ATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Managing Client Care: Delegating a Blood Pressure Check to a
Staff Member
Answer: Considerations for selection of an appropriate delegatee:
education, training, and experience
knowledge and skill to perform the task
demonstrated competence
◉ Professional Responsibilities: Documentation of Care
Answer: Document findings postoperatively according to
institutional policy.
No part of the client record can be copied except for authorized
exchange of documents between healthcare institutions.
Only healthcare team members directly responsible for the
client's care are allowed access to the client's records.
◉ Managing Client Care: Delegating to an LPN
Answer: LPNs can reinforce client teaching from a standard care
plan
Check NG tube patency
Administer meds & enteral feedings
, Monitor findings (as input to the RN's ongoing assessment
◉ Cystic Fibrosis: Priority Finding to Report to the Provider
Answer: report smelly, greasy stools
shortness of breath
cold or pneumonia
coughing up blood
◉ Grief, Loss, and Palliative Care: Educating Staff Nurses About
Organ Donation
Answer: recognize that requests for tissue and organ donations
must be made by specifically trained personnel.
Be sensitive to cultural and religious influences.
Provide support and education to family members as decisions
are being made. use private areas for any family discussions.
◉ Nasogastric Intubation and Enteral Feedings: Evaluating
Actions by a Newly Licensed Nurse
Answer: The nurse should verify proper placement of the NG tube
before initiating an enteral feeding.
The nurse should flush the tube after instilling the feeding to help
keep the NG tube patent by clearing any excess formula from the
tube so that it doesn't clog the tube.
The nurse should place the client in an upright position at least 30
degrees which helps prevent aspiration.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Managing Client Care: Delegating a Blood Pressure Check to a
Staff Member
Answer: Considerations for selection of an appropriate delegatee:
education, training, and experience
knowledge and skill to perform the task
demonstrated competence
◉ Professional Responsibilities: Documentation of Care
Answer: Document findings postoperatively according to
institutional policy.
No part of the client record can be copied except for authorized
exchange of documents between healthcare institutions.
Only healthcare team members directly responsible for the
client's care are allowed access to the client's records.
◉ Managing Client Care: Delegating to an LPN
Answer: LPNs can reinforce client teaching from a standard care
plan
Check NG tube patency
Administer meds & enteral feedings
, Monitor findings (as input to the RN's ongoing assessment
◉ Cystic Fibrosis: Priority Finding to Report to the Provider
Answer: report smelly, greasy stools
shortness of breath
cold or pneumonia
coughing up blood
◉ Grief, Loss, and Palliative Care: Educating Staff Nurses About
Organ Donation
Answer: recognize that requests for tissue and organ donations
must be made by specifically trained personnel.
Be sensitive to cultural and religious influences.
Provide support and education to family members as decisions
are being made. use private areas for any family discussions.
◉ Nasogastric Intubation and Enteral Feedings: Evaluating
Actions by a Newly Licensed Nurse
Answer: The nurse should verify proper placement of the NG tube
before initiating an enteral feeding.
The nurse should flush the tube after instilling the feeding to help
keep the NG tube patent by clearing any excess formula from the
tube so that it doesn't clog the tube.
The nurse should place the client in an upright position at least 30
degrees which helps prevent aspiration.
