ATI Comprehensive Predictor Exam QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS UPDATED 2022
A nurse is preparing to obtain a client's signature on an informed consent form. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
A. Inform the client of his right to change his mind.
B. Witness the client signing the informed consent form.
C. Notify the provider if the client has questions about the procedure.
D. Ask the client to explain his understanding of the procedure.
Answer:
D. Ask the client to explain his understanding of the procedure.
A director of nursing in a rehabilitation facility is planning to measure the quality of care provided.
Which of the following audits should the director plan to use after clients are discharged to gather
information about quality of care?
A. Structure audit
B. Concurrent audit
C. Outcome audit
D. Prospective audit
Answer:
C. Outcome audit
A nurse is obtaining the temperature of a newborn. Which of the following sites should the nurse use?
A. Oral
B. Axillary
C. Tympanic
D. Rectal
Answer:
B. Axillary
A nurse is caring for a client who has preeclampsia and is receiving magnesium sulfate. The client
reports that she is experiencing difficulty breathing. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first?
,A. Assess the fetal heart rate.
B. Discontinue the infusion.
C. Administer calcium gluconate.
D. Obtain the client's magnesium level.
Answer:
B. Discontinue the infusion.
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 14 weeks of gestation and reports feelings of ambivalence about
being pregnant. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A. "When did you start having these feelings?"
B. "Have you discussed these feelings with your partner?"
C. "You should discuss your feelings about being pregnant with your provider."
D. "Describe your feelings to me about being pregnant."
Answer:
D. "Describe your feelings to me about being pregnant."
A nurse is speaking with the partner of a client who is in the early stage of Alzheimer's disease. The
partner tells the nurse that she is able to manage the client's physical care, but she doesn't want to
leave him home alone while she travels for work. Which of the following referrals should the nurse
make?
A. Respite care
B. Restorative care
C. Hospice
D. Rehabilitation facility
Answer:
A. Respite care
A nurse is caring for a client who has acute exacerbation of multiple sclerosis. Which of the following
prescriptions should the nurse expect the provider to prescribe?
A. Interferon beta-1a
B. Enoxaparin
C. Atorvastatin
D. Amoxicillin
,Answer:
A. Interferon beta-1a
A nurse is assessing the heart sounds of a client who has acute pericarditis. Which of the following
clinical manifestations is an expected finding for this client?
a. Report of occipital headache
b. Scratchy, high pitched sound upon chest auscultation
c. ECG demonstrates a depressed ST segment
d. White, diffuse peritonsillar pustules
Answer:
b. Scratchy, high pitched sound upon chest auscultation
A nurse is admitting a client who is 1 week postpartum and reports excessive vaginal bleeding. The
nurse does not speak the same language as the client . The client partner and a 10 year old child are
accompanying her. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to gather the clients
information?
A. Request a female translator
B. Ask a student nurse who speaks the same language to translate
C. Have the child translate
D. Allow the clients partner to translate
Answer:
A. Request a female translator
A nurse is preparing to perform a sterile dressing change. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take when setting up the sterile field?
a. Place the cap from the solution sterile side up on clean surfaces
b. Open the outermost flap of the sterile kit toward the body
c. Place the sterile dressing within 1.25 cm (0.5in) of the edge of the sterile field
d. Set up the sterile field 5 cm (2 in) below waist level
Answer:
a. Place the cap from the solution sterile side up on clean surfaces
b. Open the outermost flap of the sterile kit toward the body→ flap AWAY from the body's first
c. Place the sterile dressing within 1.25 cm (0.5in) of the edge of the sterile field → 2.5 cm (1-inch)
border around any sterile drape or wrap that is considered contaminated.
, d. Set up the sterile field 5 cm (2 in) below waist level→ it says BELOW waist level; should be ABOVE
waist level
A nurse is teaching a client who has an ileostomy about the care of his stoma site. Which of
the following statements by the client requires further teaching?
a. “I should clean my stoma with warm water”
b. “ My stoma should be bright pink or red”
c. “I should change the stoma pouch every day”
d. “I should cut my pouch opening 1⁄8 inch larger than my stoma”
Answer:
c. “I should change the stoma pouch every day”
a. “I should clean my stoma with warm water”( can use low ph soap and water)
b. “ My stoma should be bright pink or red”(pink,red and moist)
c. “I should change the stoma pouch every day”
d. “I should cut my pouch opening 1⁄8 inch larger than my stoma”(allow expansion)
A nurse and an assistive personnel are caring for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks is
appropriate for the nurse to delegate an AP?
a) Applying condom catheter for client for spinal cord injury
b) Administrative oral fluids to client was dysphasia
c) Documenting the report of pain from client who is postoperative
d) Reviewing active range of motion exercises with a client who is had a stroke
Answer:
a) Applying condom catheter for client for spinal cord injury
A nurse is caring for a client who has a nasogastric tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take to verify tube placement prior to each feeding?
a. Auscultate air insertion into the tube
b. Test the bilirubin level of gastric contents
c. Palpate the abdomen for tube placement
d. Test the pH of gastric contents
Answer:
d. Test the pH of gastric contents
CORRECT ANSWERS UPDATED 2022
A nurse is preparing to obtain a client's signature on an informed consent form. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
A. Inform the client of his right to change his mind.
B. Witness the client signing the informed consent form.
C. Notify the provider if the client has questions about the procedure.
D. Ask the client to explain his understanding of the procedure.
Answer:
D. Ask the client to explain his understanding of the procedure.
A director of nursing in a rehabilitation facility is planning to measure the quality of care provided.
