ATI CAPSTONE REVIEW QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
GRADED A+
TwoAstaffAmembersAhaveAcalledAinAsickAonAtheAmedical-
surgicalAunitAandAnoAadditionalAhelpAisAavailable.ATheAremainingAteamAmembersAconsistAo
fAanARN,AanALPNAandAunlicensedAassistiveApersonnelA(UAP).AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAshou
ldAbeAconsideredAbyAtheAnurseAwhenAmakingAclientAassignments?ASelectAallAthatAapply:
SelectAoneAorAmore:
IdentifyAwhatAtasksAareAappropriateAtoAdelegateAforAeachAspecificAclient.
b.AssessAtheAhealthAstatusAandAcomplexityAofAcareArequiredAbyAtheAclient.
c.AEvaluateAclientAneedsAtoAdetermineAifAassignedAnurseAcanAmeetAplanAofAcareAoutcomes
d.AContinuallyAprovideAsupervision,AeitherAdirectlyAorAindirectly,AtoAtheAteam.
e.AAssessAandAverifyAtheAcompetencyAofAtheAhealthAcareAteam.A-AcorrectAanswers-
RoleAofAtheACommunityAHealthANurseAinADisasterAManagementAincludesAriskAassessment
sA-AcorrectAanswers-WhatAareAtheApopulationsAatAriskAwithinAtheAcommunity?
HaveAthereAbeenApreviousAdisasters,AnaturalAorAman-made?
WhatAsizeAofAanAareaAorApopulationAisAlikelyAtoAbeAaffectedAinAaAworst-caseAscenario?
WhatAisAtheAcommunityAdisasterAplan?
WhatAkindAofAwarningAsystemsAisAinAplace?
WhatAtypesAofAdisasterAresponseAteamsAareAinAplace?
WhatAkindsAofAresourceAfacilitiesAareAavailableAinAtheAeventAofAaAdisaster?
WhatAtypesAofAevacuationAmeasuresAwillAbeAneeded?
WhatAtypesAofAenvironmentalAdangersAmayAbeAinvolved?
LeadershipAStylesA-AcorrectAanswers-Laissez-Faire-
Apermissive,Anondirective,Apassive;AallowsAtheAgroupAmembersAtoAdetermineAtheirAownAgo
alsA&AtheAmethodsAtoAachieveAthem.A
Democratic-
Asupportive,Aparticipative,Atransformational;AallAaspectsAofAtheAprocessAof AachievingAaAgoal
,AfromAplanningA&AgoalAsettingAtoAimplementingA&AtakingAcreditAforAtheAsuccessAofAtheAproj
ect,AareAsharedAbyAtheAgroup.
Authoritarian-
Acontrolling,Adirective,Aautocratic;AleaderAmaintainsAstrongAcontrolAoverAallAaspectsAofAtheA
groupA&AitsAactivities.
NationallyAnotifiableAinfectiousAdiseasesA-AcorrectAanswers-
Chlamydia,AGonorrhea,ATB,Achancroid,ALymeAdisease,Abotulism,Adiphtheria,AHepAA,B,C,A
HIV,Amalaria,Amumps,Apertussis,Asyphilis,Atetanus
BiologicalAweaponsAofAmassAdestructionA-AcorrectAanswers-Smallpox,AAnthrax,ABotulism
ConflictAManagementAStrategiesA-AcorrectAanswers-Compromising-
AwhenAallApartiesAinvolvedAareAwillingAtoAgiveAupAsomethingAinAtheAresolutionAofAtheAconflict
.AWin/lose-win/lose
Cooperating-
AoneApartyAsacrificesAsomething,AallowingAtheAotherApartyAtoAgetAwhatAitAwantsA.ALose-win
Avoiding-AnotAtoAacknowledgeAorAtryAtoAresolveAtheAconflict.AUsuallyAaAlose-loseA
,Competing/coercing-
AwhenAoneApersonAmakesAaAquickAorAunpopularAdecisionAatAtheAexpenseAofAanother.AWin-
lose
Smoothing-
AoneApartyAattemptsAtoA"smooth"AanotherApartyAbyAtryingAtoAsatisfyAthem.ALeavesAconflictAu
nresolved.AUsuallyAaAlose-lose
Collaborating-AbothApartiesAworkAtogetherAtoAachieveAaAnewAcommonAgoal.AWin-win
InterventionsAforAaApatientAwithAHepABA-AcorrectAanswers-
PlanAtoAadminAantiviralAmeds.AProvideAaAdietAhighAinAcarbs.AEncourageAtoAalternateAbetwe
enAactivityAandArest.
