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VATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR
NCLEX EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED ANSWERS

Low-residue diet - ANSWERS-Dairy products & eggs, such as custard and yogurt
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(Rat) A low- rx rx


residue diet consists of foods that are low in fiber and are easy to digest such as egg
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s, custard, yogurt and ripe bananas -
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NOTE Legumes such as lentils and black beans are high in fiber and are not consid
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ered low in residue. rx rx rx




A RN is caring for a patient who weighs 80 kg and is 5 ft 3 in tall. Calculate the BMI a
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nd determine if the patients BMI indicates a healthy weight, underweight, overweight,
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or obese. - ANSWERS-Use the formula (wt. in lbs)/
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(ht in in^2) multiply by 703 to get the BMI.
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BMI is 31 (obese) rx rx rx


(Rat) A BMI greater than 30 indicates obesity. A BMI of 25-
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29.9 indicates overweight. A BMI of 18.5-24.9 is a normal/
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healthy BMI. A BMI <18.5 indicates underweight.
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A RN admits a female patient who weighs 246 lbs with a height of 5 ft 4 in. Calculate
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xthe BMI of the female patient. - ANSWERS-Use the formula (lbs)/
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(in^2) multiply by 703 rx rx rx




BMI 42 indicates the patient is obese
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A RN is reviewing discharge instructions regarding car seat safety to the parent of a
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newborn. Which of the following instructions will the nurse include in the discharge te
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aching (SATA) rx




A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat.
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B. Be sure the car seat is at a 90 degree angle
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C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle
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D. Position the car seat behind the passenger or drivers seat
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E. Position the care seat in the middle of the back seat
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F. Keep infants in rear-facing car seats until age 6 months
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G. Keep infants in rear-
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facing car seat until 2 yr old or until the child reaches the maximum ht and wt for the
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seat. - ANSWERS-(A, C, E, G)
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A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat -
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(RAT) the car seat should never be in the front seat of a car due to the increased ris
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k for injury from the air bags during a MVA.
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,C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle -
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(RAT) the car seat should be at a 45 degree angle.
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E. Position the care seat in the middle of the back seat -
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(RAT) the car seat should be in the middle away from air bags and side impact.
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G. Keep infants in rear-facing car seat until 2 yr - (RAT) keep the child in the rear-
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facing car seat until the child reaches 2yo or until the child reaches the maximum ht
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and wt for the seat.rx rx rx rx




A RN is caring for a patient who fell at a nursing home. The patient is oriented x 3 (p
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erson, place & time) and can follow directions. Which of the following actions should
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the RN take to decrease the risk of another fall? (SATA)
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A. Place a belt restraint on the patient when they are sitting on the bedside commod
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e

B. Keep the bed in its lowest position with all side rails up
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C. Make sure that the patient's call light is within reach
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D. Provide the patient with nonskid footwear
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E. Complete a fall-risk assessment - ANSWERS-(C,D,E)
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C. Make sure that the patient's call light is within reach
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D. Provide the patient with nonskid footwear
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E. Complete a fall-risk assessment
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Note-
You do not put all the side rails up in the bed because this is considered a restraint.
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A RN is caring for a patient who has a Hx of falls. Which of the following actions is th
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e RNs priority?
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A. Complete a fall-risk assessment
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B. Educate the patient and family about fall risks
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C. Eliminate safety hazards from the patients environment
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D. Make sure the patient uses assistive aids in their possession - ANSWERS-
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A. Complete a fall-risk assessment
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(Rat) this is a priority nursing question therefore the question should direct you to the
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xnursing process. The first action the nurse should take using the nursing process is t
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o assess or collect data from the patient.
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,A RN discovers a small paper fire in a trash in a patients bathroom. The patient has
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been taken to safety and the alarm has been activated. Which of the following action
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s should the RN take?
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A. Open the windows in the patients room to allow smoke to escape
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B. Obtain a class C fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire
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C. Remove all electrical equipment from the patient room
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D. Place wet towels along the base of the door to the patients room - ANSWERS-
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D. Place wet towels along the base of the door to the patients room -
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(RAT) to contain the fire and smoke in the room.
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do not obtain a class C fire extinguisher but instead obtain a class A fire extinguishe
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r which is used for ordinary combustibles such as cloth and paper.
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A nurse manager is completing an in-
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service on a group of new nurses in the transition to practice program. The nurse ma
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nager asks one nurse student to define the acronym "RACE". Please indicate what e
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ach letter in the acronym means. - ANSWERS-R -
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Rescue and protect the patients who are at or near the fire. Patients who can walk a
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re able to do so on command to a safe location.
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A - Activate the alarm
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C - Contain/
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confine the fire by closing doors and windows, by placing a wet towel under the door
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in the patients room, and by turning off all oxygen sources and any electrical devices
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. Ventilate patient's who are on life support by using a bag-valve mask
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E - Extinguish the fire with a general/
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A RN discovers that she administered an antihypertensive medication to a patient in
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error. Identify the appropriate sequence of steps that the RN should take using the fo
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B. Check the VSrx rx rx


C. Notify the risk manager
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D. Complete an incident report
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E. Instruct the patient to remain in bed until further notice - ANSWERS-
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C. Notify the risk manager
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D. Complete an incident report
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E. Instruct the patient to remain in bed until further notice
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, Note - If the question was a priority question, what would the RN do first?
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First, I would check the VS.
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A RN is discussing disaster planning with the board members of a hospital. Which of
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the following actions should the RN take?
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A. Incident commander
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B. Medical command physician
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C. Triage officer
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D. Media liaison - ANSWERS-Medical command physician -
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(RAT) oversee's the use of resources (equipment and personnel)
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the incident commander manages the incident and key leaders within the facility
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Expect the triage officer to prioritize the treatment of patients coming in for treatment
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Expect the media liaison to communicate with members of the media and press on
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A RN prepares the ER to admit patients who were exposed to inhalation anthrax duri
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ng a bioterrorism attack. Which antibiotic is used to treat patients who have been exp
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osed to inhalation anthrax? - ANSWERS-
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(RAT) Ciprofloxacin and doxycycline IV/
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PO is used following exposure. Treatment includes one or two additional antibiotic (v
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ancomycin, penicillin and anthrax antitoxin) rx rx rx rx




A RN at a mental health clinic is caring for four patients. The RN should recognize th
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e following patients is using dissociation as a defense mechanism? - ANSWERS-
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A patient who was abused as a child describes the abuse as if it happened to someo
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What are the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia?
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Use the mnemonic He IS TIRED! - ANSWERS-He - Headache
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I - Irritability
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S - Sweating
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T - Tachycardia
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I - Irritability
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R - Restlessness
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E - Excessive Hunger
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D - Dizziness
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