Fundamentals Exam 2 ATI Questions
with Correct Answers
A, B, D, & E - ANSWER✔✔-A nurse is assessing a client who has an acute respiratory infection,
increasing the risk for hypoxemia. Which of the following findings are early indications that should
alert the nurse that the client is developing hypoxia? (SATA)
A) Restlessness
B) Tachypnea
C) Bradycardia
D) Confusion
E) Hypertension
C, D, & E - ANSWER✔✔-A provider is discharging a client who has a prescription for home
oxygen therapy via nasal canula. Client and family teaching by the nurse should include which of the
following instructions? (SATA)
A) Apply petroleum jelly around and inside the nares
B) Remove the nasal canula during mealtimes
C) Check the position of the cannula frequently
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, D) Report nausea or difficulty breathing
E) Post "No Smoking" signs in prominent locations
B - ANSWER✔✔-A nurse is caring for a client who is having difficult breathing. The client is lying
in bed and is already receiving oxygen therapy via nasal cannula. Which of the following
interventions is the nurse's priority?
A) Increase the oxygen flow
B) Assist the client to the fowlers position
C) Promote removal of pulmonary secretions
D) Obtain a specimen for arterial blood gases
A, D, & E - ANSWER✔✔-A nurse is preparing to perform endotracheal suctioning for a client.
The nurse should follow which of the following guidelines? (SATA)
A) Apply suction while withdrawing the catheter
B) Perform suctioning on a routine basis every 2 to 3 hours
C) Maintain medical asepsis during suctioning
D) Use a new catheter for each suctioning attempt
E) Apply suction for 10 to 15 seconds
A, B, & C - ANSWER✔✔-A nurse is caring for a client who has a tracheostomy. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take when providing tracheostomy care? (SATA)
A) Apply the oxygen source loosely if the SpO2 decreases during the procedure
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with Correct Answers
A, B, D, & E - ANSWER✔✔-A nurse is assessing a client who has an acute respiratory infection,
increasing the risk for hypoxemia. Which of the following findings are early indications that should
alert the nurse that the client is developing hypoxia? (SATA)
A) Restlessness
B) Tachypnea
C) Bradycardia
D) Confusion
E) Hypertension
C, D, & E - ANSWER✔✔-A provider is discharging a client who has a prescription for home
oxygen therapy via nasal canula. Client and family teaching by the nurse should include which of the
following instructions? (SATA)
A) Apply petroleum jelly around and inside the nares
B) Remove the nasal canula during mealtimes
C) Check the position of the cannula frequently
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, D) Report nausea or difficulty breathing
E) Post "No Smoking" signs in prominent locations
B - ANSWER✔✔-A nurse is caring for a client who is having difficult breathing. The client is lying
in bed and is already receiving oxygen therapy via nasal cannula. Which of the following
interventions is the nurse's priority?
A) Increase the oxygen flow
B) Assist the client to the fowlers position
C) Promote removal of pulmonary secretions
D) Obtain a specimen for arterial blood gases
A, D, & E - ANSWER✔✔-A nurse is preparing to perform endotracheal suctioning for a client.
The nurse should follow which of the following guidelines? (SATA)
A) Apply suction while withdrawing the catheter
B) Perform suctioning on a routine basis every 2 to 3 hours
C) Maintain medical asepsis during suctioning
D) Use a new catheter for each suctioning attempt
E) Apply suction for 10 to 15 seconds
A, B, & C - ANSWER✔✔-A nurse is caring for a client who has a tracheostomy. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take when providing tracheostomy care? (SATA)
A) Apply the oxygen source loosely if the SpO2 decreases during the procedure
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