ATI PN Fundamentals Exam Form A | Questions and Answers | Latest 2020

1. A nurse is preparing to administer an enteral feeding to a client who has an NG tube in place. Which of the following methods should the nurse use to verify correct placement of the NG tube? 2. A nurse is caring for a client who is refusing medical treatment. Which of the following actions should the nurse take 3. A nurse is speaking with a client who has type 2 diabetes and a prescription for insulin. The client verbalizes anger about having to take insulin. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? ANS: "I see that you are angry. Let's sit down and talk." 4. A nurse is reinforcing teaching about hospice care measures with the family of a client who is dying. Which of the following statements by a member of the client's family indicates an understanding of the teaching? 5. A nurse is preparing to remove a client's peripheral IV catheter. After performing hand hygiene and applying clean gloves, which of the following actions should the nurse take first? 6. A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for four clients. Which of the following tasks should the nurse assign to an assistive personnel (AP)? ANS: "Assist a client to get out of bed after breathing treatment." 7. A nurse is planning to perform wound irrigation for a client who has a large abdominal wound. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? 8. A nurse in a long-term care facility is contributing to the plan of care of ra client who is at risk for pressure ulcers. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse include in the plan? 9. A charge nurse smells smoke, enters the visitor restroom, and sees flames in the trash can. What is the sequence of actions that the nurse should take? 10. A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has a prescription for elastic bandages to the lower extremities. Which of the following actions should the nurse recommend for the plan of care? ANS: Compare the clients pedal pulses bilaterally every 4 hr 11. A nurse is caring for a client who has an NG tube and is receiving a continuous enteral feeding. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? 12. A nurse has delegated various client care tasks to the assistive personnel (AP) on the care team. Which of the following actions by the AP should the nurse identify as correct? 13. A nurse is reinforcing teaching about health promotion with a group of young adult clients. Which of the following information should the nurse include 14. A nurse is caring for a client who is disoriented and at risk for falls. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? (Select all that apply) 15. A nurse is reinforcing dietary teaching with a client who has chronic kidney disease and require s a low-potassium diet. Which of the following food choices by the client demonstrates an understanding of the teaching? 16. A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who has active TB. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan not take? 17. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving continuous NG tube feedings. The nurse listens to the client's bowel sounds. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? 18. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about the prevention of stress injuries. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? 19. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has hearing loss about how to modify his home environment. Which of the following is a priority modification that the nurse should include? 20. A client who has advanced cancer tells the nurse that he has a difficult time talking to anyone about the illness. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to encourage therapeutic communication? 21. A nurse is caring for a client who has metastatic cancer and practices Catholicism. The client asks the nurse to discuss the afterlife with her. Which of the following statements by the nurse assists in meeting the client's spiritual needs? 22. A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client who has aphasia following a stroke. Which of the following interventions should the nurse use to assist the client with communication? 23. A nurse is collecting data from a client who is menopausal. Which of the following statements indicates that the nurse should screen the client for depression? 24. A nurse is preparing to administer a topical medication to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? 25. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about using guided imagery. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?