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VATI Comprehensive Predictor NCLEX Questions
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Dairy products & eggs, such as custard and yogurt
(Rat) A low-residue diet consists of foods that are low in fiber and
Low-residue diet
are easy to digest such as eggs, custard, yogurt and ripe
bananas - NOTE Legumes such as lentils and black beans are
high in fiber and are not considered low in residue.
A RN is caring for a patient who Use the formula (wt. in lbs)/(ht in in^2) multiply by 703 to get the
weighs 80 kg and is 5 ft 3 in tall. BMI.
Calculate the BMI and
determine if the patients BMI BMI is 31 (obese)
indicates a healthy weight, (Rat) A BMI greater than 30 indicates obesity. A BMI of 25-29.9
underweight, overweight, or indicates overweight. A BMI of 18.5-24.9 is a normal/healthy BMI.
obese. A BMI <18.5 indicates underweight.
A RN admits a female patient Use the formula (lbs)/(in^2) multiply by 703
who weighs 246 lbs with a
height of 5 ft 4 in. Calculate the BMI 42 indicates the patient is obese
BMI of the female patient.
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A RN is reviewing discharge (A, C, E, G)
instructions regarding car seat
safety to the parent of a A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat - (RAT) the car
newborn. Which of the following seat should never be in the front seat of a car due to the
instructions will the nurse increased risk for injury from the air bags during a MVA.
include in the discharge C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle - (RAT) the car
teaching (SATA) seat should be at a 45 degree angle.
E. Position the care seat in the middle of the back seat - (RAT) the
A. Position the infant rear-facing car seat should be in the middle away from air bags and side
in the backseat. impact.
B. Be sure the car seat is at a 90 G. Keep infants in rear-facing car seat until 2 yr - (RAT) keep the
degree angle child in the rear-facing car seat until the child reaches 2yo or until
C. Be sure the care seat is at a the child reaches the maximum ht and wt for the seat.
45 degree angle
D. Position the car seat behind
the passenger or drivers seat
E. Position the care seat in the
middle of the back seat
F. Keep infants in rear-facing car
seats until age 6 months
G. Keep infants in rear-facing
car seat until 2 yr old or until the
child reaches the maximum ht
and wt for the seat.
A RN is caring for a patient who (C,D,E)
fell at a nursing home. The
patient is oriented x 3 (person, C. Make sure that the patient's call light is within reach
place & time) and can follow
directions. Which of the D. Provide the patient with nonskid footwear
following actions should the RN
take to decrease the risk of E. Complete a fall-risk assessment
another fall? (SATA)
Note- You do not put all the side rails up in the bed because this
A. Place a belt restraint on the is considered a restraint.
patient when they are sitting on
the bedside commode
B. Keep the bed in its lowest
position with all side rails up
C. Make sure that the patient's
call light is within reach
D. Provide the patient with
nonskid footwear
E. Complete a fall-risk
assessment
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A RN is caring for a patient who A. Complete a fall-risk assessment
has a Hx of falls. Which of the
following actions is the RNs (Rat) this is a priority nursing question therefore the question
priority? should direct you to the nursing process. The first action the
nurse should take using the nursing process is to assess or
A. Complete a fall-risk collect data from the patient.
assessment
B. Educate the patient and family
about fall risks
C. Eliminate safety hazards from
the patients environment
D. Make sure the patient uses
assistive aids in their possession
A RN discovers a small paper D. Place wet towels along the base of the door to the patients
fire in a trash in a patients room - (RAT) to contain the fire and smoke in the room.
bathroom. The patient has been Note - do not obtain a class C fire extinguisher but instead
taken to safety and the alarm obtain a class A fire extinguisher which is used for ordinary
has been activated. Which of the combustibles such as cloth and paper.
following actions should the RN
take?
A. Open the windows in the
patients room to allow smoke to
escape
B. Obtain a class C fire
extinguisher to extinguish the
fire
C. Remove all electrical
equipment from the patient
room
D. Place wet towels along the
base of the door to the patients
room
R - Rescue and protect the patients who are at or near the fire.
Patients who can walk are able to do so on command to a safe
location.
A nurse manager is completing
an in-service on a group of new A - Activate the alarm
nurses in the transition to
practice program. The nurse C - Contain/confine the fire by closing doors and windows, by
manager asks one nurse student placing a wet towel under the door in the patients room, and by
to define the acronym "RACE". turning off all oxygen sources and any electrical devices.
