ATI PN Comprehensive Predictor Forms A, B, C Test Bank 2026/2027 + Rationales

ATI PN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR FORM A, B, C
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WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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CURRENTLY TESTED AND APPROVED NEW
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MODIFIED 2026/2027 LATEST WITH RATIONALES
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• v Avnursevisvcontributingvtovthevplanvofvcarevforvavclientvwhovisvreceivingvcontinuousvb
laddervirrigationvfollowingvavtransurethralvresectionvofvthevprostatev(TURP).vWhichvofvthev
followingvinterventionsvshouldvthevnursevinclude?

ANS:vMaintainvavdrainagevflowvratevtovkeepvthevurinevdilutedvtovavreddish-
pinkvcolorvRATIONALE:vThevnursevshouldvmaintainvthevflowvratevofvthevbladdervirrigationvtovke
epvthevurinevdilutedvtovavreddish-pinkvcolorvandvthevtubingvfreevofvclotsvandvbleeding




• Avnursevisvassistingvwithvthevcarevofvavclientvwhovisvpostpartumvandvhasvavdeep-
veinvthrombosis.vThevclientvhasvbeenvreceivingvheparinvIVvinfusion.vWhichvofvthevfollowingv
medicationsvshouldvthevnursevensurevisvreadilyvavailable?

ANS:vProtaminevsulfate

RATIONALE:vThevnursevshouldvensurevthatvprotaminevsulfatevisvreadilyvavailable.vProtaminevs
ulfatevisvthevantidotevusedvtovreversevthevanticoagulantveffectsvofvheparin




• Avnursevisvreinforcingvteachingvwithvavclientvaboutvhowvtovreplacevtheirvtwovpiecevosto
myvpouchingvsystem.vThevclientvtellsvthevnursevthatvremovingvthevskinvbarriervisvpainful.vWhic
hvofvthevfollowingvstrategiesvshouldvthevnursevsuggest?

ANS:vHoldvthevskinvtautvwhilevremovingvthevbarrier

RATIONALE:vGentlyvandvgraduallyvpeelingvthevskinvbarriervawayvwhilevholdingvthevskinvtautv
minimizesvdiscomfortvandvtraumavtovthevperistomalvskin
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,• Avnursevinvanvinpatientvmentalvhealthvfacilityvisvcaringvforvavnewlyvadmittedvclientvwho
hasvalcoholvusevdisorder.vDuringvavtherapyvsession,vthevclientvasksvaboutvAlcoholicsv
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Anonymousv(AA).vWhichvofvthevfollowingvresponsesvshouldvthevnursevmake?

ANS:v"WhatvisvyourvcurrentvunderstandingvaboutvthevpurposevofvAA?"vRATIONALE:vThevnurs
evshouldvidentifyvthevclient'svunderstandingvaboutvthevpurposevofAAvtovprovidevfurthervinformati
onvaboutvthevprogramvandvmeetingsvandvtovfacilitatevavreferralvifvneeded.vForvtreatmentvtovbevsuc
cessful,vthevnursevshouldvinvolvevthevclientvinvthevcarevdecision-
makingvprocess.vThisvensuresvthevtreatmentvprogramvmeetsvthevclient'svindividualvneedsvandv
demonstratesvcaringvbyvthevnurse




• Avnursevisvperformingvavdressingvchangevforvavclientvwhovisv3vdaysvpostoperative.v
WhichvOfvthevfollowingvfindingsvshouldvthevnursevreportvtovthevprovider?

ANS:vYellow-greenvdrainagevatvthevincisionvline

RATIONALE:vYellow-
green,vpurulent,vorvodorousvdrainagevindicatesvthevwoundvisvinfected.vThevnursevshouldvreportvth
isvfindingvtovthevProvider




• Avnursevisvprovidingvcomfortvtovthevpartnervofvavclientvwhovhasvdied.vWhichvofvthevf
ollowingvstatementsvshouldvthevnursevmake?

ANS:v"Journalingvaboutvyourvrelationshipvmightvhelpvwithvthevgrievingvprocess."

