ATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR
EXAM TEST BANK 2025-2026 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES
A nurse overhears two assistive personnel (AP) discussing care for a client
while in the elevator. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Contact the client's family about the incident.
B. Notify the client's provider about the incident.'C. File a complaint with the
facility's ethics committee.
D. Report the incident to the AP's charge nurse. - >>D.
ANSWERReport
the incident to the AP's charge nurse.
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving hemodialysis. Which
of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
A. Withhold all medications until after dialysis
B. Rehydrate with dextrose 5% in water for orthostatic hypotension.
C. Check the vascular access site for bleeding after dialysis.
D. Give an antibiotic 30 min before dialysis. - ANSWER >>C. Check the
vascular access site for bleeding after dialysis.
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who reports
intimate partner violence. Which of the following interventions is the nurse's
priority?
A. Develop a safety plan with the client
B. (Unable) options for reporting the incident.
C. Refer the client to a community support group.
D. Determine if the client has any injuries. - >>D. Determine if
ANSWERthe
client has any injuries.
,A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and note the FHR
baseline has been 100/min for the past 15 min. The nurse should identify
which of the following conditions as a possible cause of fetal bradycardia?
A. Maternal fever
B. Fetal anemia
C. Maternal hypoglycemia
D. Chorioamnionitis - >>C. Maternal
ANSWERhypoglycemia A nurse is
assessing a school-age child who has a urinary tract infection.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? A. Periorbital
edema.
B. Decreased frequency of urination. C. Enuresis.
D. Diarrhea. - >>C.
ANSWEREnuresis. A nurse is caring for a client who is
in active labor and requests pain management. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? A.
Administer ondansetron.
B. Place the client in a warm shower.
C. Apply fundal pressure during contractions.
D. Assist the client to a supine position. - >>B. Place the client in
ANSWER
a warm shower.
A nurse in an emergency department is performing triage for multiple
clients following a disaster in the community. To which of the following
types of injuries should the nurse assign the highest priority?
Below-the knee amputation
Fractured tibia
95% full-thickness body burn
10cm (4in) laceration to the forearm - ANSWER >>Below-the
knee
amputation
a nurse manager is updating protocols for the use of belt restraints. Which
,of the following guidelines should the nurse include?
Remove the client's restraint every 4hr
Document the client's condition every 15 min
Attach the restrain to the bed's side rails
Request a PRN restrain prescription for clients who are aggressive -
ANSWER >>Document the client's condition every 15 min
A nurse is teaching an in-service about nursing leadership. Which of the
following information should the nurse include about an effective leader?
Acts as an advocate for the nursing unit.
(Unable to read) for the unit
Priorities staff request over client needs.
Provides routine client care and documentation. - >>Acts as
ANSWERan
advocate for the nursing unit.
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory findings of a client who has diabetes
mellitus and reports that she has been following her (unable to read) care.
The nurse should identify which of the following findings indicates a need to
revise the client's plan of care.
Serum sodium 144 mEq/
(Unable to read)
Hba1c10%
Random serum glucose 190 mg/dl. -
ANSWER>>Hba1c10% A nurse in a
provider's office is reviewing the laboratory results of a group of clients. The
nurse should identify that which of the following sexually transmitted
infections is a nationally notifiable infectious disease that should be
reported to the state health department?
Chlamydia
Human papillomavirus
Candidiasis
Herps simplex virus - ANSWER
>>Chlamydia A nurse is teaching a newly
licensed nurse about therapeutic techniques to use when leading a group
, on a mental health unit. Which of the following group facilitation techniques
should the nurse include in the teaching? a.
Share personal opinions to help influence the group's values
b. Measure the accomplishments of the group against a previous group
c. Yield in situations of conflicts to maintain group harmony
d. Use modeling to help the clients improve their interpersonal skills -
ANSWER >>d. Use modeling to help the clients improve their interpersonal
skills
A nurse is planning for a client who practices Orthodox Judaism. The client
tells the nurse that (Unable to read) Passover holiday. Which of the
following action should the nurse include in the plan of care? a. Provide
chicken with cream sauce.
b. Avoid serving fish with fins and scales.
c. Provide unleavened bread.
d. Avoid serving foods containing lamb. - >>c.
ANSWERProvide
unleavened bread.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a pulmonary embolism. The
nurse should identify the effectiveness of the treatment A chest x-ray
reveals increased density in all fields.
The client reports feeling less anxious.
Diminished breath sounds are auscultated bilaterally
ABG results include Ph 7.48 PaO2 77 mm Hg and PaCO2 47 mm Hg. -
ANSWER >>The client reports feeling less anxious.
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who reports
ingesting thirty diazepam tablets (Unable to read) a respiratory rate of
10/min. After securing the client's airway and initiating an IV, which of the
following actions should the nurse do next.
Monitor the client's IV site for thrombophlebitis.
Administer flumazenil to the client.
Evaluate the client for further suicidal behavior.
