ATI Fundamentals Proctored Exam Special Unit ADN

A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for diphenhydramine for allergic rhinitis. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following manifestations as an adver

A nurse is using professional standards to influence clinical decisions. What is the rationale for the nurse's actions?

The nurse is caring for a patient who was in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in cervical trauma to C4. Which assessment is the priority?

A nurse is providing preoperative teaching by demonstrating diaphragmatic breathing to a client who is scheduled for surgery in the morning. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in

Which item should the nurse use first to assist in staging an ulcer on the heel of a darkly pigmented skin patient?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has asthma and new prescriptions for cromolyn and albuterol, both by nebulizer. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an und

Which action by a nurse indicates application of the critical thinking model to make the best clinical decision?

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

A patient diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) asks the nurse why clubbing occurs. Which response by the nurse is the most therapeutic?

A nurse teaches a patient about atelectasis. Which statement by the patient indicates an understanding of atelectasis?

A nurse is calculating the total fluid intake for a client during a 4-hr period. The client consumes 1 cup of coffee, 4 oz of orange juice, 3 oz of water, 1 cup of flavored gelatin, 1 cup of tea, 5 oz

Which patient scenario of a surgical patient in pain is most indicative of critical thinking?

A nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse who is performing a focused skin assessment on a client who reports a skin condition. Which of the following questions by the newly licensed nurse requires

Which finding will alert the nurse to a potential wound dehiscence?

A nurse on the telemetry(cardiac unit) is caring for a client who has unstable angina and is reporting chest pain with a severity of 6 on a 0-10 pain scale. The nurse administers 1 nitroglycerin (subl

A nurse is working in the intensive care unit and must obtain core temperatures on patients. Which sites can be used to obtain a core temperature? (Select all that apply.)

Your patient drunk 150 mL of Ice Tea. How many ounces is this?

A school nurse identifies that a child has pediculosis capitis and educates the child's parents about the condition. Which of the following statements by the parents indicates an understanding of the

As part of an annual physical examination, a nurse is preparing a client to undergo a chest x-ray. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client prior to the procedure?

The nurse admitting an older patient notes a shallow open reddish, pink ulcer without slough on the right heel of the patient. How will the nurse stage this pressure ulcer?