VATI PN Comprehensive Predictor Exam
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NGN Questions & Case Scenarios with
Answers
Question 1
A nurse is planning care for a client following gastric bypass surgery. The nurse
should include which of the following dietary instructions when preparing the client
for discharge?
A. Limit your meals to three times per day
B. Consume at least 25 grams of fiber daily
C. Start each meal with a protein source
D. Check your blood glucose levels before each meal
Correct Answer
C. Start each meal with a protein source
Question 2
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is postpartum and plans to
breastfeed. Which of the following should the nurse recommend the client increase in
their diet during lactation?
A. Vitamin D
B. Iron
C. Vitamin A
D. Calcium
Correct Answer
D. Calcium
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,Question 3
A nurse is teaching a client about nutritional intake. The nurse should include which
of the following in the teaching?
a. "Carbohydrates should be at least 45% of your caloric intake."
b. "Protein should be at least 55% of your calorie intake."
c. "Carbohydrates should be at least 30% of your caloric intake."
d. "Protein should be at least 60% of your caloric intake."
Correct Answer
a. "Carbohydrates should be at least 45% of your caloric intake."
Question 4
A home health nurse is admitting a client who is prescribed peritoneal dialysis. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Confirm schedule for delivery of supplies
B. Coordinate interdisciplinary health care services
C. Demonstrate how to perform the procedure
D. Clarify the client's actual and perceived health needs
Correct Answer
D. Clarify the client's actual and perceived health needs
Question 5
. A nurse is assessing a client in the PACU. Which of the following findings indicates
decreased cardiac output?
A. Oliguria
B. Constricted pupils
C. Shivering
D. Bradypnea
Correct Answer
A. Oliguria
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,Question 6
A nurse is caring for a client in an inpatient facility who tells the nurse that she is
leaving because the facility policy prohibits smoking inside. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a.Notify security to monitor the facility exits.
b.Place the client in seclusion.
c.Inform the client of the risks involved if she leaves.
d.Call the provider for a discharge prescription.
Correct Answer
c.Inform the client of the risks involved if she leaves.
Question 7
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who has a nasal fracture.
Which of the following findings should cause the nurse to suspect a skull fracture?
A. Clear fluid drainage from the nares
B. Report of pain around the eyes
C. Dried blood in the mouth
D. Mandibular asymmetry
Correct Answer
A. Clear fluid drainage from the nares
Question 8
A nurse in a mental health facility is evaluating the effectiveness of mechanical
restraints for a client who threw a chair in the day room. The nurse should identify
which of the following findings as an indication to remove the restraints?
A. The client follows the nurse's simple instructions
B. The client apologizes for their aggressive behavior
C. The client requests that the restraints be removed
D. The client maintains eye contact while talking with the nurse
Correct Answer
A. The client follows the nurse's simple instructions
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, Question 9
A nurse in a provider's office is interviewing a client who is requesting an oral
contraceptive. Which of the following findings in the client's history is a
contraindication to use in combination oral contraceptives?
a.thyroid disease
b.Allergy to penicillin
c.impaired liver function
d.abnormal blood glucose
Correct Answer
c.impaired liver function
Question 10
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for sertraline to treat depression.
Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the
medication treatment plan?
a.I will be able starting this medication with feel better
b.I can expect to urinate frequently while on this medication
c.I understand I may experience difficulty sleeping on this medication
d.I should decrease my sodium intake while on this medication
Correct Answer
c.I understand I may experience difficulty sleeping on this medication
Question 11
2 A Nurses caring for client who has breast cancer and has been covering receiving
chemotherapy. Which of the following laboratory values should nurse report to
provider?
a) WBC 3,000/mm3
b) Hemoglobin 14 g/dl
c) Platelet 250,000/mm3
d) aPTT 30 seconds
Correct Answer
a) WBC 3,000/mm3
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Green Light Questions Bank (Latest Update)
NGN Questions & Case Scenarios with
Answers
Question 1
A nurse is planning care for a client following gastric bypass surgery. The nurse
should include which of the following dietary instructions when preparing the client
for discharge?
A. Limit your meals to three times per day
B. Consume at least 25 grams of fiber daily
C. Start each meal with a protein source
D. Check your blood glucose levels before each meal
Correct Answer
C. Start each meal with a protein source
Question 2
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is postpartum and plans to
breastfeed. Which of the following should the nurse recommend the client increase in
their diet during lactation?
A. Vitamin D
B. Iron
C. Vitamin A
D. Calcium
Correct Answer
D. Calcium
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,Question 3
A nurse is teaching a client about nutritional intake. The nurse should include which
of the following in the teaching?
a. "Carbohydrates should be at least 45% of your caloric intake."
b. "Protein should be at least 55% of your calorie intake."
c. "Carbohydrates should be at least 30% of your caloric intake."
d. "Protein should be at least 60% of your caloric intake."
Correct Answer
a. "Carbohydrates should be at least 45% of your caloric intake."
Question 4
A home health nurse is admitting a client who is prescribed peritoneal dialysis. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Confirm schedule for delivery of supplies
B. Coordinate interdisciplinary health care services
C. Demonstrate how to perform the procedure
D. Clarify the client's actual and perceived health needs
Correct Answer
D. Clarify the client's actual and perceived health needs
Question 5
. A nurse is assessing a client in the PACU. Which of the following findings indicates
decreased cardiac output?
A. Oliguria
B. Constricted pupils
C. Shivering
D. Bradypnea
Correct Answer
A. Oliguria
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,Question 6
A nurse is caring for a client in an inpatient facility who tells the nurse that she is
leaving because the facility policy prohibits smoking inside. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a.Notify security to monitor the facility exits.
b.Place the client in seclusion.
c.Inform the client of the risks involved if she leaves.
d.Call the provider for a discharge prescription.
Correct Answer
c.Inform the client of the risks involved if she leaves.
Question 7
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who has a nasal fracture.
Which of the following findings should cause the nurse to suspect a skull fracture?
A. Clear fluid drainage from the nares
B. Report of pain around the eyes
C. Dried blood in the mouth
D. Mandibular asymmetry
Correct Answer
A. Clear fluid drainage from the nares
Question 8
A nurse in a mental health facility is evaluating the effectiveness of mechanical
restraints for a client who threw a chair in the day room. The nurse should identify
which of the following findings as an indication to remove the restraints?
A. The client follows the nurse's simple instructions
B. The client apologizes for their aggressive behavior
C. The client requests that the restraints be removed
D. The client maintains eye contact while talking with the nurse
Correct Answer
A. The client follows the nurse's simple instructions
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, Question 9
A nurse in a provider's office is interviewing a client who is requesting an oral
contraceptive. Which of the following findings in the client's history is a
contraindication to use in combination oral contraceptives?
a.thyroid disease
b.Allergy to penicillin
c.impaired liver function
d.abnormal blood glucose
Correct Answer
c.impaired liver function
Question 10
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for sertraline to treat depression.
Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the
medication treatment plan?
a.I will be able starting this medication with feel better
b.I can expect to urinate frequently while on this medication
c.I understand I may experience difficulty sleeping on this medication
d.I should decrease my sodium intake while on this medication
Correct Answer
c.I understand I may experience difficulty sleeping on this medication
Question 11
2 A Nurses caring for client who has breast cancer and has been covering receiving
chemotherapy. Which of the following laboratory values should nurse report to
provider?
a) WBC 3,000/mm3
b) Hemoglobin 14 g/dl
c) Platelet 250,000/mm3
d) aPTT 30 seconds
Correct Answer
a) WBC 3,000/mm3
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