Practice Question
A nurse is assisting with preoperative teaching for a client. Which of the following outcomes should the nurse expect?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Reduced postoperative anxiety
Rationale:
💎 Preoperative teaching helps alleviate clients’ fears by increasing their knowledge about procedures and expectations.
💎 Clients who are well-informed feel more in control and less anxious about surgery.
💎 Reduced anxiety can improve cooperation with postoperative care and instructions.
💎 Lower anxiety is linked to fewer complications and quicker recovery.
💎 Teaching about postoperative routines helps clients mentally prepare, further decreasing stress.
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This question is from ATI LPN Medical surgical Exam X which contains 39 questions.
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Answer Choices:
A. Obtain the client's consent.
B. Explain the risks and benefits of the procedure.
C. Describe the consequences of forgoing treatment.
D. Witness the client's signature.
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Answer Choices:
A. "Use the incentive spirometer once every 4 hours."
B. "Inhale through the incentive spirometer 10 times with each use."
C. "Sit up at a 30-degree angle when using the incentive spirometer."
D. "Hold your breath for 7 seconds when using the incentive spirometer."
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Answer Choices:
A. "DIC is a genetic disorder involving vitamin K deficiency."
B. "DIC is characterized by an elevated platelet count."
C. "DIC is caused by abnormal coagulation involving fibrinogen."
D. "DIC is controllable with lifelong heparin usage."
A nurse is planning to monitor a client for dehydration following several episodes of vomiting and an increase in the client's temperature. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that the client is dehydrated?
Answer Choices:
A. Distended neck veins
B. BP 146/94 mm Hg
C. Urine specific gravity 1.034
D. Bounding pulse
A nurse is caring for a client who requests pain medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?
Answer Choices:
A. Administer the medication.
B. Review the effects of the pain medication.
C. Determine the location of the pain.
D. Reposition the client.
Question Details
- Category: LPN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: LPN ATI Exams
- Domain: Medical-Surgical
- Answer Choices: 4
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