Ati
comprehensive
predictor
exam 2024
April latest
updated
,1. A provider has written a do not resuscitate order for a client who is comatose and does
not have advance directives. A member of the clients family says to the nurse, "i wonder
when the doctor will tell us what's going on" which of the following actions should the
nurse take first
A. Request that the provider provide more information to the family.
B. Refer the family to a support group for grief counseling.
C. Offer to answer questions that family members have.
D. Ask the family what the provider has discussed with them
D. Ask the family what the provider has discussed with them
2. A nurse is performing a skin assessment on a client who has risk factors for development
of skin cancer. The nurse should understand that a suspicious lesion is
A. Scaly and red
B. Asymmetric, with variegated coloring
C. Firm and rubbery
D. Brown with a wart-like texture
B. Asymmetric, with variegated coloring
3. A nurse is interviewing an older adult client about the physiological
changes he has been experiencing. Which of the following changes should
the nurse recognize is normally associated with the aging process?
A. Decreased sense of taste
B. Decreased blood pressure
C. Increased gastric secretions
D. Increased accommodation to near vision
A. Decreased sense of taste
,4. A nurse in an intensive care unit is planning care for a client who has
alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Which of the following should the nurse
include in the plan of care?
A. Administer disulfiram.
B. Provide frequent orientation to time and place.
C. Engage the client in group therapy.
D. Perform gastric lavage.
B. Provide frequent orientation to time and place.
5. A nurse manager is planning an audit to measure the quality of care on the
unit. Which of the, following is the most appropriate source for the nurse
to consult?
A. Nursing manager colleagues
B. Evidence-based practice data
C. Hospital administrators
D. Protocols in other hospitals
B. Evidence-based practice data
6. A nurse is caring for a client who had gastric bypass surgery 1 week ago
and has signs of early dumping syndrome. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? (select all that apply)
A. Facial flushing
B. Syncope
C. Diaphoresis
D. Vertigo
E. Bradycardia
B. Syncope
D. Vertigo
, 7. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing mild anxiety. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect?
A. Feelings of dread
B. Rapid speech
C. Purposeless activity
D. Heightened perceptual field
D. Heightened perceptual field
8. A nurse is delegating tasks to an assistive personnel. Which of the following
instructions demonstrates appropriate communication of the task?
A. "take a blood glucose fingerstick on the client in room 102 before breakfast and then place the
glucometer into the docking station."
B. "obtain a blood pressure reading from the client in room 116 after lunch and report a systolic
level less than 90."
C. "assist the client in room 110 to ambulate once around the unit and stop if she gets short of
breath."
D. "turn the client in room 126 to prevent pressure areas on his hip bones."
B. "obtain a blood pressure reading from the client in room 116 after lunch and report a systolic
level less than 90."
9. A nurse is caring for a client who has constricted pupils, delayed reflexes,
and decreased blood pressure. The nurse should recognize that these
findings are potential manifestations of which of the following?
A. Nicotine withdrawal
B. Heroin intoxication
C. Alcohol withdrawal
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D. Amphetamine intoxication
B. Heroin intoxication
comprehensive
predictor
exam 2024
April latest
updated
,1. A provider has written a do not resuscitate order for a client who is comatose and does
not have advance directives. A member of the clients family says to the nurse, "i wonder
when the doctor will tell us what's going on" which of the following actions should the
nurse take first
A. Request that the provider provide more information to the family.
B. Refer the family to a support group for grief counseling.
C. Offer to answer questions that family members have.
D. Ask the family what the provider has discussed with them
D. Ask the family what the provider has discussed with them
2. A nurse is performing a skin assessment on a client who has risk factors for development
of skin cancer. The nurse should understand that a suspicious lesion is
A. Scaly and red
B. Asymmetric, with variegated coloring
C. Firm and rubbery
D. Brown with a wart-like texture
B. Asymmetric, with variegated coloring
3. A nurse is interviewing an older adult client about the physiological
changes he has been experiencing. Which of the following changes should
the nurse recognize is normally associated with the aging process?
A. Decreased sense of taste
B. Decreased blood pressure
C. Increased gastric secretions
D. Increased accommodation to near vision
A. Decreased sense of taste
,4. A nurse in an intensive care unit is planning care for a client who has
alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Which of the following should the nurse
include in the plan of care?
A. Administer disulfiram.
B. Provide frequent orientation to time and place.
C. Engage the client in group therapy.
D. Perform gastric lavage.
B. Provide frequent orientation to time and place.
5. A nurse manager is planning an audit to measure the quality of care on the
unit. Which of the, following is the most appropriate source for the nurse
to consult?
A. Nursing manager colleagues
B. Evidence-based practice data
C. Hospital administrators
D. Protocols in other hospitals
B. Evidence-based practice data
6. A nurse is caring for a client who had gastric bypass surgery 1 week ago
and has signs of early dumping syndrome. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? (select all that apply)
A. Facial flushing
B. Syncope
C. Diaphoresis
D. Vertigo
E. Bradycardia
B. Syncope
D. Vertigo
, 7. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing mild anxiety. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect?
A. Feelings of dread
B. Rapid speech
C. Purposeless activity
D. Heightened perceptual field
D. Heightened perceptual field
8. A nurse is delegating tasks to an assistive personnel. Which of the following
instructions demonstrates appropriate communication of the task?
A. "take a blood glucose fingerstick on the client in room 102 before breakfast and then place the
glucometer into the docking station."
B. "obtain a blood pressure reading from the client in room 116 after lunch and report a systolic
level less than 90."
C. "assist the client in room 110 to ambulate once around the unit and stop if she gets short of
breath."
D. "turn the client in room 126 to prevent pressure areas on his hip bones."
B. "obtain a blood pressure reading from the client in room 116 after lunch and report a systolic
level less than 90."
9. A nurse is caring for a client who has constricted pupils, delayed reflexes,
and decreased blood pressure. The nurse should recognize that these
findings are potential manifestations of which of the following?
A. Nicotine withdrawal
B. Heroin intoxication
C. Alcohol withdrawal
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D. Amphetamine intoxication
B. Heroin intoxication