TheAprovidersAthatAhaveAtheAlegalAabilityAtoAgiveAtelephoneAmedicationAordersA-
AcorrectAanswers-anesthesiologist,AphysicianAassistant,AnurseApractitioner
staffAperformanceAappraisalA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAformalAsystemAforAconductingAperformanceAappraisalsAshouldAbeAinAplaceAandAusedAco
nsistently.APerformanceAappraisalAtoolsAshouldAreflectAtheAstaffAmember'sAjobAdescriptionA
&AcanAbeAbasedAonAvariousAtypesAofAscalesAorAsurveys.ADataAshouldAbeAcollectedAoverAtim
e.AActualAobservedAbehaviorAshouldAbeAdocumented/usedAasAevidenceAofAsatisfactoryAorA
unsatisfactoryAperformance.APeersAcanAbeAaAvaluableAsourceAofAdata.ATheAperformanceAa
ppraisalAreviewAshouldAbeAdoneAinAaAprivateAsetting.ATheAemployeeAshouldAbeAgivenAtheAo
pportunityAtoAprovideAinputAintoAtheAevaluation.APersonalAgoalsAofAtheAstaffAmemberAshoul
dAbeAdiscussedAandAdocumented,AandAavenuesAforAattainmentAdiscussed.AStaffAmembers
AwhoAdoAnotAagreeAwithAtheAunitAmanager'sAevaluationAofAtheirAperformance AshouldAhaveAt
heAopportunityAtoAmakeAwrittenAcommentsAonAtheAevaluationAformAandAappealAtheArating
ProviderARxAforADNRA-AcorrectAanswers-
UnlessAaADNRAprescriptionAisAwritten,AtheAnurseAshouldAinitiateACPRAwhenAaAptAhasAnoApu
lseAorArespirations.ATheAwrittenARxAmustAbeAplacedAinAtheApt'sAmedicalArecord
OrganAdonationA-AcorrectAanswers--RegulatedAbyAstateAandAfedAlaws
-requestsAforAorganAdonationAmustAbeAmadeAbyAspecificallyAtrainedApersonnel
-
NursesAareAresponsibleAforAansweringAquestionsAreAtheAdonationAprocessA&AprovidingAem
otionalAsupportAtoAfamily
-maintainAventilatoryAandAcardiovascularAsupportAforAvitalAorganAretrieval
TheAnurse'sAresponsibilityAregardingAadvanceAdirectivesA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAnurseAmustAaskAandAdocumentAtheAclient'sAadvanceAdirectiveAstatusAuponAadmission.
AEnsureAtheAadvanceAdirectivesAareAcurrentAandAreflectAtheAclient'sAcurrentAdecisions.AInfo
rmAallAmembersAofAtheAhealthAcareAteamAofAtheAclient'sAadvancedAdirectiveAandAprovideAwr
ittenAinformationAregardingAadvanceADirectivesAtoAallAclients.
resuscitationAphaseAofAburnAinjuryA-AcorrectAanswers--thisAisAtheAfirstAphase
-onsetAofAinjuryAtoA24AtoA48Ahours
-injuryAisAevaluated
-ABC'sAareAmaintained
-watchAfluids,Aedema,AandAbloodAflow
TheAnurseAshouldAexpectAtheAclientAtoAhaveAdecreaseAinAsodiumAlevelsAbecauseAsodiumAi
sAdrawnAtoAtheAedematousAburnAareaAandAlostAthroughAplasmaAleakage;AdecreaseAinAalbu
minAdueAtoAaAlossAofAproteinAfromAincreasedApermeabilityAofAtheAvascularAmembranesAatAt
,heAburnAsite;AanAincreaseAinAhematocritAdueAtoAlossAofAfluidAvolume;AhyperkalemiaAdueAtoAt
heAreleaseAofApotassiumAfromAdestructionAofAtissueAandAredAbloodAcellsAatAtheAburnAsite.
