ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor 2023/2024 exam questions and answers

A nurse is preparing to initiate intravenous fluids via an infusion pump for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWERS Check the expiration date of the safety inspection sticker of the pump. A nurse is caring for a client who has an implanted venous access port. Which of the following should the nurse use to access the port? - ANSWERS A non-coring needle A nurse is caring for a client who is near the end of life and is on complete bed rest. The client states that he needs to have a bowel movement, and the nurse offers a bedpan. The client states, "I've always used the bathroom." Which of the following responses should the nurse make? - ANSWERS "Tell me what concerns you have about using a bedpan." A nurse is providing an in service about client evacuation during a fire. Which of the following clients should the nurse instruct the staff to evacuate first? - ANSWERS A client who is ambulatory and receiving oxygen. A nurse is assessing a client who has a possible right pneumothorax. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWERS Reduced right-side breath sounds A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a liver biopsy. In which of the following positions should the nurse place the client immediately following the procedure? - ANSWERS Right lateral A nurse is caring for a client who states he recently purchased lavender oil to use when he gets the flu. The nurse should recognize which of the following findings as a potential contraindication for using lavender? - ANSWERS The client has a history of asthma The nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client following a total gastrectomy. The nurse should instruct the client about which of the following medications? - ANSWERS Vitamin B12 A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about caring for clients in the emergency department. Which of the following actions should the nurse include when teaching about interacting with a client who is aggressive pacing and speaking loudly? - ANSWERS Tell the client, "you seem to be very upset" A nurse is teaching a client about family planning using the basal body temperature method. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - ANSWERS Take your temperature immediately after waking and before getting out of bed A nurse is reading a tuberculin skin test for a client who received a purified protein derivative test 72 hr ago. Which of the following findings indicate a positive test? - ANSWERS An induration measuring 10 mm A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect? - ANSWERS Crackles in lungs A nurse is assessing a client who received hydromorphone 4 mg IV 15 minutes ago. The client has a respiratory rate of 10 b/m. The nurse should prepare to administer which of the following medications? - ANSWERS Naloxone A nurse is planning care for a school aged child who is 4 hours postoperative following appendicitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care? - ANSWERS Administer analgesics on scheduled basis for 24 hours A nurse is caring for a client whose child died from cancer. The client states it's hard to go on without him. Which of the following questions should the nurse ask the client first? - ANSWERS "Are you thinking about ending your life?