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ATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR
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2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH # # #
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED # #
CORRECT ANSWERS/GRADED A+ # #
Potassium chloride for IV administration. - ANSWER A 38-
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year-old woman is returned to her room after a subtotal.
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thyroidectomy for treatment of hyperthyroidism. Which of
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the following, if found by the nurse at the patient's bedside,
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is nonessential?
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verbalizes that s/he is not responsible for the sexual abuse. -
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ANSWER A nurse recognizes that an initial positive outcome
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of treatment for a victim of sexual abuse by one parent
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would be that the client?
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"Wear sunscreen and a hat when outdoors." - ANSWER An
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adolescent client is ordered to take tetracycline HCL
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(Achromycin) 250 mg PO bid. Which of the following# # # # # # # #
instructions should be given to this client by the nurse?
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Alteration in skin integrity related to decrease in tissue
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oxygenation. - ANSWER After a client develops left-sided
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hemiparesis from a cerebral vascular accident (CVA), there
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is a decrease in muscle tone. Which of the following nursing
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diagnoses would be a priority to include in his care plan?
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protein - ANSWER A client has a history of oliguria,
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hypertension, and peripheral edema. Current lab values are: # # # # # # #
BUN -25, K+ -4.0 mEq/L. Which nutrient should be restricted
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in the client's diet?
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monitor vital signs, especially blood pressure, every 30
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minutes. - ANSWER An extremely agitated client is receiving
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haloperidol (Haldol) IM every 30 minutes while in the # # # # # # # #
psychiatric emergency room. The MOST important nursing # # # # # #
intervention is to? # #
A client admitted for a cerebral vascular accident (CVA)
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whose prescription for warfarin (Coumadin) expired two
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days ago. - ANSWER The nurse is caring for clients in the
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skilled nursing facility. Which of the following clients require
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the nurse's IMMEDIATE attention?
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The staff helps the client identify thoughts or feelings that
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occurred prior to the onset of the anxiety. - ANSWER The
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nurse is observing care given to a client experiencing severe
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to panic levels of anxiety. The nurse would intervene in
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which of the following situations?
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The dialysate outflow is cloudy. - ANSWER A 69-year-old
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client is undergoing his second exchange of intermittent
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peritoneal dialysis (IPD). Which of the following would
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require an intervention by the nurse?
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red meat and shellfish. - ANSWER The clinic nurse is
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performing diet teaching with a 67-year-old client with
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acute gout. The nurse should teach the client to limit his
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intake of? #
Restlessness and increased heart rate. - ANSWER A client is # # # # # # # # #
scheduled for a left lower lobectomy. The physician has
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ordered diazepam (Valium) 2 mg IM for anxiety. The nurse
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would determine that the medication is appropriate if the
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client displays which of the following symptoms?
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"You are experiencing a side effect of Haldol." - ANSWER A
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59-year-old woman with bipolar disorder is receiving # # # # # #
haloperidol (Haldol) 2 mg PO tid. She tells the nurse, "Milk is
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coming out of my breasts." Which of the following responses
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by the nurse is BEST?
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HS - ANSWER The physician orders ranitidine hydrochloride
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(Zantac) 150 mg PO qd for a client. The nurse should advise
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the client the BEST time to take this medication is?
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peripheral edema and anorexia. - ANSWER If a client
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develops cor pulmonale (right-sided heart failure), the nurse
# # # # # # #
would expect to observe? # # #
A 19-year-old with a fever of 103.8°F (39.8°C) who is able to
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identify her sister # #
but not the place and time. - ANSWER The nurse is
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performing triage on a group of clients in the emergency
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department. Which of the following clients should the nurse # # # # # # # #
see FIRST? #
The client holds the cane in her left hand. - ANSWER The
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nurse in the outpatient clinic teaches a client with a sprained
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right ankle to walk with a cane. What behavior, if
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demonstrated by the client, would indicate that teaching was # # # # # # # #
effective?
Encourage oral fluid intake. - ANSWER A client returns to his# # # # # # # # # #
room following a myelogram. The nursing care plan should
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include which of the following? # # # #
"Take three deep breaths, hold your incision, and then
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cough." - ANSWER The nurse is caring for a patient following
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an appendectomy. The patient takes a deep breath, coughs,
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and then winces in pain. Which of the following statements,
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if made by the nurse to the patient, is BEST?
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"I don't know who I am and I don't know where I live." -
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ANSWER A young woman is transferred to a psychiatric # # # # # # # #
crisis unit with a # # #
diagnosis of a dissociative disorder. The nurse knows which
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of the following comments by the client is MOST indicative of
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this disorder? #
Decreased level of consciousness. - ANSWER A 23-year-old # # # # # # #
man is admitted with a subdural hematoma and cerebral
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edema after a motorcycle accident. Which of the following
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symptoms should the nurse expect to see INITIALLY? # # # # # # #
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ATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR
# #
2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH # # #
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED # #
CORRECT ANSWERS/GRADED A+ # #
Potassium chloride for IV administration. - ANSWER A 38-
# # # # # # # #
year-old woman is returned to her room after a subtotal.
# # # # # # # # #
thyroidectomy for treatment of hyperthyroidism. Which of
# # # # # #
the following, if found by the nurse at the patient's bedside,
# # # # # # # # # #
is nonessential?
#
verbalizes that s/he is not responsible for the sexual abuse. -
# # # # # # # # # #
ANSWER A nurse recognizes that an initial positive outcome
# # # # # # # #
of treatment for a victim of sexual abuse by one parent
# # # # # # # # # #
would be that the client?
# # # #
"Wear sunscreen and a hat when outdoors." - ANSWER An
# # # # # # # # #
adolescent client is ordered to take tetracycline HCL
# # # # # # #
(Achromycin) 250 mg PO bid. Which of the following# # # # # # # #
instructions should be given to this client by the nurse?
# # # # # # # # #
Alteration in skin integrity related to decrease in tissue
# # # # # # # #
oxygenation. - ANSWER After a client develops left-sided
# # # # # # #
hemiparesis from a cerebral vascular accident (CVA), there
# # # # # # #
is a decrease in muscle tone. Which of the following nursing
# # # # # # # # # #
diagnoses would be a priority to include in his care plan?
# # # # # # # # # #
,#
2
protein - ANSWER A client has a history of oliguria,
# # # # # # # # #
hypertension, and peripheral edema. Current lab values are: # # # # # # #
BUN -25, K+ -4.0 mEq/L. Which nutrient should be restricted
# # # # # # # # #
in the client's diet?
# # #
monitor vital signs, especially blood pressure, every 30
# # # # # # #
minutes. - ANSWER An extremely agitated client is receiving
# # # # # # # #
haloperidol (Haldol) IM every 30 minutes while in the # # # # # # # #
psychiatric emergency room. The MOST important nursing # # # # # #
intervention is to? # #
A client admitted for a cerebral vascular accident (CVA)
# # # # # # # #
whose prescription for warfarin (Coumadin) expired two
# # # # # #
days ago. - ANSWER The nurse is caring for clients in the
# # # # # # # # # # #
skilled nursing facility. Which of the following clients require
# # # # # # # #
the nurse's IMMEDIATE attention?
# # #
The staff helps the client identify thoughts or feelings that
# # # # # # # # #
occurred prior to the onset of the anxiety. - ANSWER The
# # # # # # # # # #
nurse is observing care given to a client experiencing severe
# # # # # # # # #
to panic levels of anxiety. The nurse would intervene in
# # # # # # # # #
which of the following situations?
# # # #
The dialysate outflow is cloudy. - ANSWER A 69-year-old
# # # # # # # #
client is undergoing his second exchange of intermittent
# # # # # # #
peritoneal dialysis (IPD). Which of the following would
# # # # # # #
require an intervention by the nurse?
# # # # #
,#
3
red meat and shellfish. - ANSWER The clinic nurse is
# # # # # # # # #
performing diet teaching with a 67-year-old client with
# # # # # # #
acute gout. The nurse should teach the client to limit his
# # # # # # # # # #
intake of? #
Restlessness and increased heart rate. - ANSWER A client is # # # # # # # # #
scheduled for a left lower lobectomy. The physician has
# # # # # # # #
ordered diazepam (Valium) 2 mg IM for anxiety. The nurse
# # # # # # # # #
would determine that the medication is appropriate if the
# # # # # # # #
client displays which of the following symptoms?
# # # # # #
"You are experiencing a side effect of Haldol." - ANSWER A
# # # # # # # # # #
59-year-old woman with bipolar disorder is receiving # # # # # #
haloperidol (Haldol) 2 mg PO tid. She tells the nurse, "Milk is
# # # # # # # # # # #
coming out of my breasts." Which of the following responses
# # # # # # # # #
by the nurse is BEST?
# # # #
HS - ANSWER The physician orders ranitidine hydrochloride
# # # # # # #
(Zantac) 150 mg PO qd for a client. The nurse should advise
# # # # # # # # # # #
the client the BEST time to take this medication is?
# # # # # # # # #
peripheral edema and anorexia. - ANSWER If a client
# # # # # # # #
develops cor pulmonale (right-sided heart failure), the nurse
# # # # # # #
would expect to observe? # # #
A 19-year-old with a fever of 103.8°F (39.8°C) who is able to
# # # # # # # # # # #
identify her sister # #
but not the place and time. - ANSWER The nurse is
# # # # # # # # # #
performing triage on a group of clients in the emergency
# # # # # # # # #
,#
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department. Which of the following clients should the nurse # # # # # # # #
see FIRST? #
The client holds the cane in her left hand. - ANSWER The
# # # # # # # # # # #
nurse in the outpatient clinic teaches a client with a sprained
# # # # # # # # # #
right ankle to walk with a cane. What behavior, if
# # # # # # # # #
demonstrated by the client, would indicate that teaching was # # # # # # # #
effective?
Encourage oral fluid intake. - ANSWER A client returns to his# # # # # # # # # #
room following a myelogram. The nursing care plan should
# # # # # # # #
include which of the following? # # # #
"Take three deep breaths, hold your incision, and then
# # # # # # # #
cough." - ANSWER The nurse is caring for a patient following
# # # # # # # # # #
an appendectomy. The patient takes a deep breath, coughs,
# # # # # # # #
and then winces in pain. Which of the following statements,
# # # # # # # # #
if made by the nurse to the patient, is BEST?
# # # # # # # # #
"I don't know who I am and I don't know where I live." -
# # # # # # # # # # # # #
ANSWER A young woman is transferred to a psychiatric # # # # # # # #
crisis unit with a # # #
diagnosis of a dissociative disorder. The nurse knows which
# # # # # # # #
of the following comments by the client is MOST indicative of
# # # # # # # # # #
this disorder? #
Decreased level of consciousness. - ANSWER A 23-year-old # # # # # # #
man is admitted with a subdural hematoma and cerebral
# # # # # # # #
edema after a motorcycle accident. Which of the following
# # # # # # # #
symptoms should the nurse expect to see INITIALLY? # # # # # # #