AlterationsAinAspeechA-AcorrectAanswers--
tangentiality:AspeakerAdoesAnotAcontinueAtoAspeakAaboutAtheAmainAtopicAbutAinsteadAtalksA
aboutAsubjectsAthatAdoAnotArelateAtoAtheAmainAtopic
-flightAofAideas:AtalksAcontinuouslyAwithAsudden,AfrequentAtopicAchanges
-
wordAsalad:AwordsAmixedAtogetherAwithAlittleAmeaningAorAsignificanceAtoAtheAlistenerAorAthe
Aspeaker
-preservation:AspeakerArepeatsAphrasesAoverAandAoverAtoAavoidAansweringAquestions
CauseAforAvisualAlossAinAcataractsA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAcataractAisAaAcloudyAorAopaqueAareaAinAtheAlensAofAtheAeyeAthatAinhibitsAlightApenetration
.
ManifestationsAofAhyperthyroidismA-AcorrectAanswers-
suddenAweightAloss,Atachycardia,Ahypertension,AincreasedAappetite,Anervousness,Aanxiet
yAorAanxietyAattacks,Airritability,AtremorA(usuallyAaAfineAtremblingAinAtheAhands),Adiaphoresi
s,AchangesAinAmenstrualApatterns,AincreasedAsensitivityAtoAheat,Adiarrhea,Agoiter,Adifficulty
Asleeping,AandAexophthalmos
WhatAisAHemophiliaAA?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AAhereditaryAdiseaseAwhereAbloodAdoesAnotAcoagulateAtoAstopAbleeding.
aPTTAwillAbeAaboveAtheAexpectedArangeAofA30-40Asec
AAnurseAisAassessingAforAcorrectAplacementAofAaAclient'sANGAfeedingAtubeApriorAtoAadminis
teringAaAbolusAfeeding.AWOTFAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtake?A-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAnurseAshouldAverifyAthatAtheApHAlevelAofAtheAclient'sAgastricAaspirateAisAlessAthanA5AtoA
determineAproperAplacementAofAaAclient'sANGAfeedingAtubeApriorAtoAadministeringAaAbolusAf
eeding.
APreviousAx-
rayAverificationAofAplacementAdoesAnotAvalidateAcurrentAplacementAofAtheANGAtube.
InterventionsAforArheumatoidAarthritisA-AcorrectAanswers-
restAperiodsA&AsupportAlimbsAaffected
coldAtherapy
hotAshowersAinAa.m.AtoArelieveAstiffness
mildAexerciseAtoAkeepAROM
ClientsAwhoAhaveArheumatoidAarthritisArequireAfoodsAhighAinAprotein,Avitamins,AandAironAtoA
promoteAtissueArepair.ATheAnurseAshouldAencourageAtheAclientAtoAincreaseAtheirAintakeAofA
dietaryAiron
NSAIDsAtoArelieveApain
metered-doseAinhalerApatientAteachingA-AcorrectAanswers-
takeAtheAmedicationA15AminutesAbeforeAplayingAsports
waitAatAleastA1AminuteAbetweenAinhalations
cleanAtheAmouthpieceAqdAw/AwarmAwaterAandAsoap
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAimmunosuppressionAandAaAcontinuousAIVAinfusion.A
WOTFAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtake?A-AcorrectAanswers-
monitorAtheApatient'sAmouthAatAleastAq8hAforAmanifestationsAofAinfection
monitorAIVAsiteAforAinfectionAq4h
changeAIVAtubingAq24h
, BurkholderiaAcepaciaA-AcorrectAanswers-
aAgroupAofAbacteriaAfoundAinAsoilAandAwater.AItAcanAcauseAseriousArespiratoryAinfectionsAinA
patientsAwhoAareAsusceptibleAtoAillnessArequiresAcontactAisolationAprecautions,AlikeACF.Ain
cludeAaAhigh-calorie,Ahigh-
proteinAdietAwithAunlimitedAfatAinAtheAchild'sAplanAofAcare.AChildrenAwhoAhaveAcysticAfibrosis
AandAexperienceAanAexacerbationAofAtheAdiseaseArequireAanAincreaseAinAcalorieAconsumpti
onAforAdailyAlivingAandAtoAfightAoffAinfection.AincludeAdailyAactivityAinAtheAchild'sAplanAofAcare.
