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ATI COMP PREDICTOR STUDY
GUIDE 2026 WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
Do not delegate - correct-answer - What you can EAT E-evaluate A-assess T-teach
Addison's & Cushings - correct-answer - Addison's = down down down up down
Cushings= up up up down up
hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume, hypo/hyperkalemia,
hypo/hyperglycemia
Better peripheral perfusion? - correct-answer - EleVate Veins, DAngle Arteries
APGAR - correct-answer - Appearance (all pink, pink and blue, blue (pale)
Pulse (>100, <100, absent)
Grimace (cough, grimace, no response)
Activity (flexed, flaccid, limp)
Respirations (strong cry, weak cry, absent)
Airborne precautions - correct-answer - My chicken hez tb (measles, chickenpox
(varicella) Herpes zoster/shingles TB
, 2
Airborne precautions protective equip - correct-answer - private room, neg
pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr mask N95 for TB
Droplet precautions - correct-answer - spiderman! sepsis, scarlet fever,
streptococcal pharyngitis, parvovirus, pneumonia, pertussis,
influenza,
diptheria,
epiglottitis,
rubella,
mumps, meningitis, mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia, adeNovirus (Private
room or cohort mask!)
Contact precaution - correct-answer - MRS WEE
Multidrug resistant organism
Rresiratory infection
Skin infection
Wound infection
Enteric infection (C diff)
Eye infection (conjunctivitis)
Skin infection - correct-answer - VCHIPS
Varicella zoster
Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplez
Impetigo
Peduculosis
Scabies
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Air or Pulmonary Embolism - correct-answer - S/S chest pain, dyspnea,
tachycardia, pale/cyanotic, sense of impending doom. (turn pt to LEFT side and
LOWER the head of bed.)
Woman in labor (un-reassuring FHR) - correct-answer - (late decels, decreased
variability, fetal bradycardia, etc) Turn pt on Left side, give O2, stop pitocin,
Increase IV fluids!
Tube feeding with decreased LOC - correct-answer - Pt on Right side (promotes
emptying of the stomach) Head of bed elevated (prevent aspiration)
After lumbar puncture and oil based myelogram - correct-answer - pt is flat
SUPINE (prevent headache and leaking of CSF)
Pt with heat stroke - correct-answer - flat with legs elevated
during Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI) - correct-answer - catheter is taped to
the thigh. leg must be kept straight.
After Myringotomy - correct-answer - position on the side of AFFECTED ear,
allows drainage.
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After Cateract surgery - correct-answer - pt sleep on UNAFFECTED side with a
night shield for 1-4 weeks
after Thyroidectomy - correct-answer - low or semi-fowler's position, support
head, neck and shoulders.
Infant with Spina Bifida - correct-answer - Prone so that sac does not rupture
Buck's Traction (skin) - correct-answer - elevate foot of bed for counter traction
After total hip replacement - correct-answer - don't sleep on side of surgery, don't
flex hip more than 45-60 degress, don't elevate Head Of Bed more than 45
degrees. Maintain hip abduction by separating thighs with pillows.
Prolapsed cord - correct-answer - Knee to chest or Trendelenburg
Cleft Lip - correct-answer - position on back or in infant seat to prevent trauma to
the suture line. while feeding hold in upright position.
To prevent dumping syndrome - correct-answer - (post operative ulcer/stomach
surgeries) eat in reclining position. Lie down after meals for 20-30 min. also
restrict fluids during meals, low CHO and fiber diet. small, frequent meals.
ATI COMP PREDICTOR STUDY
GUIDE 2026 WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
Do not delegate - correct-answer - What you can EAT E-evaluate A-assess T-teach
Addison's & Cushings - correct-answer - Addison's = down down down up down
Cushings= up up up down up
hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume, hypo/hyperkalemia,
hypo/hyperglycemia
Better peripheral perfusion? - correct-answer - EleVate Veins, DAngle Arteries
APGAR - correct-answer - Appearance (all pink, pink and blue, blue (pale)
Pulse (>100, <100, absent)
Grimace (cough, grimace, no response)
Activity (flexed, flaccid, limp)
Respirations (strong cry, weak cry, absent)
Airborne precautions - correct-answer - My chicken hez tb (measles, chickenpox
(varicella) Herpes zoster/shingles TB
, 2
Airborne precautions protective equip - correct-answer - private room, neg
pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr mask N95 for TB
Droplet precautions - correct-answer - spiderman! sepsis, scarlet fever,
streptococcal pharyngitis, parvovirus, pneumonia, pertussis,
influenza,
diptheria,
epiglottitis,
rubella,
mumps, meningitis, mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia, adeNovirus (Private
room or cohort mask!)
Contact precaution - correct-answer - MRS WEE
Multidrug resistant organism
Rresiratory infection
Skin infection
Wound infection
Enteric infection (C diff)
Eye infection (conjunctivitis)
Skin infection - correct-answer - VCHIPS
Varicella zoster
Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplez
Impetigo
Peduculosis
Scabies
, 3
Air or Pulmonary Embolism - correct-answer - S/S chest pain, dyspnea,
tachycardia, pale/cyanotic, sense of impending doom. (turn pt to LEFT side and
LOWER the head of bed.)
Woman in labor (un-reassuring FHR) - correct-answer - (late decels, decreased
variability, fetal bradycardia, etc) Turn pt on Left side, give O2, stop pitocin,
Increase IV fluids!
Tube feeding with decreased LOC - correct-answer - Pt on Right side (promotes
emptying of the stomach) Head of bed elevated (prevent aspiration)
After lumbar puncture and oil based myelogram - correct-answer - pt is flat
SUPINE (prevent headache and leaking of CSF)
Pt with heat stroke - correct-answer - flat with legs elevated
during Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI) - correct-answer - catheter is taped to
the thigh. leg must be kept straight.
After Myringotomy - correct-answer - position on the side of AFFECTED ear,
allows drainage.
, 4
After Cateract surgery - correct-answer - pt sleep on UNAFFECTED side with a
night shield for 1-4 weeks
after Thyroidectomy - correct-answer - low or semi-fowler's position, support
head, neck and shoulders.
Infant with Spina Bifida - correct-answer - Prone so that sac does not rupture
Buck's Traction (skin) - correct-answer - elevate foot of bed for counter traction
After total hip replacement - correct-answer - don't sleep on side of surgery, don't
flex hip more than 45-60 degress, don't elevate Head Of Bed more than 45
degrees. Maintain hip abduction by separating thighs with pillows.
Prolapsed cord - correct-answer - Knee to chest or Trendelenburg
Cleft Lip - correct-answer - position on back or in infant seat to prevent trauma to
the suture line. while feeding hold in upright position.
To prevent dumping syndrome - correct-answer - (post operative ulcer/stomach
surgeries) eat in reclining position. Lie down after meals for 20-30 min. also
restrict fluids during meals, low CHO and fiber diet. small, frequent meals.
