ATI COMP PREDICTOR-STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
GRADED A+ FOR 2026 ASSURED
EXAMS ASSURED EXCEL!!
FUNDAMENTALS / PRIORITY
1. What is the nurse’s first action when a patient is in distress?
A. Call the provider
B. Check vital signs
C. Assess the patient
D. Give oxygen
Answer: C
Rationale: Assessment comes first unless there is a confirmed life-threatening emergency.
2. Which task should NOT be delegated?
A. Vital signs
B. Patient teaching
C. Hygiene care
D. Ambulation
Answer: B
Rationale: Teaching requires licensed nursing judgment.
3. Which is the priority nursing principle?
A. Machines before patients
B. Assessment first
C. Documentation first
D. Medication first
Answer: B
, CARDIOVASCULAR
4. A patient in shock will show:
A. High BP, slow pulse
B. Low BP, tachycardia
C. High BP, bradycardia
D. Normal vitals
Answer: B
Rationale: Shock = low perfusion → tachycardia compensates.
5. Signs of pulmonary embolism include:
A. Bradycardia and fever
B. Chest pain and dyspnea
C. Headache and rash
D. Abdominal pain
Answer: B
6. Patient with air embolism should be placed:
A. Right side
B. Supine flat
C. Left side Trendelenburg
D. High Fowler’s
Answer: C
NEURO
7. Cushing’s triad includes:
A. Hypotension, tachycardia, fever
B. HTN, bradycardia, irregular respirations
C. Low BP, tachycardia
D. Hypertension, tachypnea
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
GRADED A+ FOR 2026 ASSURED
EXAMS ASSURED EXCEL!!
FUNDAMENTALS / PRIORITY
1. What is the nurse’s first action when a patient is in distress?
A. Call the provider
B. Check vital signs
C. Assess the patient
D. Give oxygen
Answer: C
Rationale: Assessment comes first unless there is a confirmed life-threatening emergency.
2. Which task should NOT be delegated?
A. Vital signs
B. Patient teaching
C. Hygiene care
D. Ambulation
Answer: B
Rationale: Teaching requires licensed nursing judgment.
3. Which is the priority nursing principle?
A. Machines before patients
B. Assessment first
C. Documentation first
D. Medication first
Answer: B
, CARDIOVASCULAR
4. A patient in shock will show:
A. High BP, slow pulse
B. Low BP, tachycardia
C. High BP, bradycardia
D. Normal vitals
Answer: B
Rationale: Shock = low perfusion → tachycardia compensates.
5. Signs of pulmonary embolism include:
A. Bradycardia and fever
B. Chest pain and dyspnea
C. Headache and rash
D. Abdominal pain
Answer: B
6. Patient with air embolism should be placed:
A. Right side
B. Supine flat
C. Left side Trendelenburg
D. High Fowler’s
Answer: C
NEURO
7. Cushing’s triad includes:
A. Hypotension, tachycardia, fever
B. HTN, bradycardia, irregular respirations
C. Low BP, tachycardia
D. Hypertension, tachypnea