AExerciseAfacilitatesAmucusAexcretionAandAcanAincreaseAtheAchild'sAself-
esteem.AAdministerAhigh-
doseAantibioticAtherapyAinAtheAchild'sAplanAofAcare.AChildrenAwhoAhaveAcysticAfibrosisAmeta
bolizeAantibioticsAmoreArapidlyAandArequireAhigherAdosesAofAantibioticsAtoAhelpAfightAaggre
ssiveAinfectionsAsuchAasABurkholderiaAcepacia
AAnurseAisAassessingAanAinfantAwhoAhasAhydrocephalusAandAisAsixAhoursApostoperativeAfol
lowingAplacementAofAaAventriculoperitonealA(VP)Ashunt.AWOTFAfindingsAshouldAtheAnurseA
reportAtoAtheAprovider?
HeartARateA122/min
IrritabilityAwhenAbeingAheld
HypoactiveAbowelAsounds
UrineASGA1.018A-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAnurseAshouldArecognizeAthatAirritabilityAisAaAmanifestationAofAincreasedAintracranialApr
essure,AwhichAisAanAindicationAthatAtheAVPAshuntAisAmalfunctioning.AThisAfindingAshouldAbe
AreportedAtoAtheAproviderAimmediately.
CareAofAcentralAlinesA-AcorrectAanswers-
SterileADressingAChange.AInfectionAControlAPrecautions.APreventAClotting.A
dailyAweightAmeasurementAisAaAnecessaryApartAofAadministeringAnutritionAthroughAaAcentr
alAlineAtoAavoidAfluidAoverloadAandAmonitorAforAadequateAweightAgain.AchangeAtheAclient'sAI
VAtubingAatAleastAonceAeveryA24Ahr
BorderlineApersonalityAdisorderA-AcorrectAanswers-
conditionAmarkedAbyAextremeAinstabilityAinAmood,Aidentity,AandAimpulseAcontrol.ATheAnurs
eAshouldAidentifyAthatAclientsAwhoAhaveAborderlineApersonalityAdisorderAtendAtoAbeAemotio
nallyAunstable,AhaveAtroubledAinterpersonalArelationships,AandAoftenAengageAinAharmfulAb
ehaviorsAsuchAasAcutting,AsubstanceAuse,AandAsuicidalAideation.
DVTAnursingAinterventionsA-AcorrectAanswers-
PatientAonAbedrestAuntilAanticoagulantAisAstartedAtoApreventApulmonaryAembolisms,Amonit
orAperipheralApulses,AadministerAanticoagulants,AelevateAlegs,AapplyAwarmAmoistApacks
aPTTA-AcorrectAanswers-activatedApartialAthrombinAtime.ANormalAexpectedArangeAisA30-
40Aseconds.AHeparinAtherapeuticAlevelAisA60-80
INRA-AcorrectAanswers-internationalAnormalizedAratio.ANormalAexpectedArangeAisA2.5-3.5
RiskAfactorsAforAosteoporosisA-AcorrectAanswers-EstrogenAdeficiency
Age
GlucocorticoidAintake
sedentaryAlifestyle
ExcessiveAalcoholAintake
LowAbodyAweight,AcigaretteAsmoking,ArheumatoidAarthritis,ApreviousAfracture,AandAparenta
lAhistoryAofAhipAfracture
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAgroupAofAclients.AWOTFAclientsAshouldAsheAattendAtoAfirst?
