ATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR 2019-180 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

ATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR 2019-180 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 1. A nurse is caring for a client who has given informed consent for ECT. Just before the procedure, the client tells the nurse she is considering not going forward with the treatment. Which of the following statements by the nurse is appropriate? a. “You don’t have to go through with the treatment.” 2. While performing a routine assessment, a nurse notices fraying on the electrical cord of a client’s CPM device. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? a. Remove the device from the room 3. A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and has a new prescription for hydromorphone. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Count the current number of unit doses available in the medication dispensing system 4. A nurse performing a change-of-shift assessment. Which of the following clients has the priority finding? a. 2 hr. post cast placement and has 2+ pitting edema and pallor 5. A nurse in an outpatient mental health facility is providing teaching to a group of adolescents. Which of the following statements by a client indicates an understanding of the teaching? a. “I will take the sustained-release methylphenidate every morning.” 6. A nurse is completing an admission assessment for a client who ahs narcissistic personality disorder. Which of the following should the nurse expect? a. Preoccupied with aging 7. A nurse is planning care for a group of clients and is working with one LPN and one AP. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first to manage her time effectively? a. Determine goals of the day 8. A nurse is developing a plan of care for a client who has preeclampsia and is to receive magnesium sulfate via continuous IV infusion. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan? a. Measure the client’s urine output every hour 9. A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following wounds should the nurse expect to heal by primary intention? a. Approximated surgical incision 10. A nurse in an acute mental health care facility is prioritizing care for multiple clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse see first? a. Client taking clozapine to treat schizophrenia and reports sore throat 11. A nurse is caring for a client who has pneumonia and tells the nurse, “I feel like an elephant is sitting on my chest.” The client is weak and unable to walk. After the nurse indicates chest pain protocol, which of the following is the priority diagnostic test? a. 12 lead ECG 12. A nurse is assessing the growth and development of a 3 y/o child. Which of the following questions should the nurse ask the parent to determine if the child is exhibiting typical developmental expectations? a. “Can your child ride a tricycle?” 13. A nurse is assessing a client who has a chest tube with a water seal drainage system. Upon assessment, the nurse notes tidaling in the water seal. Which of the following is an explanation for the tidaling? a. The system is working properly 14. A nurse is caring for a client who has ESRD. The client’s adult child asks the nurse about becoming a living kidney donor for her father. Which of the following conditions in the child’s medical history should the nurse identify as a contraindication to the procedure? a. HTN 15. A nurse is caring for a client who is 4 days postpartum. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse expect? (SATA) a. Lochia serosa b. Fundus 4 cm (1.6 in) below the umbilicus 16. A nurse is caring for a child who has cystic fibrosis and requires postural drainage. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Perform the procedure twice a day 17. A home care nurse is making a follow up visit with a client who has COPD and is using a compressed oxygen system in his home. Which of the following action should the nurse take? a. Place the oxygen tank away from curtains or drapes 18. A nurse is caring for a newly client who has bacterial meningitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Implement seizure precautions 19. A nurse is reviewing the preadmission lab tests results of a client who is to undergo hip arthroplasty in 2 days. Which of the following results should the nurse report to the provider? a. K 3.3 mEq/L 20. A nurse is caring for a client who has undergone a modified radical mastectomy. The client has a closed-suction drain. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Reset the vacuum by compressing the container 21. A nurse is receiving change of shift report for four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse assess first? a. Leukemia and platelet level of 95,000/mm3 22. A nurse is developing plan of care for a newborn mother tested positive for heroin during pregnancy. Newborn is experiencing neonatal abstinence syndrome. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan? a. Minimize noise in the newborn’s environment 23. Nutritional teaching for an adult client who has seizure disorder and a new prescription for phenytoin. Which of the following instructions by the nurse is appropriate? a. “Increase your intake of vitamin D while taking this medication.” 