ATI PN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR RETAKE GUIDE; FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS 2023

ATI PN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR RETAKE GUIDE; FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS   1. A nurse in a long term care facility notices a client who has alzheimers disease standing at the exit doors at the end of the hallway. The clients appears to be anxious and agitated. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Escort the client to a quiet area on the nursing unit 2. A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client who has a continent urinary division. Which of thefollowing interventions should the nurse plan to implement to facilitate urinary elimination? Use intermittent urinary catheterization for a client at regular intervals 3. A nurse is assisting with a educational program about car restraint safety for a group of parents. Whichof the following statements by a parent indicates an understanding of the instructions? My 12 year old child should place the shoulder lap belt low across his hips 4. A nurse is reinforcing teaching about strategies to promote eating with a client who has COPD. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? Drink high protein and high calorie nutritional supplements 5. A nurse is supervising an assistive personnel who is preparing to remove her personal protective equipment after providing direct care to a client who requires airborne and contact precautions. The nurse should recognize that the AP understands the procedure when she removes which of the following PPE first? Gloves 6. A nurse is caring for a client who is crying and states that his provider informed him that he has a tumor and will need a biopsy. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? What have you done in the past to help yourself get through stressful situations before? 7. A nurse is inspecting the skin of a newborn. Which of the following findings should the nurse report tothe provider Generalized petechiae 8. A nurse is contributing to a teaching plan for a group of male adolescents about the adverse effects of anabolic steroid use. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse include Reduced height potential 9. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with an older adult client who has a severe left sided heart failure. Which of the following statements should the nurse make Rest 15 minutes between activities 10. A nurse in a long term care facility is documenting the care of an older client. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the weekly nursing care summary Hydration status 11. A nurse is caring for a client who has a head injury. Using the gasgow coma scale collection data, the nurse should obtain which of the following information Motor response 12. A home health nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about the use of elastic stockings to decrease peripheral edema. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? Apply stockings in the morning 13. A nurse in a providers office is obtaining a health history from a client who is scheduled to undergo a cardiac catheterization in 2 days. Which of the following questions is the Do you know if your allergic to iodine 14. A nurse is planning to administer nystatin oral suspension to a client who has oral candiasis. Which ofthe following instructions should the nurse give to the client Hold the medication in your mouth for several minutes prior to swallowing 15. A nurse is preparing to care for the assigned clients on her upcoming shift. Which of the following time management strategies should the nurse plan to use? Prepare a priority list of client needs for the shift 16. A nurse is preparing to witness a client who is scheduled for surgery sign a informed consent. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Ask the client if he understands the procedure 17. A nurse in an inpatient mental health clinic is caring for a newly admitted client who has alcohol use disorder. During a therapy session, the client asks about alcoholics anonymous. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? What is your current understanding about the purpose of AA 18. A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is 2 days postop following a total knee arthroplasty. Which of the following tasks should the nurse assign to an assistive personnel? Reapply antiembolic stockings to the client following a shower 19. A client in a mental health facility unjustly accuses a nurse of stealing money from his room. Which ofthe following therapeutic responses should the nurse make? Tell me how you decided who took your money 20. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is receiving radiation therapy for cancer of the larynx. Which of the following statements made by the client indicates understanding of the teaching? I will wear a soft scarf around my neck when I am outside 21. A nurse is using the FLACC scale to determine the level of pain for an 11 month old infant who is postop. Which of the following factors should the nurse consider when using this pain scale Level of activity 22. A nurse is reviewing the techniques for transferring a client from bed to chair with a group of assistive personnel. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include Use lower body strength 23. A nurse is reinforcing taching with a client who is to self administer epoetin alfa. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include Administer the medication subcutaneously 24. A nurse is collecting data from a 5 year old child at a well child visit. The parents reports that the child is having frequent nightmares. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates to the nurse that the child is experiencing sleep terrors rather than nightmares My child goes back to sleep right away 25. A nurse assisting with the care of a school age child immediately following surgery. The child weighs 21.8kg and has a chest tube applied to suction. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider 250ml of sanguineous drainage over the last 3hr 26. A nurse is reinforcing teaching about advanced directives with a client. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching I can change my health care decisions even if I have advanced directives 27. A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who has rubeola. Which of the following transmission-based precautions should the nurse plan to initiate for this client Airbourne 28. A nurse is administering morning medications to clients on the unit. A client questions the nurse regarding a medication that she does not recognize. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first Verify the prescription in the clients medical record 29. A nurse in an urgent care clinic is collecting data from four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse recommend for treatment A client who is experiencing shortness of breath after taking amoxicillin 30. A nurse enters a clients room and sees smoke coming from a wastebasket next to the bed. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first Assist the client to a nearby waiting area 31. A nurse is caring for a client who is in the final stages of cancer. Which of the following situations should the nurse identify as an ethical dilemma The client asks the nurse to help her die peacefully in her sleep 32. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with an older adult client who has osteoarthritis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse includes Apply capsaicin cream 4 times daily 33. A nurse in a urgent care clinic is caring for a child who has a minor burn on his palm after touching the burner on a hot stove. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? 1. clean the burn with soap and tepid water 2. Remove any embedded debris 3. Apply an antimicrobial ointment 4. Wrap the hand in a gauze dressing 5. Inform the parent of dressing change schedule 34. A nurse on a medical unit is reviewing a clients medical record. Which of the following procedures should the nurse identify requires the client to sign a separate informed consent Lumbar puncture 35. A nurse is reinforcing teaching about managing manifestations of anxiety with a client who has generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the following information should the nurse include Say the word stop when upsetting thoughts occur 36. A nurse is performing a dressing change for a client who is 3 days postop. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider Yellow green drainage at the incision line 37. A nurse ina long term care facility is collecting data from a client who has been receiving betaxolol to treat glaucoma. Which of the following findings in an adverse effect of this medication Bradycardia 38. A nurse in an outpatient surgery center is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client following a lithotripsy for uric acid stones. Which of the following instructions should the nurse plan to include in the teaching? Strain the urine to collect stone fragments 39. A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a peritoneal dialysis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first Ensure the dialysate solution is at room temperature 40. A nurse in a providers office is reinforcing teaching with a client who is to follow a 2000mg sodium restricted diet. Which of the following client food selections indicates an understanding of the teaching Canned peaches 41. A nurse enters the room of an adolescent client and finds him on the floor experiencing a tonic clonicseizure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when the seizure subsides Keep the client in a side lying position 42. A nurse is preparing to perform a bladder scan for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Tell the client she should not experience any discomfort 43. A nurse is assisting with the admission of an older adult client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first Complete a fall risk assessment on the client 44. A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has a prescription for range of motion exercises of the shoulder. Which of the following exercises should the nurse recommend to promote shoulder hyper-