VATI Comprehensive Predictor NCLEX
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Low-residue diet -
correct answer ✅Dairy products & eggs, such as custard and
yogurt
(Rat) A low-residue diet consists of foods that are low in fiber and
are easy to digest such as eggs, custard, yogurt and ripe bananas -
NOTE Legumes such as lentils and black beans are high in fiber and
are not considered low in residue.
A RN is caring for a patient who weighs 80 kg and is 5 ft 3 in tall.
Calculate the BMI and determine if the patients BMI indicates a
healthy weight, underweight, overweight, or obese. -
correct answer ✅Use the formula (wt. in lbs)/(ht in in^2) multiply
by 703 to get the BMI.
BMI is 31 (obese)
(Rat) A BMI greater than 30 indicates obesity. A BMI of 25-29.9
indicates overweight. A BMI of 18.5-24.9 is a normal/healthy BMI. A
BMI <18.5 indicates underweight.
A RN admits a female patient who weighs 246 lbs with a height of 5
ft 4 in. Calculate the BMI of the female patient. -
correct answer ✅Use the formula (lbs)/(in^2) multiply by 703
,VATI Comprehensive Predictor NCLEX
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
BMI 42 indicates the patient is obese
A RN is reviewing discharge instructions regarding car seat safety to
the parent of a newborn. Which of the following instructions will
the nurse include in the discharge teaching (SATA)
A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat.
B. Be sure the car seat is at a 90 degree angle
C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle
D. Position the car seat behind the passenger or drivers seat
E. Position the care seat in the middle of the back seat
F. Keep infants in rear-facing car seats until age 6 months
G. Keep infants in rear-facing car seat until 2 yr old or until the child
reaches the maximum ht and wt for the seat. -
correct answer ✅(A, C, E, G)
A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat - (RAT) the car seat
should never be in the front seat of a car due to the increased risk
for injury from the air bags during a MVA.
,VATI Comprehensive Predictor NCLEX
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle - (RAT) the car seat
should be at a 45 degree angle.
E. Position the care seat in the middle of the back seat - (RAT) the
car seat should be in the middle away from air bags and side
impact.
G. Keep infants in rear-facing car seat until 2 yr - (RAT) keep the
child in the rear-facing car seat until the child reaches 2yo or until
the child reaches the maximum ht and wt for the seat.
A RN is caring for a patient who fell at a nursing home. The patient
is oriented x 3 (person, place & time) and can follow directions.
Which of the following actions should the RN take to decrease the
risk of another fall? (SATA)
A. Place a belt restraint on the patient when they are sitting on the
bedside commode
B. Keep the bed in its lowest position with all side rails up
C. Make sure that the patient's call light is within reach
D. Provide the patient with nonskid footwear
, VATI Comprehensive Predictor NCLEX
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
E. Complete a fall-risk assessment -
correct answer ✅(C,D,E)
C. Make sure that the patient's call light is within reach
D. Provide the patient with nonskid footwear
E. Complete a fall-risk assessment
Note- You do not put all the side rails up in the bed because this is
considered a restraint.
A RN is caring for a patient who has a Hx of falls. Which of the
following actions is the RNs priority?
A. Complete a fall-risk assessment
B. Educate the patient and family about fall risks
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Low-residue diet -
correct answer ✅Dairy products & eggs, such as custard and
yogurt
(Rat) A low-residue diet consists of foods that are low in fiber and
are easy to digest such as eggs, custard, yogurt and ripe bananas -
NOTE Legumes such as lentils and black beans are high in fiber and
are not considered low in residue.
A RN is caring for a patient who weighs 80 kg and is 5 ft 3 in tall.
Calculate the BMI and determine if the patients BMI indicates a
healthy weight, underweight, overweight, or obese. -
correct answer ✅Use the formula (wt. in lbs)/(ht in in^2) multiply
by 703 to get the BMI.
BMI is 31 (obese)
(Rat) A BMI greater than 30 indicates obesity. A BMI of 25-29.9
indicates overweight. A BMI of 18.5-24.9 is a normal/healthy BMI. A
BMI <18.5 indicates underweight.
A RN admits a female patient who weighs 246 lbs with a height of 5
ft 4 in. Calculate the BMI of the female patient. -
correct answer ✅Use the formula (lbs)/(in^2) multiply by 703
,VATI Comprehensive Predictor NCLEX
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
BMI 42 indicates the patient is obese
A RN is reviewing discharge instructions regarding car seat safety to
the parent of a newborn. Which of the following instructions will
the nurse include in the discharge teaching (SATA)
A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat.
B. Be sure the car seat is at a 90 degree angle
C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle
D. Position the car seat behind the passenger or drivers seat
E. Position the care seat in the middle of the back seat
F. Keep infants in rear-facing car seats until age 6 months
G. Keep infants in rear-facing car seat until 2 yr old or until the child
reaches the maximum ht and wt for the seat. -
correct answer ✅(A, C, E, G)
A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat - (RAT) the car seat
should never be in the front seat of a car due to the increased risk
for injury from the air bags during a MVA.
,VATI Comprehensive Predictor NCLEX
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle - (RAT) the car seat
should be at a 45 degree angle.
E. Position the care seat in the middle of the back seat - (RAT) the
car seat should be in the middle away from air bags and side
impact.
G. Keep infants in rear-facing car seat until 2 yr - (RAT) keep the
child in the rear-facing car seat until the child reaches 2yo or until
the child reaches the maximum ht and wt for the seat.
A RN is caring for a patient who fell at a nursing home. The patient
is oriented x 3 (person, place & time) and can follow directions.
Which of the following actions should the RN take to decrease the
risk of another fall? (SATA)
A. Place a belt restraint on the patient when they are sitting on the
bedside commode
B. Keep the bed in its lowest position with all side rails up
C. Make sure that the patient's call light is within reach
D. Provide the patient with nonskid footwear
, VATI Comprehensive Predictor NCLEX
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
E. Complete a fall-risk assessment -
correct answer ✅(C,D,E)
C. Make sure that the patient's call light is within reach
D. Provide the patient with nonskid footwear
E. Complete a fall-risk assessment
Note- You do not put all the side rails up in the bed because this is
considered a restraint.
A RN is caring for a patient who has a Hx of falls. Which of the
following actions is the RNs priority?
A. Complete a fall-risk assessment
B. Educate the patient and family about fall risks
