ATI Questions

A nurse is assessing a client for pitting edema and notes an indentation of 6mm (0.25 in) at the point of pressure. Which of the following notations should the nurse use to document the severity of the client's edema?

3+

A nurse is caring for a client 1 day post-op who has developed atelectasis. Which of the following manifestations is an expected finding for this condition?

Hypoexmia

A nurse is providing teaching to a newly license nurse about the purpose of documentation in the client's health record. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

allows health care team members to document client care

When checking a client's capillary refill, the nurse finds that the color returns in 10 seconds. The nurse should understand that this finding indicates which of following?

arterial insufficiency

A nurse looks up information in a client's medical record but is not involved in the care of the client. The nurse violating which of following standards of professional performance.

code of ethics

A nurse is applying to knowledge to analyze a clinical situation. Which of the following roles is the nurse taking?

critical thinker

A nurse is teaching a class about cultural bias in health care. The nurse should include that which of the following can occur as a result of cultural bias?

impaired therapeutic relationship with clients

A nurse is assessing an older adult client. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

increase in cerumen in the ear canal

A nurse is teaching a class about vulnerable populations that are at risk for health disparities. The nurse should include that a client who lives in a crowded apartment building is at risk for which of the following conditions?

infectious diseases

A nurse is caring for a client who reports an area of redness, warmth, tenderness and pain in the right calf. The nurse anticipates which of the following orders when notifying the provider of this finding?

obtain a venous duplex ultrasound

A nurse is receiving shift report about a group of assigned clients. Which following actions should the nurse plan to take first?

suction the trach of a client who has copious secretions

A nurse observes an adolescent client who has paraplegia sitting in a wheelchair crying. The client says "Go away; no one can help me." Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

"I will come back later and we can talk"