ATI PN Comprehensive Predictor | Updated Exam-Style Review & Practice for Practical Nursing Students

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ATI comprehensive predictor (NEW UPDATED VERSION) LATEST ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS) | GUARANTEED PASS A+ UPDATED 2026-2027


QUESTION : Addison's & Cushings - CORRECT ANSWER Addison's = down
down down up down
Cushings= up up up down up
hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume, hypo/hyperkalemia,
hypo/hyperglycemia


QUESTION : Better peripheral perfusion? - CORRECT ANSWER Elevate veins,
D-Angle Arteries


QUESTION : APGAR - CORRECT ANSWER Appearance (all pink, pink and blue,
blue (pale)
Pulse (>100, <100, absent)
Grimace (cough, grimace, no response)
Activity (flexed, flaccid, limp)
Respirations (strong cry, weak cry, absent)


QUESTION : Airborne precautions - CORRECT ANSWER MTV or My chicken hez
tb measles, chickenpox (varicella) Herpes zoster/shingles TB


QUESTION : Airborne precautions protective equip - CORRECT ANSWER private
room, neg pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr mask & respirator N95 for TB


QUESTION : Droplet precautions - CORRECT ANSWER spiderman! sepsis,
scarlet fever, streptococcal pharyngitis, parvovirus, pneumonia, pertussis,
influenza,
diptheria,


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epiglottitis,
rubella,
mumps, meningitis, mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia, adeNovirus
(Private room and mask)


QUESTION : Contact precaution - CORRECT ANSWER MRS WHISE

protect visitors & caregivers when 3 ft of the pt.
Multidrug-resistant organisms
RSV, Shigella, Wound infections, Herpes simplex, Impetigo, Scabies, Enteric diseases
caused by micro-organisms (C diff),


Gloves and gowns worn by the caregivers and visitors
Disposal of infectious dressing material into a single, nonporous bag without touching
the outside of the bag


PMGG= Private room/ share same illness, mask, gown and gloves


QUESTION : Skin infection- *VCHIPS* - CORRECT ANSWER Varicella zoster

Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplez
Impetigo
Peduculosis
Scabies


QUESTION : Air or Pulmonary Embolism - CORRECT ANSWER S/S chest pain,
dyspnea, tachycardia, pale/cyanotic, sense of impending doom. (turn pt to LEFT side
and LOWER the head of bed.)




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QUESTION : Woman in labor (un-reassuring FHR) - CORRECT ANSWER (late
decels, decreased variability, fetal bradycardia, etc) Turn pt on Left side, give O2, stop
pitocin, Increase IV fluids!


QUESTION : Tube feeding with decreased LOC - CORRECT ANSWER Pt on
Right side (promotes emptying of the stomach) Head of bed elevated (prevent
aspiration)


QUESTION : LOC - CORRECT ANSWER Level of Consciousness



QUESTION : After lumbar puncture and oil based myelogram - CORRECT ANSWER
pt is flat SUPINE (prevent headache and leaking of CSF)


QUESTION : Pt with heat stroke - CORRECT ANSWER flat with legs elevated



QUESTION : during Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI) - CORRECT ANSWER
catheter is taped to the thigh. leg must be kept straight.


QUESTION : After Myringotomy - CORRECT ANSWER position on the side of
AFFECTED ear, allows drainage.


QUESTION : Myringotomy - CORRECT ANSWER surgical incision into the
eardrum, to relieve pressure or drain fluid.


QUESTION : After Cateract surgery - CORRECT ANSWER pt sleep on
UNAFFECTED side with a night shield for *1-4 weeks*


QUESTION : after Thyroidectomy - CORRECT ANSWER low or semi-fowler's
position, support head, neck and shoulders.




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QUESTION : Infant with Spina Bifida - CORRECT ANSWER Prone so that sac
does not rupture


QUESTION : Buck's Traction (skin) - CORRECT ANSWER elevate foot of bed for
counter traction


QUESTION : After total hip replacement - CORRECT ANSWER don't sleep on
side of surgery, don't flex hip more than 45-60 degress, don't elevate Head Of Bed more
than 45 degrees. Maintain hip abduction by separating thighs with pillows.


QUESTION : Prolapsed cord - CORRECT ANSWER Knee to chest or
Trendelenburg
oxygen 8 to 10 L


QUESTION : Cleft Lip - CORRECT ANSWER position on back or in infant seat to
prevent trauma to the suture line. while feeding hold in upright position.


QUESTION : To prevent dumping syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER (post
operative ulcer/stomach surgeries) eat in reclining position. Lie down after meals for 20-
30 min. also restrict fluids during meals, low CHO and fiber diet. small, frequent meals.


QUESTION : AKA (above knee amputation) - CORRECT ANSWER elevate for
first 24 hours on pillow. position prone daily to maintain hip extension.


QUESTION : BKA (below knee amputation) - CORRECT ANSWER foot of bed
elevated for first 24 hours. position prone to provide hip extension.


QUESTION : detached retina - CORRECT ANSWER area of detachment should
be in the dependent position


QUESTION : dependent position - CORRECT ANSWER supported


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