ATI RN Concept Based Assessment Level 3 EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE NEWEST 500 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR

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ATI RN Concept Based Assessment Level 3
EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE NEWEST
500 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
ATI RN Concept Based Assessment Level 3 EXAM


QUESTION: a nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. which of the following

manifestations should the nurse identify as positive symptoms of schizophrenia? select all that

apply.


a. magical thinking.


b. clang association.


c. auditory hallucinations.


d. flat affect.


e. emotional ambivalence. - ANSWER-magical thinking.


clang association.


auditory hallucinations.




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QUESTION: the nurse should identify that magical thinking, or the belief that one's thoughts

affect others, is a positive symptom of this disorder. - ANSWER-schizophrenia manifestation




QUESTION: the nurse should identify that clang association, or choosing words based on their

sounds, is a positive symptom of this disorder. - ANSWER-schizophrenia manifestation




QUESTION: the nurse should identify that experiencing auditory hallucinations, or hearing

voices or sounds that do not exist, is a positive symptom of this disorder. - ANSWER-

schizophrenia manifestation




QUESTION: the nurse is assessing a client who has end stage COPD. which of the following

images should the nurse identify as a late manifestation of this terminal illness?


a. flexion or contraction of the joints.


b. swan neck deformation.


c. tophi, related to chronic gout.


d. digital clubbing. - ANSWER-digital clubbing




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QUESTION: the nurse should identify digital clubbing when assessing a client who has this

disorder. - ANSWER-late manifestation of COPD




a nurse in a mental health clinic is assessing a client who states, "I don't think my gambling is as

big of a problem as my friends think it is." which of the following findings should the nurse

identify as meeting the diagnostic criteria of gambling disorder?


a. the client makes no attempts to stop gambling.


b. the client gambles when feeling happy or enthusiastic.


c. the client gambles the same amount of money each week.


d. the client asks others for money to compensate for gambling losses. - ANSWER-the client

asks others for money to compensate for gambling losses.




QUESTION: one of the diagnostic criteria for this is a reliance on others to provide money to

help with negative financial situations that are a direct result of gambling losses. according to

the american psychiatric association, a diagnosis of this requires that the client's behavior

meets four of the defined criteria over the period of the past 12 months. - ANSWER-gambling

disorder




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QUESTION: evidence of decreased arterial oxygen levels, which occurs over time and is evident

as a late manifestation of COPD. - ANSWER-digital clubbing




QUESTION: a nurse in an ED is assessing a newly admitted client. the nurse should identify that

which of the following findings is a manifestation of acute cocaine toxicity?


a. hypotension.


b. pinpoint pupils.


c. agitation.


d. hypothermia. - ANSWER-agitation




QUESTION: agitation, dizziness, and tremor. - ANSWER-acute cocaine toxicity s/s




QUESTION: can cause convulsions and myocardial infarction. - ANSWER-severe cocaine toxicity




QUESTION: a CNS stimulant - ANSWER-cocaine




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