VATI Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
What action should a nurse take when inserting an IV catheter for a
7-year-old child? -
correct answer ✅Tell the child they will feel discomfort during the
catheter insertion.
What finding should a nurse report for a client with an
arteriovenous fistula? -
correct answer ✅Absence of a bruit.
What statement indicates understanding of discharge teaching for a
client with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator? -
correct answer ✅I will wear loose clothing around my ICD.
What is an appropriate response for a nurse to make to a client at
14 weeks gestation who feels ambivalent about being pregnant? -
correct answer ✅Describe your feelings to me about being
pregnant.
What should a nurse include in the care plan for a client on a
bowel-training program after a spinal cord injury? -
correct answer ✅Administer a rectal suppository 30 minutes prior
to scheduled defecation times.
,VATI Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
What action should a nurse take for a client in active labor
requesting pain management? -
correct answer ✅Place the client in a warm shower.
In triage after a disaster, which type of injury should a nurse assign
the highest priority? -
correct answer ✅95% full-thickness body burn.
What guideline should a nurse include when updating protocols for
the use of belt restraints? -
correct answer ✅Document the client's condition every 15
minutes.
What characteristic should be included about effective nursing
leadership? -
correct answer ✅Acts as an advocate for the nursing unit.
What laboratory finding indicates a need to revise the care plan for
a client with diabetes mellitus? -
correct answer ✅An HbA1c of 10%.
,VATI Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Which sexually transmitted infection is a nationally notifiable
disease that must be reported to the state health department? -
correct answer ✅Chlamydia.
What group facilitation technique should a nurse teach a newly
licensed nurse for a mental health unit? -
correct answer ✅Use modeling to help clients improve their
interpersonal skills.
What dietary action should a nurse include in the care plan for a
client practicing Orthodox Judaism during Passover? -
correct answer ✅Provide unleavened bread.
What finding indicates the effectiveness of treatment for a client
with a pulmonary embolism? -
correct answer ✅The client reports feeling less anxious.
What is the next action a nurse should take after securing the
airway of a client who ingested thirty diazepam tablets? -
correct answer ✅Administer flumazenil to the client.
, VATI Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
What finding should a nurse expect in a client who used cocaine
one hour ago? -
correct answer ✅Elevated temperature.
What manifestation should a nurse expect in a newborn with a
blood glucose level of 30 mg/dl? -
correct answer ✅Jitteriness.
Which laboratory finding in a school-age child should a nurse report
to the provider? -
correct answer ✅WBC count of 14,000/mm3.
What should a charge nurse include about designating a health care
proxy? -
correct answer ✅The proxy should make health care decisions for
the client regardless of the client's ability to do so.
What can a proxy do if the client is under anesthesia? -
correct answer ✅Make treatment decisions for the client.
A+)
What action should a nurse take when inserting an IV catheter for a
7-year-old child? -
correct answer ✅Tell the child they will feel discomfort during the
catheter insertion.
What finding should a nurse report for a client with an
arteriovenous fistula? -
correct answer ✅Absence of a bruit.
What statement indicates understanding of discharge teaching for a
client with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator? -
correct answer ✅I will wear loose clothing around my ICD.
What is an appropriate response for a nurse to make to a client at
14 weeks gestation who feels ambivalent about being pregnant? -
correct answer ✅Describe your feelings to me about being
pregnant.
What should a nurse include in the care plan for a client on a
bowel-training program after a spinal cord injury? -
correct answer ✅Administer a rectal suppository 30 minutes prior
to scheduled defecation times.
,VATI Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
What action should a nurse take for a client in active labor
requesting pain management? -
correct answer ✅Place the client in a warm shower.
In triage after a disaster, which type of injury should a nurse assign
the highest priority? -
correct answer ✅95% full-thickness body burn.
What guideline should a nurse include when updating protocols for
the use of belt restraints? -
correct answer ✅Document the client's condition every 15
minutes.
What characteristic should be included about effective nursing
leadership? -
correct answer ✅Acts as an advocate for the nursing unit.
What laboratory finding indicates a need to revise the care plan for
a client with diabetes mellitus? -
correct answer ✅An HbA1c of 10%.
,VATI Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Which sexually transmitted infection is a nationally notifiable
disease that must be reported to the state health department? -
correct answer ✅Chlamydia.
What group facilitation technique should a nurse teach a newly
licensed nurse for a mental health unit? -
correct answer ✅Use modeling to help clients improve their
interpersonal skills.
What dietary action should a nurse include in the care plan for a
client practicing Orthodox Judaism during Passover? -
correct answer ✅Provide unleavened bread.
What finding indicates the effectiveness of treatment for a client
with a pulmonary embolism? -
correct answer ✅The client reports feeling less anxious.
What is the next action a nurse should take after securing the
airway of a client who ingested thirty diazepam tablets? -
correct answer ✅Administer flumazenil to the client.
, VATI Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
What finding should a nurse expect in a client who used cocaine
one hour ago? -
correct answer ✅Elevated temperature.
What manifestation should a nurse expect in a newborn with a
blood glucose level of 30 mg/dl? -
correct answer ✅Jitteriness.
Which laboratory finding in a school-age child should a nurse report
to the provider? -
correct answer ✅WBC count of 14,000/mm3.
What should a charge nurse include about designating a health care
proxy? -
correct answer ✅The proxy should make health care decisions for
the client regardless of the client's ability to do so.
What can a proxy do if the client is under anesthesia? -
correct answer ✅Make treatment decisions for the client.
