ATI PN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR
180 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE 2024
1. An assistive personnel tells the charge nurse that her assignment
is too demanding. She angrily tells the nurse to reassign one of her
tasks to another AP. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take to resolve the conflict?: Ask the AP to discuss the issue in a private
area
2. A nurse is supervising an assistive personnel (AP) obtain supplies
for a client who is on seizure precautions. Which of the following
materials should the AP place in the client's room?: Oral Suction
Equipment
3. A charge nurse on a mental health unit is supervising a newly
licensed nurse. For which of the following actions by the newly
licensed nurse should the supervising nurse intervene?: Tells a client
he will lose his phone privileges if he does not take his medication
4. A nurse is caring for a client who follows a kosher diet. Which of
the following menu items should the nurse include in the meal tray?:
Roasted
, .
Salmon
5. A nurse is reviewing information about advance directives with a
newly admitted client. Which of the following statements by the client
indicates an understanding of the information?: "Advance directives
include a living will"
6. A nurse is collecting data from the caregiver of a client who has
Alzheimer's disease. The caregiver reports the client has difficulty
sleeping at night and wanders throughout the house. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse recommend?: Encourage the
client to take frequent walks during the day
7. A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is 8hr postpartum
and has uterine atony with increased bleeding. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply): Assist the client to
empty her bladder
8. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the support person of a client
who is in the first stage of labor. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include regarding effleurage?: "Gently stroke her
abdomen during contractions" 9. A nurse is caring for an older adult
client who is postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty. The
client is incontinent of stool and urine. Which of the following actions
,should the nurse take to prevent skin breakdown?: Use a moisture
barrier on the client's skin
10. A nurse is caring for a client who has terminal cancer. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take to promote the client's
autonomy?: Allow the client to choose treatment times
11. A nurse in a clinic is caring for a client who is at 40 weeks of
gestation and experiences a sudden gush of vaginal fluids. Which of
the following findings is evidence of an obstetric complication?:
Appears greenish-brown in color
12 A nurse is assisting with the care of an adolescent client
immediately following a lumbar puncture. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?: Inform the adolescent that he might
experience a headache
13. A nurse is reinforcing teaching about advance directives with a
client who has end-stage heart failure. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?: "I
should discuss this document with my family after I sign it"
14. A nurse is caring for a client who has continuous bladder
irrigation following a transurethral resection of the prostate. The nurse
notices clots and dark red blood in the catheter collection bag. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?: Irrigate the bladder
, .
with 20 to 30 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride 15. A nurse is planning to
obtain a 12-lead ECG for a client who has a history of cardiac
dysrhythmias. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to
take?: Instruct the client to remain as still as possible during the
recording
16. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has genital
herpes. Which of the following information should the nurse include
in the teaching?: "You should increase fluid intake to relieve dysuria"
17. A nurse is preparing to empty a postoperative client's closed-
wound drainage system. Which of the following actions should the
nurse plan to take?: Compress the container before replacing the
drainage plug
18. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a toddler who
has a new diagnosis of asthma and a prescription for montelukast.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching?: Administer the medication to the toddler each evening
19. A nurse in an acute mental health facility is caring for a newly
admitted client. Which of the following should occur during the
orientation phase of the nurse-client relationship?: Defining
responsibilities
180 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE 2024
1. An assistive personnel tells the charge nurse that her assignment
is too demanding. She angrily tells the nurse to reassign one of her
tasks to another AP. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take to resolve the conflict?: Ask the AP to discuss the issue in a private
area
2. A nurse is supervising an assistive personnel (AP) obtain supplies
for a client who is on seizure precautions. Which of the following
materials should the AP place in the client's room?: Oral Suction
Equipment
3. A charge nurse on a mental health unit is supervising a newly
licensed nurse. For which of the following actions by the newly
licensed nurse should the supervising nurse intervene?: Tells a client
he will lose his phone privileges if he does not take his medication
4. A nurse is caring for a client who follows a kosher diet. Which of
the following menu items should the nurse include in the meal tray?:
Roasted
, .
Salmon
5. A nurse is reviewing information about advance directives with a
newly admitted client. Which of the following statements by the client
indicates an understanding of the information?: "Advance directives
include a living will"
6. A nurse is collecting data from the caregiver of a client who has
Alzheimer's disease. The caregiver reports the client has difficulty
sleeping at night and wanders throughout the house. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse recommend?: Encourage the
client to take frequent walks during the day
7. A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is 8hr postpartum
and has uterine atony with increased bleeding. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply): Assist the client to
empty her bladder
8. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the support person of a client
who is in the first stage of labor. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include regarding effleurage?: "Gently stroke her
abdomen during contractions" 9. A nurse is caring for an older adult
client who is postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty. The
client is incontinent of stool and urine. Which of the following actions
,should the nurse take to prevent skin breakdown?: Use a moisture
barrier on the client's skin
10. A nurse is caring for a client who has terminal cancer. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take to promote the client's
autonomy?: Allow the client to choose treatment times
11. A nurse in a clinic is caring for a client who is at 40 weeks of
gestation and experiences a sudden gush of vaginal fluids. Which of
the following findings is evidence of an obstetric complication?:
Appears greenish-brown in color
12 A nurse is assisting with the care of an adolescent client
immediately following a lumbar puncture. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?: Inform the adolescent that he might
experience a headache
13. A nurse is reinforcing teaching about advance directives with a
client who has end-stage heart failure. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?: "I
should discuss this document with my family after I sign it"
14. A nurse is caring for a client who has continuous bladder
irrigation following a transurethral resection of the prostate. The nurse
notices clots and dark red blood in the catheter collection bag. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?: Irrigate the bladder
, .
with 20 to 30 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride 15. A nurse is planning to
obtain a 12-lead ECG for a client who has a history of cardiac
dysrhythmias. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to
take?: Instruct the client to remain as still as possible during the
recording
16. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has genital
herpes. Which of the following information should the nurse include
in the teaching?: "You should increase fluid intake to relieve dysuria"
17. A nurse is preparing to empty a postoperative client's closed-
wound drainage system. Which of the following actions should the
nurse plan to take?: Compress the container before replacing the
drainage plug
18. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a toddler who
has a new diagnosis of asthma and a prescription for montelukast.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching?: Administer the medication to the toddler each evening
19. A nurse in an acute mental health facility is caring for a newly
admitted client. Which of the following should occur during the
orientation phase of the nurse-client relationship?: Defining
responsibilities
