ATI- TEAS STUDY GUIDE 2024-2025
READING PRACTICE PROBLEMS 100%
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,(1) By 2018, the obesity rate in the United States was about 43%. Nurses play a vital
role in helping patients learn to control their weight and thus their risk for heart disease.
(2) Regular exercise provides numerous benefits for optimal heart health. Among these
are lower blood pressure, reduced inflammation in the body, and a healthier body
weight. Most importantly, a lifestyle that includes regular, consistent exercise can help
reduce the chance of cardiac events. For instance, exercise helps blood circulate more
effectively so the heat does not need to work.............. To keep the heart healthy, the
most effective exercise routine should include both aerobic activities and resistance
training with moderate weights.
(3) Another way to control weight is through diet. A heart healthy diet includes eating an
appropriate portion............... ingredients they need to prepare heart-healthy meals. -
ANSWER Which of the following is the topic of the passage?
a) Heart-healthy foods
b) Rising Obesity rates
c) Taking care of the heart
d) Exercise techniques
C.) Taking care of the heart
Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
a.) Exercise routines should always include both aerobic and resistance training
b) Exercise and healthy eating should be encouraged to prevent heart disease
c) Planning ahead can lead to easier dietary changes
d) Exercise helps blood circulate more easily through the body - ANSWER b) Exercise
and healthy eating should be encouraged to prevent heart disease
Which of the following is a key point in Paragraph 2?
a) "Among these are lower blood pressure, reduced inflammation in the body, and a
healthier body weight."
b) " For instance, exercise helps blood circulate more effectively so the heart does not
need to work hard"
c) " Another way to control weight is through diet."
d) " Regular exercise provides numerous benefits for optimal heart health." - ANSWER
d) " Regular exercise provides numerous benefits for optimal heart health."
Which of the following is the most important supporting detail in paragraph 3?
a) "Heart-healthy diet includes eating an appropriate portion of each of the following
food categories: fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat proteins".
b) "An occasional treat is acceptable as long as the core diet remains true to these
standards".
c) "One way to achieve this eating style is to plan ahead".
, d) " By planning meals, patients are able to ensure that their homes contain the
ingredients they need to prepare heart-healthy meals". - ANSWER a) "Heart-healthy
diet includes eating an appropriate portion of each of the following food categories: fruits
and vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat proteins".
Which of the following can be concluded about the "transition to practice" program
based on evidence from the passage? (Select all that apply)
a) It is a program specializing in neonatal care
b) Nursing students can begin hands-on training soon after the program ends
c) Nursing students can gain experience while learning about nursing
d) It can lead to a job in the same hospital if the student does well in the program
e) Students in the program would work at a nearby hospital - ANSWER C and E
Which of the following patients would Danielle care for as a neonatal intensive care
nurse?
a) Older adults
b) Premature or critically ill newborn infants
c) Adults requiring surgery
d) Children with serve burns or missing limbs - ANSWER b) Premature or critically ill
newborn infants
(1) First, explain the intravenous(IV) catheter insertion procedure to the patient.
(2) Next, determine if the patient has needle phobia, and if so , keep the needle out of
sight until the last minute
(3) While using a soothing tone, encourage the patient not to watch the procedure
(4)Before inserting the IV catheter, follow infection control protocol by wearing gloves
and swabbing the injection with an alcohol pad
(5) When preparing to insert the catheter, look for a suitable vein in the patient's
nondominant hand
(6) If a vein is not immediately visible, carefully use your fingers to locate a suitable vein
(7) Swab the injection site with an alcohol pad and then don gloves
(8) Finally, upon successful insertion of the IV catheter, secure it with medical tape. -
ANSWER Which of the following procedure is described in the passage?
a) Infection control protocol
b) IV catheter insertion
c) Location of suitable veins
d) Assessment of needle phobia
B) IV catheter insertion
In which of the following ways are Steps 1 and 2 relate?
READING PRACTICE PROBLEMS 100%
CORRECT!!
,(1) By 2018, the obesity rate in the United States was about 43%. Nurses play a vital
role in helping patients learn to control their weight and thus their risk for heart disease.
(2) Regular exercise provides numerous benefits for optimal heart health. Among these
are lower blood pressure, reduced inflammation in the body, and a healthier body
weight. Most importantly, a lifestyle that includes regular, consistent exercise can help
reduce the chance of cardiac events. For instance, exercise helps blood circulate more
effectively so the heat does not need to work.............. To keep the heart healthy, the
most effective exercise routine should include both aerobic activities and resistance
training with moderate weights.
(3) Another way to control weight is through diet. A heart healthy diet includes eating an
appropriate portion............... ingredients they need to prepare heart-healthy meals. -
ANSWER Which of the following is the topic of the passage?
a) Heart-healthy foods
b) Rising Obesity rates
c) Taking care of the heart
d) Exercise techniques
C.) Taking care of the heart
Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
a.) Exercise routines should always include both aerobic and resistance training
b) Exercise and healthy eating should be encouraged to prevent heart disease
c) Planning ahead can lead to easier dietary changes
d) Exercise helps blood circulate more easily through the body - ANSWER b) Exercise
and healthy eating should be encouraged to prevent heart disease
Which of the following is a key point in Paragraph 2?
a) "Among these are lower blood pressure, reduced inflammation in the body, and a
healthier body weight."
b) " For instance, exercise helps blood circulate more effectively so the heart does not
need to work hard"
c) " Another way to control weight is through diet."
d) " Regular exercise provides numerous benefits for optimal heart health." - ANSWER
d) " Regular exercise provides numerous benefits for optimal heart health."
Which of the following is the most important supporting detail in paragraph 3?
a) "Heart-healthy diet includes eating an appropriate portion of each of the following
food categories: fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat proteins".
b) "An occasional treat is acceptable as long as the core diet remains true to these
standards".
c) "One way to achieve this eating style is to plan ahead".
, d) " By planning meals, patients are able to ensure that their homes contain the
ingredients they need to prepare heart-healthy meals". - ANSWER a) "Heart-healthy
diet includes eating an appropriate portion of each of the following food categories: fruits
and vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat proteins".
Which of the following can be concluded about the "transition to practice" program
based on evidence from the passage? (Select all that apply)
a) It is a program specializing in neonatal care
b) Nursing students can begin hands-on training soon after the program ends
c) Nursing students can gain experience while learning about nursing
d) It can lead to a job in the same hospital if the student does well in the program
e) Students in the program would work at a nearby hospital - ANSWER C and E
Which of the following patients would Danielle care for as a neonatal intensive care
nurse?
a) Older adults
b) Premature or critically ill newborn infants
c) Adults requiring surgery
d) Children with serve burns or missing limbs - ANSWER b) Premature or critically ill
newborn infants
(1) First, explain the intravenous(IV) catheter insertion procedure to the patient.
(2) Next, determine if the patient has needle phobia, and if so , keep the needle out of
sight until the last minute
(3) While using a soothing tone, encourage the patient not to watch the procedure
(4)Before inserting the IV catheter, follow infection control protocol by wearing gloves
and swabbing the injection with an alcohol pad
(5) When preparing to insert the catheter, look for a suitable vein in the patient's
nondominant hand
(6) If a vein is not immediately visible, carefully use your fingers to locate a suitable vein
(7) Swab the injection site with an alcohol pad and then don gloves
(8) Finally, upon successful insertion of the IV catheter, secure it with medical tape. -
ANSWER Which of the following procedure is described in the passage?
a) Infection control protocol
b) IV catheter insertion
c) Location of suitable veins
d) Assessment of needle phobia
B) IV catheter insertion
In which of the following ways are Steps 1 and 2 relate?
