Fundamentals Exam 2 -- ATI Questions and Answers
a home health nurse is discussing the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning with a client. Which of the
following information should the nurse include?
a. carbon monoxide has a distinct odor
b. water heaters should be inspected every 5 years
c. the lungs are damaged from carbon monoxide inhalation
d. carbon monoxide binds with hemoglobin in the body - ansd. carbon monoxide binds with hemoglobin in the
body
a home health nurse is discussing the dangers of food poisoning with a client. Which of the following
information should the nurse include? (select all that apply)
a. most food poisoning is caused by a virus
b. immunocompromised individuals are at increasing risk for complications from food poisoning
c. clients who are high risk should eat or drink only pasteurized dairy products
d. healthy individuals usually recover from the illness in a few weeks
e. handling raw and fresh foods separately can prevent food poisoning - ansb. immunocompromised
individuals are at increasing risk for complications from food poisoning
c. clients who are high risk should eat or drink only pasteurized dairy products
e. handling raw and fresh foods separately can prevent food poisoning
a nurse discovers a small paper fire in a trash can in a client's bathroom. The client has been taken to safety
and the alarm has been activated. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. open the windows in the clients room to allow smoke to escape
b. obtain a class C fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire
c. remove all electrical equipment from the client's room
, d. place wet towels along the base of the door to the client's room - ansd. place wet towels along the base of
the door to the client's room
a nurse educator is conducting a parenting class for new guardians of infants. Which of the following
statements made by a participant indicated understanding?
a. I will set my water heater at 130 F
b. once my baby can sit up, they should be safe in the bathtub
c. I will place my baby on their stomach to sleep
d. once my infant starts to push up, I will remove the mobile from over the crib - ansd. once my infant starts to
push up, I will remove the mobile from over the crib
A nurse educator is presenting a module on basic first aid for newly licensed home health nurses. The client
who has heat stroke will have which of the following?
a. hypotension
b. bradycardia
c. clammy skin
d. bradypnea - ansa. hypotension
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?
(select all that apply)
a. restlessness
b. tachypnea
c. bradycardia
d. confusion
e. hypertension - ansa. restlessness
a home health nurse is discussing the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning with a client. Which of the
following information should the nurse include?
a. carbon monoxide has a distinct odor
b. water heaters should be inspected every 5 years
c. the lungs are damaged from carbon monoxide inhalation
d. carbon monoxide binds with hemoglobin in the body - ansd. carbon monoxide binds with hemoglobin in the
body
a home health nurse is discussing the dangers of food poisoning with a client. Which of the following
information should the nurse include? (select all that apply)
a. most food poisoning is caused by a virus
b. immunocompromised individuals are at increasing risk for complications from food poisoning
c. clients who are high risk should eat or drink only pasteurized dairy products
d. healthy individuals usually recover from the illness in a few weeks
e. handling raw and fresh foods separately can prevent food poisoning - ansb. immunocompromised
individuals are at increasing risk for complications from food poisoning
c. clients who are high risk should eat or drink only pasteurized dairy products
e. handling raw and fresh foods separately can prevent food poisoning
a nurse discovers a small paper fire in a trash can in a client's bathroom. The client has been taken to safety
and the alarm has been activated. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. open the windows in the clients room to allow smoke to escape
b. obtain a class C fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire
c. remove all electrical equipment from the client's room
, d. place wet towels along the base of the door to the client's room - ansd. place wet towels along the base of
the door to the client's room
a nurse educator is conducting a parenting class for new guardians of infants. Which of the following
statements made by a participant indicated understanding?
a. I will set my water heater at 130 F
b. once my baby can sit up, they should be safe in the bathtub
c. I will place my baby on their stomach to sleep
d. once my infant starts to push up, I will remove the mobile from over the crib - ansd. once my infant starts to
push up, I will remove the mobile from over the crib
A nurse educator is presenting a module on basic first aid for newly licensed home health nurses. The client
who has heat stroke will have which of the following?
a. hypotension
b. bradycardia
c. clammy skin
d. bradypnea - ansa. hypotension
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?
(select all that apply)
a. restlessness
b. tachypnea
c. bradycardia
d. confusion
e. hypertension - ansa. restlessness
