ATI Chapter 2, 9, 16, 17, And 35 Questions Flashcards
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit. For which of the following client care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social worker? (type all that apply)
A. A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in her home.
B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults.
C. A client states that she wants her child baptized before surgery.
D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge.
E. A client states that he does not understand how to use a nebulizer.
A. A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in her home.
B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults.
D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge.
A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to use adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral to which of the following members of the inter professional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Registered dietician
D. Occupational therapist
D. Occupational therapist
A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the adverse effects of the medication he is receiving for pain management. Which of the following members of the inter professional care team can assist the client in understanding the medication’s effects? (type all that apply)
A. Provider
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Pharmacist
D. Registered nurse
E. Respiratory therapist
A. Provider
C. Pharmacist
D. Registered nurse
A client who has had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral with which of the following members of the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Occupational therapist
D. Speech-language pathologist
D. Speech-language pathologist
A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of various members of the health care team they will encounter o a medical-surgical unit. When she gives examples of the types of tasks certified nursing assistants (CNAs) may perform, which of the following client activities should she include? (type all that apply)
A. Bathing
B. Ambulating
C. Toileting
D. Determining pain level
E. Measuring vital signs
A, B, C, E
A nurse is performing an admission assessment for an older adult client. After gathering the assessment data and performing the review of systems, which of the following actions is a priority for the nurse?
A. Orient the client to his room
B. Conduct a client care conference
C. Review medical prescriptions
D. Develop a Plan of Care
A. Orient the client to his room
A nurse is admitting a client who has acute cholecystitis to a med-surg unit. Which of the following actions are essential steps fo the admission procedure? (select all)
A. Explain the roles of other care delivery staff.
B. Begin discharge planning
C. Inform the client that advance directives are required for hospital admission
D. Document the client’s wishes about organ donation
E. Introduce the client to his roommate
A. Explain the roles of other care delivery staff.
B. Begin discharge planning
D. Document the client’s wishes about organ donation
E. Introduce the client to his roommate
A nurse is caring for a client who had a stroke and is scheduled for transfer to a rehab center. Which of the following tasks are the responsibility of the nurse at the transferring facility? (select all)
A. Ensure that the client has possession of his valuables.
B. Confirm that the rehab center has a room available at the time of transfer.
C. Assess how the client tolerates the transfer.
D. Give a verbal transfer report via telephone
E. Complete a transfer form for the receiving facility.
A. Ensure that the client has possession of his valuables.
B. Confirm that the rehab center has a room available at the time of transfer.
D. Give a verbal transfer report via telephone
E. Complete a transfer form for the receiving facility.
A nurse is preparing the discharge summary for a client who has had knee arthroplasty and is going home. Which of the following information about the client should the nurse include in the discharge summary? (select all)
A. Advance directive status
B. Follow up care
C. Instructions for diet and medications
D. Most recent vital sign data
E. Contant info for the home health care agency
B. Follow up care
C. Instructions for diet and medications
E. Contant info for the home health care agency
Advance directive status and vital sign data are only important in transfer documentation. Not essential when client is going home.
As part of the admission process, a nurse at a long-term care facility is gathering a nutrition history for a client who has dementia. Which of the following components of the nutrition evaluation is the priority for the nurse to determine from the client’s family?
A. BMI
B. Usual times for meals and snakcs
C. Favorite foods
D. Any difficulty swallowing
D. Any difficulty swallowing
a nurse is caring for a young adult at a college health clinic. which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. give the client information about immunization against meningitis
B. tell the client to have a TB skin test every 2 years
C. determine the clients health risks
D. teach the client about exercise recommendations
C. determine the clients health risks
a nurse in a clinic is planning health promotion and disease prevention strategies for a client who has multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease. which of the following interventions should the nurse include? (select all that apply)
A. help the client see the benefits of their actions
B. identify the clients support systems
C. suggest and recommend community resources
D. devise and set goals for the client
E. teach stress management strategies
A, B, C, E
A nurse in a health clinic is caring for a 21-year-old client who tells the nurse that their last physical examination was in high school. which of the following health screenings should the nurse expect the provider to perform for this client?
A. testicular examination
B. blood glucose
C. fecal occult blood
D. prostate-specific antigen
A. testicular examination
Blood glucose is 45 years and older
Fecal occult blood usually begins at 50
Prostate-specific antigen begins at 50
a nurse at a health department is planning strategies related to heart disease. which of the following activities should the nurse include as part of primary prevention?
A. providing cholesterol screening
B. teaching about a healthy diet
C. providing information about antihypertensive medications
D. developing a list of cardiac rehabilitation programs
B. teaching about a healthy diet
a nurse at a provider’s office is talking about routine screenings with a 45- year old female client who has no specific family history of cancer or diabetes mellitus. which of the following client statements indicates that the client understands how to proceed?
A. “So i don’t need the colon cancer procedure for another 2 to 3 years”.
B. “for now, i should continue to have a mammogram each year.”
C. “because the doctor just did a Pap smear, I’ll come back next year for another one.”
D. “ I had my blood glucose test last year, so I won’t need it again for 4 years.”
B. “for now, i should continue to have a mammogram each year.”
Colorectal cancer screening should begin at age 50
The female client who is between the ages of 30-65 with no history of cervical cancer should have a Pap test every 3 years
Client who is age 45 should have a blood glucose test at least every 3 years
