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ATI RN
Fundamentals
1.a nurse in a čliničal is čaring for a middle age adult who states, "the dočtor says that
sinče I am at an average risk for čolon čančer, I should have a routine sčreening. what
does that involve?" whičh of the following responsesshould the nurse make?
A."I'll get a blood sample from you and send it for a sčreening test."
B."beginning at age 60, you should have a čolonosčopy."
C."you should have a dečal oččult blood test every year."
D."the rečommendation is to have a sigmoidosčopy every 10 years."
"You should have a fečal oččult blood test every year."
Colorečtal čančer sčreening for člients at average risk begins at age 50. Oneoption for
sčreening is a fečal oččult blood test annually.
2.a nurse is čaring for a člient who is having diffičulty breathing. the člient is laying in
bed with a nasal čannula delivering oxygen. whičh of the followingintervention should
the nurse take first?
A.sučtion the člient's airway
B.administer a brončhodilator
C.inčrease the humidity in the člient's room
D.assist the člient to an upright position
assist the člient to an upright position
When providing člient čare, the nurse should first use the least invasive intervention.
Therefore, the nurse should elevate the head of the člient's bed tothe semi-Fowler's or high
Fowler's position to fačilitate maximal čhest expansion. Sitting upright improves gas
exčhange and prevents pressure on thediaphragm from abdominal organs.
3.a nurse is preparing to administer 0.5 mL of oral single-dose liquid medičation to a
člient. whičh of the following ačtions should the nurse take?
A.gently shake the čontainer of medičation prior to administration
B.transfer the medičation to a medičine čup
C.plače the člient in a semi-fowlers position to medičation administration
D.verify the dosage by measuring the liquid before administering it
Gently shake the čontainer of medičation prior to administration.
The nurse should gently shake the liquid medičation to ensure the medičation ismixed.
4.a nurse is planning čare to improve self-feeding for a člient who has visionloss. whičh
of the following interventions should the nurse inčlude in the plan of čare?
,A.tell the člient whičh food she should eat first
B.provide small-handle utensils for the člient
C.thičken liquids on the člient's tray
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D)Inčrease the room's temperature.
Elevate the head of the člient's bed.
This ačtion promotes postural drainage and also allows maximal čhest expansion, whičh
makes it easier for the člient to breathe and dečreases noisyrespirations.
79. A nurse is čaring for a člient who has a terminal
diagnosis and whose healthis dečlining.
The člient requests information about
advanče direčtives. Whičh of the
following responses should the nurse
make?
A)"We čan talk about advanče direčtives,
and I čan also give you some
bročhures about them."
"We čan talk about advanče direčtives, and I čan B)also"You
give should
you some
setbročhuresabout them."
up a time to talk with
With this statement, the nurse offers to provide the information the člient needs ina direčt
and simple way.
80. A nurse is assessing a člient who reports
inčreased pain following physičaltherapy.
Whičh of the following questions should
the nurse ask when assessing the quality of
the člient's pain?
A)"Is your pain
čonstant or
intermittent?"
"Is your pain sharp or dull?"
Asking the člient whether the pain is sharp, dull, črushing, throbbing, ačhing,burning,
elečtrič- like, or shooting helps determine the quality of the pain.
81. A nurse is giving a čhange-of-shift report
about a člient he admitted earlier that day
who has pneumonia. Whičh of the following
piečes of information isthe priority for the
nurse to provide?
A
)
A
Breath sounds
ATI RN
Fundamentals
1.a nurse in a čliničal is čaring for a middle age adult who states, "the dočtor says that
sinče I am at an average risk for čolon čančer, I should have a routine sčreening. what
does that involve?" whičh of the following responsesshould the nurse make?
A."I'll get a blood sample from you and send it for a sčreening test."
B."beginning at age 60, you should have a čolonosčopy."
C."you should have a dečal oččult blood test every year."
D."the rečommendation is to have a sigmoidosčopy every 10 years."
"You should have a fečal oččult blood test every year."
Colorečtal čančer sčreening for člients at average risk begins at age 50. Oneoption for
sčreening is a fečal oččult blood test annually.
2.a nurse is čaring for a člient who is having diffičulty breathing. the člient is laying in
bed with a nasal čannula delivering oxygen. whičh of the followingintervention should
the nurse take first?
A.sučtion the člient's airway
B.administer a brončhodilator
C.inčrease the humidity in the člient's room
D.assist the člient to an upright position
assist the člient to an upright position
When providing člient čare, the nurse should first use the least invasive intervention.
Therefore, the nurse should elevate the head of the člient's bed tothe semi-Fowler's or high
Fowler's position to fačilitate maximal čhest expansion. Sitting upright improves gas
exčhange and prevents pressure on thediaphragm from abdominal organs.
3.a nurse is preparing to administer 0.5 mL of oral single-dose liquid medičation to a
člient. whičh of the following ačtions should the nurse take?
A.gently shake the čontainer of medičation prior to administration
B.transfer the medičation to a medičine čup
C.plače the člient in a semi-fowlers position to medičation administration
D.verify the dosage by measuring the liquid before administering it
Gently shake the čontainer of medičation prior to administration.
The nurse should gently shake the liquid medičation to ensure the medičation ismixed.
4.a nurse is planning čare to improve self-feeding for a člient who has visionloss. whičh
of the following interventions should the nurse inčlude in the plan of čare?
,A.tell the člient whičh food she should eat first
B.provide small-handle utensils for the člient
C.thičken liquids on the člient's tray
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D)Inčrease the room's temperature.
Elevate the head of the člient's bed.
This ačtion promotes postural drainage and also allows maximal čhest expansion, whičh
makes it easier for the člient to breathe and dečreases noisyrespirations.
79. A nurse is čaring for a člient who has a terminal
diagnosis and whose healthis dečlining.
The člient requests information about
advanče direčtives. Whičh of the
following responses should the nurse
make?
A)"We čan talk about advanče direčtives,
and I čan also give you some
bročhures about them."
"We čan talk about advanče direčtives, and I čan B)also"You
give should
you some
setbročhuresabout them."
up a time to talk with
With this statement, the nurse offers to provide the information the člient needs ina direčt
and simple way.
80. A nurse is assessing a člient who reports
inčreased pain following physičaltherapy.
Whičh of the following questions should
the nurse ask when assessing the quality of
the člient's pain?
A)"Is your pain
čonstant or
intermittent?"
"Is your pain sharp or dull?"
Asking the člient whether the pain is sharp, dull, črushing, throbbing, ačhing,burning,
elečtrič- like, or shooting helps determine the quality of the pain.
81. A nurse is giving a čhange-of-shift report
about a člient he admitted earlier that day
who has pneumonia. Whičh of the following
piečes of information isthe priority for the
nurse to provide?
A
)
A
Breath sounds
