ATI RN Fundamentals Practice Tests A & B EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

ATI RN Fundamentals
Practice Tests A & B
EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
A nurse is caring for a client who is refusing a blood
transfusion for religious reasons. The client's
partner wants the client to have the blood
transfusion. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
Ask the client to consider a direct donation
Withhold the blood transfusion
Request a consultation with the ethics committee
Ask the client's family to intervene - ANSWERWithhold the blood transfusion
A nurse is admitting a client who has rubella. Which
of the following types of transmission based
precautions should the nurse initiate?
droplet
airborne
contact
protective environment - ANSWER-droplet
A nurse is administering IV fluids to a client. When
monitoring for adverse effects, which of the
following assessments should the nurse identify as
the priority?
Auscultate lung sounds
Measure urine output
Monitor blood pressure readings
Monitor electrolyte levels - ANSWER-Measure urine
output
A nurse is caring for a client who has a terminal
diagnosis and whose health is declining. The client
requests information about advance directives.
Which of the following responses should the nurse
make?
"We can talk about advance directives, and I can
also give you some brochures about them"
"You should set up a time to talk with your provider
about that"
"Let's discuss how you are feeling today, and we'll
save the planning for when you are feeling a little
better"
"Why do you want to discuss this without your
partner here to plan this with you?" - ANSWER-"We
can talk about advance directives, and I can also
give you some brochures about them"
A nurse is caring for a client who has recently
started using a behind the ear hearing aid. Which of
the following statements should the nurse identify
as an indication that the client understands the use
of this assistive device?
"This type of hearing aid does not allow for fine
tuning of volume"
"I shouldn't have trouble keeping the hearing aid in
place during exercise"
"I expect to hear a whistling sound when I first
insert the hearing aid"
"I will be sure to remove my hearing aid before
taking a shower" - ANSWER-"I will be sure to
remove my hearing aid before taking a shower"
A client in non ambulatory notifies the nurse that
his trash can is on fire. After the nurse confirms the
presence of the fire, which of the following actions
should the nurse take next?
Activate the emergency fire alarm
Extinguish the fire
Evacuate the client
Confine the fire - ANSWER-Evacuate the client
A nurse is completing an admission assessment for
a client who reports vomiting and diarrhea for the
past 3 days. Which of the following findings should
the nurse expect?
Neck vein distention
Urine specific gravity 1.010
Rapid Heart rate
Blood pressure 144/82 mmHg - ANSWER-Rapid
heart rate
A nurse has accepted a verbal prescription for "thee
tenths of a milligram of levothyroxine IV stat" for a
client who has myxedema coma. How should the
nurse transcribe the dosage of this medication in
the client's medical record?
.3 mg
0.3 mg
0.30 mg
3/10 mg - ANSWER-0.3 mg
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/hour. At what rate should the nurse set
the infusion pump? - ANSWER-8 ml/hour
A nurse is caring for a client who reports pain.
When documenting the quality of the client's pain
on an initial pain assessment, the nurse should
record which of the following client statements?
"I am having mild pain"
"The pain is like a dull ache in my stomach"
"I notice that the pain gets worse after I eat"
"The pain makes me feel nauseous" - ANSWER-"The
pain is like a dull ache in my stomach"