NURS 171 Unit 1 Exam Practice Questions - ATI Fundamentals Book OE COMPLETE QUESTIONS

NURS 171 Unit 1 Exam Practice
Questions - ATI Fundamentals Book OE
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(VERIFIED)
A nurse on a med surge unit has recieved change of shift report and will care for 4
clients. Which of the following clients needs will the nurse assign to an AP?
A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hours ago with aspiration pneumonia
B. Reinforcing teaching with a client who is learning to walk with a quad cane
C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinary incontinence
D. Applying a sterile dressing to a pressure ulcer - CORRECT ANSWER-C

A nurse manager is assigning care of a client who is being admitted from the PACU
following thoracic surgery. The nurse manager should assign the client to which of
the following staff members?
A. Charge nurse
B. Registered Nurse (RN)
C. Practical Nurse (PN)
D. Assistive personnel (AP) - CORRECT ANSWER-B

A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a client who had knee arthroplasty 5 days
ago to an AP. Which of the following information should the nurse share with the AP?
(Select all that apply.)
A. The roommate ambulates independently.
B. The client ambulates wearing slippers over antiembolic stockings.
C. The client uses a front-wheeled walker when ambulating.
D. The client had pain medication 30 min ago.
E. The client is allergic to codeine.
F. The client ate 50% of breakfast this morning. - CORRECT ANSWER-B, C, D

A charge nurse is assigning client care for four clients. Which of the following tasks
should the nurse assign to a PN?
A. Creating a plan of care for a client who is recovering following a stroke
B. Assessing a pressure injury on a client who is on bed rest
C. Providing nasopharyngeal suctioning for a client who has pneumonia.
D. Teaching a client who has asthma to use a metered-dose inhaler - CORRECT
ANSWER-C

A nurse is preparing an in-service program about delegation. Which of the following
are components of the five rights of delegation? (Select all that apply)

, A. Right place
B. Right supervision and evaluation
C. Right direction and communication
D. Right documentation
E. Right circumstances - CORRECT ANSWER-B, C, E

By the second postoperative day, a
client has not achieved satisfactory pain
relief. Based on this evaluation, which of
the following actions should the nurse
take, according to the nursing process?
A. Reassess the client to
determine the reasons for
inadequate pain relief.
B. Wait to see whether the pain
lessens during the next 24 hr.
C. Change the plan of care
to provide different pain
relief interventions.
D. Teach the client about the plan
of care for managing his pain. - CORRECT ANSWER-A

A charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse care for a client who reports
pain. The nurse checked the client's MAR and noted the last dose of pain medication
was 6 hr ago. The prescription reads Q4 PRN for pain. The nurse administered the
medication and checked with the client 40 min later, when the client reported
improvement. The newly licensed nurse left out which of the following steps of the
nursing process?
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Intervention
D. Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER-A

A charge nurse is reviewing the steps of the nursing process with a group of nurses.
Which of the following data should the charge nurse identify as objective data?
(Select all that apply)
A. Respiratory rate is 22/min with even, unlabored respirations.
B. The client's partner states "They said they hurt after walking about 10 minutes"
C. The client's pain rating is 3 on a scale of 0 to 10.
D. The client's skin is pink, warm, and dry.
E. The assistive personnel reports that the client walked with a limp - CORRECT
ANSWER-A, D, E