VATI Comprehensive Predictor NCLEX
Questions And Answers
Low-residue sdiet s- sAnswer s- sDairy sproducts s& seggs, ssuch sas scustard sand syogurt
(Rat) sA slow-residue sdiet sconsists sof sfoods sthat sare slow sin sfiber sand sare seasy sto sdigest ssuch sas
seggs, scustard, syogurt sand sripe sbananas s- sNOTE sLegumes ssuch sas slentils sand sblack sbeans sare shigh
sin sfiber sand sare snot sconsidered slow sin sresidue.
A sRN sis scaring sfor sa spatient swho sweighs s80 skg sand sis s5 sft s3 sin stall. sCalculate sthe sBMI sand
sdetermine sif sthe spatients sBMI sindicates sa shealthy sweight, sunderweight, soverweight, sor sobese. s-
sAnswer s- sUse sthe sformula s(wt. sin slbs)/(ht sin sin^2) smultiply sby s703 sto sget sthe sBMI.
BMI sis s31 s(obese)
(Rat) sA sBMI sgreater sthan s30 sindicates sobesity. sA sBMI sof s25-29.9 sindicates soverweight. sA sBMI sof
s18.5-24.9 sis sa snormal/healthy sBMI. sA sBMI s<18.5 sindicates sunderweight.
A sRN sadmits sa sfemale spatient swho sweighs s246 slbs swith sa sheight sof s5 sft s4 sin. sCalculate sthe sBMI
sof sthe sfemale spatient. s- sAnswer s- sUse sthe sformula s(lbs)/(in^2) smultiply sby s703
BMI s42 sindicates sthe spatient sis sobese
A sRN sis sreviewing sdischarge sinstructions sregarding scar sseat ssafety sto sthe sparent sof sa snewborn.
sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sinstructions swill sthe snurse sinclude sin sthe sdischarge steaching s(SATA)
A. sPosition sthe sinfant srear-facing sin sthe sbackseat.
B. sBe ssure sthe scar sseat sis sat sa s90 sdegree sangle
,C. sBe ssure sthe scare sseat sis sat sa s45 sdegree sangle
D. sPosition sthe scar sseat sbehind sthe spassenger sor sdrivers sseat
E. sPosition sthe scare sseat sin sthe smiddle sof sthe sback sseat s
F. sKeep sinfants sin srear-facing scar sseats suntil sage s6 smonths
G. sKeep sinfants sin srear-facing scar sseat suntil s2 syr sold sor suntil sthe schild sreaches sthe smaximum sht
sand swt sfor sthe sseat. s- sAnswer s- s(A, sC, sE, sG)
A. sPosition sthe sinfant srear-facing sin sthe sbackseat s- s(RAT) sthe scar sseat sshould snever sbe sin sthe
sfront sseat sof sa scar sdue sto sthe sincreased srisk sfor sinjury sfrom sthe sair sbags sduring sa sMVA.
C. sBe ssure sthe scare sseat sis sat sa s45 sdegree sangle s- s(RAT) sthe scar sseat sshould sbe sat sa s45 sdegree
sangle.
E. sPosition sthe scare sseat sin sthe smiddle sof sthe sback sseat s- s(RAT) sthe scar sseat sshould sbe sin sthe
smiddle saway sfrom sair sbags sand sside simpact.
G. sKeep sinfants sin srear-facing scar sseat suntil s2 syr s- s(RAT) skeep sthe schild sin sthe srear-facing scar
sseat suntil sthe schild sreaches s2yo sor suntil sthe schild sreaches sthe smaximum sht sand swt sfor sthe sseat.
A sRN sis scaring sfor sa spatient swho sfell sat sa snursing shome. sThe spatient sis soriented sx s3 s(person,
splace s& stime) sand scan sfollow sdirections. sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sactions sshould sthe sRN stake sto
sdecrease sthe srisk sof sanother sfall? s(SATA)
A. sPlace sa sbelt srestraint son sthe spatient swhen sthey sare ssitting son sthe sbedside scommode
B. sKeep sthe sbed sin sits slowest sposition swith sall sside srails sup
,C. sMake ssure sthat sthe spatient's scall slight sis swithin sreach
D. sProvide sthe spatient swith snonskid sfootwear
E. sComplete sa sfall-risk sassessment s- sAnswer s- s(C,D,E)
C. sMake ssure sthat sthe spatient's scall slight sis swithin sreach
D. sProvide sthe spatient swith snonskid sfootwear
E. sComplete sa sfall-risk sassessment s
Note- sYou sdo snot sput sall sthe sside srails sup sin sthe sbed sbecause sthis sis sconsidered sa srestraint.
A sRN sis scaring sfor sa spatient swho shas sa sHx sof sfalls. sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sactions sis sthe sRNs
spriority?
A. sComplete sa sfall-risk sassessment
B. sEducate sthe spatient sand sfamily sabout sfall srisks
C. sEliminate ssafety shazards sfrom sthe spatients senvironment
D. sMake ssure sthe spatient suses sassistive saids sin stheir spossession s- sAnswer s- sA. sComplete sa sfall-
risk sassessment
(Rat) sthis sis sa spriority snursing squestion stherefore sthe squestion sshould sdirect syou sto sthe snursing
sprocess. sThe sfirst saction sthe snurse sshould stake susing sthe snursing sprocess sis sto sassess sor scollect
sdata sfrom sthe spatient.
