Practice Question
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has a chest tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Tape the connections on the client's chest tube.
Rationale:
🔹 Taping the chest tube connections ensures they remain secure and airtight, preventing air leaks and loss of negative pressure.
🔹 A leak can lead to tension pneumothorax, a life-threatening condition.
🔹 The drainage system should be placed below chest level, and tubing should remain straight to maintain proper drainage.
🔹 Stripping and looping the tubing are discouraged as they increase intrathoracic pressure and risk injury.
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This question is from ATI LPN NS117 Fundamentals Exam which contains 44 questions.
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A nurse is preparing to remove a client's urinary catheter. After performing hand hygiene, which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer Choices:
A. Deflate the balloon halfway and then pull out the catheter.
B. Position the client supine.
C. Have the client bear down during removal.
D. Cleanse the perineal area with an antiseptic.
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with the parents of an infant who has a prescription for home oxygen and pulse oximetry monitoring. Which of the following statements by the parents indicates a need for further teaching?
Answer Choices:
A. "We will rotate the probe of the pulse oximeter every 24 hours."
B. "The probe of the pulse oximeter can be applied to a finger or a toe."
C. "The pulse oximeter might not be accurate during times of excessive movement."
D. "We will notify the doctor if the pulse oximeter consistently reads 100%."
A nurse is caring for a client who has paraplegia and is on an intermittent urinary catheterization program. Which of the following findings indicates to the nurse the need to catheterize the client?
Answer Choices:
A. Reflex incontinence
B. Nocturnal enuresis
C. Urge incontinence
D. Suprapubic discomfort
A nurse is assisting with the implementation of a bowel training program for a client. For the program to be effective, the nurse should take the client to the bathroom at which of the following times?
Answer Choices:
A. Immediately before meals
B. Every 2 hr while the patient is awake
C. When the client has the urge to defecate
D. After the client feels abdominal cramping
A nurse is caring for a client who has urinary leakage due to nerve damage following a spinal cord injury. The nurse should identify that the client is experiencing which of the following types of urinary incontinence?
Answer Choices:
A. Reflex incontinence
B. Stress incontinence
C. Urge incontinence
D. Overflow incontinence
Question Details
- Category: LPN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: LPN ATI Exams
- Domain: Fundamentals of Nursing
- Answer Choices: 4
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