TEST BANK FOR RN ATI FUNDAMENTALS|| FUNDAMENTALS OF
NURSING 10TH EDITION
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the
followingexamples should the nurse include in the teaching? (SATA)
• Home health care
• Rehabilitation facilities
• Diagnostic centers
• Skilled nursing facilities
• Oncology centers
• A) Home health care
B) Rehabilitation
facilities
D) Skilled nursing
facilities
A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a group
of nursing students. Which of the following health care financing mechanisms are federally
funded?(SATA)
• Preferred provider organization (PPO)
• Medicare
• Long-term care insurance
• Exclusive provider organization (EPO)
• Medicaid
• B) Medicare
• E) Medicaid
A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of clients who have
obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse include as a primary health care
strategy?
• Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine office visits.
• Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehab centers for clients who have obesity.
• Providing specialized intraoperative training regarding surgical treatments for obesity
• Educating acute care nurses on postoperative complications related to obesity
A) Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine office visits.
A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting. Which of
thefollowing tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of state licensing boards?
• Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a specific diagnosis
• Ensuring that HCP comply with regulations
• Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
,• Determining if medications are safe for administration to
clients
• B) Ensuring that HCP comply with regulations
A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care services to a group of newly licensed
nurses. Which of the following examples of care or care settings should the nurse identify as
tertiary care? (SATA)
• ICU
• Oncology treatment center
• Burn center
• Cardiac rehab
• Home health
careA) ICU
B) Oncology treatment
center
C) Burn center
A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hours post operative following an inguinal hernia
repair. The client is tolerating clear liquids well, has active bowel sounds, and is expressing a
desire for "real food." The nurse tells the client that she will call the surgeon and ask. The
surgeon hears thenurses report and prescribes a full liquid diet. The nurse used which of the
following levels of critical thinking?
• Basic
• Commitment
• Complex
• Integrity
• A) Basic
A nurse receives a RX for an antibiotic for a client who has cellulitis. The nurse checks the
clients medical record, discovers that she is allergic to the antibiotic, and calls the provider to
request a RX for a different antibiotic. Which of the following critical thinking attitudes did
thenurse demonstrate?
• Fairness
• Responsibility
• Risk taking
• Creativity
B) Responsibility
A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hours postoperative following abdominal surgery. The
nurse suspects the clients pain management is inadequate. Which of the following data
reinforcethis suspicion? (SATA)
• The client seems easily agitated
,• The client is nonadherent with coughing, deep breathing, and dangling.
• The client may have pain medication every 4 to 6 hr but accepts it every 6 to 7 hr.
• The client reports tenderness in his right lower leg.
• The clients vital signs are HR 110/min, RR 20/min, temp 98.6 F, and BP 136/80 mm Hg.
• The client is nonadherent with coughing, deep breathing, and dangling.
• The client may have pain medication every 4 to 6 hr but accepts it every 6 to 7 hr.
E) The clients vital signs are HR 110/min, RR 20/min, temp 98.6 F, and BP 136/80 mm Hg.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new RX for antihypertensive medication. Prior to
administering the medication, the nurse uses an electronic database to gather information
about the medication and the effects it might have on this client. Which of the following
components ofcritical thinking is the nurse using when he reviews the medication information?
• Knowledge
• Experience
• Intuition
• Competence
• A) Knowledge
A nurse uses a head-to-toe approach to conduct a physical assessment of a client who will
undergo surgery the following week. Which of the following critical thinking attitudes did the
nurse demonstrate?
• Confidence
• Perseverance
• Integrity
• Discipline
• D) Discipline
A nurse in a providers office is evaluating a client who reports losing control of urine
whenever she coughs, laughs, or sneezes. The client relates a hx of three vaginal births, but no
serious accidents of illnesses. Which of the following interventions should the nurse suggest
for helpingto control of eliminate the clients incontinence? (SATA)
• Limit total daily fluid intake
• Decrease of avoid caffeine
• Take calcium supplements
• Avoid drinking alcohol
• Use the Crede
maneuver
• B) Decrease of avoid caffeine
• D) Avoid drinking alcohol
A client who has an indwelling catheter reports a need to urinate. Which of the following
actionsshould the nurse take?
, • Check to see whether the catheter is patent.
• Reassure the client that it is not possible for her to urinate.
• Recatheterize the bladder with a larger-gauge catheter.
• Collect a urine specimen for analysis
A) Check to see whether the catheter is patent.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a RX for a 24-hr urine collection. Which of the
followingactions should the nurse take?
• Discard the first voiding
• Keep the urine in a singe container at room temp
• Ask the client to urinate and pour the urine into a specimen container
• Ask the client to urinate into the toilet, stop midstream, and finish urinating into the
specimencontainer.
A) Discard the first voiding
A nurse is reviewing factors that increase the risk of UTIs with a client who has recurrent
UTIs. Which of the following factors should the nurse include? (SATA)
• Frequent sexual intercourse
• Lowering of testosterone levels
• Wiping from front to back
• Location of the urethra in relation to the anus
• Frequent catheterization
• A) Frequent sexual intercourse
D) Location of the urethra in relation to the anus
E) Frequent catheterization
A nurse is preparing to initiate a bladder-retraining program for a client who has incontinence.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (SATA)
• Establish a schedule of urinating prior to meal times.
• Have the client record urination times
• Gradually increase the urination intervals
• Remind the client to hold urine until the next scheduled urination time
• Provide a sterile container for urine
• B) Have the client record urination times
• Gradually increase the urination intervals
• Remind the client to hold urine until the next scheduled urination time
A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant blockages in
hiscoronary arteries. The nurse understands that this clients choice is an example of which of
the following ethical principles?
