ATI Comprehensive Predictor PRACTICE TEST
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FUNDAMENTALS (Questions 1–15)
,1. A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin to a client. Which assessment finding should the nurse report before
administering the dose?
A. Heart rate 58/min
B. Blood pressure 118/76 mm Hg
C. Potassium 4.2 mEq/L
D. Respiratory rate 18/min
Answer: A
Rationale: Digoxin slows conduction through the AV node. A heart rate below 60/min in an adult is a reason to hold the
dose and notify the provider. Digoxin toxicity is also potentiated by hypokalemia, but a K+ of 4.2 is normal.
2. A nurse is caring for a client with a new colostomy. Which stool consistency should the nurse expect from a descending
colostomy?
A. Liquid
B. Semi-liquid
C. Soft, formed
D. Hard, formed
,Answer: C
Rationale: The more distal the ostomy, the more formed the stool. A descending colostomy produces soft, formed stool.
An ascending colostomy produces liquid stool; a transverse colostomy produces semi-liquid stool; a sigmoid colostomy
produces formed stool.
3. A nurse is teaching a client about a low-fiber diet. Which food should the nurse include?
A. Fresh apples with skin
B. White bread
C. Brown rice
D. Broccoli
Answer: B
Rationale: Low-fiber diets include refined grains such as white bread, white rice, and pasta. Fresh fruit with skin, brown
rice, and broccoli are high-fiber foods.
, 4. A nurse is assessing a client for dehydration. Which finding should the nurse expect?
A. Bounding pulse
B. Decreased urine specific gravity
C. Poor skin turgor
D. Peripheral edema
Answer: C
Rationale: Poor skin turgor (tenting) is a classic sign of dehydration. Dehydration also causes tachycardia, concentrated
urine (increased specific gravity), dry mucous membranes, and decreased urine output.
5. A nurse is performing a sterile dressing change. Which action breaks sterile technique?
A. Opening the sterile package away from the body
B. Placing sterile supplies on the sterile field
C. Reaching over the sterile field with an unsterile arm
D. Using sterile gloves to handle sterile supplies
Answer: C
2026 | QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS & DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS STUDY GUIDE LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
FUNDAMENTALS (Questions 1–15)
,1. A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin to a client. Which assessment finding should the nurse report before
administering the dose?
A. Heart rate 58/min
B. Blood pressure 118/76 mm Hg
C. Potassium 4.2 mEq/L
D. Respiratory rate 18/min
Answer: A
Rationale: Digoxin slows conduction through the AV node. A heart rate below 60/min in an adult is a reason to hold the
dose and notify the provider. Digoxin toxicity is also potentiated by hypokalemia, but a K+ of 4.2 is normal.
2. A nurse is caring for a client with a new colostomy. Which stool consistency should the nurse expect from a descending
colostomy?
A. Liquid
B. Semi-liquid
C. Soft, formed
D. Hard, formed
,Answer: C
Rationale: The more distal the ostomy, the more formed the stool. A descending colostomy produces soft, formed stool.
An ascending colostomy produces liquid stool; a transverse colostomy produces semi-liquid stool; a sigmoid colostomy
produces formed stool.
3. A nurse is teaching a client about a low-fiber diet. Which food should the nurse include?
A. Fresh apples with skin
B. White bread
C. Brown rice
D. Broccoli
Answer: B
Rationale: Low-fiber diets include refined grains such as white bread, white rice, and pasta. Fresh fruit with skin, brown
rice, and broccoli are high-fiber foods.
, 4. A nurse is assessing a client for dehydration. Which finding should the nurse expect?
A. Bounding pulse
B. Decreased urine specific gravity
C. Poor skin turgor
D. Peripheral edema
Answer: C
Rationale: Poor skin turgor (tenting) is a classic sign of dehydration. Dehydration also causes tachycardia, concentrated
urine (increased specific gravity), dry mucous membranes, and decreased urine output.
5. A nurse is performing a sterile dressing change. Which action breaks sterile technique?
A. Opening the sterile package away from the body
B. Placing sterile supplies on the sterile field
C. Reaching over the sterile field with an unsterile arm
D. Using sterile gloves to handle sterile supplies
Answer: C
