ATI Respiratory Practice Questions And
Answers
AuhomeuhealthunurseuvisitsuauclientuwhouhasuCOPDuandureceivesuoxygenuatu2L/minuviaunas
alucannula.uTheuclientureportsudifficultyubreathing.uWhatuactionuisutheunursesupriority?u-
uCORRECTuuANSWER-Assesutheuclient'surespiratoryustatus.
Rationale:uTheufirstuactionutheunurseushouldutakeuusingutheunursinguprocessuisutoucollectuda
taufromutheuclient.uTheunurseushoulduimmediatelyuassessutheuclient'surespiratoryustatusubef
oreudeterminingutheuappropriateuinterventions.
Aunurseuisuauclinicuisucollectinguauhistoryufromuauclientuwhoureportsuthatuaumemberuofuhisufam
ilyujustureceiveduaudiagnosisuofupulmonaryutuberculosis.uTheunurseushoulduexpectuthatutheu
provideruwilluprescribeuwhatudiagnosticutestufirst?u-uCORRECTuuANSWER-
Nucleicuaciduamplificationutestu(NAAT).
Rationale:uTheuCDCurecommendsuthatutheuNAATutestureplaceuotherudiagnosticuscreeningut
estsuforutuberculosis.uTheutestuisuperformeduonuauclient'susputum.
Aunurseuisuaucommunityuhealthucenteruisuassessingutheuresultsuofuautuberculinuskinutestusheu
performeduforuauclient.uWhaturesultuindicatesuexposureutouanduaupossibleuinfectionuwithutub
erculosisu(TB)?u-uCORRECTuuANSWER-15ummuinduration.
Rationale:uAupositiveureactionutouautuberculinuskinutestuisuanuindurationu(auhardeneduarea)ut
hatuisu10ummuorugreateruinudiameter.uTheunurseushouldumeasureutheuareauofuinduration,unot
uanyuaccompanyinguerythemauoruswelling.
Aunurseuisuauprovider'suofficeuisuassessinguauclient.uTheunurseushoulduidentifyuthatuwhatufind
ingsuareumanifestationsuofupulmonaryutuberculosis?u-uCORRECTuuANSWER-
Nightusweats,uLow-gradeufever,uanduBlooduinutheusputum.
Aunurseuisuadmittinguauclientuwhouhasuactiveutuberculosisutouauroomuonuaumedical-
surgicaluunit.uWhaturoomuassignmentushouldutheunurseumakeuforutheuclient?u-
uCORRECTuuANSWER-Auroomuwithuairuexhaustudirectlyutoutheuoutdooruenvironment.u
Rationale:uAuroomuwithuairuexhaustudirectlyutoutheuoutsideuenvironmentueliminatesucontami
nationuofuotheruclient-
Answers
AuhomeuhealthunurseuvisitsuauclientuwhouhasuCOPDuandureceivesuoxygenuatu2L/minuviaunas
alucannula.uTheuclientureportsudifficultyubreathing.uWhatuactionuisutheunursesupriority?u-
uCORRECTuuANSWER-Assesutheuclient'surespiratoryustatus.
Rationale:uTheufirstuactionutheunurseushouldutakeuusingutheunursinguprocessuisutoucollectuda
taufromutheuclient.uTheunurseushoulduimmediatelyuassessutheuclient'surespiratoryustatusubef
oreudeterminingutheuappropriateuinterventions.
Aunurseuisuauclinicuisucollectinguauhistoryufromuauclientuwhoureportsuthatuaumemberuofuhisufam
ilyujustureceiveduaudiagnosisuofupulmonaryutuberculosis.uTheunurseushoulduexpectuthatutheu
provideruwilluprescribeuwhatudiagnosticutestufirst?u-uCORRECTuuANSWER-
Nucleicuaciduamplificationutestu(NAAT).
Rationale:uTheuCDCurecommendsuthatutheuNAATutestureplaceuotherudiagnosticuscreeningut
estsuforutuberculosis.uTheutestuisuperformeduonuauclient'susputum.
Aunurseuisuaucommunityuhealthucenteruisuassessingutheuresultsuofuautuberculinuskinutestusheu
performeduforuauclient.uWhaturesultuindicatesuexposureutouanduaupossibleuinfectionuwithutub
erculosisu(TB)?u-uCORRECTuuANSWER-15ummuinduration.
Rationale:uAupositiveureactionutouautuberculinuskinutestuisuanuindurationu(auhardeneduarea)ut
hatuisu10ummuorugreateruinudiameter.uTheunurseushouldumeasureutheuareauofuinduration,unot
uanyuaccompanyinguerythemauoruswelling.
Aunurseuisuauprovider'suofficeuisuassessinguauclient.uTheunurseushoulduidentifyuthatuwhatufind
ingsuareumanifestationsuofupulmonaryutuberculosis?u-uCORRECTuuANSWER-
Nightusweats,uLow-gradeufever,uanduBlooduinutheusputum.
Aunurseuisuadmittinguauclientuwhouhasuactiveutuberculosisutouauroomuonuaumedical-
surgicaluunit.uWhaturoomuassignmentushouldutheunurseumakeuforutheuclient?u-
uCORRECTuuANSWER-Auroomuwithuairuexhaustudirectlyutoutheuoutdooruenvironment.u
Rationale:uAuroomuwithuairuexhaustudirectlyutoutheuoutsideuenvironmentueliminatesucontami
nationuofuotheruclient-