ATI FUNDAMENTALS PRACTICE TEST B EXAM QUESTIONS AN ANSWERS 100% CORRECT

A nurse is completing an admission assessment for a client who reports vomiting and diarrhea for the past 3 days. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWER Rapid heart rate A nurse has accepted a verbal prescription for three tenths of a milligram of levothyroxine IV stat for a client who has myxedema coma. How should the nurse transcribe the dosage of this medication in the client's medical record? - ANSWER 0.3 mg A nurse is preparing a heparin infusion for a client who was admitted to the facility with DVT. The prescription reads: 25,000 units of heparin in 0.9% sodium chloride 250 mL to infuse at 800 units/hr. At what rate should the nurse set the infusion pump? (Round to the nearest whole number) - ANSWER 8 mL/hr A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for wound irrigation. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER Cleanse the wound from the center outward. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving fluid through a peripheral IV catheter. Which of the following findings at the IV site should the nurse identify as indicating infiltration? - ANSWER Skin blanching A nurse is teaching a client whose left leg is in a cast about using crutches. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client understands the teaching? - ANSWER "When descending stairs, I will first shift my weight to my right leg" A nurse is caring for a client who has recently started using a behind-the-ear hearing aid. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client understands the use of this assistive device? - ANSWER Clients should remove any hearing devices before showering because expose to water can damage them A nurse enters a client's room and finders her on the floor. The client's roommate reports that the client was trying to get out of bed and fell over the side rail onto the floor. Which of the followin