ATI COMPREHENSIVE EXIT FINAL EXAM 2023-2027
NGN QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
A nurse in an emergency department completes an assessment on an adolescent patient that has conduct
disorder. The patient threatened suicide to teacher at school. Which of the following statements should the
nurse include in the assessment? a) Tell me about your siblings
Tell me what kind of music you like
Tell me how often do you drink alcohol
Tell me about your school schedule
*A nurse is observing bonding to the patient her newborn. Which of following actions by the patient requires
the nurse to intervene?
Holding the newborn in an en face position
Asking the father to change the newborn's diaper
Requesting the nurse take the newborn nursery so she can rest
Viewing the newborn’s actions to be uncooperative
A nurse is caring for patient who is taking levothyroxin. Which of the following findings should indicate that
the medication is effective?
a) Weight loss (this drug acts as T4 and will normalize the effects of hypothyroidism) b) Decreased blood
pressure
Absence of seizures
Decrease inflammation
A nurse is planning discharge teaching for cord care for the parent of a newborn. Which instructions would
you include in the teaching?
Contact provider if the cord still turns black (it’s going to turn black)
Clean the base of the cord with hydrogen peroxide daily (clean with neutral pH cleanser)
Keep the cord dry until it falls off (cord should be kept clean and dry to prevent infection)
The cord stump will fall off in five days (cord falls off in 10-14 days)
A nurse is assessing a patient in the PACU. Which of the following findings indicates decreased cardiac
output? a) Shivering
Oliguria
,Bradypnea
Constricted pupils
A nurse is assisting with mass casualty triage: explosion at a local factory. Which of the following patient
should the nurse identify as the priority? a) A patient that has massive head trauma
A patient has full thickness burns to face and trunk
A patient with indications of hypovolemic shock
A patient with open fracture of the lower extremity
A nurse is a receiving report on four patients. Which of the following patients should the nurse assess first?
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,A patient who has illeal conduit and mucus in the pouch
Patient pleasant arteriovenous additional vibration palpated
, A patient whose chronic kidney disease with cloudy diasylate outflow
A patient was transurethral resection of the prostate with a red tinged urine in the bag
A nurse is caring for a patient just received the first dose of lisinopril. The following is an appropriate nursing
intervention? a) Place’s cardiac monitoring
Monitor the patients oxygen saturation level
Provide standby assist with the patient from bed
Encourage foods high in potassium
A nurse is caring for a patient who is in labor and his seat is receiving electronic fetal monitoring. The nurse
is reviewing the monitor tracing and notes early decelerations. Which the following should the nurse expect?
a) Feta hypoxia
Abrupto placentae
Post maturity
Head Compression
A nurse is caring for a patient who has chronic kidney disease. The nurse should identify which of the
following laboratory values as in an indication for hemodialysis? a) glomerular filtration rate of 14 mL/
minute
BUN 16 mg/DL
serum magnesium 1.8 mg mg/dl
Serum phosphorus 4.0 mg/dL
A nurse is caring for an infant who has a prescription for continuous pulse oximetry. The following is an
appropriate action for the nurse to take? a) Placed infant under radiant warmer
Move the probe site every 3 hours
Heat the skin one minute prior to placing the program
Placed a sensor on the index finger
A nurse in a mental health facility receives a change of shift report on for patients. Which of the following
patients should the nurse plan to assess first?
Patient placed in restraints to the aggressive behavior
A new limited patient pleasures history of 4.5 kg weight loss in the past two months
Patient is receiving a PRN dose of health heard all two hours ago for increased anxiety
Applied he’ll be receiving his first ECT treatment today
A nurse working at the clinic is teaching a group of patients who are pregnant on the use of
nonpharmacological pain management. Which of the following statements by the nurse is an appropriate
description of the use of hypnosis during labor?
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NGN QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
A nurse in an emergency department completes an assessment on an adolescent patient that has conduct
disorder. The patient threatened suicide to teacher at school. Which of the following statements should the
nurse include in the assessment? a) Tell me about your siblings
Tell me what kind of music you like
Tell me how often do you drink alcohol
Tell me about your school schedule
*A nurse is observing bonding to the patient her newborn. Which of following actions by the patient requires
the nurse to intervene?
Holding the newborn in an en face position
Asking the father to change the newborn's diaper
Requesting the nurse take the newborn nursery so she can rest
Viewing the newborn’s actions to be uncooperative
A nurse is caring for patient who is taking levothyroxin. Which of the following findings should indicate that
the medication is effective?
a) Weight loss (this drug acts as T4 and will normalize the effects of hypothyroidism) b) Decreased blood
pressure
Absence of seizures
Decrease inflammation
A nurse is planning discharge teaching for cord care for the parent of a newborn. Which instructions would
you include in the teaching?
Contact provider if the cord still turns black (it’s going to turn black)
Clean the base of the cord with hydrogen peroxide daily (clean with neutral pH cleanser)
Keep the cord dry until it falls off (cord should be kept clean and dry to prevent infection)
The cord stump will fall off in five days (cord falls off in 10-14 days)
A nurse is assessing a patient in the PACU. Which of the following findings indicates decreased cardiac
output? a) Shivering
Oliguria
,Bradypnea
Constricted pupils
A nurse is assisting with mass casualty triage: explosion at a local factory. Which of the following patient
should the nurse identify as the priority? a) A patient that has massive head trauma
A patient has full thickness burns to face and trunk
A patient with indications of hypovolemic shock
A patient with open fracture of the lower extremity
A nurse is a receiving report on four patients. Which of the following patients should the nurse assess first?
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,A patient who has illeal conduit and mucus in the pouch
Patient pleasant arteriovenous additional vibration palpated
, A patient whose chronic kidney disease with cloudy diasylate outflow
A patient was transurethral resection of the prostate with a red tinged urine in the bag
A nurse is caring for a patient just received the first dose of lisinopril. The following is an appropriate nursing
intervention? a) Place’s cardiac monitoring
Monitor the patients oxygen saturation level
Provide standby assist with the patient from bed
Encourage foods high in potassium
A nurse is caring for a patient who is in labor and his seat is receiving electronic fetal monitoring. The nurse
is reviewing the monitor tracing and notes early decelerations. Which the following should the nurse expect?
a) Feta hypoxia
Abrupto placentae
Post maturity
Head Compression
A nurse is caring for a patient who has chronic kidney disease. The nurse should identify which of the
following laboratory values as in an indication for hemodialysis? a) glomerular filtration rate of 14 mL/
minute
BUN 16 mg/DL
serum magnesium 1.8 mg mg/dl
Serum phosphorus 4.0 mg/dL
A nurse is caring for an infant who has a prescription for continuous pulse oximetry. The following is an
appropriate action for the nurse to take? a) Placed infant under radiant warmer
Move the probe site every 3 hours
Heat the skin one minute prior to placing the program
Placed a sensor on the index finger
A nurse in a mental health facility receives a change of shift report on for patients. Which of the following
patients should the nurse plan to assess first?
Patient placed in restraints to the aggressive behavior
A new limited patient pleasures history of 4.5 kg weight loss in the past two months
Patient is receiving a PRN dose of health heard all two hours ago for increased anxiety
Applied he’ll be receiving his first ECT treatment today
A nurse working at the clinic is teaching a group of patients who are pregnant on the use of
nonpharmacological pain management. Which of the following statements by the nurse is an appropriate
description of the use of hypnosis during labor?
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