ATI RN COMPREHENSIVE EXIT EXAM

30. A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a group of clients. The nurse should recommend a referral to a dietitian A. A client who has a prescription for warfarin and states “I will need to limit how much spinach I eat”. B. A client who has gout and states, “I can continue to eat anchovies on my pizza.” C. A client who has a prescription for spironolactone and states “I will reduce my intake of foods that contain potassium”. D. A client who has (Unable to read) and states “I’ll plan to take my calcium carbonate with a full glass of water”. 31. A hospice nurse is visiting with the son of a client who has terminal cancer. The son reports sleeping very little during the past week due to caring for his mother. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? A. “I can give you information about respite care if you are interested.” B. “You should consider taking a sleeping pill before bed each night” C. “It must be difficult taking care of someone who is terminally ill” D. “You are doing a great job taking care of your mother” 31. A nurse is assessing a child who is being treated for bacterial pneumonia. The nurse notes an increase in the child’s glucose. The nurse should identify this finding as an adverse effect of which of the following medications A. Methylprednisolone. B. Ondansetron. C. Guaifenesin. D. Amoxicillin. 32. The nurse is providing teaching about folic acid to a client who is prima gravida. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? A. “You should take folic acid to decrease the risk of transmitting infections to your baby” B. “You should consume a maximum of 300 micrograms of folic acid every day”. C. “You can increase your dietary intake of folic acid by eating cereals and citrus fruits”. D. “You can expect your urine to appear red-tingled while taking folic acid supplements”. 33. A community health nurse is assessing an adolescent who is pregnant. Which of the following assessments is the nurse’s priority? A. Social relationship with peers. B. Plans for attending school while pregnant. C. (Unable to read) (Picked this one) Medicaid? D. Understanding of infant care. 34. A nurse manager is planning to teach staff about critical pathways. Which of the following information should the nurse include? A. Critical pathways have unlimited timeframe for completion B. (Unable to read) decrease health care costs. This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :26:28 GMT -05:00 C. (Unable to read) critical pathway if variances (Unable to read) D. (Unable to read) are used to create the critical pathway. 35. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following should the nurse report to the provider? Exhibit 1 Blood pressure: 102/56 mm Hg. Heart rate: 95/min Respiratory rate: 18/min Temperature: 37.4C (99.3F) Exhibit 2 Medication Administration Record Clozapine 150 mg PO twice daily Benztropine 0.5 mg PO twice daily as needed for tremors. Exhibit 3 Nurse’s notes: Client reports feeling dizzy when changing positions, Reports weight gain of 1kg (2.2 lb.) in the past month. Also reports a sore throat for the past 3 days and dry mouth. Client ate 75% of breakfast and reports slightly nauseous. A. Dietary intake B. Heart rate. C. Sore throat. D. Blood pressure. 36. A charge nurse is educating a group of