ATI RN Assessment Level 1 B

ATI RN ASSESSMENT LEVEL 1 B
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS


AnurseissubmittingadietaryrequestforaclientwhodevoutlyfollowsMormondietarypractices.Th
enurseshouldasktheclientiftheywouldlikewhichofthefollowingfoodsorbeveragesexcludedfro
mmeals?



A.Bacon

B.Coffee

C.Shrimp

D.Milk-Correctanswer~B.Coffee



Anurseisassessingaclientwhohasarashontheirhandsandforearmsafterworkinginagarden.Then
urseshouldidentifythatwhichofthefollowingfindingsindicatescontactdermatitis?



A.Pustulesinascatterpatternacrosstheerythematousarea

B.Elevationsoftheskinwithdarkenedareasandirregularborders

C.Well-definedmarginsoftheerythematousarea

D.Straight,black,threadlikelesions-Correctanswer~C.Well-
definedmarginsoftheerythematousarea



Ahomehealthnurseisteachingaclientaboutfireextinguishers.Whichofthefollowinginstructionss
houldthenurseincludeintheteaching?



A.Storeafireextinguishernexttothekitchenstove.

,B.Callthefiredepartmentbeforeusingafireextinguisher.

C.UseaclassAextinguishertoputoutanelectricalfire.

D.Aimthehoseofthefireextinguishertowardthetopoftheflames.-
Correctanswer~B.Callthefiredepartmentbeforeusingafireextinguisher.



Anurseisperformingafallriskassessmentforaclient.Whichofthefollowingfindingsshouldthenurs
eidentifyasafallrisk?



A.Theclientusesaraisedtoiletseat.

B.Theclienttakesaflaxseedsupplement.

C.Theclientlooksatthegroundwhilewalking.

D.Theclienthasahistoryofurinaryfrequency.-
Correctanswer~D.Theclienthasahistoryofurinaryfrequency.



Aclientwhohasahistoryofurinaryfrequencyisatriskforafallduetofrequentlygettingoutofbedatni
ghttogotothebathroom.Thenurseshouldplaceacommodenexttotheclient'sbedtoreducetherisk
forinjury



Anurseisassessinga10-month-
oldinfantwhohasaurinarytractinfection(UTI).whichofthefollowingfindingsshouldthenurseexp
ect?



A.Decreasedappetite

B.Generalizedrash

C.Decreasedrespiratoryrate

D.Constipation-Correctanswer~A.Decreasedappetite



ManifestationsofaUTIinaninfantincludepoorfeeding,irritability,fever,andvomiting

,Anurseispreparingtoadministeracetaminophendrops60mgPOtoaninfantwhohasafever.Theam
ountavailableis160mg/5mL.HowmanymLshouldthenurseadminister?(Roundtheanswertothe
nearesttenth.Usealeadingzeroifitapplies.Donotuseatrainingzero.)-Correctanswer~1.9mL



Anurseisteachingaclienttoself-
administer8unitsofNPHinsulinand2unitsofregularinsulininthesamesyringe.Whichofthefollowi
ngclientstatementsindicatesanunderstandingoftheteaching?



A."I'lldrawupregularinsulinintothesyringebeforetheNPHinsulin."

B."I'llinjectairintotheregularinsulinvialbeforetheNPHvial."

C."I'llinject10unitsofairintotheregularinsulinvial."

D."I'llinject10unitsofairintotheNPHinsulinvial."-
Correctanswer~A."I'lldrawupregularinsulinintothesyringebeforetheNPHinsulin."



Anurseonamentalhealthunitisplanninganin-
serviceforanewlyhiredstaffabouttheuseofrestraints.Whichofthefollowinginformationshouldth
enurseinclude?



A.Documentaclient'sconditionevery15minwhileinrestraints.

B.RequestaprescriptionforPRNrestraintsforaclientwhohasahistoryofviolence.

C.Restrainaclientasaconsequenceofnotfollowingrulesontheunit.

D.Limitthetimeanadultclientisinrestraintsto5hr.-
Correctanswer~A.Documentaclient'sconditionevery15minwhileinrestraints.



Anurseisapartofaninformaticscommitteetoimprovesafetywithmedicationsadministration.Whi
chofthefollowingrecommendationsshouldthenursemaketodecreasetheriskoferrorsatthebedsi
de?



A.DisableInternetaccessfromcomputersusedformedicationadministration.

B.Useanelectronicmedicationadministrationrecordfordocumentation.

C.Createacomputer-specificpasswordthatstaffshareforeachcomputerontheunit.

, D.Askproviderstohandwriteprescriptionsthatarethenscannedintothecomputer.-
Correctanswer~B.Useanelectronicmedicationadministrationrecordfordocumentation.



Anurseisdiscussinginformedconsentwithagroupofnewlylicensednurses.Whichofthefollowinga
ctionsistheresponsibilityofthenurseswhenobtaininginformedconsent?



A.Answeraclient'squestionsabouttherisksofaprocedure.

B.Provideinformationaboutalternativetreatmentoptions.

C.Explainthestepsofthemedicalproceduredocumentedontheconsentform.

D.Verifythattheclientvoluntarilygaveconsentfortheprocedure.-
Correctanswer~D.Verifythattheclientvoluntarilygaveconsentfortheprocedure



Anurseisteachingaclientwhohasanewdiagnosisofobstructivesleepapnea.Whichofthefollowing
statementsshouldthenurseinclude?



A."Obstructivesleepapneaoccurswhenyoustopbreathingforatleast10seconds."

B."Obstructivesleepapneaiscausedbyadysfunctioninthebrain."

C."Obstructivesleepapneaincreasesyourriskfordevelopingdiabetesmellitus."

D."Obstructivesleepapneacausesexcessiveepisodesofdeepsleep."-
Correctanswer~A."Obstructivesleepapneaoccurswhenyoustopbreathingforatleast10seconds.
"



Anurseisteachingtheparentofa5-month-
oldinfantwhoisbreastfedabouttheintroductionsofcomplementaryfoods.Whichofthefollowings
tatementsshouldthenursemake?



A."Waituntilyourbabyis8monthsoldtobeginsolidfoods."

B."Startbyspoon-feedingyourbaby¼cupofanewfood."

C."Introduceuptothreenewfoodstoyourbabyeveryweek."

D."Giveyourbabyiron-fortifiedinfantricecerealsbeforestartingotherfoods."-
Correctanswer~D."Giveyourbabyiron-fortifiedinfantricecerealsbeforestartingotherfoods."