ATI RN Comprehensive Online Practice 2023 A

ATI RN Comprehensive Online Practice 2023 A A nurse is preparing to teach about dietary management to a client who has Crohn's disease and an enteroenteric fistula. Which of the following nutrients should the nurse instruct the client to decrease in their diet? – CORRECT ANSWER: Fiber A charge nurse assigns a newly licensed nurse to care for a client who has a chest tube. The nurse expresses concern about having limited experience with monitoring chest tube drainage. Which of the following actions should the charge nurse take first to provide teaching about chest tubes? – CORRECT ANSWER: Ask the nurse about their knowledge of the procedure A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client following a cataract extraction. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? – CORRECT ANSWER: "I will bend at my knees when picking an object up off the floor." A nurse is preparing to transfer a client from the ICU to the medical floor. The client was recently weaned from mechanical ventilation following a pneumonectomy. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the change-of-shift report? – CORRECT ANSWER: The time of the client's last dose of pain medication A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is working with a client who has posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and asks the nurse to recommend a non pharmacological therapy to use to provide relief of the manifestations. Which of the following complementary therapies should the nurse teach the client to use to help alleviate the distress? – CORRECT ANSWER: Guided imagery A nurse is caring for a client following a vacuum-assisted birth. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following complications related to vacuum-assisted births? – CORRECT ANSWER: Cervical laceration A nurse is preparing to administer a long-acting insulin to a client who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take first? – CORRECT ANSWER: Check the insulin dose with another licensed nurse A nurse is caring for a client who has a closed-head injury and is receiving mechanical ventilation. The nurse should expect to administer which of the following medications to reduce intracranial pressure? – CORRECT ANSWER: Mannitol A home health care nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client who has a new ileostomy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? – CORRECT ANSWER: Empty the appliance when it is one-third to one-half full A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is caring for four clients. The nurse should recognize that which of the following clients is effectively using sublimation as a defense mechanism? – CORRECT ANSWER: A client who channels their energy into a new hobby following the loss of their job A nurse is teaching about total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and IV lipid emulsions with a client who has an extensive burn injury. Which of the following information should the nurse include? – CORRECT ANSWER: "You will receive fingersticks for blood glucose testing." A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a preschooler who has a facial laceration. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as a potential indication of child sexual maltreatment? – CORRECT ANSWER: The child exhibits discomfort while walking A nurse is administering cyclophosphamide orally to a school-age child who has neuroblastoma. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when administering this medication? – CORRECT ANSWER: Maintain hydration with liberal fluid intake A hospice nurse is consulting with a client and her family about receiving home services. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the family understands home hospice care? – CORRECT ANSWER: "We can expect the hospice nurse to provide support for us after our mother's death." The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a continuous heparin infusion. Which of the following laboratory tests should the nurse review prior to adjusting the client's heparin? – CORRECT ANSWER: aPTT A nurse is caring for a client who has a potassium level of 3 mEq/L (3.5 to 5 mEq/L). Which of the following manifestations should the nurse monitor? – CORRECT ANSWER Decreased deep tendon reflexes