RN ATI CAPSTONE PROCTORED
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT A
ASSESSMENT TEST 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS
WITH FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ A middle adult client who has unstable vital signs. Answer: A
nurse working in an emergency department is triaging four clients.
Which of the following clients should the nurse recommend for
treatment first?
◉ Measure the client's daily weight. Answer: A nurse is caring for a
client who has fluid volume overload. Which of the following tasks
should the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel (AP)?
◉ 18 g. Answer: A nurse is preparing to administer mannitol
0.2g/kg IV bolus over 5 min as a test dose to a client who has severe
oliguria. The client weighs 198 lb. What is the amount in grams the
nurse should administer?
◉D
https://prnt.sc/117izgs. Answer: A nurse is conducting a physical
examination for an adolescent and is assessing the range of motion
,of the legs. Which of the following images indicates the adolescent is
abducting the hip joint?
◉ Tremors. Answer: A nurse is caring for a client who has
hyperthyroidism. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect?
◉ Nuchal rigidity. Answer: A nurse is assessing a school-age child
who has bacterial meningitis. Which of the following findings should
the nurse expect?
◉ Auscultate the apical pulse at least 1 min.. Answer: A nurse is
assessing a newborn's heart rate. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
◉ Instruct the client to avoid coughing during the procedure..
Answer: A nurse is preparing to assist with a thoracentesis for a
client who has pleurisy. The nurse should plan to perform which of
the following actions?
◉ The child exhibits discomfort while walking.. Answer: A nurse in
the emergency department is assessing a preschooler who has a
facial laceration. The nurse should identify which of the following
findings as a potential indication of child sexual abuse?
,◉ Fiber. Answer: A nurse is preparing to teach about dietary
management to a client who has Crohn's disease and an
enteroenteric fistula. Which of the following nutrients should the
nurse instruct the client to decrease in their diet?
◉ Turn off the CPM machine during mealtime.. Answer: A nurse is
caring for a client who has a prescription for a continuous passive
motion (CPM) machine following a total knee arthroplasty. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
◉ Radial vein of the inner arm. Answer: A nurse is preparing to
initiate IV access for an older adult client. Which of the following
sites should the nurse select when initiating the IV for this client?
◉ Sedentary lifestyle. Answer: A nurse is developing an education
program about osteoporosis for older adult clients. The nurse
should include which of the following variables as a risk factor for
osteoporosis?
◉ Initiate transmission-based precautions.. Answer: A nurse in the
emergency department is caring for a child who has a fever and
fluid-filled vesicles on the trunk and extremities. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse identify as the priority?
, ◉ Change the position of the client.. Answer: A nurse is caring for a
client who has a clogged percutaneous gastrostomy feeding tube.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
◉ Empty the appliance when it is one-third to one-half full.. Answer:
A home health care nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client
who has a new ileostomy. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse include?
◉ Sodium 148 mEq/L. Answer: A nurse is reviewing the laboratory
report of a client who has end-stage kidney disease and received
hemodialysis 24 hr ago. Which of the following laboratory values
should the nurse report to the provider?
◉ Arrange the lunch tray for a client who has a hip fracture..
Answer: A nurse is caring for four clients. Which of the following
tasks should the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel (AP)?
◉ Instruct the client to void.. Answer: A nurse is preparing a client
for a paracentesis. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
◉ A client who is receiving an MAOI and is requesting a
cheeseburger for dinner.. Answer: A nurse has received change-of-
shift report on four assigned clients. For which of the following
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT A
ASSESSMENT TEST 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS
WITH FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ A middle adult client who has unstable vital signs. Answer: A
nurse working in an emergency department is triaging four clients.
Which of the following clients should the nurse recommend for
treatment first?
◉ Measure the client's daily weight. Answer: A nurse is caring for a
client who has fluid volume overload. Which of the following tasks
should the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel (AP)?
◉ 18 g. Answer: A nurse is preparing to administer mannitol
0.2g/kg IV bolus over 5 min as a test dose to a client who has severe
oliguria. The client weighs 198 lb. What is the amount in grams the
nurse should administer?
◉D
https://prnt.sc/117izgs. Answer: A nurse is conducting a physical
examination for an adolescent and is assessing the range of motion
,of the legs. Which of the following images indicates the adolescent is
abducting the hip joint?
◉ Tremors. Answer: A nurse is caring for a client who has
hyperthyroidism. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect?
◉ Nuchal rigidity. Answer: A nurse is assessing a school-age child
who has bacterial meningitis. Which of the following findings should
the nurse expect?
◉ Auscultate the apical pulse at least 1 min.. Answer: A nurse is
assessing a newborn's heart rate. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
◉ Instruct the client to avoid coughing during the procedure..
Answer: A nurse is preparing to assist with a thoracentesis for a
client who has pleurisy. The nurse should plan to perform which of
the following actions?
◉ The child exhibits discomfort while walking.. Answer: A nurse in
the emergency department is assessing a preschooler who has a
facial laceration. The nurse should identify which of the following
findings as a potential indication of child sexual abuse?
,◉ Fiber. Answer: A nurse is preparing to teach about dietary
management to a client who has Crohn's disease and an
enteroenteric fistula. Which of the following nutrients should the
nurse instruct the client to decrease in their diet?
◉ Turn off the CPM machine during mealtime.. Answer: A nurse is
caring for a client who has a prescription for a continuous passive
motion (CPM) machine following a total knee arthroplasty. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
◉ Radial vein of the inner arm. Answer: A nurse is preparing to
initiate IV access for an older adult client. Which of the following
sites should the nurse select when initiating the IV for this client?
◉ Sedentary lifestyle. Answer: A nurse is developing an education
program about osteoporosis for older adult clients. The nurse
should include which of the following variables as a risk factor for
osteoporosis?
◉ Initiate transmission-based precautions.. Answer: A nurse in the
emergency department is caring for a child who has a fever and
fluid-filled vesicles on the trunk and extremities. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse identify as the priority?
, ◉ Change the position of the client.. Answer: A nurse is caring for a
client who has a clogged percutaneous gastrostomy feeding tube.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
◉ Empty the appliance when it is one-third to one-half full.. Answer:
A home health care nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client
who has a new ileostomy. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse include?
◉ Sodium 148 mEq/L. Answer: A nurse is reviewing the laboratory
report of a client who has end-stage kidney disease and received
hemodialysis 24 hr ago. Which of the following laboratory values
should the nurse report to the provider?
◉ Arrange the lunch tray for a client who has a hip fracture..
Answer: A nurse is caring for four clients. Which of the following
tasks should the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel (AP)?
◉ Instruct the client to void.. Answer: A nurse is preparing a client
for a paracentesis. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
◉ A client who is receiving an MAOI and is requesting a
cheeseburger for dinner.. Answer: A nurse has received change-of-
shift report on four assigned clients. For which of the following
