ATI Questions

A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has a new prescription for a home oxygen concentrator. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide to the client and his family? (Select all that apply) A. check the cord routinely for frays and tearing B. keep the unit 1.2 m (4 feet) away from a gas stove C. consider purchasing a generator for power backup. D. observe for signs of hypoxia E. select synthetic clothing and bedding

A,C, D

A nurse is teaching an older adult client who is at risk for osteoporosis about beginning a program of regular physical activity . Which of the following types of activity should the nurse recommend? A. walking briskly B. riding a bicycle C. performing isometric exercises D. engaging in high-impact aerobics

A.

A nurse is reviewing a client's medication prescriptions that reads, "digoxin 0.25 by mouth every day." Which of the following components of the prescription should the nurse verify with the prescriber? A. medication name B. route of medication C. medication dose E. frequency of medication

C

A nurse is preparing to delegate client care tasks to an assistive personnel (AP). Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate? A. Ambulating a client who is postoperative B. inserting an indwelling urinary catheter for a client C. Demonstrating the use of an incentive spirometer to a client

A

A nurse is preparing a heparin infusion for a client who was admitted to the facility with deep vein thrombosis. 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 the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

8 ml/hr

A charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse prepare a sterile field for a dressing change. Which of the following actions by the newly licensed nurse requires intervention by the charge nurse? A. the newly licensed nurse places the cap of the bottle of sterile solution on the sterile food B. the newly licensed nurse places sterile objects 2.5 cm (1 in) within the border of the field C. the newly licensed nurse holds the bottle of sterile saline outside the edge of the field when pouring D. the sterile field is positioned at the level of the newly licensed nurse's waist

A

A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit. In which of the following situations does the nurse demonstrate the ethical principle of veracity? A. a client who is unaware of her recent cancer diagnosis asks the nurse if she has cancer, and the nurse responds affirmatively B. A client who has a prescription for a nasogastric tube refuses it, and the nurse complies with the client's wishes C. A client who has a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order has a cardiac arrest, and the nurse does not perform CPR despite requests from the client's family. D A client who is about to undergo a painful procedure receives pain medication 30 min before the procedure that the nurse promised she would give her

A

A community health nurse is checking blood pressures for a group of clients at a community health screening. Which of the following clients is at an increased risk for hypertension? A. a client who is 52 years old B a client who smokes one pack of cigarettes each day C. a client who walks for 30 min every day

B

a nurse is reviewing protocol in preparation for suctioning secretions from a client who has a new tracheostomy. which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? A. use a resuscitation bag with 80% oxygen prior to the procedure B. select a suction catheter that is half the size of the lumen C. Place the end of the suction catheter in water soluble lubricant D. Adjust the wall suction apparatus to a pressure of 170 mm Hg

B

A charge nurse is discussing the responsibility of nurses caring for clients who have C. difficile. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? a) Assign the client to a room with a negative air-flow system b) Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer when leaving the clients room c) clean contaminated surfaces in the clients room with a phenol solution d) have family members wear a gown and gloves when visiting

D