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VATI Comprehensive Predictor NCLEX
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Low-residue diet - Dairy products & eggs, such as custard and yogurt ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii




(Rat) A low-residue diet consists of foods that are low in fiber and are easy to digest such as
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eggs, custard, yogurt and ripe bananas - NOTE Legumes such as lentils and black beans
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are high in fiber and are not considered low in residue.
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A RN is caring for a patient who weighs 80 kg and is 5 ft 3 in tall. Calculate the BMI and
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determine if the patients BMI indicates a healthy weight, underweight, overweight, or
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obese. - Use the formula (wt. in lbs)/(ht in in^2) multiply by 703 to get the BMI.
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BMI is 31 (obese) ii ii ii



(Rat) A BMI greater than 30 indicates obesity. A BMI of 25-29.9 indicates overweight. A
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BMI of 18.5-24.9 is a normal/healthy BMI. A BMI <18.5 indicates underweight.
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A RN admits a female patient who weighs 246 lbs with a height of 5 ft 4 in. Calculate the
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BMI of the female patient. - Use the formula (lbs)/(in^2) multiply by 703
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BMI 42 indicates the patient is obese
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A RN is reviewing discharge instructions regarding car seat safety to the parent of a
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newborn. Which of the following instructions will the nurse include in the discharge
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teaching (SATA)
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A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat.
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B. Be sure the car seat is at a 90 degree angle
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C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle
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D. Position the car seat behind the passenger or drivers seat
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E. Position the care seat in the middle of the back seat
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F. Keep infants in rear-facing car seats until age 6 months
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G. Keep infants in rear-facing car seat until 2 yr old or until the child reaches the maximum
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ht and wt for the seat. - (A, C, E, G)
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,A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat - (RAT) the car seat should never be in the
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front seat of a car due to the increased risk for injury from the air bags during a MVA.
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C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle - (RAT) the car seat should be at a 45
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degree angle.
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E. Position the care seat in the middle of the back seat - (RAT) the car seat should be in the
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middle away from air bags and side impact.
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G. Keep infants in rear-facing car seat until 2 yr - (RAT) keep the child in the rear-facing car
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seat until the child reaches 2yo or until the child reaches the maximum ht and wt for the
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seat.
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A RN is caring for a patient who fell at a nursing home. The patient is oriented x 3 (person,
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place & time) and can follow directions. Which of the following actions should the RN take
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to decrease the risk of another fall? (SATA)
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A. Place a belt restraint on the patient when they are sitting on the bedside commode
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B. Keep the bed in its lowest position with all side rails up
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C. Make sure that the patient's call light is within reach
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D. Provide the patient with nonskid footwear
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E. Complete a fall-risk assessment - (C,D,E)
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C. Make sure that the patient's call light is within reach
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D. Provide the patient with nonskid footwear
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E. Complete a fall-risk assessment
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Note- You do not put all the side rails up in the bed because this is considered a restraint.
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A RN is caring for a patient who has a Hx of falls. Which of the following actions is the RNs
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priority?
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A. Complete a fall-risk assessment
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B. Educate the patient and family about fall risks
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C. Eliminate safety hazards from the patients environment
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D. Make sure the patient uses assistive aids in their possession - A. Complete a fall-risk
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assessment
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,(Rat) this is a priority nursing question therefore the question should direct you to the
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nursing process. The first action the nurse should take using the nursing process is to
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assess or collect data from the patient.
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A RN discovers a small paper fire in a trash in a patients bathroom. The patient has been
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taken to safety and the alarm has been activated. Which of the following actions should the
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RN take?
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A. Open the windows in the patients room to allow smoke to escape
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B. Obtain a class C fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire
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C. Remove all electrical equipment from the patient room
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D. Place wet towels along the base of the door to the patients room - D. Place wet towels
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along the base of the door to the patients room - (RAT) to contain the fire and smoke in the
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room.
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Note - do not obtain a class C fire extinguisher but instead obtain a class A fire extinguisher
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which is used for ordinary combustibles such as cloth and paper.
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A nurse manager is completing an in-service on a group of new nurses in the transition to
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practice program. The nurse manager asks one nurse student to define the acronym the
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RACE. Please indicate what each letter in the acronym means. - R - Rescue and protect
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the patients who are at or near the fire. Patients who can walk are able to do so on
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command to a safe location.
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A - Activate the alarm
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C - Contain/confine the fire by closing doors and windows and turn off all oxygen sources
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and any electrical devices. Ventilate the patient who are on life support by using a bag-
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E - Extinguish the fire with a general/appropriate fire extinguisher (Class A)
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A RN discovers that she administered an antihypertensive medication to a patient in error.
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Identify the appropriate sequence of steps that the RN should take using the following
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actions.
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A. Call the MD
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B. Check the VS
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C. Notify the risk manager
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D. Complete an incident report
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, E. Instruct the patient to remain in bed until further notice - (A, B, C, D, E)
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A. Call the MD
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B. Check the VS
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C. Notify the risk manager
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D. Complete an incident report
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E. Instruct the patient to remain in bed until further notice
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Note - If the question was a priority question, what would the RN do first? First, I would
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check the VS. Next, notify the MD. Third, complete an incident report. Fourth, instruct the
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patient to remain in bed and lastly notify the risk manager.
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A RN is discussing disaster planning with the board members of a hospital. Which of the
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following actions should the RN take?
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A. Incident commander
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B. Medical command physician
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C. Triage officer
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D. Media liaison - Medical command physical - (RAT) oversee's the use of resources
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(equipment and personnel)
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NOTE - the incident commander manages the incident and key leaders within the facility
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NOTE - Expect the triage officer to prioritize the treatment of patients coming in for
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treatment
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NOTE - Expect the media liaison to communicate with members of the media and press on
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behalf of the facility
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A RN prepares the ER to admit patients who were exposed to inhalation anthrax during a
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bioterrorism attack. Which antibiotic is used to treat patients who have been exposed to
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inhalation anthrax? - Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) will treat and prevent the spread of anthrax
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(RAT) Ciprofloxacin and doxycycline IV/PO is used following exposure. Treatment
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includes one or two additional antibiotic (vancomycin, penicillin and anthrax antitoxin)
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A RN at a mental health clinic is caring for four patients. The RN should recognize the
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following patients is using dissociation as a defense mechanism? - A patient who was
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abused as a child describes the abuse as if it happened to someone else
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