ATI Comprehensive Predictor Retake
Review NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
Question:
Delegation to Assistive Personal
Answer:
• ADLs
• Bathing
• Grooming
• Dressing
• Tioleting
• Ambulating
• Feeding (without swallowing precautions)
, • Positioning
• Rountine Tasks
• Bed making
• Specimen collection
• I&O
• Vital Signs ( for stable clients )
Question:
Planning Care for a Client Who Has Hypothyroidism
Answer:
• Monitor for low Bp & bradycardia
• Monitor for chest pain & peripheral edema
• Monitor clients weight
• reorient the client if confusion occurs
• provide frequent rest periods to avoid fatigue & decrease myocardial oxygen
demands
• Monitor respiratory status
• encourage client to cough and breathe deeply to prevent pulmonary
complications
• low calorie, high fiber diet , & encourage fluids to prevent constipation and
promote weight loss
• Administer cathartics and stool softeners as needed. (Avoid fiber laxatives,
interfere with absorption of levothyroxine)
• Provide extra clothing and blankets for clients who have decreased cold
intolerance
• caution use of electric blankets
,• Encourage verbalization of feelings and fears about body changes
• Reassure client that most physical manifestations are reversible
• use caution with CNS depressants (barbiturates or sedatives)
Question:
Signs of hypothyroidism
Answer:
• Fatigue/ lethargy
• irritability
• intolerance to cold
• constipation
• weight gain
• pallor
• think brittle fingernails
• depression & apathy
• joint or muscle pain
• bradycardia, hypotension, dysrhythmias
• slow thought process & speech
• hypoventilation & pleural effusion
• thickening of the skin
• hair loss
• thickening of hair on eyebrows
• dry flaky skin
• decreased acuity of taste
• impotence
, • abnormal menstrual periods (menorrhagia/ amenorrhea)
• delayed physical and mental growth in children
Question:
Medication for hypothyroidism
Answer:
levothyroxin (synthetic thyroid hormone replacement)
Question:
Risk factors for hypothyroidism
Answer:
• females 30 to 60 years of age
• use of lithium & amiodarone medications
• Inadequate intake of iodine
• Radiation Therapy the head and neck
Question:
What is hypothyroidism
Answer:
underactive thyroid
Question:
Hyperthyroidism risk factors
Answer:
• Graves' disease
• Thyroiditis
• Toxic adenoma
• Toxic nodular goiter
Review NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
Question:
Delegation to Assistive Personal
Answer:
• ADLs
• Bathing
• Grooming
• Dressing
• Tioleting
• Ambulating
• Feeding (without swallowing precautions)
, • Positioning
• Rountine Tasks
• Bed making
• Specimen collection
• I&O
• Vital Signs ( for stable clients )
Question:
Planning Care for a Client Who Has Hypothyroidism
Answer:
• Monitor for low Bp & bradycardia
• Monitor for chest pain & peripheral edema
• Monitor clients weight
• reorient the client if confusion occurs
• provide frequent rest periods to avoid fatigue & decrease myocardial oxygen
demands
• Monitor respiratory status
• encourage client to cough and breathe deeply to prevent pulmonary
complications
• low calorie, high fiber diet , & encourage fluids to prevent constipation and
promote weight loss
• Administer cathartics and stool softeners as needed. (Avoid fiber laxatives,
interfere with absorption of levothyroxine)
• Provide extra clothing and blankets for clients who have decreased cold
intolerance
• caution use of electric blankets
,• Encourage verbalization of feelings and fears about body changes
• Reassure client that most physical manifestations are reversible
• use caution with CNS depressants (barbiturates or sedatives)
Question:
Signs of hypothyroidism
Answer:
• Fatigue/ lethargy
• irritability
• intolerance to cold
• constipation
• weight gain
• pallor
• think brittle fingernails
• depression & apathy
• joint or muscle pain
• bradycardia, hypotension, dysrhythmias
• slow thought process & speech
• hypoventilation & pleural effusion
• thickening of the skin
• hair loss
• thickening of hair on eyebrows
• dry flaky skin
• decreased acuity of taste
• impotence
, • abnormal menstrual periods (menorrhagia/ amenorrhea)
• delayed physical and mental growth in children
Question:
Medication for hypothyroidism
Answer:
levothyroxin (synthetic thyroid hormone replacement)
Question:
Risk factors for hypothyroidism
Answer:
• females 30 to 60 years of age
• use of lithium & amiodarone medications
• Inadequate intake of iodine
• Radiation Therapy the head and neck
Question:
What is hypothyroidism
Answer:
underactive thyroid
Question:
Hyperthyroidism risk factors
Answer:
• Graves' disease
• Thyroiditis
• Toxic adenoma
• Toxic nodular goiter
