ATI RN
COMPREHENSIVE
PRACTICE A 2023 ATI RN
COMPREHENSIVE
,A home health nurse is evaluating a school-age child who has cystic
fibrosis. The nurse should initiate a request for high-frequency chest
compression vest in response to which of the following parent statements?
"My child doesn't like to sit still for nebulizer treatments."
"I think that my child has been running a fever over the last couple of
days."
"My child has only a small amount of mucus after percussion therapy."
"I am concerned about my child's future participation in team sports." - ans
"My child has only a small amount of mucus after percussion therapy."
A nurse is caring for a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus and reports
severe ankle pain after falling off a stepstool at home. Which of the
following prescriptions should the nurse clarify with the provider?
Obtain capillary blood glucose level every 2 hr.
Check the neurovascular status of the client's lower extremities every hour.
Apply a cold pack to the client's ankle for 30 min every hour.
Maintain the affected ankle elevated and immobilized. - ans Apply a cold
pack to the client's ankle for 30 min every hour.
A nurse is assessing a newborn who is 2 hr old. Which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Slightly blue hands and feet
Respiratory rate 40/min
Axillary temperature 36.2C (97.2F)
Apical pulse 136/min - ans Axillary temperature 36.2C (97.2F)
A nurse is caring for a client who is 3 days postoperative following a T4
spinal cord injury.
Drag 1 condition and 1 client finding to fill in the blank in the following
sentence.
,The client is at risk for developing ____ due to ____. - ans The client is at
risk for developing HEMORRHAGIC STROKE due to AUTONOMIC
DYSREFLEXIA.
A nurse is caring for a school-age child.
For each assessment finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent with
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or intellectual disability
(ID). Each finding may support more than 1 disease process. - ans ADHD-
Hyperreactivity to sensory input, Interrupting others, Losing necessary
things, Intellectual impairment
ID- Impaired language skills, Intellectual impairment
A nurse is caring for a newly admitted client.
Select 2 findings that require immediate follow-up. - ans Hemoglobin
Platelet count
A nurse is caring for a newborn.
Complete the following sentence by using the list of options.
The nurse should plan to first assess the newborn's ______followed by the
newborn's_______. - ans The nurse should plan to first assess the
newborn's RESPIRATORY RATE followed by the newborn's HEART
RATE.
A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hr postoperative following a
cesarean birth.
Drag 1 condition and 1 client finding to fill in the blank in the following
sentence.
, The client is at risk for developing ____ as evidenced by _____. - ans The
client is at risk for developing SEIZURES as evidenced by BLOOD
PRESSURE.
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a client who is
postoperative following an emergency appendectomy.
Complete the diagram. - ans Potential condition:
Varicose veins
Actions to take:
Elevate the extremity
Apply graduated compression stockings
Parameters to monitor:
Edema of right lower extremity
Pruritis of right lower extremity
A nurse on a mental health unit is caring for a client.
For each potential provider's prescription, click to specify if the potential
prescription is anticipated or contraindicated. - ans Anticipated:
Initiate suicide precautions
Potassium 40 mEq PO daily
Contraindicated:
Low-sodium diet
Fluoxetine 20 mg PO daily
A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department (ED).
The nurse is planning care for the client. Select the 5 actions the nurse
should plan to take. - ans -Perform a Clinical Institute Withdrawal
Assessment for Alcohol (CIWA-Ar)
-Initiate seizure precautions
-Administer chlordiazepoxide
-Administer thiamine
COMPREHENSIVE
PRACTICE A 2023 ATI RN
COMPREHENSIVE
,A home health nurse is evaluating a school-age child who has cystic
fibrosis. The nurse should initiate a request for high-frequency chest
compression vest in response to which of the following parent statements?
"My child doesn't like to sit still for nebulizer treatments."
"I think that my child has been running a fever over the last couple of
days."
"My child has only a small amount of mucus after percussion therapy."
"I am concerned about my child's future participation in team sports." - ans
"My child has only a small amount of mucus after percussion therapy."
A nurse is caring for a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus and reports
severe ankle pain after falling off a stepstool at home. Which of the
following prescriptions should the nurse clarify with the provider?
Obtain capillary blood glucose level every 2 hr.
Check the neurovascular status of the client's lower extremities every hour.
Apply a cold pack to the client's ankle for 30 min every hour.
Maintain the affected ankle elevated and immobilized. - ans Apply a cold
pack to the client's ankle for 30 min every hour.
A nurse is assessing a newborn who is 2 hr old. Which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Slightly blue hands and feet
Respiratory rate 40/min
Axillary temperature 36.2C (97.2F)
Apical pulse 136/min - ans Axillary temperature 36.2C (97.2F)
A nurse is caring for a client who is 3 days postoperative following a T4
spinal cord injury.
Drag 1 condition and 1 client finding to fill in the blank in the following
sentence.
,The client is at risk for developing ____ due to ____. - ans The client is at
risk for developing HEMORRHAGIC STROKE due to AUTONOMIC
DYSREFLEXIA.
A nurse is caring for a school-age child.
For each assessment finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent with
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or intellectual disability
(ID). Each finding may support more than 1 disease process. - ans ADHD-
Hyperreactivity to sensory input, Interrupting others, Losing necessary
things, Intellectual impairment
ID- Impaired language skills, Intellectual impairment
A nurse is caring for a newly admitted client.
Select 2 findings that require immediate follow-up. - ans Hemoglobin
Platelet count
A nurse is caring for a newborn.
Complete the following sentence by using the list of options.
The nurse should plan to first assess the newborn's ______followed by the
newborn's_______. - ans The nurse should plan to first assess the
newborn's RESPIRATORY RATE followed by the newborn's HEART
RATE.
A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hr postoperative following a
cesarean birth.
Drag 1 condition and 1 client finding to fill in the blank in the following
sentence.
, The client is at risk for developing ____ as evidenced by _____. - ans The
client is at risk for developing SEIZURES as evidenced by BLOOD
PRESSURE.
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a client who is
postoperative following an emergency appendectomy.
Complete the diagram. - ans Potential condition:
Varicose veins
Actions to take:
Elevate the extremity
Apply graduated compression stockings
Parameters to monitor:
Edema of right lower extremity
Pruritis of right lower extremity
A nurse on a mental health unit is caring for a client.
For each potential provider's prescription, click to specify if the potential
prescription is anticipated or contraindicated. - ans Anticipated:
Initiate suicide precautions
Potassium 40 mEq PO daily
Contraindicated:
Low-sodium diet
Fluoxetine 20 mg PO daily
A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department (ED).
The nurse is planning care for the client. Select the 5 actions the nurse
should plan to take. - ans -Perform a Clinical Institute Withdrawal
Assessment for Alcohol (CIWA-Ar)
-Initiate seizure precautions
-Administer chlordiazepoxide
-Administer thiamine
