!!! ATI CMS FUNDAMENTALS - STUDY SET 2025

!!! ATI CMS FUNDAMENTALS - STUDY
SET 2025

BEST POSITION FOR USE OF INCENTIVE SPIROMETER - correct answerSemi-Fowler's or High Semi-Fowler's
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position
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allows for maximum expansion of the lungs
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WHEN A PATIENT REFUSES TO USE INCENTIVE SPIROMETER - correct answeralways assess the patient first
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using assessment skills, you can then try to determine why the patient is refusing
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continue to encourage the patient, but if they still refuse, be sure to document.
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IV CATHETER INSERTION FOR AN OLDER ADULT - correct answerplace patient's arm in a dependent
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position; veins will dilate due to gravity
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insert catheter at 10-30 degree angle
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WHEN USING AN OPEN IRRIGATION TECHNIQUE FOR INDWELLING URINARY CATHETER - correct
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answersubtract the amount of irrigant used from the client's urine output
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use 30-50 mL syringe to perform open irrigation
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supine or dorsal recumbant position is best
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, DELIVERY OF OTIC MEDICATION - ADULT - correct answerpull the ear up and back to straighten the ear canal
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and instill drops
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pressing gently on the tragus of the ear will help the medication get into the inner ear
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have patient in side-lying position, with affected ear up. Patient should remain in this position for 2-5
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minutes following Rx administration
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NG TUBE FEEDING THROUGH AN OPEN SYSTEM - correct answertell patient to keep head of the bed
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elevated at least 30 degrees
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this will reduce the risk of and prevent aspiration
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NG TUBE FEEDING - correct answermake sure that enteral formula is at room temperature; this prevents
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cramping
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clean the top the formula container to reduce the risk of contamination by microorganisms
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rinse feeding bag with warm water
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NG TUBE FEEDING - COMPLICATION DUE TO EXCESS RESIDUAL - correct answerwhen gastric residual
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exceeds 250 mL for two consecutive assessments...
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- withhold the feeding
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- notify provider
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- keep patient in semi-fowler's
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- recheck residual in 1 hour
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NG TUBE FEEDING - COMPLICATION DUE TO DIARRHEA - correct answerwhen patient has diarrhea three
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times or more within 24-hour period...
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