• VATI PN
Comprehensive 09/18/2026
Predictor Exam
VATI PN Comprehensive Predictor Exam (Form
B) – Green Light Questions and Answers 2026
| Review & Next Gen Practice Questions with
Answers, Detailed Rationales
A nurse is providing directions to an assistive personnel about moving a client up in bed.
P 1
, • VATI PN
Comprehensive 09/18/2026
Predictor Exam
a. "Place a pillow under the client's head prior to repositioning."
b. "Keep your feet close together while moving the client"
c "Face in the direction of the client's movement"
d. "Move the client's arms to his sides prior to repositioning." –
Correct Answer :C. "Face in the direction of the client's movement."
Rational:
When moving a client up in bed, it is important for the nurse to face in the direction of the client's movement to
maintain proper body mechanics and ensure safe transfer.
1)Adjust the head of the bed to a flat position.
2)Remove all pillows from under the client.
3)Position the UAP on the side opposite the nurse.
4)Place a friction-reducing sheet under the client.
5)Ask the client to bend the legs and place the chin on the chest.
6)Grasp the sheet and move the client on the count of three.
A nurse is obtaining a medication history from a client who is to start taking nitroglycerin for chest discomfort
with activity. Which of the following medications should the nurse instruct the client to avoid taking within 24 hrs
of using nitroglycerin?
a) Atorvastatin
P 2
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Comprehensive 09/18/2026
Predictor Exam
b) Metformin
c) Sildenafil
d) Omeprazole –
Correct Answer :C. Sildenafil
Rationale:
Sildenafil treats PAH (pulmonary arterial hypertension) by relaxing the blood vessels in the lungs to allow blood
to flow easily.
Same as, nitroglycerin is a vaso-dilator which is primarily to treat anginal chest pain and thereby it reduces blood
pressure.
Remaining drugs like omeprazole and atorvastatin can be given for patients with in 24hrs of nitroglycerin
administration.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for nitroglycerin. The nurse should monitor for which of
the following adverse effects of the medication?
Nocturia
Increased saliva production
Flushing
Fever –
Correct Answer :Flushing
Rationale:
P 3
, • VATI PN
Comprehensive 09/18/2026
Predictor Exam
nitroglycerin is a vaso-dilator. When vaso-dilators too well, fluid start sipping out and causing flushing
A nurse is preparing to obtain a postprandial blood glucose level from a client who has diabetes mellitus. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
a) Apply the first drop of blood to the test strip.
b) Clean the client's finger with hexachlorophene.
c) Prick the central tip of the client's finger.
d) Hold the client's finger in a dependent position. –
Correct Answer :D. Hold the client's finger in a dependent
position.
Rationale:
The nurse should clean the client's finger with an alcohol swab and prick the side of the finger, not the central
tip, to obtain a postprandial blood glucose level.
The nurse should not apply the first drop of blood to the test strip since the alcohol could cause false reading.
Hexachlorophene is not recommended for cleaning the client's finger as it can cause tissue damage.
TEST
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about breast self-examinations. Which of the following statements
by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
P 4
Comprehensive 09/18/2026
Predictor Exam
VATI PN Comprehensive Predictor Exam (Form
B) – Green Light Questions and Answers 2026
| Review & Next Gen Practice Questions with
Answers, Detailed Rationales
A nurse is providing directions to an assistive personnel about moving a client up in bed.
P 1
, • VATI PN
Comprehensive 09/18/2026
Predictor Exam
a. "Place a pillow under the client's head prior to repositioning."
b. "Keep your feet close together while moving the client"
c "Face in the direction of the client's movement"
d. "Move the client's arms to his sides prior to repositioning." –
Correct Answer :C. "Face in the direction of the client's movement."
Rational:
When moving a client up in bed, it is important for the nurse to face in the direction of the client's movement to
maintain proper body mechanics and ensure safe transfer.
1)Adjust the head of the bed to a flat position.
2)Remove all pillows from under the client.
3)Position the UAP on the side opposite the nurse.
4)Place a friction-reducing sheet under the client.
5)Ask the client to bend the legs and place the chin on the chest.
6)Grasp the sheet and move the client on the count of three.
A nurse is obtaining a medication history from a client who is to start taking nitroglycerin for chest discomfort
with activity. Which of the following medications should the nurse instruct the client to avoid taking within 24 hrs
of using nitroglycerin?
a) Atorvastatin
P 2
, • VATI PN
Comprehensive 09/18/2026
Predictor Exam
b) Metformin
c) Sildenafil
d) Omeprazole –
Correct Answer :C. Sildenafil
Rationale:
Sildenafil treats PAH (pulmonary arterial hypertension) by relaxing the blood vessels in the lungs to allow blood
to flow easily.
Same as, nitroglycerin is a vaso-dilator which is primarily to treat anginal chest pain and thereby it reduces blood
pressure.
Remaining drugs like omeprazole and atorvastatin can be given for patients with in 24hrs of nitroglycerin
administration.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for nitroglycerin. The nurse should monitor for which of
the following adverse effects of the medication?
Nocturia
Increased saliva production
Flushing
Fever –
Correct Answer :Flushing
Rationale:
P 3
, • VATI PN
Comprehensive 09/18/2026
Predictor Exam
nitroglycerin is a vaso-dilator. When vaso-dilators too well, fluid start sipping out and causing flushing
A nurse is preparing to obtain a postprandial blood glucose level from a client who has diabetes mellitus. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
a) Apply the first drop of blood to the test strip.
b) Clean the client's finger with hexachlorophene.
c) Prick the central tip of the client's finger.
d) Hold the client's finger in a dependent position. –
Correct Answer :D. Hold the client's finger in a dependent
position.
Rationale:
The nurse should clean the client's finger with an alcohol swab and prick the side of the finger, not the central
tip, to obtain a postprandial blood glucose level.
The nurse should not apply the first drop of blood to the test strip since the alcohol could cause false reading.
Hexachlorophene is not recommended for cleaning the client's finger as it can cause tissue damage.
TEST
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about breast self-examinations. Which of the following statements
by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
P 4