Please indicate what each letter Ventilate patient's who are on life support by using a bag-valve
in the acronym means. mask
E - Extinguish the fire with a general/appropriate fire extinguisher
(Class A) for your normal combustables
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A RN discovers that she (A, B, C, D, E)
administered an
antihypertensive medication to a A. Call the MD
patient in error. Identify the B. Check the VS
appropriate sequence of steps C. Notify the risk manager
that the RN should take using D. Complete an incident report
the following actions. E. Instruct the patient to remain in bed until further notice
A. Call the MD Note - If the question was a priority question, what would the RN
B. Check the VS do first? First, I would check the VS.
C. Notify the risk manager
D. Complete an incident report
E. Instruct the patient to remain
in bed until further notice
A RN is discussing disaster Medical command physician - (RAT) oversee's the use of
planning with the board resources (equipment and personnel)
members of a hospital. Which of NOTE - the incident commander manages the incident and key
the following actions should the leaders within the facility
RN take?
NOTE - Expect the triage officer to prioritize the treatment of
A. Incident commander patients coming in for treatment
B. Medical command physician NOTE - Expect the media liaison to communicate with members
of the media and press on behalf of the facility
C. Triage officer
D. Media liaison
A RN prepares the ER to admit Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) will treat and prevent the spread of anthrax
patients who were exposed to
inhalation anthrax during a (RAT) Ciprofloxacin and doxycycline IV/PO is used following
bioterrorism attack. Which exposure. Treatment includes one or two additional antibiotic
antibiotic is used to treat (vancomycin, penicillin and anthrax antitoxin)
patients who have been
exposed to inhalation anthrax?
A RN at a mental health clinic is A patient who was abused as a child describes the abuse as if it
caring for four patients. The RN happened to someone else
should recognize the following
patients is using dissociation as a
defense mechanism?
He - Headache
I - Irritability
S - Sweating
What are the signs and
T - Tachycardia
symptoms of hypoglycemia?
I - Irritability
Use the mnemonic He IS TIRED!
R - Restlessness
E - Excessive Hunger
D - Dizziness
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Excelsior College NUR 275
VATI Comprehensive Predictor NCLEX Questions
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Terms in this set (175)
Dairy products & eggs, such as custard and yogurt
(Rat) A low-residue diet consists of foods that are low in fiber and
Low-residue diet
are easy to digest such as eggs, custard, yogurt and ripe
bananas - NOTE Legumes such as lentils and black beans are
high in fiber and are not considered low in residue.
A RN is caring for a patient who Use the formula (wt. in lbs)/(ht in in^2) multiply by 703 to get the
weighs 80 kg and is 5 ft 3 in tall. BMI.
Calculate the BMI and
determine if the patients BMI BMI is 31 (obese)
indicates a healthy weight, (Rat) A BMI greater than 30 indicates obesity. A BMI of 25-29.9
underweight, overweight, or indicates overweight. A BMI of 18.5-24.9 is a normal/healthy BMI.
obese. A BMI <18.5 indicates underweight.
A RN admits a female patient Use the formula (lbs)/(in^2) multiply by 703
who weighs 246 lbs with a
height of 5 ft 4 in. Calculate the BMI 42 indicates the patient is obese
BMI of the female patient.
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A RN is reviewing discharge (A, C, E, G)
instructions regarding car seat
safety to the parent of a A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat - (RAT) the car
newborn. Which of the following seat should never be in the front seat of a car due to the
instructions will the nurse increased risk for injury from the air bags during a MVA.
include in the discharge C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle - (RAT) the car
teaching (SATA) seat should be at a 45 degree angle.
E. Position the care seat in the middle of the back seat - (RAT) the
A. Position the infant rear-facing car seat should be in the middle away from air bags and side
in the backseat. impact.
B. Be sure the car seat is at a 90 G. Keep infants in rear-facing car seat until 2 yr - (RAT) keep the
degree angle child in the rear-facing car seat until the child reaches 2yo or until
C. Be sure the care seat is at a the child reaches the maximum ht and wt for the seat.
45 degree angle
D. Position the car seat behind
the passenger or drivers seat
E. Position the care seat in the
middle of the back seat
F. Keep infants in rear-facing car
seats until age 6 months
G. Keep infants in rear-facing
car seat until 2 yr old or until the
child reaches the maximum ht
and wt for the seat.
