NGN VATI Comprehensive
Predictor 2027
A nurse is preparing to instill an otic suspension into an adult
client's ear. Which of the following methods should the nurse
plan to use? - CORRECT ANSWER Pull the auricle upward and
backward.
,A nurse is reinforcing teaching about colostomy care with a
client. Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of how to care for the colostomy? - CORRECT
ANSWER "I will empty the colostomy bag when it is onehalf
full,"
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a
hemicolectomy. Which of the following is the best indication
that the client needs PRN pain medication? - CORRECT
ANSWER The client reports pain.
A charge nurse in a long-term care unit is planning care for a
group of clients. Which of the following care tasks should the
nurse plan to delegate to an assistive personnel? - CORRECT
ANSWER Measuring urine output every 2 hr for a client
recently diagnosed with a urinary tract infection
A nurse is preparing to administer cefaclor to a preschooler
who weighs 20 kg. The child is to receive cefaclor 30 mg/kg/day
to divide equally every 8 hr. Available is cefaclor suspension 125
mg/5 mL. How many ml should the nurse administer for one
dose? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero
if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - CORRECT ANSWER 8
,A nurse in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with the
parents of a schoolage child who has an active case of
Pediculosis humanus capitis. Which of the following should the
nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER Wash the
bed linens in hot water.
A nurse in an inpatient mental health facility is caring for a
client who has bipolar disorder and is in an acute manic
episode. Which of the following activities should the nurse
suggest for the client? - CORRECT ANSWER Take a walk with a
staff member,
A nurse is reinforcing healthy eating habits for an older adult
client to ensure adequate dietary intake. Which of the following
is an appropriate recommendation? - CORRECT ANSWER
Snack between meals.
A nurse in a provider's office is collecting data from a client who
was discharged from the hospital 7 days ago following
treatment for deep-vein thrombosis. Which of the following
findings is the nurse's priority? (Click on the "Exhibit" button for
additional information about the client. There are three tabs
that contain separate categories of data.) - CORRECT ANSWER
The client takes ibuprofen daily to treat musculoskeletal pain.
, A nurse is preparing to administer an IM injection to a client. To
reduce the risk of a needlestick injury, the nurse should take
which of the following actions? - CORRECT ANSWER Dispose
of the used needle immediately in a puncture-proof sharps
container.
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a client who
is at 32 weeks of gestation. For which following results
should the nurse notify the provider? - CORRECT ANSWER
Platelet count 90,000/mm3
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new
prescription for levothyroxine. Which of the following
statements indicates understanding of the instructions? -
CORRECT ANSWER "I need to take this medication for the rest
of my life."
A nurse is preparing to administer purified protein derivative
(PPD) to a client. The nurse should use which of the following
routes? - CORRECT ANSWER Intradermal
A nurse in a clinic is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a
new prescription for a combination contraceptive transdermal
patch. Which of the following should the nurse include in the
Predictor 2027
A nurse is preparing to instill an otic suspension into an adult
client's ear. Which of the following methods should the nurse
plan to use? - CORRECT ANSWER Pull the auricle upward and
backward.
,A nurse is reinforcing teaching about colostomy care with a
client. Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of how to care for the colostomy? - CORRECT
ANSWER "I will empty the colostomy bag when it is onehalf
full,"
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a
hemicolectomy. Which of the following is the best indication
that the client needs PRN pain medication? - CORRECT
ANSWER The client reports pain.
A charge nurse in a long-term care unit is planning care for a
group of clients. Which of the following care tasks should the
nurse plan to delegate to an assistive personnel? - CORRECT
ANSWER Measuring urine output every 2 hr for a client
recently diagnosed with a urinary tract infection
A nurse is preparing to administer cefaclor to a preschooler
who weighs 20 kg. The child is to receive cefaclor 30 mg/kg/day
to divide equally every 8 hr. Available is cefaclor suspension 125
mg/5 mL. How many ml should the nurse administer for one
dose? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero
if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - CORRECT ANSWER 8
,A nurse in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with the
parents of a schoolage child who has an active case of
Pediculosis humanus capitis. Which of the following should the
nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER Wash the
bed linens in hot water.
A nurse in an inpatient mental health facility is caring for a
client who has bipolar disorder and is in an acute manic
episode. Which of the following activities should the nurse
suggest for the client? - CORRECT ANSWER Take a walk with a
staff member,
A nurse is reinforcing healthy eating habits for an older adult
client to ensure adequate dietary intake. Which of the following
is an appropriate recommendation? - CORRECT ANSWER
Snack between meals.
A nurse in a provider's office is collecting data from a client who
was discharged from the hospital 7 days ago following
treatment for deep-vein thrombosis. Which of the following
findings is the nurse's priority? (Click on the "Exhibit" button for
additional information about the client. There are three tabs
that contain separate categories of data.) - CORRECT ANSWER
The client takes ibuprofen daily to treat musculoskeletal pain.
, A nurse is preparing to administer an IM injection to a client. To
reduce the risk of a needlestick injury, the nurse should take
which of the following actions? - CORRECT ANSWER Dispose
of the used needle immediately in a puncture-proof sharps
container.
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a client who
is at 32 weeks of gestation. For which following results
should the nurse notify the provider? - CORRECT ANSWER
Platelet count 90,000/mm3
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new
prescription for levothyroxine. Which of the following
statements indicates understanding of the instructions? -
CORRECT ANSWER "I need to take this medication for the rest
of my life."
A nurse is preparing to administer purified protein derivative
(PPD) to a client. The nurse should use which of the following
routes? - CORRECT ANSWER Intradermal
A nurse in a clinic is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a
new prescription for a combination contraceptive transdermal
patch. Which of the following should the nurse include in the
