VATI PN Comprehensive Practice B
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is in severe pain. Which
of the following questions should the nurse ask first?
A. How have you managed pain in the past?
B. Does anything make your pain worse?
C. Where is your pain located
D. Is the pain preventing you from performing any activities? -
correct answer ✅Where is your pain located?
When using the urgent vs. Non-urgent approach to collect data
from a client who is having acute and severe pain, the nurse should
first ask the client about location, severity, and quality to identify
appropriate nursing interventions for pain relief. The nurse should
collect more detailed data about the client's pain experiences after
administering pain med, when the clients pain level is tolerable.
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching about car seat safety with
the guardian of a newborn. Which of the following statements
indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A. I will secure the care seat in the car by using the seatbelt.
,VATI PN Comprehensive Practice B
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
B. While traveling, I should use a blanket underneath my baby for
padding.
C. When my baby is able to hold their head upright, I can turn the
seat forward-facing.
D. I can place the car seat in the front passenger seat as long as
there is a working airbag. -
correct answer ✅I will secure the car seat by using the seatbelt.
The nurse should instruct the guardian to secure the car seat by
using the seatbelt.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is bottle feeding
their full-term newborn with formula. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. Feeding the newborn at least every 3 to 4 hours.
B. Refrigerate formula that remains in the bottle.
C. Wake the newborn if she falls asleep during a feeding.
D. Prop the bottle with a folded towel for middle of the night
feedings. -
correct answer ✅Feed the newborn at least every 3 to 4 hours.
,VATI PN Comprehensive Practice B
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Although it is unnecessary to be rigid about feeding times. 6 to 8
feedings every 24 hours should support a full-term newborn's
needs adequately. Fewer feedings in the initial weeks could delay
the establishment of an adequate weight gain pattern.
A nurse is collecting data from a male who is scheduled for a left
inguinal herniorrhaphy. Which of the following findings is the
priority for the nurse to report to the provider?
A. An inguinal bulge when coughing.
B. Decreased bowel sounds
C. Swelling of the left groin area
D. Tenderness in the scrotum -
correct answer ✅Decreased bowel sounds.
The greatest risk to this bowel necrosis or perforation due to bowel
obstruction or strangulation. This is a surgical emergency. Therefore
decreased bowel sounds are the priority finding to report to the
provider.
, VATI PN Comprehensive Practice B
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
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?
A. If I need to floss my teeth, I can use wax-coated floss twice a day.
B. I'll take ibuprofen if I get a headache.
C. I'll use a safety razor to shave each day.
D. If I forget to take a dose, I can take it later on the same day. -
correct answer ✅If I forget to take a dose, I can take it later on the
same day.
A nurse in a long-term care facility is reviewing information about
health care associated infections with a newly licensed nurse.
Which of the following information should the nurse include?
A. Older adults are resistant to pathogens that cause infection.
B. Use alcohol-based antiseptic hand cleansers after caring for a
client with Clostridium difficile.
C. Prolonged use of corticosteroid is a risk factor for infection.
D. Blood pressure cuffs can be a source of endogenous infections. -
correct answer ✅Prolonged use of corticosteroids is a risk factor
for infection.
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is in severe pain. Which
of the following questions should the nurse ask first?
A. How have you managed pain in the past?
B. Does anything make your pain worse?
C. Where is your pain located
D. Is the pain preventing you from performing any activities? -
correct answer ✅Where is your pain located?
When using the urgent vs. Non-urgent approach to collect data
from a client who is having acute and severe pain, the nurse should
first ask the client about location, severity, and quality to identify
appropriate nursing interventions for pain relief. The nurse should
collect more detailed data about the client's pain experiences after
administering pain med, when the clients pain level is tolerable.
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching about car seat safety with
the guardian of a newborn. Which of the following statements
indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A. I will secure the care seat in the car by using the seatbelt.
,VATI PN Comprehensive Practice B
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
B. While traveling, I should use a blanket underneath my baby for
padding.
C. When my baby is able to hold their head upright, I can turn the
seat forward-facing.
D. I can place the car seat in the front passenger seat as long as
there is a working airbag. -
correct answer ✅I will secure the car seat by using the seatbelt.
The nurse should instruct the guardian to secure the car seat by
using the seatbelt.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is bottle feeding
their full-term newborn with formula. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. Feeding the newborn at least every 3 to 4 hours.
B. Refrigerate formula that remains in the bottle.
C. Wake the newborn if she falls asleep during a feeding.
D. Prop the bottle with a folded towel for middle of the night
feedings. -
correct answer ✅Feed the newborn at least every 3 to 4 hours.
,VATI PN Comprehensive Practice B
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Although it is unnecessary to be rigid about feeding times. 6 to 8
feedings every 24 hours should support a full-term newborn's
needs adequately. Fewer feedings in the initial weeks could delay
the establishment of an adequate weight gain pattern.
A nurse is collecting data from a male who is scheduled for a left
inguinal herniorrhaphy. Which of the following findings is the
priority for the nurse to report to the provider?
A. An inguinal bulge when coughing.
B. Decreased bowel sounds
C. Swelling of the left groin area
D. Tenderness in the scrotum -
correct answer ✅Decreased bowel sounds.
The greatest risk to this bowel necrosis or perforation due to bowel
obstruction or strangulation. This is a surgical emergency. Therefore
decreased bowel sounds are the priority finding to report to the
provider.
, VATI PN Comprehensive Practice B
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
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?
A. If I need to floss my teeth, I can use wax-coated floss twice a day.
B. I'll take ibuprofen if I get a headache.
C. I'll use a safety razor to shave each day.
D. If I forget to take a dose, I can take it later on the same day. -
correct answer ✅If I forget to take a dose, I can take it later on the
same day.
A nurse in a long-term care facility is reviewing information about
health care associated infections with a newly licensed nurse.
Which of the following information should the nurse include?
A. Older adults are resistant to pathogens that cause infection.
B. Use alcohol-based antiseptic hand cleansers after caring for a
client with Clostridium difficile.
C. Prolonged use of corticosteroid is a risk factor for infection.
D. Blood pressure cuffs can be a source of endogenous infections. -
correct answer ✅Prolonged use of corticosteroids is a risk factor
for infection.