A RN is caring for a patient who (C,D,E)
fell at a nursing home. The
patient is oriented x 3 (person, C. Make sure that the patient's call light is within reach
place & time) and can follow
directions. Which of the D. Provide the patient with nonskid footwear
following actions should the RN
take to decrease the risk of E. Complete a fall-risk assessment
another fall? (SATA)
Note- You do not put all the side rails up in the bed because this
A. Place a belt restraint on the is considered a restraint.
patient when they are sitting on
the bedside commode
B. Keep the bed in its lowest
position with all side rails up
C. Make sure that the patient's
call light is within reach
D. Provide the patient with
nonskid footwear
E. Complete a fall-risk
assessment
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A RN is caring for a patient who A. Complete a fall-risk assessment
has a Hx of falls. Which of the
following actions is the RNs (Rat) this is a priority nursing question therefore the question
priority? should direct you to the nursing process. The first action the
nurse should take using the nursing process is to assess or
A. Complete a fall-risk collect data from the patient.
assessment
B. Educate the patient and family
about fall risks
C. Eliminate safety hazards from
the patients environment
D. Make sure the patient uses
assistive aids in their possession
A RN discovers a small paper D. Place wet towels along the base of the door to the patients
fire in a trash in a patients room - (RAT) to contain the fire and smoke in the room.
bathroom. The patient has been Note - do not obtain a class C fire extinguisher but instead
taken to safety and the alarm obtain a class A fire extinguisher which is used for ordinary
has been activated. Which of the combustibles such as cloth and paper.
following actions should the RN
take?
A. Open the windows in the
patients room to allow smoke to
escape
B. Obtain a class C fire
extinguisher to extinguish the
fire
C. Remove all electrical
equipment from the patient
room
D. Place wet towels along the
base of the door to the patients
room
R - Rescue and protect the patients who are at or near the fire.
Patients who can walk are able to do so on command to a safe
location.
A nurse manager is completing
an in-service on a group of new A - Activate the alarm
nurses in the transition to
practice program. The nurse C - Contain/confine the fire by closing doors and windows, by
manager asks one nurse student placing a wet towel under the door in the patients room, and by
to define the acronym "RACE". turning off all oxygen sources and any electrical devices.
Please indicate what each letter Ventilate patient's who are on life support by using a bag-valve
in the acronym means. mask
E - Extinguish the fire with a general/appropriate fire extinguisher
(Class A) for your normal combustables
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A RN discovers that she (A, B, C, D, E)
administered an
antihypertensive medication to a A. Call the MD
patient in error. Identify the B. Check the VS
appropriate sequence of steps C. Notify the risk manager
that the RN should take using D. Complete an incident report
the following actions. E. Instruct the patient to remain in bed until further notice
A. Call the MD Note - If the question was a priority question, what would the RN
B. Check the VS do first? First, I would check the VS.
C. Notify the risk manager
D. Complete an incident report
E. Instruct the patient to remain
in bed until further notice
A RN is discussing disaster Medical command physician - (RAT) oversee's the use of
planning with the board resources (equipment and personnel)
members of a hospital. Which of NOTE - the incident commander manages the incident and key
the following actions should the leaders within the facility
RN take?
NOTE - Expect the triage officer to prioritize the treatment of
A. Incident commander patients coming in for treatment
B. Medical command physician NOTE - Expect the media liaison to communicate with members
of the media and press on behalf of the facility
C. Triage officer
D. Media liaison
A RN prepares the ER to admit Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) will treat and prevent the spread of anthrax
patients who were exposed to
inhalation anthrax during a (RAT) Ciprofloxacin and doxycycline IV/PO is used following
bioterrorism attack. Which exposure. Treatment includes one or two additional antibiotic
antibiotic is used to treat (vancomycin, penicillin and anthrax antitoxin)
patients who have been
exposed to inhalation anthrax?
A RN at a mental health clinic is A patient who was abused as a child describes the abuse as if it
caring for four patients. The RN happened to someone else
should recognize the following
patients is using dissociation as a
defense mechanism?
He - Headache
I - Irritability
S - Sweating
What are the signs and
T - Tachycardia
symptoms of hypoglycemia?
I - Irritability
Use the mnemonic He IS TIRED!
R - Restlessness
E - Excessive Hunger
D - Dizziness
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