ATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR EXAM 2025/2026 with
verified answers .
A nurse in an emergency department completes an assessment on an adolescent client that has conduct
disorder. The client threatened suicide to teacher at school. Which of the following statements should
the
nurse include in the assessment?
a) Tell me about your siblings
b) Tell me what kind of music you like
c) Tell me how often do you drink alcohol
d) Tell me about your school schedule - c) Tell me how often do you drink alcohol
A nurse is performing a skin assessment on a client who has risk factors for development of skin
cancer. The nurse should understand that a suspicious lesion is
a. scaly and red
b. asymmetric, with variegated coloring
c. firm and rubbery
d. brown with a wart-like texture - b. asymmetric, with variegated coloring
A nurse is interviewing an older adult client about the physiological changes he has been
experiencing. Which of the following changes should the nurse recognize is normally associated with
the aging process?
a. Decreased sense of taste
b. Decreased blood pressure
c. Increased gastric secretions
d. Increased accommodation to near vision - a. Decreased sense of taste
A nurse in an intensive care unit is planning care for a client who has alcohol withdrawal
syndrome. Which of the following should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Administer disulfiram.
b. Provide frequent orientation to time and place.
,c. Engage the client in group therapy.
d. Perform gastric lavage. - b. Provide frequent orientation to time and place.
A nurse manager is planning an audit to measure the quality of care on the unit. Which of the
following is the most appropriate source for the nurse to consult?
a. Nursing manager colleagues
b. Evidence-based practice data
c. Hospital administrators
d. Protocols in other hospitals - b. Evidence-based practice data
A nurse is caring for a client who had gastric bypass surgery 1 week ago and has signs of early
dumping syndrome. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply)
a. Facial flushing
b. Syncope
c. Diaphoresis
d. Vertigo
e. Bradycardia - b. Syncope
d. Vertigo
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing mild anxiety. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect?
a. feelings of dread
b. rapid speech
c. purposeless activity
d. heightened perceptual field - d. heightened perceptual field
A nurse is delegating tasks to an assistive personnel. Which of the following instructions
demonstrates appropriate communication of the task?
,a. "Take a blood glucose fingerstick on the client in room 102 before breakfast and then place the
glucometer into the docking station."
b. "Obtain a blood pressure reading from the client in room 116 after lunch and report a systolic level
less than 90."
c. "Assist the client in room 110 to ambulate once around the unit and stop if she gets short of breath."
d. "Turn the client in room 126 to prevent pressure areas on his hip bones." - b. "Obtain a blood pressure
reading from the client in room 116 after lunch and report a systolic level less than 90."
A nurse is caring for a client who has constricted pupils, delayed reflexes, and decreased blood
pressure. The nurse should recognize that these findings are potential manifestations of which of the
following?
a. Nicotine withdrawal
b. Heroin intoxication
c. Alcohol withdrawal
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d. Amphetamine intoxication - b. Heroin intoxication
A nurse is assessing an older adult client who had a stroke. Which of the following findings should
the nurse recognize as an indication of dysphagia?
a. Abnormal movements of the mouth
b. Inability to stand without assistance
c. Paralysis of the right arm
d. Loss of appetite - a. Abnormal movements of the mouth
A nurse is assisting the provider with a paracentesis for a client who has ascites. Following
collection of the specimen, which of the following actions should the nurse take next
a. Document the procedure.
b. Measure the drainage.
c. Record the color of the drainage.
d. Label the specimen. - d. Label the specimen.
, A nurse is providing preoperative teaching to a client who will use PCA morphine sulfate following
surgery. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
a. The client should notify the nurse when administering a dose of the medication.
b. The client can administer a dose of medication every 6 to 8 min.
c. The client should be cautious to avoid overmedication (OD).
d. Family members can administer a dose the client. - b. The client can administer a dose of medication
every 6 to 8 min.
A nurse is caring for a client in an inpatient facility who tells the nurse that she is leaving because
the facility policy prohibits smoking inside. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Notify security to monitor the facility exits.
b. Place the client in seclusion.
c. Inform the client of the risks involved if she leaves.
d. Call the provider for a discharge prescription. - c. Inform the client of the risks involved if she leaves.
A nurse is preparing to administer a measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) immunization to a child.
Which of the following is a contraindication for administration?
a. Recent blood transfusion
b. Allergy to penicillin
c. Minor acute illness
d. Low-grade fever - a. Recent blood transfusion
A nurse is preparing to administer 2.5 mL of medication intramuscularly to an adult client. Which
of the following is the safest site for the nurse to use?
a. Ventrogluteal
b. Dorsogluteal
c. Vastus lateralis
d. Rectus femoris - a. Ventrogluteal
verified answers .