, A sRN sdiscovers sa ssmall spaper sfire sin sa strash sin sa spatients sbathroom. sThe spatient shas sbeen staken
sto ssafety sand sthe salarm shas sbeen sactivated. sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sactions sshould sthe sRN stake?
s
A. sOpen sthe swindows sin sthe spatients sroom sto sallow ssmoke sto sescape
B. sObtain sa sclass sC sfire sextinguisher sto sextinguish sthe sfire
C. sRemove sall selectrical sequipment sfrom sthe spatient sroom
D. sPlace swet stowels salong sthe sbase sof sthe sdoor sto sthe spatients sroom s- sAnswer s- sD. sPlace swet
stowels salong sthe sbase sof sthe sdoor sto sthe spatients sroom s- s(RAT) sto scontain sthe sfire sand ssmoke
sin sthe sroom.
Note s- sdo snot sobtain sa sclass sC sfire sextinguisher sbut sinstead sobtain sa sclass sA sfire sextinguisher
swhich sis sused sfor sordinary scombustibles ssuch sas scloth sand spaper.
A snurse smanager sis scompleting san sin-service son sa sgroup sof snew snurses sin sthe stransition sto
spractice sprogram. sThe snurse smanager sasks sone snurse sstudent sto sdefine sthe sacronym sthe sRACE.
sPlease sindicate swhat seach sletter sin sthe sacronym smeans. s- sAnswer s- sR s- sRescue sand sprotect sthe
spatients swho sare sat sor snear sthe sfire. sPatients swho scan swalk sare sable sto sdo sso son scommand sto
sa ssafe slocation. s
A s- sActivate sthe salarm s
C s- sContain/confine sthe sfire sby sclosing sdoors sand swindows sand sturn soff sall soxygen ssources sand
sany selectrical sdevices. sVentilate sthe spatient swho sare son slife ssupport sby susing sa sbag-valve smask
E s- sExtinguish sthe sfire swith sa sgeneral/appropriate sfire sextinguisher s(Class sA)
A sRN sdiscovers sthat sshe sadministered san santihypertensive smedication sto sa spatient sin serror.
sIdentify sthe sappropriate ssequence sof ssteps sthat sthe sRN sshould stake susing sthe sfollowing sactions.
A. sCall sthe sMD
Questions And Answers
Low-residue sdiet s- sAnswer s- sDairy sproducts s& seggs, ssuch sas scustard sand syogurt
(Rat) sA slow-residue sdiet sconsists sof sfoods sthat sare slow sin sfiber sand sare seasy sto sdigest ssuch sas
seggs, scustard, syogurt sand sripe sbananas s- sNOTE sLegumes ssuch sas slentils sand sblack sbeans sare shigh
sin sfiber sand sare snot sconsidered slow sin sresidue.
A sRN sis scaring sfor sa spatient swho sweighs s80 skg sand sis s5 sft s3 sin stall. sCalculate sthe sBMI sand
sdetermine sif sthe spatients sBMI sindicates sa shealthy sweight, sunderweight, soverweight, sor sobese. s-
sAnswer s- sUse sthe sformula s(wt. sin slbs)/(ht sin sin^2) smultiply sby s703 sto sget sthe sBMI.
BMI sis s31 s(obese)
(Rat) sA sBMI sgreater sthan s30 sindicates sobesity. sA sBMI sof s25-29.9 sindicates soverweight. sA sBMI sof
s18.5-24.9 sis sa snormal/healthy sBMI. sA sBMI s<18.5 sindicates sunderweight.
A sRN sadmits sa sfemale spatient swho sweighs s246 slbs swith sa sheight sof s5 sft s4 sin. sCalculate sthe sBMI
sof sthe sfemale spatient. s- sAnswer s- sUse sthe sformula s(lbs)/(in^2) smultiply sby s703
BMI s42 sindicates sthe spatient sis sobese
A sRN sis sreviewing sdischarge sinstructions sregarding scar sseat ssafety sto sthe sparent sof sa snewborn.
sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sinstructions swill sthe snurse sinclude sin sthe sdischarge steaching s(SATA)
A. sPosition sthe sinfant srear-facing sin sthe sbackseat.
B. sBe ssure sthe scar sseat sis sat sa s90 sdegree sangle
,C. sBe ssure sthe scare sseat sis sat sa s45 sdegree sangle
D. sPosition sthe scar sseat sbehind sthe spassenger sor sdrivers sseat
E. sPosition sthe scare sseat sin sthe smiddle sof sthe sback sseat s
F. sKeep sinfants sin srear-facing scar sseats suntil sage s6 smonths
G. sKeep sinfants sin srear-facing scar sseat suntil s2 syr sold sor suntil sthe schild sreaches sthe smaximum sht
sand swt sfor sthe sseat. s- sAnswer s- s(A, sC, sE, sG)
A. sPosition sthe sinfant srear-facing sin sthe sbackseat s- s(RAT) sthe scar sseat sshould snever sbe sin sthe
sfront sseat sof sa scar sdue sto sthe sincreased srisk sfor sinjury sfrom sthe sair sbags sduring sa sMVA.
