ATI LPN Fundamentals Proctored Exam

The nurse instructing a patient who is to have a Papanicolaou smear (Pap smear) in 2 days would tell the patient to avoid:

The nurse recognizes that an autopsy must be performed when the patient:

The statement made by a patient that would delay a scheduled CT scan with contrast would be:

The nurse obtaining a wound culture would:

A major concern for an 86-year-old patient who has been NPO for 8 hours prior to a diagnostic test would be:

What information would a patient need prior to undergoing a colonoscopy?

When instructing the patient about a colonoscopy, you would include that: (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is preparing a client for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Which of the following statements should the nurse include when reinforcing teaching?

The sensitivity part of a culture and sensitivity test is for the purpose of:

. County medical officer responsible for investigating unexplained deaths is called a ____________.

A culture is obtained when a patient has a bladder infection for the purpose of:

. One sign of liver disorders is ____________, with yellow skin and mucous membranes. Enter text here: _____________

A nurse is concerned about a liver disorder in a patient. What laboratory test would be appropriate to obtain for a patient with a liver disorder?

A patient will undergo endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to determine the cause of jaundice. Before the test, the nurse would assess this patient for an allergy to:

The nurse instructing in the collection of a midstream urine catch would tell the patient to first cleanse the external genitalia and then to:

A young patient has died in the emergency department after suffering severe trauma. The nurse understands that this patient's family may take comfort from the opportunity to:

Following a colonoscopy with polyp removal, the wife of the patient is distressed that there is slight bleeding from her husband's rectum. The nurse's most helpful response would be:

A hospitalized patient tells the nurse that he intends to leave the acute care facility, against medical advice. The nurse's initial action(s) should be to:

A patient has undergone cystoscopy and has a Foley catheter in place on return to the nursing unit. Immediately after the procedure, the nurse expects the urine color to be:

A patient asks why the blood glucose meter directions state to wipe away the first drop of blood. The most informative response by the nurse would be:

A nurse is giving instructions to a patient who will have a cardiac catheterization. What should the nurse include in the teaching?

The greatest priority during patient orientation to the unit is to show or tell the patient how to

An electroencephalogram (EEG) is done to diagnose which disorders? (Select all that apply.)

A patient who is scheduled for discharge has items that were stored in the hospital safe. After retrieving them, the nurse should document their return to the patient by: