ATI PN Comprehensive Predictor Retake — Frequently Tested Questions with Rationales

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PREDICTOR RETAKE GUIDE I I I




FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS LATEST I I I I




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Ai clienti isi receivingi furosemidei (Lasix)i toi relievei edema.i Thei nursei shouldi monitori thei clienti fori whichi
responsei toi thei medication?i
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Retentioni ofi sodiumi ionsi i


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Negativei nitrogeni balancei i
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Excessivei lossi ofi potassiumi ionsi
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Increasei ini thei urinei specifici gravityi i
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Furosemidei isi ai potenti i i diuretici i i usedi toi providei i i rapidi diuresis;i iti actsi i i ini thei i i loopi ofi i i Henlei
andi causesi depletioni ofi electrolytes,i suchi asi potassiumi andi sodium.i Furosemidei inhibitsi thei
reabsorption,i noti retention,i ofi sodium.i Furosemidei doesi noti affecti proteini metabolism.i Withi
edema,i thei specifici gravityi ofi thei fluidi morei likelyi willi bei low.i
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Test-Takingi Tip:i Pacei yourselfi wheni takingi practicei quizzes.i Becausei mosti nursingi examsi havei
specifiedi timei limits,i youi shouldi pacei yourselfi duringi thei practicei testingi periodi accordingly.i Iti
isi helpfuli toi estimatei thei timei thati cani bei spenti oni eachi itemi andi stilli completei thei
examinationi ini thei allottedi time.i Youi cani obtaini thisi figurei byi dividingi thei testingi timei byi thei
numberi ofi itemsi oni thei test.i Fori example,i ai 1-houri (60-minute)i testingi periodi withi 50i itemsi
averagesi 1.2i minutesi peri i i question.i i i Thei i i NCLEXi i i exami isi i i noti i i ai timedi test.i Bothi thei numberi
ofi questionsi andi thei timei toi completei thei testi variesi accordingi toi eachi candidate'si
performance.i However,i ifi thei testi takeri usesi thei maximumi ofi 5i hoursi toi answeri thei maximumi ofi
265i questions,i eachi questioni equalsi 1.3i minutes.i
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80% i ofi studentsi nationwidei answeredi thisi questioni correctly.i
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Confidence:i Prettyi surei

Statsi
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Ai routinei urinalysisi isi prescribedi fori ai client.i Whati shouldi thei nursei doi ifi thei specimeni cannoti bei senti
immediatelyi toi thei laboratory?i

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Takei noi speciali action.i i
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Refrigeratei thei specimen.i
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Storei iti ini thei dirtyi utilityi roomi andi sendi iti later.i iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii


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Discardi thei specimeni andi collecti anotheri i specimeni later.i i
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Refrigerationi retardsi thei growthi ofi bacteriai andi mayi i i preservei i i thei specimeni i i fori severali hours.i
Growthi ofi bacteriai willi alteri thei pHi andi thei glucosei andi proteini levelsi ini thei urine;i iti musti bei
refrigeratedi toi retardi growth.i Discardingi thei specimeni andi collectingi anotheri specimeni lateri
representsi ani unnecessaryi wastei ofi time,i effort,i andi money.i
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Test-Takingi Tip:i Beingi emotionallyi preparedi fori ani i examinationi i isi i keyi i toi i youri i success.i Properi usei
ofi thisi texti overi ani extendedi periodi ofi timei ensuresi youri understandingi ofi thei mechanicsi ofi thei
examinationi andi increasesi youri confidencei abouti youri nursingi knowledge.i Youri lifelongi dreami ofi
becomingi ai nursei isi nowi withini youri reach!i Youi arei excited,i yeti anxious.i Thisi feelingi isi normal.i Ai
littlei anxietyi cani bei goodi becausei iti increasesi awarenessi ofi reality;i buti excessivei anxietyi hasi thei
oppositei effect,i actingi asi ai barrieri andi keepingi youi fromi reachingi youri goal.i Youri attitudei abouti
yourselfi andi youri goalsi willi helpi keepi youi focused,i addingi toi youri strengthi andi inneri convictioni toi
achievei success.i
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83% i ofi studentsi nationwidei answeredi thisi questioni correctly.i
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Confidence:i Nailedi iti

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Ai nursei isi notifiedi thati thei latesti potassiumi leveli fori ai clienti ini acutei renali failurei isi
6.2i mEq.i Whati actioni shouldi thei nursei take?i
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Alerti thei cardiaci arresti teami iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii


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Calli thei laboratoryi toi repeati thei testi
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Takei vitali signsi andi notifyi thei primaryi healthi carei provideri iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii


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Obtaini ani ECGi stripi andi obtaini ani antiarrhythmici medicationi i