ATI FUNDAMENTALS EXAMS |100
QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS |LATEST
2020- 2021
(Detail Solutions and Resource for the test)
A nurse is caring for a client who has a terminal illness. The client asks
several questions about the nurse's religious beliefs related to death and
dying. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) Change the topic because the client is trying to divert attention from
the illness to the nurse.
B) Encourage the client to express his thoughts about death and dying?
C) Tell the client that religious beliefs are a personal matter.
D) Offer to contact the client's minister or the facility's chaplain.
B
A nurse should recognize the client's need to talk about impending death,
and encourage the client to discuss his thoughts on the subject. This is
,therapeutic
, technique of reflecting. Depending on the situation, the nurse can also
share some thoughts on this topic. Self-disclosure is a communication skill
that can help open lines of communication when appropriate. If the nurse
does not want to share personal beliefs, the communication skills of
offering self and listening to the client's thoughts are appropriate.
A nurse is preparing to provide tracheostomy care for a client. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take first?
A) Open all sterile supplies and solutions.
B) Stabilize the tracheostomy tube.
C) Don sterile gloves.
D) Perform hand hygiene.
D
According to evidence-based practice, the nurse should first perform
hand hygiene before touching the client or performing any skills, such as
tracheostomy care. This is vital because contamination of the nurse's
hands is a primary source of infection.
QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS |LATEST
2020- 2021
(Detail Solutions and Resource for the test)
A nurse is caring for a client who has a terminal illness. The client asks
several questions about the nurse's religious beliefs related to death and
dying. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) Change the topic because the client is trying to divert attention from
the illness to the nurse.
B) Encourage the client to express his thoughts about death and dying?
C) Tell the client that religious beliefs are a personal matter.
D) Offer to contact the client's minister or the facility's chaplain.
B
A nurse should recognize the client's need to talk about impending death,
and encourage the client to discuss his thoughts on the subject. This is
,therapeutic
, technique of reflecting. Depending on the situation, the nurse can also
share some thoughts on this topic. Self-disclosure is a communication skill
that can help open lines of communication when appropriate. If the nurse
does not want to share personal beliefs, the communication skills of
offering self and listening to the client's thoughts are appropriate.
A nurse is preparing to provide tracheostomy care for a client. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take first?
A) Open all sterile supplies and solutions.
B) Stabilize the tracheostomy tube.
C) Don sterile gloves.
D) Perform hand hygiene.
D
According to evidence-based practice, the nurse should first perform
hand hygiene before touching the client or performing any skills, such as
tracheostomy care. This is vital because contamination of the nurse's
hands is a primary source of infection.