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
GRADED A+
TwoAstaffAmembersAhaveAcalledAinAsickAonAtheAmedical-
surgicalAunitAandAnoAadditionalAhelpAisAavailable.ATheAremainingAteamAmembersAconsistAo
fAanARN,AanALPNAandAunlicensedAassistiveApersonnelA(UAP).AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAshou
ldAbeAconsideredAbyAtheAnurseAwhenAmakingAclientAassignments?ASelectAallAthatAapply:
SelectAoneAorAmore:
IdentifyAwhatAtasksAareAappropriateAtoAdelegateAforAeachAspecificAclient.
b.AssessAtheAhealthAstatusAandAcomplexityAofAcareArequiredAbyAtheAclient.
c.AEvaluateAclientAneedsAtoAdetermineAifAassignedAnurseAcanAmeetAplanAofAcareAoutcomes
d.AContinuallyAprovideAsupervision,AeitherAdirectlyAorAindirectly,AtoAtheAteam.
e.AAssessAandAverifyAtheAcompetencyAofAtheAhealthAcareAteam.A-AcorrectAanswers-
RoleAofAtheACommunityAHealthANurseAinADisasterAManagementAincludesAriskAassessment
sA-AcorrectAanswers-WhatAareAtheApopulationsAatAriskAwithinAtheAcommunity?
HaveAthereAbeenApreviousAdisasters,AnaturalAorAman-made?
WhatAsizeAofAanAareaAorApopulationAisAlikelyAtoAbeAaffectedAinAaAworst-caseAscenario?
WhatAisAtheAcommunityAdisasterAplan?
WhatAkindAofAwarningAsystemsAisAinAplace?
WhatAtypesAofAdisasterAresponseAteamsAareAinAplace?
WhatAkindsAofAresourceAfacilitiesAareAavailableAinAtheAeventAofAaAdisaster?
WhatAtypesAofAevacuationAmeasuresAwillAbeAneeded?
WhatAtypesAofAenvironmentalAdangersAmayAbeAinvolved?
LeadershipAStylesA-AcorrectAanswers-Laissez-Faire-
Apermissive,Anondirective,Apassive;AallowsAtheAgroupAmembersAtoAdetermineAtheirAownAgo
alsA&AtheAmethodsAtoAachieveAthem.A
Democratic-
Asupportive,Aparticipative,Atransformational;AallAaspectsAofAtheAprocessAof AachievingAaAgoal
,AfromAplanningA&AgoalAsettingAtoAimplementingA&AtakingAcreditAforAtheAsuccessAofAtheAproj
ect,AareAsharedAbyAtheAgroup.
Authoritarian-
Acontrolling,Adirective,Aautocratic;AleaderAmaintainsAstrongAcontrolAoverAallAaspectsAofAtheA
groupA&AitsAactivities.
NationallyAnotifiableAinfectiousAdiseasesA-AcorrectAanswers-
Chlamydia,AGonorrhea,ATB,Achancroid,ALymeAdisease,Abotulism,Adiphtheria,AHepAA,B,C,A
HIV,Amalaria,Amumps,Apertussis,Asyphilis,Atetanus
BiologicalAweaponsAofAmassAdestructionA-AcorrectAanswers-Smallpox,AAnthrax,ABotulism
ConflictAManagementAStrategiesA-AcorrectAanswers-Compromising-
AwhenAallApartiesAinvolvedAareAwillingAtoAgiveAupAsomethingAinAtheAresolutionAofAtheAconflict
.AWin/lose-win/lose
Cooperating-
AoneApartyAsacrificesAsomething,AallowingAtheAotherApartyAtoAgetAwhatAitAwantsA.ALose-win
Avoiding-AnotAtoAacknowledgeAorAtryAtoAresolveAtheAconflict.AUsuallyAaAlose-loseA
,Competing/coercing-
AwhenAoneApersonAmakesAaAquickAorAunpopularAdecisionAatAtheAexpenseAofAanother.AWin-
lose
Smoothing-
AoneApartyAattemptsAtoA"smooth"AanotherApartyAbyAtryingAtoAsatisfyAthem.ALeavesAconflictAu
nresolved.AUsuallyAaAlose-lose
Collaborating-AbothApartiesAworkAtogetherAtoAachieveAaAnewAcommonAgoal.AWin-win
InterventionsAforAaApatientAwithAHepABA-AcorrectAanswers-
PlanAtoAadminAantiviralAmeds.AProvideAaAdietAhighAinAcarbs.AEncourageAtoAalternateAbetwe
enAactivityAandArest.
