ATI Fundamentals practice Test A questions and solutions

ATI Fundamentals practice Test A questions and solutions
A nurse is preparing to administer an injection of an opioid medication to a client. The nurse draws out 1 mL of the
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medication from a 2 mL vial. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - answersAsk another nurse to obser
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the medication wastage
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A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 750 mL IV to infuse over 7 hr. The nurse should set the infusion
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pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (round to nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing
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zero) - answers107... 750mL/7hr = 107.14
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A nurse is educating a client who has a terminal illness about declining resuscitation in a living will. The client asks, "Wha
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would happen if I arrived at the emergency department and I had difficulty breathing?" Which of the following responses
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should the nurse make? - answerswe would give you oxygen through a tube in your nose
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A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and refuses to use an incentive spirometer following major abdominal
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surgery. Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority? - answersdetermine the reasons why the client is refusing
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use the incentive spirometer
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A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a client who has a new prescription for wrist restraints. Which of the
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following actions should the nurse take? - answerspad the clients wrists before applying the restraints
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A nurse is talking with an older adult client who is contemplating retirement. The client states, "I keep thinking about how
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much I enjoy my job. I'm not sure I want to retire." Which of the following responses should the nurse make? - answerslet
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talk about how the change in your job status will affect you
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a nurse is caring for a client who has a pharyngeal diphtheria. Which of the following types of transmission precautions
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should the nurse initiate? - answersdroplet
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a nurse is caring for a group of clients. which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent the spread of
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infection? - answersplace a client who has tuberculosis in a room with negative-pressure airflow
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a nurse is assessing an older adult client's risk for falls. which of the following assessments should the nurse use to ident
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the client's safety needs? (select all that apply) - answerspupil clarity, visual fields, visual acuity
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A nurse in a long-term care facility is caring for a client who dies during the nurse's shift. Identify the sequence in which th
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nurse should perform the following steps. - answers1) obtain the pronouncement of death from the provider
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3) wash the client's body
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4) ask the client's family if they would like to view the body
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5) place a name tag on the body
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a client who is postoperative is verbalizing pain as a 2 on a pain scale of 0 to 10. which of the following statements should
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the nurse identify as an indication that the client understands the preoperative teaching she received about pain
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management? - answersit might help me to listen to music while i'm lying in bed
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a nurse is teaching a client and his family how to care for the client's tracheostomy at home. which of the following
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instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - answersuse tracheostomy covers when outdoors
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,a nurse is admitting a client who is having an exacerbation of heart failure. in planning this client's care, when should the
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nurse initiate discharge planning? - answersduring the admission process
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a nurse is assessing a client who reports increased pain following physical therapy. which of the following questions
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should the nurse ask when assessing the quality of the client's pain? - answersis your pain sharp or dull?
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a nurse is caring for a child who has a prescription for a blood transfusion. the child's parents have refused the treatment
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due to their religious beliefs. which of the following actions should the nurse take? - answersexamine personal values
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about the issue
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a nurse is reviewing a client's fluid and electrolyte status. which of the following findings should the nurse report to the
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provider? - answerspotassium 5.4 mEq/L
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a nurse is caring for a client who has a respiratory infection. Which of the following techniques should the nurse use whe
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performing nasotracheal suctioning for the client? - answersapply intermittent suction when withdrawing the catheter
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a nurse is caring for a client who has a sodium level of 125 mEq/L. which of the following findings should the nurse expec
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answersabdominal cramping
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a nurse is assessing a client's readiness to learn about insulin self-administration. which of the following statements
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should the nurse identify as an indication that the client is ready to learn? - answersi can concentrate best in the morning
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a nurse is preparing a change-of-shift report. which of the following tools or documents should the nurse use to
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communicate continuity of care? - answerssituation, background, assessment, and recommendation (SBAR)
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a nurse is caring for a client who has an aggressive form of prostate cancer. the provider briefly discusses treatment
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options and leaves the client's room. when the nurse asks if the client would like to discuss any concerns, the client
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declines. which of the following statements should the nurse make? - answersi am available to talk if you should change
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your mind
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a nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and is exhibiting signs of hemorrhagic shock. the nurse notifies the
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surgeon, who tells the nurse to continue to measure the client's vital signs every 15 min and to report back in 1 hr. Which
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the following actions should the nurse take next? - answersnotify the nursing manager
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a nurse is preparing an education program for staff about advocacy. which of the following information should the nurse
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include? - answersadvocacy ensures client's safety, health and rights
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a nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who will be using a walker. which of the following client statements
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indicates an understanding of the teaching? - answersi will hire someone to trim the tree that hangs low over the stairs o
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my front porch
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a nurse is caring for a client who requires an NG tube for stomach decompression. which of the following actions should
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the nurse take when inserting the NG tube? - answershave the client take sips of water to promote insertion of the NG tu
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into the esophagus
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a nurse is caring for a client who has diarrhea due to shigella. which of the following precautions should the nurse
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implement for this client? - answerswear a gown when caring for the client
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a nurse is caring for a client who has dementia. which of the following interventions should the nurse take to minimize the
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risk for injury to the client? - answersuse a bed exit alarm system
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