A nurse in an emergency department completes an assessment on an adolescent client that has conduct
disorder. The client threatened suicide to teacher at school. Which of the following statements should
the
nurse include in the assessment?
a) Tell me about your siblings
b) Tell me what kind of music you like
c) Tell me how often do you drink alcohol
d) Tell me about your school schedule - c) Tell me how often do you drink alcohol
A nurse is performing a skin assessment on a client who has risk factors for development of skin
cancer. The nurse should understand that a suspicious lesion is
a. scaly and red
b. asymmetric, with variegated coloring
c. firm and rubbery
d. brown with a wart-like texture - b. asymmetric, with variegated coloring
A nurse is interviewing an older adult client about the physiological changes he has been
experiencing. Which of the following changes should the nurse recognize is normally associated with
the aging process?
a. Decreased sense of taste
b. Decreased blood pressure
c. Increased gastric secretions
d. Increased accommodation to near vision - a. Decreased sense of taste
A nurse in an intensive care unit is planning care for a client who has alcohol withdrawal
syndrome. Which of the following should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Administer disulfiram.
b. Provide frequent orientation to time and place.
,c. Engage the client in group therapy.
d. Perform gastric lavage. - b. Provide frequent orientation to time and place.
A nurse manager is planning an audit to measure the quality of care on the unit. Which of the
following is the most appropriate source for the nurse to consult?
a. Nursing manager colleagues
b. Evidence-based practice data
c. Hospital administrators
d. Protocols in other hospitals - b. Evidence-based practice data
A nurse is caring for a client who had gastric bypass surgery 1 week ago and has signs of early
dumping syndrome. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply)
a. Facial flushing
b. Syncope
c. Diaphoresis
d. Vertigo
e. Bradycardia - b. Syncope
d. Vertigo
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing mild anxiety. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect?
a. feelings of dread
b. rapid speech
c. purposeless activity
d. heightened perceptual field - d. heightened perceptual field
A nurse is delegating tasks to an assistive personnel. Which of the following instructions
demonstrates appropriate communication of the task?
,a. "Take a blood glucose fingerstick on the client in room 102 before breakfast and then place the
glucometer into the docking station."
b. "Obtain a blood pressure reading from the client in room 116 after lunch and report a systolic level
less than 90."
c. "Assist the client in room 110 to ambulate once around the unit and stop if she gets short of breath."
d. "Turn the client in room 126 to prevent pressure areas on his hip bones." - b. "Obtain a blood pressure
reading from the client in room 116 after lunch and report a systolic level less than 90."
A nurse is caring for a client who has constricted pupils, delayed reflexes, and decreased blood
pressure. The nurse should recognize that these findings are potential manifestations of which of the
following?
a. Nicotine withdrawal
b. Heroin intoxication
c. Alcohol withdrawal
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d. Amphetamine intoxication - b. Heroin intoxication
A nurse is assessing an older adult client who had a stroke. Which of the following findings should
the nurse recognize as an indication of dysphagia?
a. Abnormal movements of the mouth
b. Inability to stand without assistance
c. Paralysis of the right arm
d. Loss of appetite - a. Abnormal movements of the mouth
A nurse is assisting the provider with a paracentesis for a client who has ascites. Following
collection of the specimen, which of the following actions should the nurse take next
a. Document the procedure.
b. Measure the drainage.
c. Record the color of the drainage.
d. Label the specimen. - d. Label the specimen.
, A nurse is providing preoperative teaching to a client who will use PCA morphine sulfate following
surgery. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
a. The client should notify the nurse when administering a dose of the medication.
b. The client can administer a dose of medication every 6 to 8 min.
c. The client should be cautious to avoid overmedication (OD).
d. Family members can administer a dose the client. - b. The client can administer a dose of medication
every 6 to 8 min.
A nurse is caring for a client in an inpatient facility who tells the nurse that she is leaving because
the facility policy prohibits smoking inside. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Notify security to monitor the facility exits.
b. Place the client in seclusion.
c. Inform the client of the risks involved if she leaves.
d. Call the provider for a discharge prescription. - c. Inform the client of the risks involved if she leaves.
A nurse is preparing to administer a measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) immunization to a child.
Which of the following is a contraindication for administration?
a. Recent blood transfusion
b. Allergy to penicillin
c. Minor acute illness
d. Low-grade fever - a. Recent blood transfusion
A nurse is preparing to administer 2.5 mL of medication intramuscularly to an adult client. Which
of the following is the safest site for the nurse to use?
a. Ventrogluteal
b. Dorsogluteal
c. Vastus lateralis
d. Rectus femoris - a. Ventrogluteal
