ATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR EXAM
PREP SOLVED QUESTIONS ACCURATE
ANSWERS PREMIUM REVIEW
◉ The nurse is performing triage on a group of clients in the
emergency
department. Which of the following clients should the nurse see
FIRST?
1. A 12-year-old oozing blood from a laceration of the left thumb
due to cut on a
rusty metal can.
2. 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.
3. A 49-year-old with a compound fracture of the right leg who is
complaining of
severe pain.
4. A 65-year-old with a flushed face, dry mucous membranes, and
a blood sugar of
470 mg/dL.
Answer: 2
,◉ 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?
1. The client advances the cane 18 inches in front of her foot with
each step.
2. The client holds the cane in her left hand.
3. The client advances her right leg, then her left leg, and then the
cane.
4. The client holds the cane with her elbow flexed 60°.
Answer: 2
◉ A client returns to his room following a myelogram. The
nursing care
plan should include which of the following?
1. Encourage oral fluid intake.
2. Maintain the prone position for 12 hours.
3. Encourage the client to ambulate after the procedure.
4. Evaluate the client's distal pulses on the affected side.
Answer: 1
◉ 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?
1. "Take three deep breaths, hold your incision, and then cough."
2. "That was good. Do that again and soon it won't hurt as much."
3. "It won't hurt as much if you hold your incision when you
cough."
4. "Take another deep breath, hold it, and then cough deeply
Answer: 1
◉ 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?
1. "I keep having recurring nightmares."
2. "I have a headache and my stomach has bothered me for a
week."
3. "I always check the door locks three times before I leave home."
4. "I don't know who I am and I don't know where I live."
Answer: 4
◉ 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?
1. Unequal and dilated pupils.
, 2. Decerebrate posturing.
3. Grand mal seizures.
4. Decreased level of consciousness.
Answer: 4
◉ . The nursing team includes two RNs, one LPN/LVN, and one
nursing
assistant. The nurse should consider the assignments appropriate
if the
nursing assistant is assigned to care for
1. a client with Alzheimer's requiring assistance with feeding.
2. a client with osteoporosis complaining of burning on urination.
3. a client with scleroderma receiving a tube feeding.
4. a client with cancer who has Cheyne-Stokes respirations.
Answer: 1
◉ An elderly client is returned to her room after an open
reduction and
internal fixation of the left femoral head after a fracture. It is
MOST
important for the nursing care plan to include that the client
1. eat a high-protein, low-residue diet.
2. lie on her unoperated side.
3. exercise her arms and legs.
PREP SOLVED QUESTIONS ACCURATE
ANSWERS PREMIUM REVIEW
◉ The nurse is performing triage on a group of clients in the
emergency
department. Which of the following clients should the nurse see
FIRST?
1. A 12-year-old oozing blood from a laceration of the left thumb
due to cut on a
rusty metal can.
2. 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.
3. A 49-year-old with a compound fracture of the right leg who is
complaining of
severe pain.
4. A 65-year-old with a flushed face, dry mucous membranes, and
a blood sugar of
470 mg/dL.
Answer: 2
,◉ 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?
1. The client advances the cane 18 inches in front of her foot with
each step.
2. The client holds the cane in her left hand.
3. The client advances her right leg, then her left leg, and then the
cane.
4. The client holds the cane with her elbow flexed 60°.
Answer: 2
◉ A client returns to his room following a myelogram. The
nursing care
plan should include which of the following?
1. Encourage oral fluid intake.
2. Maintain the prone position for 12 hours.
3. Encourage the client to ambulate after the procedure.
4. Evaluate the client's distal pulses on the affected side.
Answer: 1
◉ 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?
1. "Take three deep breaths, hold your incision, and then cough."
2. "That was good. Do that again and soon it won't hurt as much."
3. "It won't hurt as much if you hold your incision when you
cough."
4. "Take another deep breath, hold it, and then cough deeply
Answer: 1
◉ 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?
1. "I keep having recurring nightmares."
2. "I have a headache and my stomach has bothered me for a
week."
3. "I always check the door locks three times before I leave home."
4. "I don't know who I am and I don't know where I live."
Answer: 4
◉ 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?
1. Unequal and dilated pupils.
, 2. Decerebrate posturing.
3. Grand mal seizures.
4. Decreased level of consciousness.
Answer: 4
◉ . The nursing team includes two RNs, one LPN/LVN, and one
nursing
assistant. The nurse should consider the assignments appropriate
if the
nursing assistant is assigned to care for
1. a client with Alzheimer's requiring assistance with feeding.
2. a client with osteoporosis complaining of burning on urination.
3. a client with scleroderma receiving a tube feeding.
4. a client with cancer who has Cheyne-Stokes respirations.
Answer: 1
◉ An elderly client is returned to her room after an open
reduction and
internal fixation of the left femoral head after a fracture. It is
MOST
important for the nursing care plan to include that the client
1. eat a high-protein, low-residue diet.
2. lie on her unoperated side.
3. exercise her arms and legs.