RATIONALE:vJournalingvprovidesvavmeansvforvthevclientvtovidentifyvthoughtsvandvfeelingsvan
dvtovrecognizevandvcomevtovtermsvwithvthevpositivevandvnegativevaspectsvthevclient'svrelationshi
pvwithvtheirvpartner

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,• Avnursevisvassistingvwithvanveducationalvsessionvforvnewlyvlicensedvnursesvaboutvpartne
rvviolence.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvcharacteristicsvshouldvthevNursevincludedvasvplacingvavvulne
rablevpersonvatvriskvforvpartnervviolence?vANS:vRecentvconfirmationvofvpregnancy

RATIONALE:vThevnursevshouldvincludevpregnancyvasvavcharacteristicvplacingvavvulnerablev
personvatvriskvforvpartnervviolence.vThevperpetratorvmightvviewvthevpregnancyvasvavthreatvtovt
hevrelationshipvduevtovthevattentionvthevchildvreceives




• Avnursevisvreviewingvthevtechniquesvforvtransferringvavclientvfromvavbedvtoavchairvwithva
v groupvofvassistivevpersonnelv(AP).vWhichvofvthevfollowingvinstructionsvshouldvthevnursevinclu
de?

ANS:vUsevlower-bodyvstrength

RATIONALE:vThevnursevshouldvinstructvthevAPvtovusevlower-
bodyvstrengthvwhenvliftingvavclientvtovreducevstressvonvthevback



• Avnursevisvparticipatingvinvavqualityvimprovementvstudyvaboutvtheveffectivenessvofvclie
ntvpainvmanagementvinvthevunit.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvstrategiesvshouldvthevnursevusevtovcolle
ctvdata?

ANS:vReviewvclients'vchartsvforvtheirvratingvofvpainvbeforevpainvmedicationvwasvadministeredvan
dv1vhrvaftervadministration

RATIONALE:vThevnursevshouldvcollectvdatavfromvclients'vchartsvaboutvpainvratingsvbeforevand
aftervpainvmanagementvinterventions
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, • Avnursevisvreinforcingvteachingvaboutvconfidentialityvwithvavclientvwhovhasvavnewvd
iagnosisvofvHIV.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvinformationvshouldvthevnursevincludevinvthevteac
hing?

ANS:v"YourvHIVvstatusvwillvbevsharedvwithvmembersvofvyourvhealthvcarevteam."

RATIONALE:vThevdiagnosisvofvHIVvorvAIDSvisvsharedvwithveveryvmembervofvthevhealthcarevte
amvwhovprovidesvdirectvcarevforvthevclient,vjustvlikevanyvothervdiagnoses



• Avnursevisvplanningvcarevforvavclientvwhovhasvavhistoryvofvseizures.vWhichvofvthevf
ollowingvpiecesvofvequipmentvshouldvthevnursevplacevinvthevclient'svroom?

ANS:vSuctionvcatheter

RATIONALE:vThevnursevshouldvplacevsuctionvequipmentvinvthevroomvofvavclientvwhovhasvavhist
oryvofvseizures.vDuringvavseizure,vthevclientvmightvhavevexcessivevoralvsecretionsvorvmightvvomit
.vIfvthevclient'svairwayvbecomesvoccluded,vthenvthevnursevwillvneedvtovsuctionvthevoralvcavityvtov
maintainvavpatentvairway




• Avnursevinvavprovider'svofficevisvreviewingvthevmedicalvrecordvofvavclientvwhovrequestsva
prescriptionvforvanvoralvcontraceptive.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvfindingsvshouldvthevnursevidenti
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fyvasvavcontraindicationvforvoralvcontraceptivevuse?

ANS:vCoronaryvarteryvdisease



RATIONALE:vCoronaryvarteryvdiseasevisvavcontraindicationvtovoralvcontraceptivevusevbecausevit
increasesvthevclient'svriskvforvmyocardialvinfarction.vOthervcontraindicationsvforvreceivingvoralv
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contraceptivesvincludevgallbladdervdisease,vbreastvcancer,vandvhypertension\




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