ATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS COMPLETE ANSWERS
GRADED APLUS
◉ What values would a nurse possess to be a client advocate?
Answer: - caring
- autonomy
- respect
- empowerment
◉ What do the nurse need to keep in mind about the client when
being their advocate?
Answer: Client's religion & culture
◉ When should planning discharge process begin?
a. at time of admission
b. 2 days after client is admitted
c. whenever the nurse has the time to do planning
d. when the physician has the discharge order
Answer: A
,◉ What is an interdisciplinary team?
Answer: A group of health care professionals from different
disciplines
◉ Fill in the blank:
1. _______ is used by interdisciplinary team to make health care
decisions about clients with multiple problems. 2. ________, which
may take place at team meetings, allows the achievement of
results that the participants would be incapable of accomplishing
if working alone.
Answer: 1 & 2 = collaboration
◉ What is the nurse's contribution to an interdisciplinary team?
Answer: - knowledge of nursing care & its management
- a holistic understanding of the client, her/his healthcare needs &
healthcare systems.
◉ A four-month-old infant is admitted to the pediatric intensive
care unit
with a temperature of 105°F (40.5 °C). The infant is irritable, and
the nurse
observes nuchal rigidity. Which assessment finding would
indicate an
increase in intracranial pressure?
1. Positive Babinski.
2. High-pitched cry.
,3. Bulging posterior fontanelle.
4. Pinpoint pupils.
Answer: 2
◉ A client is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). To
determine the
client's tolerance of this treatment, the nurse should assess for
which of the
following?
1. A significant increase in pulse rate.
2. A decrease in diastolic blood pressure.
3. Temperature in excess of 98.6°F (37°C).
4. Urine output of at least 30 cc per hour.
Answer: 4
◉ The client is exhibiting symptoms of myxedema. The nursing
assessment should reveal
1. increased pulse rate.
2. decreased temperature.
3. fine tremors.
4. increased radioactive iodine uptake level.
Answer: 2
, ◉ A nonstress test is scheduled for a client at 34-weeks gestation
who
developed hypertension, periorbital edema, and proteinuria.
Which of the
following nursing actions should be included in the care plan in
order to
BEST prepare the client for the diagnostic test?
1. Start an intravenous line for an oxytocin infusion.
2. Obtain a signed consent prior to the procedure.
3. Instruct client to push a button when she feels fetal movement.
4. Attach a spiral electrode to the fetal head.
Answer: 3
◉ Which of the following nursing interventions is MOST
important for a
45-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis?
1. Provide support to flexed joints with pillows and pads.
2. Position her on her abdomen several times a day.
3. Massage the inflamed joints with creams and oils.
4. Assist her with heat application and ROM exercises.
Answer: 4
◉ The nurse is caring for a young adult admitted to the hospital
with a
severe head injury. The nurse should position the patient
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS COMPLETE ANSWERS
GRADED APLUS
◉ What values would a nurse possess to be a client advocate?
Answer: - caring
- autonomy
- respect
- empowerment
◉ What do the nurse need to keep in mind about the client when
being their advocate?
Answer: Client's religion & culture
◉ When should planning discharge process begin?
a. at time of admission
b. 2 days after client is admitted
c. whenever the nurse has the time to do planning
d. when the physician has the discharge order
Answer: A
,◉ What is an interdisciplinary team?
Answer: A group of health care professionals from different
disciplines
◉ Fill in the blank:
1. _______ is used by interdisciplinary team to make health care
decisions about clients with multiple problems. 2. ________, which
may take place at team meetings, allows the achievement of
results that the participants would be incapable of accomplishing
if working alone.
Answer: 1 & 2 = collaboration
◉ What is the nurse's contribution to an interdisciplinary team?
Answer: - knowledge of nursing care & its management
- a holistic understanding of the client, her/his healthcare needs &
healthcare systems.
◉ A four-month-old infant is admitted to the pediatric intensive
care unit
with a temperature of 105°F (40.5 °C). The infant is irritable, and
the nurse
observes nuchal rigidity. Which assessment finding would
indicate an
increase in intracranial pressure?
1. Positive Babinski.
2. High-pitched cry.
,3. Bulging posterior fontanelle.
4. Pinpoint pupils.
Answer: 2
◉ A client is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). To
determine the
client's tolerance of this treatment, the nurse should assess for
which of the
following?
1. A significant increase in pulse rate.
2. A decrease in diastolic blood pressure.
3. Temperature in excess of 98.6°F (37°C).
4. Urine output of at least 30 cc per hour.
Answer: 4
◉ The client is exhibiting symptoms of myxedema. The nursing
assessment should reveal
1. increased pulse rate.
2. decreased temperature.
3. fine tremors.
4. increased radioactive iodine uptake level.
Answer: 2
, ◉ A nonstress test is scheduled for a client at 34-weeks gestation
who
developed hypertension, periorbital edema, and proteinuria.
Which of the
following nursing actions should be included in the care plan in
order to
BEST prepare the client for the diagnostic test?
1. Start an intravenous line for an oxytocin infusion.
2. Obtain a signed consent prior to the procedure.
3. Instruct client to push a button when she feels fetal movement.
4. Attach a spiral electrode to the fetal head.
Answer: 3
◉ Which of the following nursing interventions is MOST
important for a
45-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis?
1. Provide support to flexed joints with pillows and pads.
2. Position her on her abdomen several times a day.
3. Massage the inflamed joints with creams and oils.
4. Assist her with heat application and ROM exercises.
Answer: 4
◉ The nurse is caring for a young adult admitted to the hospital
with a
severe head injury. The nurse should position the patient