C. sBe ssure sthe scare sseat sis sat sa s45 sdegree sangle s- s(RAT) sthe scar sseat sshould sbe sat sa s45 sdegree
sangle.
E. sPosition sthe scare sseat sin sthe smiddle sof sthe sback sseat s- s(RAT) sthe scar sseat sshould sbe sin sthe
smiddle saway sfrom sair sbags sand sside simpact.
G. sKeep sinfants sin srear-facing scar sseat suntil s2 syr s- s(RAT) skeep sthe schild sin sthe srear-facing scar
sseat suntil sthe schild sreaches s2yo sor suntil sthe schild sreaches sthe smaximum sht sand swt sfor sthe sseat.
A sRN sis scaring sfor sa spatient swho sfell sat sa snursing shome. sThe spatient sis soriented sx s3 s(person,
splace s& stime) sand scan sfollow sdirections. sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sactions sshould sthe sRN stake sto
sdecrease sthe srisk sof sanother sfall? s(SATA)
A. sPlace sa sbelt srestraint son sthe spatient swhen sthey sare ssitting son sthe sbedside scommode
B. sKeep sthe sbed sin sits slowest sposition swith sall sside srails sup
,C. sMake ssure sthat sthe spatient's scall slight sis swithin sreach
D. sProvide sthe spatient swith snonskid sfootwear
E. sComplete sa sfall-risk sassessment s- sAnswer s- s(C,D,E)
C. sMake ssure sthat sthe spatient's scall slight sis swithin sreach
D. sProvide sthe spatient swith snonskid sfootwear
E. sComplete sa sfall-risk sassessment s
Note- sYou sdo snot sput sall sthe sside srails sup sin sthe sbed sbecause sthis sis sconsidered sa srestraint.
A sRN sis scaring sfor sa spatient swho shas sa sHx sof sfalls. sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sactions sis sthe sRNs
spriority?
A. sComplete sa sfall-risk sassessment
B. sEducate sthe spatient sand sfamily sabout sfall srisks
C. sEliminate ssafety shazards sfrom sthe spatients senvironment
D. sMake ssure sthe spatient suses sassistive saids sin stheir spossession s- sAnswer s- sA. sComplete sa sfall-
risk sassessment
(Rat) sthis sis sa spriority snursing squestion stherefore sthe squestion sshould sdirect syou sto sthe snursing
sprocess. sThe sfirst saction sthe snurse sshould stake susing sthe snursing sprocess sis sto sassess sor scollect
sdata sfrom sthe spatient.
, A sRN sdiscovers sa ssmall spaper sfire sin sa strash sin sa spatients sbathroom. sThe spatient shas sbeen staken
sto ssafety sand sthe salarm shas sbeen sactivated. sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sactions sshould sthe sRN stake?
s
A. sOpen sthe swindows sin sthe spatients sroom sto sallow ssmoke sto sescape
B. sObtain sa sclass sC sfire sextinguisher sto sextinguish sthe sfire
C. sRemove sall selectrical sequipment sfrom sthe spatient sroom
D. sPlace swet stowels salong sthe sbase sof sthe sdoor sto sthe spatients sroom s- sAnswer s- sD. sPlace swet
stowels salong sthe sbase sof sthe sdoor sto sthe spatients sroom s- s(RAT) sto scontain sthe sfire sand ssmoke
sin sthe sroom.
Note s- sdo snot sobtain sa sclass sC sfire sextinguisher sbut sinstead sobtain sa sclass sA sfire sextinguisher
swhich sis sused sfor sordinary scombustibles ssuch sas scloth sand spaper.
A snurse smanager sis scompleting san sin-service son sa sgroup sof snew snurses sin sthe stransition sto
spractice sprogram. sThe snurse smanager sasks sone snurse sstudent sto sdefine sthe sacronym sthe sRACE.
sPlease sindicate swhat seach sletter sin sthe sacronym smeans. s- sAnswer s- sR s- sRescue sand sprotect sthe
spatients swho sare sat sor snear sthe sfire. sPatients swho scan swalk sare sable sto sdo sso son scommand sto
sa ssafe slocation. s
A s- sActivate sthe salarm s
C s- sContain/confine sthe sfire sby sclosing sdoors sand swindows sand sturn soff sall soxygen ssources sand
sany selectrical sdevices. sVentilate sthe spatient swho sare son slife ssupport sby susing sa sbag-valve smask
E s- sExtinguish sthe sfire swith sa sgeneral/appropriate sfire sextinguisher s(Class sA)
A sRN sdiscovers sthat sshe sadministered san santihypertensive smedication sto sa spatient sin serror.
sIdentify sthe sappropriate ssequence sof ssteps sthat sthe sRN sshould stake susing sthe sfollowing sactions.
A. sCall sthe sMD
