ATI COMPREHENSIVE EXIT EXAM SCRIPT
2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ Which type of injury should receive the highest priority in triage
after a disaster?
Answer: 95% full-thickness body burn.
◉ What is a guideline for the use of belt restraints?
Answer: Document the client's condition every 15 minutes.
◉ What characteristic defines an effective nursing leader?
Answer: Acts as an advocate for the nursing unit.
◉ What laboratory finding indicates a need to revise a diabetes
mellitus client's care plan?
Answer: Hba1c 10%.
◉ Which sexually transmitted infection is nationally notifiable?
Answer: Chlamydia.
,◉ What group facilitation technique should a nurse teach for mental
health units?
Answer: Use modeling to help clients improve their interpersonal
skills.
◉ What dietary consideration should a nurse make for a client
practicing Orthodox Judaism during Passover?
Answer: Provide unleavened bread.
◉ What indicates effective treatment for a client with a pulmonary
embolism?
Answer: The client reports feeling less anxious.
◉ What should a nurse do after securing the airway of a client who
ingested diazepam?
Answer: Administer flumazenil to the client.
◉ What finding should a nurse expect in a client who used cocaine
an hour ago?
Answer: Elevated temperature.
◉ What manifestation should a nurse expect in a newborn with a
blood glucose level of 30 mg/dl?
,Answer: Jitteriness.
◉ Which laboratory finding in a school-age child should a nurse
report?
Answer: WBC 14,000/mm3.
◉ What should a health care proxy do according to durable power of
attorney for health care?
Answer: Make treatment decisions if the client is under anesthesia.
◉ What is the first action a nurse should take for a client in the PACU
reporting nausea?
Answer: Turn the client on their side.
◉ What should a nurse do first for a client with a history of
depression in a situational crisis?
Answer: Confirm the client's perception of the event.
◉ What should a nurse do after obtaining a verbal prescription for
restraints for a client with bipolar disorder?
Answer: Obtain a prescription for restraint within 4 hours.
◉ Which client should a charge nurse delegate to an LPN?
, Answer: A client who is postoperative following a bowel resection
with an NG tube set to continuous suction.
◉ What intervention should a nurse include in a care plan for a
client with paraplegia and nonblanchable erythema?
Answer: Teach the client to shift his weight every 15 minutes while
sitting.
◉ What is a safe pain management option for a client dilated to 10
cm and pushing?
Answer: Pudendal block.
◉ What finding in a client with major depressive disorder indicates
a serious concern?
Answer: The client reports giving away personal items.
◉ Which immunizations can a pregnant client receive?
Answer: Inactivated polio vaccine, Tetanus diphtheria and acellular
pertussis vaccine, Inactivated influenza vaccine.
◉ What condition in a potential living kidney donor is a
contraindication?
Answer: Hypertension.
2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ Which type of injury should receive the highest priority in triage
after a disaster?
Answer: 95% full-thickness body burn.
◉ What is a guideline for the use of belt restraints?
Answer: Document the client's condition every 15 minutes.
◉ What characteristic defines an effective nursing leader?
Answer: Acts as an advocate for the nursing unit.
◉ What laboratory finding indicates a need to revise a diabetes
mellitus client's care plan?
Answer: Hba1c 10%.
◉ Which sexually transmitted infection is nationally notifiable?
Answer: Chlamydia.
,◉ What group facilitation technique should a nurse teach for mental
health units?
Answer: Use modeling to help clients improve their interpersonal
skills.
◉ What dietary consideration should a nurse make for a client
practicing Orthodox Judaism during Passover?
Answer: Provide unleavened bread.
◉ What indicates effective treatment for a client with a pulmonary
embolism?
Answer: The client reports feeling less anxious.
◉ What should a nurse do after securing the airway of a client who
ingested diazepam?
Answer: Administer flumazenil to the client.
◉ What finding should a nurse expect in a client who used cocaine
an hour ago?
Answer: Elevated temperature.
◉ What manifestation should a nurse expect in a newborn with a
blood glucose level of 30 mg/dl?
,Answer: Jitteriness.
◉ Which laboratory finding in a school-age child should a nurse
report?
Answer: WBC 14,000/mm3.
◉ What should a health care proxy do according to durable power of
attorney for health care?
Answer: Make treatment decisions if the client is under anesthesia.
◉ What is the first action a nurse should take for a client in the PACU
reporting nausea?
Answer: Turn the client on their side.
◉ What should a nurse do first for a client with a history of
depression in a situational crisis?
Answer: Confirm the client's perception of the event.
◉ What should a nurse do after obtaining a verbal prescription for
restraints for a client with bipolar disorder?
Answer: Obtain a prescription for restraint within 4 hours.
◉ Which client should a charge nurse delegate to an LPN?
, Answer: A client who is postoperative following a bowel resection
with an NG tube set to continuous suction.
◉ What intervention should a nurse include in a care plan for a
client with paraplegia and nonblanchable erythema?
Answer: Teach the client to shift his weight every 15 minutes while
sitting.
◉ What is a safe pain management option for a client dilated to 10
cm and pushing?
Answer: Pudendal block.
◉ What finding in a client with major depressive disorder indicates
a serious concern?
Answer: The client reports giving away personal items.
◉ Which immunizations can a pregnant client receive?
Answer: Inactivated polio vaccine, Tetanus diphtheria and acellular
pertussis vaccine, Inactivated influenza vaccine.
◉ What condition in a potential living kidney donor is a
contraindication?
Answer: Hypertension.