• Fidelity
NURSING 10TH EDITION
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the
followingexamples should the nurse include in the teaching? (SATA)
• Home health care
• Rehabilitation facilities
• Diagnostic centers
• Skilled nursing facilities
• Oncology centers
• A) Home health care
B) Rehabilitation
facilities
D) Skilled nursing
facilities
A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a group
of nursing students. Which of the following health care financing mechanisms are federally
funded?(SATA)
• Preferred provider organization (PPO)
• Medicare
• Long-term care insurance
• Exclusive provider organization (EPO)
• Medicaid
• B) Medicare
• E) Medicaid
A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of clients who have
obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse include as a primary health care
strategy?
• Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine office visits.
• Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehab centers for clients who have obesity.
• Providing specialized intraoperative training regarding surgical treatments for obesity
• Educating acute care nurses on postoperative complications related to obesity
A) Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine office visits.
A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting. Which of
thefollowing tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of state licensing boards?
• Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a specific diagnosis
• Ensuring that HCP comply with regulations
• Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
,• Determining if medications are safe for administration to
clients
• B) Ensuring that HCP comply with regulations
A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care services to a group of newly licensed
nurses. Which of the following examples of care or care settings should the nurse identify as
tertiary care? (SATA)
• ICU
• Oncology treatment center
• Burn center
• Cardiac rehab
• Home health
careA) ICU
B) Oncology treatment
center
C) Burn center
A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hours post operative following an inguinal hernia
repair. The client is tolerating clear liquids well, has active bowel sounds, and is expressing a
desire for "real food." The nurse tells the client that she will call the surgeon and ask. The
surgeon hears thenurses report and prescribes a full liquid diet. The nurse used which of the
following levels of critical thinking?
• Basic
• Commitment
• Complex
• Integrity
• A) Basic
A nurse receives a RX for an antibiotic for a client who has cellulitis. The nurse checks the
clients medical record, discovers that she is allergic to the antibiotic, and calls the provider to
request a RX for a different antibiotic. Which of the following critical thinking attitudes did
thenurse demonstrate?
• Fairness
• Responsibility
• Risk taking
• Creativity
B) Responsibility
A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hours postoperative following abdominal surgery. The
nurse suspects the clients pain management is inadequate. Which of the following data
reinforcethis suspicion? (SATA)
• The client seems easily agitated
,• The client is nonadherent with coughing, deep breathing, and dangling.
• The client may have pain medication every 4 to 6 hr but accepts it every 6 to 7 hr.
• The client reports tenderness in his right lower leg.
• The clients vital signs are HR 110/min, RR 20/min, temp 98.6 F, and BP 136/80 mm Hg.
• The client is nonadherent with coughing, deep breathing, and dangling.
• The client may have pain medication every 4 to 6 hr but accepts it every 6 to 7 hr.
E) The clients vital signs are HR 110/min, RR 20/min, temp 98.6 F, and BP 136/80 mm Hg.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new RX for antihypertensive medication. Prior to
administering the medication, the nurse uses an electronic database to gather information
about the medication and the effects it might have on this client. Which of the following
components ofcritical thinking is the nurse using when he reviews the medication information?
• Knowledge
• Experience
• Intuition
• Competence
• A) Knowledge
A nurse uses a head-to-toe approach to conduct a physical assessment of a client who will
undergo surgery the following week. Which of the following critical thinking attitudes did the
nurse demonstrate?
• Confidence
• Perseverance
• Integrity
• Discipline
• D) Discipline
A nurse in a providers office is evaluating a client who reports losing control of urine
whenever she coughs, laughs, or sneezes. The client relates a hx of three vaginal births, but no
serious accidents of illnesses. Which of the following interventions should the nurse suggest
for helpingto control of eliminate the clients incontinence? (SATA)
• Limit total daily fluid intake
• Decrease of avoid caffeine
• Take calcium supplements
• Avoid drinking alcohol
• Use the Crede
maneuver
• B) Decrease of avoid caffeine
• D) Avoid drinking alcohol
A client who has an indwelling catheter reports a need to urinate. Which of the following
actionsshould the nurse take?
, • Check to see whether the catheter is patent.
• Reassure the client that it is not possible for her to urinate.
• Recatheterize the bladder with a larger-gauge catheter.
• Collect a urine specimen for analysis
A) Check to see whether the catheter is patent.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a RX for a 24-hr urine collection. Which of the
followingactions should the nurse take?
• Discard the first voiding
• Keep the urine in a singe container at room temp
• Ask the client to urinate and pour the urine into a specimen container
• Ask the client to urinate into the toilet, stop midstream, and finish urinating into the
specimencontainer.
A) Discard the first voiding
A nurse is reviewing factors that increase the risk of UTIs with a client who has recurrent
UTIs. Which of the following factors should the nurse include? (SATA)
• Frequent sexual intercourse
• Lowering of testosterone levels
• Wiping from front to back
• Location of the urethra in relation to the anus
• Frequent catheterization
• A) Frequent sexual intercourse
D) Location of the urethra in relation to the anus
E) Frequent catheterization
A nurse is preparing to initiate a bladder-retraining program for a client who has incontinence.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (SATA)
• Establish a schedule of urinating prior to meal times.
• Have the client record urination times
• Gradually increase the urination intervals
• Remind the client to hold urine until the next scheduled urination time
• Provide a sterile container for urine
• B) Have the client record urination times
• Gradually increase the urination intervals
• Remind the client to hold urine until the next scheduled urination time
A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant blockages in
hiscoronary arteries. The nurse understands that this clients choice is an example of which of
the following ethical principles?
• Fidelity