TheAprovidersAthatAhaveAtheAlegalAabilityAtoAgiveAtelephoneAmedicationAordersA-
AcorrectAanswers-anesthesiologist,AphysicianAassistant,AnurseApractitioner
staffAperformanceAappraisalA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAformalAsystemAforAconductingAperformanceAappraisalsAshouldAbeAinAplaceAandAusedAco
nsistently.APerformanceAappraisalAtoolsAshouldAreflectAtheAstaffAmember'sAjobAdescriptionA
&AcanAbeAbasedAonAvariousAtypesAofAscalesAorAsurveys.ADataAshouldAbeAcollectedAoverAtim
e.AActualAobservedAbehaviorAshouldAbeAdocumented/usedAasAevidenceAofAsatisfactoryAorA
unsatisfactoryAperformance.APeersAcanAbeAaAvaluableAsourceAofAdata.ATheAperformanceAa
ppraisalAreviewAshouldAbeAdoneAinAaAprivateAsetting.ATheAemployeeAshouldAbeAgivenAtheAo
pportunityAtoAprovideAinputAintoAtheAevaluation.APersonalAgoalsAofAtheAstaffAmemberAshoul
dAbeAdiscussedAandAdocumented,AandAavenuesAforAattainmentAdiscussed.AStaffAmembers
AwhoAdoAnotAagreeAwithAtheAunitAmanager'sAevaluationAofAtheirAperformance AshouldAhaveAt
heAopportunityAtoAmakeAwrittenAcommentsAonAtheAevaluationAformAandAappealAtheArating
ProviderARxAforADNRA-AcorrectAanswers-
UnlessAaADNRAprescriptionAisAwritten,AtheAnurseAshouldAinitiateACPRAwhenAaAptAhasAnoApu
lseAorArespirations.ATheAwrittenARxAmustAbeAplacedAinAtheApt'sAmedicalArecord
OrganAdonationA-AcorrectAanswers--RegulatedAbyAstateAandAfedAlaws
-requestsAforAorganAdonationAmustAbeAmadeAbyAspecificallyAtrainedApersonnel
-
NursesAareAresponsibleAforAansweringAquestionsAreAtheAdonationAprocessA&AprovidingAem
otionalAsupportAtoAfamily
-maintainAventilatoryAandAcardiovascularAsupportAforAvitalAorganAretrieval
TheAnurse'sAresponsibilityAregardingAadvanceAdirectivesA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAnurseAmustAaskAandAdocumentAtheAclient'sAadvanceAdirectiveAstatusAuponAadmission.
AEnsureAtheAadvanceAdirectivesAareAcurrentAandAreflectAtheAclient'sAcurrentAdecisions.AInfo
rmAallAmembersAofAtheAhealthAcareAteamAofAtheAclient'sAadvancedAdirectiveAandAprovideAwr
ittenAinformationAregardingAadvanceADirectivesAtoAallAclients.
resuscitationAphaseAofAburnAinjuryA-AcorrectAanswers--thisAisAtheAfirstAphase
-onsetAofAinjuryAtoA24AtoA48Ahours
-injuryAisAevaluated
-ABC'sAareAmaintained
-watchAfluids,Aedema,AandAbloodAflow
TheAnurseAshouldAexpectAtheAclientAtoAhaveAdecreaseAinAsodiumAlevelsAbecauseAsodiumAi
sAdrawnAtoAtheAedematousAburnAareaAandAlostAthroughAplasmaAleakage;AdecreaseAinAalbu
minAdueAtoAaAlossAofAproteinAfromAincreasedApermeabilityAofAtheAvascularAmembranesAatAt
,heAburnAsite;AanAincreaseAinAhematocritAdueAtoAlossAofAfluidAvolume;AhyperkalemiaAdueAtoAt
heAreleaseAofApotassiumAfromAdestructionAofAtissueAandAredAbloodAcellsAatAtheAburnAsite.
