ATI RN Fundamentals Proctored Focus Exam
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Focus
1. Can an RN delegate to the LPN to provide tracheostomy care to
a client with pneumonia?
2. A nurse on a med-surg unit has received change-of-shift report
& will care for 4 clients. Which of the following client's needs
may the nurse assign to an assistive personnel (AP)?
A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hrs ago
w/aspiration pneumonia
B. Reinforcing teaching w/a client who is learning to walk using
a quad cane
C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has
urinary incontinence
D. Applying a sterile dressing to a pressure ulcer
Rationale: The application of a condom catheter is a noninvasive,
routine procedure that the nurse may delegate to the AP
3. A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a client who had
knee arthroplasty 5 days ago to an AP. Which of the
following information should the nurse share with the AP?
Select All.
A. The roommate is up independently.
B. The client ambulates w/his slippers on over his
antiembolic stockings
C. The client uses a front-wheeled walker when ambulating
D. The client had pain medication 30 min ago
E. The client is allergic to codeine
F. The client ate 50% of his breakfast this morning
,4. An RN is making assignments for client care to a LPN at the
beginning of the shift. Which of the following assignments should
the LPN question?
A. Assisting a client who is 24hr postop to use an incentive spirometer
B. Collecting a clean-catch urine specimen from a client who
was admitted on the previous shift
C. Providing nasopharyngeal suctioning for a client who has pneumonia
D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump
5. A nurse is preparing an in-service program about delegation.
Which of the following elements should she identify when presenting
the 5 rights of delegation? Select all.
A. Right client
B. Right supervision/evaluation
C. Right direction/communication
D. Right time
E. Right circumstances
6. A nurse manager of a med-surg unit is assigning care
responsibilities for the oncoming shift. A client is awaiting transfer
back to the unit from the PACU following thoracic surgery. To which
staff member should the nurse assign to this client?
A. Charge nurse
B. RN
C. LPN
D. AP
, 7. A nurse observes an AP reprimanding a client for not using the
urinal properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper on him if
he does not use the urinal more carefully next time. Which of
the following torts is the AP committing?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. False imprisonment
D. Invasion of privacy
8. An adult client who is competent tells the nurse that he is
thinking about leaving the hospital against medical advice. The
nurse believes that this is not in the client's best interest, so she
administers a PRN sedative med that the client has not requested
along w/his usual meds. Which of the following tort has the nurse
committed?
A. Assault
B. False imprisonment
C. Negligence
D. Breach of confidentiality
9. A client who will undergo neurosurgery the following week tells
the nurse in the surgeon's office that he will prepare his advance
directives before he goes to the hospital. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates to the nurse that he understands
advance directives?
A. "I'd rather have my brother make decisions for me, but I know it
has to be my wife."
B. "I know they won't go ahead w/the surgery unless I prepare
these forms."
C. "I plan to write that I don't want them to keep me on a
breathing machine."
D. "I will get my regular doctor to approve my plan before I hand it in
at the hospital."
Windows User
[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]
, ATI RN Fundamentals Proctored
Focus
1. Can an RN delegate to the LPN to provide tracheostomy care to
a client with pneumonia?
2. A nurse on a med-surg unit has received change-of-shift report
& will care for 4 clients. Which of the following client's needs
may the nurse assign to an assistive personnel (AP)?
A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hrs ago
w/aspiration pneumonia
B. Reinforcing teaching w/a client who is learning to walk using
a quad cane
C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has
urinary incontinence
D. Applying a sterile dressing to a pressure ulcer
Rationale: The application of a condom catheter is a noninvasive,
routine procedure that the nurse may delegate to the AP
3. A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a client who had
knee arthroplasty 5 days ago to an AP. Which of the
following information should the nurse share with the AP?
Select All.
A. The roommate is up independently.
B. The client ambulates w/his slippers on over his
antiembolic stockings
C. The client uses a front-wheeled walker when ambulating
D. The client had pain medication 30 min ago
E. The client is allergic to codeine
F. The client ate 50% of his breakfast this morning
,4. An RN is making assignments for client care to a LPN at the
beginning of the shift. Which of the following assignments should
the LPN question?
A. Assisting a client who is 24hr postop to use an incentive spirometer
B. Collecting a clean-catch urine specimen from a client who
was admitted on the previous shift
C. Providing nasopharyngeal suctioning for a client who has pneumonia
D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump
5. A nurse is preparing an in-service program about delegation.
Which of the following elements should she identify when presenting
the 5 rights of delegation? Select all.
A. Right client
B. Right supervision/evaluation
C. Right direction/communication
D. Right time
E. Right circumstances
6. A nurse manager of a med-surg unit is assigning care
responsibilities for the oncoming shift. A client is awaiting transfer
back to the unit from the PACU following thoracic surgery. To which
staff member should the nurse assign to this client?
A. Charge nurse
B. RN
C. LPN
D. AP
, 7. A nurse observes an AP reprimanding a client for not using the
urinal properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper on him if
he does not use the urinal more carefully next time. Which of
the following torts is the AP committing?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. False imprisonment
D. Invasion of privacy
8. An adult client who is competent tells the nurse that he is
thinking about leaving the hospital against medical advice. The
nurse believes that this is not in the client's best interest, so she
administers a PRN sedative med that the client has not requested
along w/his usual meds. Which of the following tort has the nurse
committed?
A. Assault
B. False imprisonment
C. Negligence
D. Breach of confidentiality
9. A client who will undergo neurosurgery the following week tells
the nurse in the surgeon's office that he will prepare his advance
directives before he goes to the hospital. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates to the nurse that he understands
advance directives?
A. "I'd rather have my brother make decisions for me, but I know it
has to be my wife."
B. "I know they won't go ahead w/the surgery unless I prepare
these forms."
C. "I plan to write that I don't want them to keep me on a
breathing machine."
D. "I will get my regular doctor to approve my plan before I hand it in
at the hospital."
