ATI PN Comprehensive Exit Exam 2026–2027 | Complete
160 Practice Questions with Detailed Answer Rationales |
Comprehensive Practical Nursing Study Guide
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for an older adult client who has
difficulty in sleeping. Which of the following interventions should the nurse
include in the plan? - Correct Answer - Establish a regular exercise routine
2 hr. or more before bedtime.
A nurse in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a
new prescription for ferrous sulfate elixir. Which of the following statements
by the client should indicate to the nurse an understanding of the teaching?
- Correct Answer - "I will rinse my mouth after taking this medication"
A licensed practical nurse on a medical surgical unit is working with an RN
and as assistive personnel. Which of the following assignments should the
LPN expect to receive? - Correct Answer - Administering an NG tube
feeding to a client who had a stroke
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is experiencing
auditory hallucinations. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? - Correct Answer - Offer the client headphones to listen to music.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about taking warfarin to treat
atrial fibrillation. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching? - Correct Answer - If I forget to take a dose,
I can take it later on the same day."
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,A nurse is working with an interpreter to explain a diagnostic procedure to a
client who doesn't speak the same language as the nurse. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? - Correct Answer - Ensure the
interpreter is culturally compatible with the client.
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has dependent
personality disorder. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the discharge teaching? - Correct Answer - Demonstrate
assertiveness.
A nurse is contributing to the discharge plan for a client who had a knee
arthroplasty. Which of the following actions should the nurse identify as the
priority? - Correct Answer - Check the client's mobility
A nurse in a long-term care facility is assisting with the admission of a client
who requires oropharyngeal suctioning. Which of the following supplies
does the nurse need to perform this task? - Correct Answer - Yankauer
catheter|
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is 24 hr post op from an open
colon resection, has a clamped NG tube, and is resuming a clean liquid
diet. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
- Correct Answer - Client reports vomiting green-tinged fluid.
A nurse is caring for a client who took an overdose of acetaminophen.
Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer to
the client? - Correct Answer - acetylcysteine
A nurse delegates the collection of a sputum specimen from a client who
has tuberculosis to an assistive personnel. At which of the following times
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, should the nurse instruct the AP to collect the specimen? - Correct Answer
- As soon as the client wakes up.
A nurse in a long term care facility is using validation therapy with a client
who has dementia. The client becomes agitated and asks why his wife who
died several years ago has not visited him.
Which of the following responses should the nurse make? - Correct Answer
- You must miss your wife. Let's take a walk and you can tell me about her.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a prescription for
nitroglycol cerin sublingual tablets Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the teaching? - Correct Answer - take up to
three tablets during a single angina episode
A Nurse is caring for a client who is post op following an open reduction
with internal fixation of the ankle. The client report pain and the nurse notes
that a follow injected extremity is cool, pale, and has a weak pulse. The
nurse calls the surgical assistant who responds "it has always been like
that" Which of the following actions should d the nurse takes first? - Correct
Answer - notify the nursing supervisor
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has Tourette syndrome. The
client reports taking haloperidol 0.5 mL orally 3 times a day at home. Which
of the following components of the prescription should the nurse question?
- Correct Answer - dosage
A nurse is caring for a female client who has an indwelling urinary catheter.
which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Correct Answer -
Wipe the drainage port with an antiseptic wipe after emptying urine from
bag.
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160 Practice Questions with Detailed Answer Rationales |
Comprehensive Practical Nursing Study Guide
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for an older adult client who has
difficulty in sleeping. Which of the following interventions should the nurse
include in the plan? - Correct Answer - Establish a regular exercise routine
2 hr. or more before bedtime.
A nurse in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a
new prescription for ferrous sulfate elixir. Which of the following statements
by the client should indicate to the nurse an understanding of the teaching?
- Correct Answer - "I will rinse my mouth after taking this medication"
A licensed practical nurse on a medical surgical unit is working with an RN
and as assistive personnel. Which of the following assignments should the
LPN expect to receive? - Correct Answer - Administering an NG tube
feeding to a client who had a stroke
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is experiencing
auditory hallucinations. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? - Correct Answer - Offer the client headphones to listen to music.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about taking warfarin to treat
atrial fibrillation. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching? - Correct Answer - If I forget to take a dose,
I can take it later on the same day."
pg. 1
,A nurse is working with an interpreter to explain a diagnostic procedure to a
client who doesn't speak the same language as the nurse. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? - Correct Answer - Ensure the
interpreter is culturally compatible with the client.
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has dependent
personality disorder. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the discharge teaching? - Correct Answer - Demonstrate
assertiveness.
A nurse is contributing to the discharge plan for a client who had a knee
arthroplasty. Which of the following actions should the nurse identify as the
priority? - Correct Answer - Check the client's mobility
A nurse in a long-term care facility is assisting with the admission of a client
who requires oropharyngeal suctioning. Which of the following supplies
does the nurse need to perform this task? - Correct Answer - Yankauer
catheter|
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is 24 hr post op from an open
colon resection, has a clamped NG tube, and is resuming a clean liquid
diet. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
- Correct Answer - Client reports vomiting green-tinged fluid.
A nurse is caring for a client who took an overdose of acetaminophen.
Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer to
the client? - Correct Answer - acetylcysteine
A nurse delegates the collection of a sputum specimen from a client who
has tuberculosis to an assistive personnel. At which of the following times
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, should the nurse instruct the AP to collect the specimen? - Correct Answer
- As soon as the client wakes up.
A nurse in a long term care facility is using validation therapy with a client
who has dementia. The client becomes agitated and asks why his wife who
died several years ago has not visited him.
Which of the following responses should the nurse make? - Correct Answer
- You must miss your wife. Let's take a walk and you can tell me about her.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a prescription for
nitroglycol cerin sublingual tablets Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the teaching? - Correct Answer - take up to
three tablets during a single angina episode
A Nurse is caring for a client who is post op following an open reduction
with internal fixation of the ankle. The client report pain and the nurse notes
that a follow injected extremity is cool, pale, and has a weak pulse. The
nurse calls the surgical assistant who responds "it has always been like
that" Which of the following actions should d the nurse takes first? - Correct
Answer - notify the nursing supervisor
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has Tourette syndrome. The
client reports taking haloperidol 0.5 mL orally 3 times a day at home. Which
of the following components of the prescription should the nurse question?
- Correct Answer - dosage
A nurse is caring for a female client who has an indwelling urinary catheter.
which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Correct Answer -
Wipe the drainage port with an antiseptic wipe after emptying urine from
bag.
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