VIRTUAL ATI PREDICTOR GREEN LIGHT EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 33 weeks of gestation following an
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amniocentesis. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following
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complications?
x
A. Vomiting
B. Hypertension
C. Epigastric pain x
D. Contractions - ➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-D. Contractions x x x x x
A nurse is providing teaching to an older adult client about methods to
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promote nighttime sleep. Which of the following instructions should
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the nurse include?
x x x
A. Stay in bed at least 1 hr if unable to fall asleep
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B. Take a 1 hr nap during the day
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C. Perform exercises prior to bedtime x x x x
D. Eat a light snack before bedtime - ➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-D. Eat a light snack
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x before bedtime x
A nurse on a telemetry unit is caring for a client who becomes unconscious and
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whose monitor displays ventricular tachycardia. Which of the following actions
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should the nurse take first after determining the client does not have a palpable
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pulse?
x
A. Assess heart sounds x x
B. Defibrillate
C. Establish IV access x x
,D. Administer epinephrine - ➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-B. Defibrillate
x x x x x x
A nurse is admitting a client who 1 week postpartum and reports excessive vaginal
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bleeding. The nurse does not speak the same language as the client. The client's
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partner and 10-year-old child are accompanying her. Which of the following
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actions should the
x x x
nurse take to gather the client's admission data?
x x x x x x x
A. Have the client's child translate
x x x x
,B. Allow the client's partner to translate
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C. Request a female interpreter through the facility
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D. Ask a nursing student who speaks the same language as the client to translate -
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➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-C. Request a female interpreter through the facility
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A nurse is caring for a client who is febrile. To reduce the client's fever, the nurse
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applies a cooling blanket. Which of the following findings indicates the client is
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having an adverse reaction to the cooling?
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a. Flushing
b. Tachycardia
c. Restlessness
d. Shivering - ➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-d. Shivering x x x x x
A nurse is caring for a client who has deep-vein-thrombosis of the left lower
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extremity. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Exhibit)
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A. Position the client with the affected extremity lower than the heart
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B. Withhold heparin IV infusion PTT- 30-40 seconds; x2 if on heparin
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C. Administer acetaminophen x
D. Massage the affected extremity every 4 hr - ➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-B.
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Withhold heparin IV infusion PTT- 30-40 seconds; x2 if on heparin
x x x x x x x x x x x
A nurse is reviewing assessment data from several clients. For which of the
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following clients should the nurse recommend referral to a dietitian?
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A. An older adult client who has a BMI of 24
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B. A client who has a nonhealing leg ulcer
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C. An older adult client who has presbyopia
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D. A client who has an albumin level of 3.7 g/dL (normal 3.4-5.4) -
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➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-B. A client who has a nonhealing leg ulcer
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, 8. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a chronic kidney
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disease and is receiving hemodialysis. Which of the following instructions should
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the nurse include in the teaching?
x x x x x x
a. Eat 1 g/kg of protein per day
x x x x x x
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 33 weeks of gestation following an
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
amniocentesis. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following
x x x x x x x x x x x x
complications?
x
A. Vomiting
B. Hypertension
C. Epigastric pain x
D. Contractions - ➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-D. Contractions x x x x x
A nurse is providing teaching to an older adult client about methods to
x x x x x x x x x x x x
promote nighttime sleep. Which of the following instructions should
x x x x x x x x x
the nurse include?
x x x
A. Stay in bed at least 1 hr if unable to fall asleep
x x x x x x x x x x x
B. Take a 1 hr nap during the day
x x x x x x x
C. Perform exercises prior to bedtime x x x x
D. Eat a light snack before bedtime - ➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-D. Eat a light snack
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
x before bedtime x
A nurse on a telemetry unit is caring for a client who becomes unconscious and
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
whose monitor displays ventricular tachycardia. Which of the following actions
x x x x x x x x x x
should the nurse take first after determining the client does not have a palpable
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
pulse?
x
A. Assess heart sounds x x
B. Defibrillate
C. Establish IV access x x
,D. Administer epinephrine - ➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-B. Defibrillate
x x x x x x
A nurse is admitting a client who 1 week postpartum and reports excessive vaginal
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
bleeding. The nurse does not speak the same language as the client. The client's
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
partner and 10-year-old child are accompanying her. Which of the following
x x x x x x x x x x x
actions should the
x x x
nurse take to gather the client's admission data?
x x x x x x x
A. Have the client's child translate
x x x x
,B. Allow the client's partner to translate
x x x x x
C. Request a female interpreter through the facility
x x x x x x
D. Ask a nursing student who speaks the same language as the client to translate -
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-C. Request a female interpreter through the facility
x x x x x x x x x x
A nurse is caring for a client who is febrile. To reduce the client's fever, the nurse
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
applies a cooling blanket. Which of the following findings indicates the client is
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
having an adverse reaction to the cooling?
x x x x x x x
a. Flushing
b. Tachycardia
c. Restlessness
d. Shivering - ➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-d. Shivering x x x x x
A nurse is caring for a client who has deep-vein-thrombosis of the left lower
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
extremity. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Exhibit)
x x x x x x x x x x x
A. Position the client with the affected extremity lower than the heart
x x x x x x x x x x
B. Withhold heparin IV infusion PTT- 30-40 seconds; x2 if on heparin
x x x x x x x x x x
C. Administer acetaminophen x
D. Massage the affected extremity every 4 hr - ➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-B.
x x x x x x x x x x
Withhold heparin IV infusion PTT- 30-40 seconds; x2 if on heparin
x x x x x x x x x x x
A nurse is reviewing assessment data from several clients. For which of the
x x x x x x x x x x x x
following clients should the nurse recommend referral to a dietitian?
x x x x x x x x x x
A. An older adult client who has a BMI of 24
x x x x x x x x x
B. A client who has a nonhealing leg ulcer
x x x x x x x
C. An older adult client who has presbyopia
x x x x x x
D. A client who has an albumin level of 3.7 g/dL (normal 3.4-5.4) -
x x x x x x x x x x x x
➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-B. A client who has a nonhealing leg ulcer
x x x x x x x x x x x
, 8. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a chronic kidney
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
disease and is receiving hemodialysis. Which of the following instructions should
x x x x x x x x x x x
the nurse include in the teaching?
x x x x x x
a. Eat 1 g/kg of protein per day
x x x x x x
