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ATI RN Capstone Proctored – Complete
8-Exam Combined Test Bank & All
Versions – Updated Practice Questions
with Correct Answers
1. A home health nurse is conducting an initial home visit for a client who has
terminal breast cancer. The client has two school-age children and a limited
support system. Which of the following is the priority nursing action?
A. Inform the client of available community resources
B. Assist the client in finding child care options
C. Agree upon short-term goals for the client
D. Ask the client about their understanding of the diagnosis
ANSWER: Inform the client of available community resources
2. A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who has a nasal
fracture. Which of the following findings should cause the nurse to suspect a
skull fracture?
A. Clear fluid drainage from the nares
B. Report of pain around the eyes
C. Dried blood in the mouth
D. Mandibular asymmetry
ANSWER: Clear fluid drainage from the nares
3. A nurse in an urgent care clinic is collecting admission history from a client
who is at 16 weeks of gestation and has bacterial vaginosis. The nurse should
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recognize that which of the following clinical findings are associated with this
infection?
A. Profuse milky white discharge
B. Frequency and dysuria
C. Low-grade fever
D. Hematuria
ANSWER: Profuse milky white discharge
4. A nurse is discussing the z-track administration of hydroxyzine with a
newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements indicates the newly
licensed nurse understands the purpose of the technique?
A. This technique prevents injury to the sciatic nerve
B. This technique decreases the risk of subcutaneous infiltration
C. This technique allows a larger amount of medication to be injected
D. This technique increases the absorption rate of the drug
ANSWER: This technique decreases the risk of subcutaneous infiltration
10. A nurse is caring for a full-term newborn immediately following birth.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Instill erythromycin ophthalmic ointment in the newborn's eyes
B. Weigh the newborn
C. Place identification bracelets on the newborn
D. Dry the newborn
ANSWER: Dry the newborn
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11. A nurse is planning to provide community education about viral hepatitis.
Which of the following should the nurse plan to include in the teaching?
A. A series of four hepatitis vaccines is recommended to prevent viral hepatitis
B. Hepatitis B is transmitted by contaminated food
C. Chronic hepatitis can lead to renal cell cancer
D. Clients who have a history of viral hepatitis are unable to donate blood
ANSWER: Clients who have a history of viral hepatitis are unable to donate blood
12. A nurse in a residential mental health facility is planning care for a new
client who has obsessive compulsive disorder. Which of the following is
appropriate for the nurse to include in the plan of care?
A. Work with the client to create a flexible daily schedule
B. Gradually decrease the time allowed for ritualistic behavior
C. Offer solutions to assist in problem solving
D. Teach the client to meditate about obsessive thoughts
ANSWER: Work with the client to create a flexible daily schedule
13. A nurse is assessing an adult male who has a BMI of 20. The nurse should
identify that the client's BMI falls within which of the following categories?
A. Healthy weight
B. Malnutrition
C. Overweight
D. Obesity
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ANSWER: Malnutrition
14. A nurse is caring for a client who is nulliparous and in the first stage of
labor. The last internal assessment revealed 100% cervical effacement with 5
cm of dilation. At the end of the last contraction, the nurse observes a large
gush of fluid coming out of the client's perineal area. Which of the following is
a priority action by the nurse?
A. Perform another internal exam
B. Notify the client's provider
C. Check the FHR
D. Obtain a pH test of the fluid
ANSWER: Check the FHR
15. A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has anorexia nervosa.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
A. Encourage the client to gain 2.3 kg per week
B. Weigh the client once per week throughout hospitalization
C. Monitor the client for 1 hr after meals
D. Allow the client to choose meal times
ANSWER: I think its D
16. A nurse is performing a skin assessment on a client who has risk factors
for development of skin cancer. The nurse should understand that a
suspicious lesion is
A. Asymmetric, with variegated coloring
ATI RN Capstone Proctored – Complete
8-Exam Combined Test Bank & All
Versions – Updated Practice Questions
with Correct Answers
1. A home health nurse is conducting an initial home visit for a client who has
terminal breast cancer. The client has two school-age children and a limited
support system. Which of the following is the priority nursing action?
A. Inform the client of available community resources
B. Assist the client in finding child care options
C. Agree upon short-term goals for the client
D. Ask the client about their understanding of the diagnosis
ANSWER: Inform the client of available community resources
2. A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who has a nasal
fracture. Which of the following findings should cause the nurse to suspect a
skull fracture?
A. Clear fluid drainage from the nares
B. Report of pain around the eyes
C. Dried blood in the mouth
D. Mandibular asymmetry
ANSWER: Clear fluid drainage from the nares
3. A nurse in an urgent care clinic is collecting admission history from a client
who is at 16 weeks of gestation and has bacterial vaginosis. The nurse should
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recognize that which of the following clinical findings are associated with this
infection?
A. Profuse milky white discharge
B. Frequency and dysuria
C. Low-grade fever
D. Hematuria
ANSWER: Profuse milky white discharge
4. A nurse is discussing the z-track administration of hydroxyzine with a
newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements indicates the newly
licensed nurse understands the purpose of the technique?
A. This technique prevents injury to the sciatic nerve
B. This technique decreases the risk of subcutaneous infiltration
C. This technique allows a larger amount of medication to be injected
D. This technique increases the absorption rate of the drug
ANSWER: This technique decreases the risk of subcutaneous infiltration
10. A nurse is caring for a full-term newborn immediately following birth.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Instill erythromycin ophthalmic ointment in the newborn's eyes
B. Weigh the newborn
C. Place identification bracelets on the newborn
D. Dry the newborn
ANSWER: Dry the newborn
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11. A nurse is planning to provide community education about viral hepatitis.
Which of the following should the nurse plan to include in the teaching?
A. A series of four hepatitis vaccines is recommended to prevent viral hepatitis
B. Hepatitis B is transmitted by contaminated food
C. Chronic hepatitis can lead to renal cell cancer
D. Clients who have a history of viral hepatitis are unable to donate blood
ANSWER: Clients who have a history of viral hepatitis are unable to donate blood
12. A nurse in a residential mental health facility is planning care for a new
client who has obsessive compulsive disorder. Which of the following is
appropriate for the nurse to include in the plan of care?
A. Work with the client to create a flexible daily schedule
B. Gradually decrease the time allowed for ritualistic behavior
C. Offer solutions to assist in problem solving
D. Teach the client to meditate about obsessive thoughts
ANSWER: Work with the client to create a flexible daily schedule
13. A nurse is assessing an adult male who has a BMI of 20. The nurse should
identify that the client's BMI falls within which of the following categories?
A. Healthy weight
B. Malnutrition
C. Overweight
D. Obesity
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ANSWER: Malnutrition
14. A nurse is caring for a client who is nulliparous and in the first stage of
labor. The last internal assessment revealed 100% cervical effacement with 5
cm of dilation. At the end of the last contraction, the nurse observes a large
gush of fluid coming out of the client's perineal area. Which of the following is
a priority action by the nurse?
A. Perform another internal exam
B. Notify the client's provider
C. Check the FHR
D. Obtain a pH test of the fluid
ANSWER: Check the FHR
15. A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has anorexia nervosa.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
A. Encourage the client to gain 2.3 kg per week
B. Weigh the client once per week throughout hospitalization
C. Monitor the client for 1 hr after meals
D. Allow the client to choose meal times
ANSWER: I think its D
16. A nurse is performing a skin assessment on a client who has risk factors
for development of skin cancer. The nurse should understand that a
suspicious lesion is
A. Asymmetric, with variegated coloring