AlterationsAinAspeechA-AcorrectAanswers--
tangentiality:AspeakerAdoesAnotAcontinueAtoAspeakAaboutAtheAmainAtopicAbutAinsteadAtalksA
aboutAsubjectsAthatAdoAnotArelateAtoAtheAmainAtopic
-flightAofAideas:AtalksAcontinuouslyAwithAsudden,AfrequentAtopicAchanges
-
wordAsalad:AwordsAmixedAtogetherAwithAlittleAmeaningAorAsignificanceAtoAtheAlistenerAorAthe
Aspeaker
-preservation:AspeakerArepeatsAphrasesAoverAandAoverAtoAavoidAansweringAquestions
CauseAforAvisualAlossAinAcataractsA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAcataractAisAaAcloudyAorAopaqueAareaAinAtheAlensAofAtheAeyeAthatAinhibitsAlightApenetration
.
ManifestationsAofAhyperthyroidismA-AcorrectAanswers-
suddenAweightAloss,Atachycardia,Ahypertension,AincreasedAappetite,Anervousness,Aanxiet
yAorAanxietyAattacks,Airritability,AtremorA(usuallyAaAfineAtremblingAinAtheAhands),Adiaphoresi
s,AchangesAinAmenstrualApatterns,AincreasedAsensitivityAtoAheat,Adiarrhea,Agoiter,Adifficulty
Asleeping,AandAexophthalmos
WhatAisAHemophiliaAA?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AAhereditaryAdiseaseAwhereAbloodAdoesAnotAcoagulateAtoAstopAbleeding.
aPTTAwillAbeAaboveAtheAexpectedArangeAofA30-40Asec
AAnurseAisAassessingAforAcorrectAplacementAofAaAclient'sANGAfeedingAtubeApriorAtoAadminis
teringAaAbolusAfeeding.AWOTFAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtake?A-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAnurseAshouldAverifyAthatAtheApHAlevelAofAtheAclient'sAgastricAaspirateAisAlessAthanA5AtoA
determineAproperAplacementAofAaAclient'sANGAfeedingAtubeApriorAtoAadministeringAaAbolusAf
eeding.
APreviousAx-
rayAverificationAofAplacementAdoesAnotAvalidateAcurrentAplacementAofAtheANGAtube.
InterventionsAforArheumatoidAarthritisA-AcorrectAanswers-
restAperiodsA&AsupportAlimbsAaffected
coldAtherapy
hotAshowersAinAa.m.AtoArelieveAstiffness
mildAexerciseAtoAkeepAROM
ClientsAwhoAhaveArheumatoidAarthritisArequireAfoodsAhighAinAprotein,Avitamins,AandAironAtoA
promoteAtissueArepair.ATheAnurseAshouldAencourageAtheAclientAtoAincreaseAtheirAintakeAofA
dietaryAiron
NSAIDsAtoArelieveApain
metered-doseAinhalerApatientAteachingA-AcorrectAanswers-
takeAtheAmedicationA15AminutesAbeforeAplayingAsports
waitAatAleastA1AminuteAbetweenAinhalations
cleanAtheAmouthpieceAqdAw/AwarmAwaterAandAsoap
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAimmunosuppressionAandAaAcontinuousAIVAinfusion.A
WOTFAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtake?A-AcorrectAanswers-
monitorAtheApatient'sAmouthAatAleastAq8hAforAmanifestationsAofAinfection
monitorAIVAsiteAforAinfectionAq4h
changeAIVAtubingAq24h
, BurkholderiaAcepaciaA-AcorrectAanswers-
aAgroupAofAbacteriaAfoundAinAsoilAandAwater.AItAcanAcauseAseriousArespiratoryAinfectionsAinA
patientsAwhoAareAsusceptibleAtoAillnessArequiresAcontactAisolationAprecautions,AlikeACF.Ain
cludeAaAhigh-calorie,Ahigh-
proteinAdietAwithAunlimitedAfatAinAtheAchild'sAplanAofAcare.AChildrenAwhoAhaveAcysticAfibrosis
AandAexperienceAanAexacerbationAofAtheAdiseaseArequireAanAincreaseAinAcalorieAconsumpti
onAforAdailyAlivingAandAtoAfightAoffAinfection.AincludeAdailyAactivityAinAtheAchild'sAplanAofAcare.
