (all in basic circumstances, there are circumstances where ap's cannot perform these tasks) What does increased blood pressure mean? - decreased blood loss What is paralytic ileus? - an immobile bowel. In this disorder, bowel sounds are absent, and the abdomen is distended.