ATI Capstone Fundamentals 2024 Latest Update 60 Questions and Correct Answers

1. A client is receiving home oxygen. What teaching points should the nurse provide the client and the caregiver regarding home oxygen safety? Instructed patient / caregiver about a few simple precautions that can be taken to create a safe home environment when using oxygen. Post signs in every room where oxygen is in use. Make sure that absolutely no smoking occurs in the home or in the car when oxygen is in use. Secure an oxygen cylinder to a solidly fixed object to avoid creating a missile out of the tank. This might happen if it was accidentally knocked over and gas was allowed to escape. Use caution with oxygen tubing so you do not trip over it or become entangled in furniture. Be familiar with the equipment and the safety checks established by the medical equipment provider. Keep their contact telephone numbers, and the numbers for other emergency services, posted near a phone. Do not try to repair broken equipment on your own. Request this service from the oxygen provider. Make sure smoke detectors in the home are working. Have fresh batteries installed. Perform monthly checks. Have a fire extinguisher available 2. A nurse is teaching a community course in home safety and providing first aid. What instructions should the nurse include for a client that is bleeding? Obtain consent: Tell the person your name, describes type and level of training, states what you think is wrong and what you plans to do, and asks permission to provide care. - Tell a bystander to get the AED and first aid kit: Point to a bystander and speak out loud. - Use appropriate PPE: Put on gloves, if available. 3. What are nursing interventions and appropriate communication techniques to utilize with a client who is anxious? Deep breathing. One of the easiest stress reducing exercises to learn is deep breathing; it's easy to use in any situation ...... Listening to music. Music works as a relaxation method. ... Visualization and redirecting thoughts. ... Mindful movement ...... Play out the scenarios. 4. What actions should be taken by the nurse when caring for a client that has refused prescribed medications? The main reason patients refuse treatment is that they have concerns about it. These concerns can range from not thinking the procedure is necessary, to being afraid that it will kill them. It is important to bring these concerns to light so that you can talk to the patient about them. 5. What are three (3) indications for folic acid therapy? For the treatment of folate deficiency megaloblastic anemia. For the treatment of folate deficiency megaloblastic anemia or macrocytic anemia secondary to folic acid deficiency, hepatic disease, alcoholism, intestinal obstruction, or excessive hemolysis