Which of the following audits should the director plan to use after clients are discharged to gather
information about quality of care?
A. Structure audit
B. Concurrent audit
C. Outcome audit
D. Prospective audit
Answer:
C. Outcome audit
A nurse is obtaining the temperature of a newborn. Which of the following sites should the nurse use?
A. Oral
B. Axillary
C. Tympanic
D. Rectal
Answer:
B. Axillary
A nurse is caring for a client who has preeclampsia and is receiving magnesium sulfate. The client
reports that she is experiencing difficulty breathing. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first?
,A. Assess the fetal heart rate.
B. Discontinue the infusion.
C. Administer calcium gluconate.
D. Obtain the client's magnesium level.
Answer:
B. Discontinue the infusion.
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 14 weeks of gestation and reports feelings of ambivalence about
being pregnant. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A. "When did you start having these feelings?"
B. "Have you discussed these feelings with your partner?"
C. "You should discuss your feelings about being pregnant with your provider."
D. "Describe your feelings to me about being pregnant."
Answer:
D. "Describe your feelings to me about being pregnant."
A nurse is speaking with the partner of a client who is in the early stage of Alzheimer's disease. The
partner tells the nurse that she is able to manage the client's physical care, but she doesn't want to
leave him home alone while she travels for work. Which of the following referrals should the nurse
make?
A. Respite care
B. Restorative care
C. Hospice
D. Rehabilitation facility
Answer:
A. Respite care
A nurse is caring for a client who has acute exacerbation of multiple sclerosis. Which of the following
prescriptions should the nurse expect the provider to prescribe?
A. Interferon beta-1a
B. Enoxaparin
C. Atorvastatin
D. Amoxicillin
,Answer:
A. Interferon beta-1a
A nurse is assessing the heart sounds of a client who has acute pericarditis. Which of the following
clinical manifestations is an expected finding for this client?
a. Report of occipital headache
b. Scratchy, high pitched sound upon chest auscultation
c. ECG demonstrates a depressed ST segment
d. White, diffuse peritonsillar pustules
Answer:
b. Scratchy, high pitched sound upon chest auscultation
A nurse is admitting a client who is 1 week postpartum and reports excessive vaginal bleeding. The
nurse does not speak the same language as the client . The client partner and a 10 year old child are
accompanying her. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to gather the clients
information?
A. Request a female translator
B. Ask a student nurse who speaks the same language to translate
C. Have the child translate
D. Allow the clients partner to translate
Answer:
A. Request a female translator
A nurse is preparing to perform a sterile dressing change. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take when setting up the sterile field?
a. Place the cap from the solution sterile side up on clean surfaces
b. Open the outermost flap of the sterile kit toward the body
c. Place the sterile dressing within 1.25 cm (0.5in) of the edge of the sterile field
d. Set up the sterile field 5 cm (2 in) below waist level
Answer:
a. Place the cap from the solution sterile side up on clean surfaces
b. Open the outermost flap of the sterile kit toward the body→ flap AWAY from the body's first
c. Place the sterile dressing within 1.25 cm (0.5in) of the edge of the sterile field → 2.5 cm (1-inch)
border around any sterile drape or wrap that is considered contaminated.
, d. Set up the sterile field 5 cm (2 in) below waist level→ it says BELOW waist level; should be ABOVE
waist level
A nurse is teaching a client who has an ileostomy about the care of his stoma site. Which of
the following statements by the client requires further teaching?
a. “I should clean my stoma with warm water”
b. “ My stoma should be bright pink or red”
c. “I should change the stoma pouch every day”
d. “I should cut my pouch opening 1⁄8 inch larger than my stoma”
Answer:
c. “I should change the stoma pouch every day”
a. “I should clean my stoma with warm water”( can use low ph soap and water)
b. “ My stoma should be bright pink or red”(pink,red and moist)
c. “I should change the stoma pouch every day”
d. “I should cut my pouch opening 1⁄8 inch larger than my stoma”(allow expansion)
A nurse and an assistive personnel are caring for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks is
appropriate for the nurse to delegate an AP?
a) Applying condom catheter for client for spinal cord injury
b) Administrative oral fluids to client was dysphasia
c) Documenting the report of pain from client who is postoperative
d) Reviewing active range of motion exercises with a client who is had a stroke
Answer:
a) Applying condom catheter for client for spinal cord injury
A nurse is caring for a client who has a nasogastric tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take to verify tube placement prior to each feeding?
a. Auscultate air insertion into the tube
b. Test the bilirubin level of gastric contents
c. Palpate the abdomen for tube placement
d. Test the pH of gastric contents
Answer:
d. Test the pH of gastric contents
