ATI

Question 1

Pocketing food
Cough
Uncoordinated speech
A change in voice quality

Warning signs of what?

Answer 1

dysphagia

Question 2

A severe, throbbing headache
Flushing of the face and neck
Bradycardia
Extreme hypertension

Answer 2

autonomic dysreflexia

Question 3

The rapid onset of ascending weakness and paralysis, starting at the lower extremities
Cand advance to the upper extremities

Answer 3

Guillain-Barre syndrome = acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

Question 4

An increase in protein in the cerebrospinal fluid

Answer 4

Bacterial meningitis

Question 5

increasing muscle weakness, expecially involving the distal arms and legs (hands and feet), speech, swallowing, and breathing

Answer 5

amyotrophiclateral sclerosis (ALS)

Question 6

widened pulse pressure

Answer 6

increased intracranial pressure

Question 7

elective surgery

Question 8

withdraw medication from an ampule

Answer 8

The nurse should insert the needle into the center of the ampule without touching the rim with the needle tip or shaft. This ensures the needle remains sterile.

Question 9

hypertension

Answer 9

Question 10

soap and water

Answer 10

cleanse the incision of a total hip arthroplasty

Question 11

S3 sound

Question 12

gloves,
eyewear
gown
mask

Answer 12

off

Question 13

Question 14

scoliosis as an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.

Question 15

​Kyphosis, a forward “hunchback” curvature of the spine, is an abnormal angulation of the posterior curve of the thoracic spine, usually a result of osteoporosis. It is most common in older adults and tends to increase with aging.

Question 16

The nurse should recognize lordosis as an exaggerated lumbar curvature or “swayback.”