Initiate seizure precautions for the client. -
ANSWER>>Administer
EXAM TEST BANK 2025-2026 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES
A nurse overhears two assistive personnel (AP) discussing care for a client
while in the elevator. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Contact the client's family about the incident.
B. Notify the client's provider about the incident.'C. File a complaint with the
facility's ethics committee.
D. Report the incident to the AP's charge nurse. - >>D.
ANSWERReport
the incident to the AP's charge nurse.
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving hemodialysis. Which
of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
A. Withhold all medications until after dialysis
B. Rehydrate with dextrose 5% in water for orthostatic hypotension.
C. Check the vascular access site for bleeding after dialysis.
D. Give an antibiotic 30 min before dialysis. - ANSWER >>C. Check the
vascular access site for bleeding after dialysis.
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who reports
intimate partner violence. Which of the following interventions is the nurse's
priority?
A. Develop a safety plan with the client
B. (Unable) options for reporting the incident.
C. Refer the client to a community support group.
D. Determine if the client has any injuries. - >>D. Determine if
ANSWERthe
client has any injuries.
,A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and note the FHR
baseline has been 100/min for the past 15 min. The nurse should identify
which of the following conditions as a possible cause of fetal bradycardia?
A. Maternal fever
B. Fetal anemia
C. Maternal hypoglycemia
D. Chorioamnionitis - >>C. Maternal
ANSWERhypoglycemia A nurse is
assessing a school-age child who has a urinary tract infection.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? A. Periorbital
edema.
B. Decreased frequency of urination. C. Enuresis.
D. Diarrhea. - >>C.
ANSWEREnuresis. A nurse is caring for a client who is
in active labor and requests pain management. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? A.
Administer ondansetron.
B. Place the client in a warm shower.
C. Apply fundal pressure during contractions.
D. Assist the client to a supine position. - >>B. Place the client in
ANSWER
a warm shower.
A nurse in an emergency department is performing triage for multiple
clients following a disaster in the community. To which of the following
types of injuries should the nurse assign the highest priority?
Below-the knee amputation
Fractured tibia
95% full-thickness body burn
10cm (4in) laceration to the forearm - ANSWER >>Below-the
knee
amputation
a nurse manager is updating protocols for the use of belt restraints. Which
,of the following guidelines should the nurse include?
Remove the client's restraint every 4hr
Document the client's condition every 15 min
Attach the restrain to the bed's side rails
Request a PRN restrain prescription for clients who are aggressive -
ANSWER >>Document the client's condition every 15 min
A nurse is teaching an in-service about nursing leadership. Which of the
following information should the nurse include about an effective leader?
Acts as an advocate for the nursing unit.
(Unable to read) for the unit
Priorities staff request over client needs.
Provides routine client care and documentation. - >>Acts as
ANSWERan
advocate for the nursing unit.
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory findings of a client who has diabetes
mellitus and reports that she has been following her (unable to read) care.
The nurse should identify which of the following findings indicates a need to
revise the client's plan of care.
Serum sodium 144 mEq/
(Unable to read)
Hba1c10%
Random serum glucose 190 mg/dl. -
ANSWER>>Hba1c10% A nurse in a
provider's office is reviewing the laboratory results of a group of clients. The
nurse should identify that which of the following sexually transmitted
infections is a nationally notifiable infectious disease that should be
reported to the state health department?
Chlamydia
Human papillomavirus
Candidiasis
Herps simplex virus - ANSWER
>>Chlamydia A nurse is teaching a newly
licensed nurse about therapeutic techniques to use when leading a group
, on a mental health unit. Which of the following group facilitation techniques
should the nurse include in the teaching? a.
Share personal opinions to help influence the group's values
b. Measure the accomplishments of the group against a previous group
c. Yield in situations of conflicts to maintain group harmony
d. Use modeling to help the clients improve their interpersonal skills -
ANSWER >>d. Use modeling to help the clients improve their interpersonal
skills
A nurse is planning for a client who practices Orthodox Judaism. The client
tells the nurse that (Unable to read) Passover holiday. Which of the
following action should the nurse include in the plan of care? a. Provide
chicken with cream sauce.
b. Avoid serving fish with fins and scales.
c. Provide unleavened bread.
d. Avoid serving foods containing lamb. - >>c.
ANSWERProvide
unleavened bread.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a pulmonary embolism. The
nurse should identify the effectiveness of the treatment A chest x-ray
reveals increased density in all fields.
The client reports feeling less anxious.
Diminished breath sounds are auscultated bilaterally
ABG results include Ph 7.48 PaO2 77 mm Hg and PaCO2 47 mm Hg. -
ANSWER >>The client reports feeling less anxious.
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who reports
ingesting thirty diazepam tablets (Unable to read) a respiratory rate of
10/min. After securing the client's airway and initiating an IV, which of the
following actions should the nurse do next.
Monitor the client's IV site for thrombophlebitis.
Administer flumazenil to the client.
Evaluate the client for further suicidal behavior.
Initiate seizure precautions for the client. -
ANSWER>>Administer
