ATI RN
Comprehensive Predictor | Practice Questions &
Answers with Detailed Rationales | 2026
Resource Features
➢ ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor practice questions
➢ Correct answers for self-assessment
➢ Detailed rationales and explanations
➢ Clinical judgment scenarios
➢ Prioritization and delegation practice
➢ Pharmacology and medication-safety review
➢ Med-Surg review
➢ Maternity, pediatrics, and mental-health review
➢ Comprehensive NCLEX-focused preparation
,ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor | Practice
Questions & Answers with Detailed
Rationales | 2026
Question 1
During a home health visit, a school-age child who has muscular dystrophy
confides in the nurse that he was struck by his parents. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
A) Report the incident to local authorities
B) Check the child for injuries
C) Refer the parent to a social service agency
D) Enroll the parent in anger management classes
Answer: B
Rationale: The nurse's priority is to assess the child's immediate safety and
physical condition by checking for injuries. This is a life-threatening safety
concern. While reporting to authorities is mandatory, it comes after
ensuring the child's immediate well-being. Referral and anger management
are secondary interventions after addressing immediate needs and
reporting the abuse.
Question 2
,A nurse is planning a program about healthy eating at an elementary
school where most students select French fries and pizza at lunch every
day. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take first?
A) Give positive feedback to students who make appropriate choices
B) Help students recognize the value of making healthy food choices
C) Provide students with resources about making wise choices
independently
D) Determine student's motivation to learn about healthy food choices
Answer: D
Rationale: The nurse should first assess the students' motivation and
readiness to learn. Understanding motivation guides the development of
appropriate educational interventions. Positive reinforcement, helping
recognize value, and providing resources are subsequent steps based on
the assessment findings.
Question 3
A nurse manager in a local community health agency is creating a job
description for a new nurse who will practice community-oriented nursing.
Which of the following should the nurse include in the job description?
(Select All That Apply)
A) Investigate potential health and environmental issues
B) Initiate support groups for parents of autistic children
C) Provide wound care for clients in their homes
, D) Participate in local health surveillance activities
E) Provide health-related education to community groups
Answer: A, B, D, E
Rationale: Community-oriented nursing focuses on population health
through investigation of health/environmental issues, initiating support
groups, participating in surveillance, and providing education. Providing
direct wound care in homes is community-based nursing (individual/family
focus), not community-oriented.
Question 4
A community health nurse is planning an educational program for a group
of women who are postmenopausal. Which of the following outcomes is
appropriate for this program?
A) Clients will schedule bone density screening
B) Clients will arrange for mammograms every 3 years
C) Clients will start hormone replacement therapy
D) Clients will significantly decrease caloric intake
Answer: A
Rationale: Postmenopausal women are at increased risk for osteoporosis.
Scheduling bone density screening is an appropriate health promotion
outcome. Mammograms should be yearly (not every 3 years), HRT is a
medical decision (not an educational outcome), and decreasing caloric
intake without guidance could be harmful.
Comprehensive Predictor | Practice Questions &
Answers with Detailed Rationales | 2026
Resource Features
➢ ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor practice questions
➢ Correct answers for self-assessment
➢ Detailed rationales and explanations
➢ Clinical judgment scenarios
➢ Prioritization and delegation practice
➢ Pharmacology and medication-safety review
➢ Med-Surg review
➢ Maternity, pediatrics, and mental-health review
➢ Comprehensive NCLEX-focused preparation
,ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor | Practice
Questions & Answers with Detailed
Rationales | 2026
Question 1
During a home health visit, a school-age child who has muscular dystrophy
confides in the nurse that he was struck by his parents. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
A) Report the incident to local authorities
B) Check the child for injuries
C) Refer the parent to a social service agency
D) Enroll the parent in anger management classes
Answer: B
Rationale: The nurse's priority is to assess the child's immediate safety and
physical condition by checking for injuries. This is a life-threatening safety
concern. While reporting to authorities is mandatory, it comes after
ensuring the child's immediate well-being. Referral and anger management
are secondary interventions after addressing immediate needs and
reporting the abuse.
Question 2
,A nurse is planning a program about healthy eating at an elementary
school where most students select French fries and pizza at lunch every
day. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take first?
A) Give positive feedback to students who make appropriate choices
B) Help students recognize the value of making healthy food choices
C) Provide students with resources about making wise choices
independently
D) Determine student's motivation to learn about healthy food choices
Answer: D
Rationale: The nurse should first assess the students' motivation and
readiness to learn. Understanding motivation guides the development of
appropriate educational interventions. Positive reinforcement, helping
recognize value, and providing resources are subsequent steps based on
the assessment findings.
Question 3
A nurse manager in a local community health agency is creating a job
description for a new nurse who will practice community-oriented nursing.
Which of the following should the nurse include in the job description?
(Select All That Apply)
A) Investigate potential health and environmental issues
B) Initiate support groups for parents of autistic children
C) Provide wound care for clients in their homes
, D) Participate in local health surveillance activities
E) Provide health-related education to community groups
Answer: A, B, D, E
Rationale: Community-oriented nursing focuses on population health
through investigation of health/environmental issues, initiating support
groups, participating in surveillance, and providing education. Providing
direct wound care in homes is community-based nursing (individual/family
focus), not community-oriented.
Question 4
A community health nurse is planning an educational program for a group
of women who are postmenopausal. Which of the following outcomes is
appropriate for this program?
A) Clients will schedule bone density screening
B) Clients will arrange for mammograms every 3 years
C) Clients will start hormone replacement therapy
D) Clients will significantly decrease caloric intake
Answer: A
Rationale: Postmenopausal women are at increased risk for osteoporosis.
Scheduling bone density screening is an appropriate health promotion
outcome. Mammograms should be yearly (not every 3 years), HRT is a
medical decision (not an educational outcome), and decreasing caloric
intake without guidance could be harmful.