AExerciseAfacilitatesAmucusAexcretionAandAcanAincreaseAtheAchild'sAself-
esteem.AAdministerAhigh-
doseAantibioticAtherapyAinAtheAchild'sAplanAofAcare.AChildrenAwhoAhaveAcysticAfibrosisAmeta
bolizeAantibioticsAmoreArapidlyAandArequireAhigherAdosesAofAantibioticsAtoAhelpAfightAaggre
ssiveAinfectionsAsuchAasABurkholderiaAcepacia
AAnurseAisAassessingAanAinfantAwhoAhasAhydrocephalusAandAisAsixAhoursApostoperativeAfol
lowingAplacementAofAaAventriculoperitonealA(VP)Ashunt.AWOTFAfindingsAshouldAtheAnurseA
reportAtoAtheAprovider?
HeartARateA122/min
IrritabilityAwhenAbeingAheld
HypoactiveAbowelAsounds
UrineASGA1.018A-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAnurseAshouldArecognizeAthatAirritabilityAisAaAmanifestationAofAincreasedAintracranialApr
essure,AwhichAisAanAindicationAthatAtheAVPAshuntAisAmalfunctioning.AThisAfindingAshouldAbe
AreportedAtoAtheAproviderAimmediately.
CareAofAcentralAlinesA-AcorrectAanswers-
SterileADressingAChange.AInfectionAControlAPrecautions.APreventAClotting.A
dailyAweightAmeasurementAisAaAnecessaryApartAofAadministeringAnutritionAthroughAaAcentr
alAlineAtoAavoidAfluidAoverloadAandAmonitorAforAadequateAweightAgain.AchangeAtheAclient'sAI
VAtubingAatAleastAonceAeveryA24Ahr
BorderlineApersonalityAdisorderA-AcorrectAanswers-
conditionAmarkedAbyAextremeAinstabilityAinAmood,Aidentity,AandAimpulseAcontrol.ATheAnurs
eAshouldAidentifyAthatAclientsAwhoAhaveAborderlineApersonalityAdisorderAtendAtoAbeAemotio
nallyAunstable,AhaveAtroubledAinterpersonalArelationships,AandAoftenAengageAinAharmfulAb
ehaviorsAsuchAasAcutting,AsubstanceAuse,AandAsuicidalAideation.
DVTAnursingAinterventionsA-AcorrectAanswers-
PatientAonAbedrestAuntilAanticoagulantAisAstartedAtoApreventApulmonaryAembolisms,Amonit
orAperipheralApulses,AadministerAanticoagulants,AelevateAlegs,AapplyAwarmAmoistApacks
aPTTA-AcorrectAanswers-activatedApartialAthrombinAtime.ANormalAexpectedArangeAisA30-
40Aseconds.AHeparinAtherapeuticAlevelAisA60-80
INRA-AcorrectAanswers-internationalAnormalizedAratio.ANormalAexpectedArangeAisA2.5-3.5
RiskAfactorsAforAosteoporosisA-AcorrectAanswers-EstrogenAdeficiency
Age
GlucocorticoidAintake
sedentaryAlifestyle
ExcessiveAalcoholAintake
LowAbodyAweight,AcigaretteAsmoking,ArheumatoidAarthritis,ApreviousAfracture,AandAparenta
lAhistoryAofAhipAfracture
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAgroupAofAclients.AWOTFAclientsAshouldAsheAattendAtoAfirst?