24. A nurse is assessing a client who presents to the L&D unit reporting the onset of contractions. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a manifestation of false labor? a. Intermittent, painless contractions 25. A nurse is receiving change of shift report for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse plan to assess first? a. Hip fracture and a new onset of tachypnea 26. Nurse accidently punctures IV bag causing the medication to leak on the counter. Which of the following medications requires the nurse to follow facility procedures in the safe handling of a bio hazardous material spill? a. Doxorubicin hydrochloride 27. Postoperative client following appendectomy and receiving gentamicin. Which is an adverse effect of this medication? a. Creatinine 2.3 mg/dL 28. Which of the following clients should the nurse recommend referral to a dietitian? a. Client who has a nonhealing leg ulcer 29. Support group for clients whose family have committed suicide. Which of the following should the nurse plan to use during the group session? a. Initiate a discussion with clients about ways to cope with changes in family dynamics 30. Which of the following risk factors should the nurse include as the best predictor of future violence? a. Previous violent behavior 31. Arial fibrillation places the client at risk for which of the following conditions? a. Pulmonary emboli 32. Client with schizophrenia and experiences auditory hallucinations. Which actions should the nurse include in the plan? a. Ask the client directly what he is hearing 33. Circumcised newborn. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? a. “Apply petroleum jelly to the glans with diaper changes.” 34. Crohn’s disease. Which of the following diagnostic procedures should the nurse plan to teach the client regarding pernicious anemia? a. Schilling test 35. A nurse is creating a care plan for a client who is postoperative following a CABG. To prevent complications of cardiac surgery, which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the plan of care? a. Check the client’s hemoglobin level if chest tube drainage is 300 mL in the first 1 hr 36. A nurse is reviewing the medication administration record of a client who has rheumatoid arthritis and is 1 day postoperative following a left total hip arthroplasty. Which of the following medications places the client at risk for delayed wound healing? a. Prednisone 37. Client becomes unconscious and monitor displays v-tach. Which action should the nurse take first after determining the client does not have a palpable pulse? a. Defibrillate 38. A nurse is caring for several clients on a med surg unit. For which of the following nursing activities is it required that the nurse use sterile gloves? a. Performing tracheostomy care 39. Lab results s/p surgery. Which should be reported to the provider? a. Na 160 mEq/L 40. Client in ER experiencing stimulant withdrawal. Which finding should the nurse expect? a. Fatigue 41. Postpartum client with a language barrier. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to gather the client’s admission data? a. Request female interpreter through the facility 42. A nurse in a mental health clinic receives a request from a client who is undergoing psychotherapy obtain a copy of the therapist’s notes. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? a. “We can provide a copy of your records, but the therapist’s notes are not included.” 43. A nurse is assessing a client who has hypervolemia. Which of the findings should the nurse expect? a. Bounding pulse 44. Inserting indwelling urinary catheter to a male client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Lift the penis so that it is perpendicular to the client’s body 45. A nurse is caring for a client who is febrile. To reduce fever, the nurse applies a cooling blanket. Which of the findings indicates the client is having an adverse reaction to the cooling? a. Shivering 46. Teaching for misoprostol. Which information should be included in the teaching? a. “You will have intermittent fetal monitoring while you receive the medication.” 47. Client in psychiatric unit. The client states, “The voices are telling me to jump.” Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse? a. “I understand the voices are frightening you, but I do not hear any voices.” 48. Teaching the parent of an infant who has positional plagiocephaly. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching? a. “I should keep the helmet on my baby for 23 hours a day.” 49. Which of the following lab findings should the nurse recognize as indicative of rheumatic fever? a. Elevated sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein 50. Client with pneumonia gained 4.2 (9.3 lb.) over the last 5 days. Lab values this morning are: WBC 10,000/mm3, RBC 5.2 million/mm3, platelets 250,000/mm3, BUN 32 mg/dL, and serum creatinine 2.1 mg/dL. The nurse should report these findings to which of the following members of the interdisciplinary team