ATI Capstone- Fundamentals Pre-Assessment
ATI Capstone- Fundamentals Pre-Assessment
ATI Capstone- Fundamentals Pre-Assessment
ATI Capstone- Fundamentals Pre-Assessment
,A nurse should teach which of the following clients requiring crutches
about how to use a three-point gait?
A. A client who is able to bear full weight on both lower extremities.
B. A client who has bilateral leg braces due to paralysis of the lower
extremities.
C. A client who has a right femur fracture with no weight bearing on the
affected leg.
D. A client who has bilateral knee-replacements with partial weight bearing
on both legs.
C. A client who has a right femur fracture with no weight bearing on the
affected leg.
Rationale: A three-point gait requires the client to bear all of his weight on
one foot. With a three-point gait, the client bears weight on both crutches
and then on the uninvolved leg, repeating the sequence. The affected leg
does not touch the ground.
,A nurse is verifying nasogastric tube placement by the pH of aspirated
gastric fluid. Which of the following pH values provides a good indication
of correct tube placement?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 7
D. 9
A. 2
Rationale: A good indication of appropriate placement is obtaining gastric
contents with a pH between 0 and 4.
,
ATI Capstone- Fundamentals Pre-Assessment
ATI Capstone- Fundamentals Pre-Assessment
ATI Capstone- Fundamentals Pre-Assessment
,A nurse should teach which of the following clients requiring crutches
about how to use a three-point gait?
A. A client who is able to bear full weight on both lower extremities.
B. A client who has bilateral leg braces due to paralysis of the lower
extremities.
C. A client who has a right femur fracture with no weight bearing on the
affected leg.
D. A client who has bilateral knee-replacements with partial weight bearing
on both legs.
C. A client who has a right femur fracture with no weight bearing on the
affected leg.
Rationale: A three-point gait requires the client to bear all of his weight on
one foot. With a three-point gait, the client bears weight on both crutches
and then on the uninvolved leg, repeating the sequence. The affected leg
does not touch the ground.
,A nurse is verifying nasogastric tube placement by the pH of aspirated
gastric fluid. Which of the following pH values provides a good indication
of correct tube placement?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 7
D. 9
A. 2
Rationale: A good indication of appropriate placement is obtaining gastric
contents with a pH between 0 and 4.
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