ATI RN COMPREHENSIVE EXIT EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Diet for chronic renal failure - answer-low protein & potassium
Dm pt teaching - answer-change shoes, wash feet w/soap & water
Pulse pressure - answer-subtract systolic value from diastolic value
Lantus - answer-never mix, long lasting, no peak
Rhogam - answer-given @ 28 weeks & 72 hours post delivery
When mom is negative & baby positive
Indication of baby dehydration improving - answer-smooth fontannel
Pt w/orthostatic hypotension - answer-put near nursing station
Cleaning a wound - answer-clean to dirty
Use bulb syringe
Peripheral arterial disease - answer-cramp in leg while walking
Intermitment claudication
Seizure precautions - answer-supine position
20 weeks gestation, having urinary frequency - answer-u/a & c/s
Report to new nurse @ shift change - answer-pt @ xray
S/s of hemolytic blood transfusion - answer-flank pain
Er rape victim priority - answer-acess anxiety
Nutrition - answer-carbs 45%, protein 10-15%
Latex allergy - answer-tape up cords
First ingredient on a food label - answer-most content
Thoracentesis, & painful w/breathing - answer-put pt on unaffected side for 1 hour or
longer
Pt w/iv sedation - answer-check loc if not responsive
,Help older brother get used to baby - answer-get a gift for big brother
Early decelerations - answer-head compressions
Methergine contraindication - answer-htn
Delegate to ap - answer-i & o
Hf monitoring - answer-weights
Location for peripheral line - answer-radial
Prioritizing care for multiple pt's - answer-low flank pain
Ativan - answer-for seizures
Med for diabetes insipidus - answer-desmopressin
Radiation tatoo - answer-use mild soap & water
Uric acid stones - answer-eat low fat yogurt
Antigout med decreases uric acid level - answer-allopurinol
Non-pharm relation technique for pain management in labor - answer-hypnosis
Psychotic disorder assessment finding - answer-flat affect
Newborn withdrawal from heroin (opioids) - answer-hypertonicity
Mitral valve location - answer-5th intercostal
Amniocentesis - answer-go pee before procedure
Total gastrectomy - answer-lack b 12
Takes 30-60 meal to eat a meal
Stoma color - answer-pink or red is normal
Maoi's diet - answer-no pepperoni, no tyramine, cottage cheese okj
Give iron w/? - answer-oj
Statins contraindication - answer-grapefruit juice
,Haldol - answer-lip smacking
Mag sulfate - answer-decreased urine output
Decreased respirations
decreased pulmonary edema
Antidote for mag sulfate - answer-calcium gluconate
Clozaril interventions - answer-monitor wbc
Valproic acid - answer-liver function
Thyroid med effectiveness - answer-weight loss
Diuretics - answer-don't skip doses
Dig adverse effects - answer-n/v & ha
Prednisone - answer-take with milk
Hemo/peritoneal dialysis pt teaching - answer-medical asepsis
Cranial nerve 11 - answer-shoulder
Peripheral catheter insertion - answer-advance catheter when you see flash back of
blood return
Dispose of insulin needles @ home - answer-in coffee container
Confirmation of ng placement - answer-x ray
Swallowing difficulty referral - answer-speech therapy
Acrabose - answer-skip a meal, skip dose, give w/1st bite of food
Sprains & strains - answer-rice
Pt dnr-cc & family asking questions related to. Therapeutic communication: therapeutic
response - answer-what did the dr tell you?
Delegating to ap about skeletal traction: needs more teaching - answer-ap places
weight on bed
Daughter feeling guilty about admitting parent into long-term facility: therapeutic
response - answer-rephrase what daughter is feeling
, How good nurse plans her day - answer-rechecks her priorities half way through her
shift
Good nurse sets these when she works - answer-goals
Pt gets bad dx, & asks you not to tell her spouse:your response - answer-you have a
right to privacy
Delegate to ap - answer-cpr
Baby in contact precautions in a private room, what would you do to save hospital $? -
answer-bring formula prn
How does a nurse properly manage her time mid-shift? - answer-reevaluates goals
Which psych pt would you see first? - answer-hallucinations
Dementia pt @ er, w/marks on coccyx & wrist, suspected abuse. What do you do? -
answer-ask pt. Interview him
Psych pt yelling in front of group. Very agitated, what do you do? - answer-isolate pt
Charge nurse scheduling resolution between nurses - answer-nurse listens to both
sides
Respite care - answer-gives family a break
Pt in seclusion documentation - answer-what happened prior to seclusion that caused
for seclusion
Parkinson's : pt teaching - answer-nutrition- thicken liquids
Pt receiving radiation, what should you wear? - answer-lead apron
Pt suffering from hyperthermia - answer-seizure precautions
Pt refuses last minute for a procedure he already consented for - answer-okay to stop
procedure
S/s of smallpox - answer-rash on tongue
Xerostoma - answer-humidifier
Vagina procedure, cervical cancer - answer-place catheter
Lyme disease - answer-report it
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Diet for chronic renal failure - answer-low protein & potassium
Dm pt teaching - answer-change shoes, wash feet w/soap & water
Pulse pressure - answer-subtract systolic value from diastolic value
Lantus - answer-never mix, long lasting, no peak
Rhogam - answer-given @ 28 weeks & 72 hours post delivery
When mom is negative & baby positive
Indication of baby dehydration improving - answer-smooth fontannel
Pt w/orthostatic hypotension - answer-put near nursing station
Cleaning a wound - answer-clean to dirty
Use bulb syringe
Peripheral arterial disease - answer-cramp in leg while walking
Intermitment claudication
Seizure precautions - answer-supine position
20 weeks gestation, having urinary frequency - answer-u/a & c/s
Report to new nurse @ shift change - answer-pt @ xray
S/s of hemolytic blood transfusion - answer-flank pain
Er rape victim priority - answer-acess anxiety
Nutrition - answer-carbs 45%, protein 10-15%
Latex allergy - answer-tape up cords
First ingredient on a food label - answer-most content
Thoracentesis, & painful w/breathing - answer-put pt on unaffected side for 1 hour or
longer
Pt w/iv sedation - answer-check loc if not responsive
,Help older brother get used to baby - answer-get a gift for big brother
Early decelerations - answer-head compressions
Methergine contraindication - answer-htn
Delegate to ap - answer-i & o
Hf monitoring - answer-weights
Location for peripheral line - answer-radial
Prioritizing care for multiple pt's - answer-low flank pain
Ativan - answer-for seizures
Med for diabetes insipidus - answer-desmopressin
Radiation tatoo - answer-use mild soap & water
Uric acid stones - answer-eat low fat yogurt
Antigout med decreases uric acid level - answer-allopurinol
Non-pharm relation technique for pain management in labor - answer-hypnosis
Psychotic disorder assessment finding - answer-flat affect
Newborn withdrawal from heroin (opioids) - answer-hypertonicity
Mitral valve location - answer-5th intercostal
Amniocentesis - answer-go pee before procedure
Total gastrectomy - answer-lack b 12
Takes 30-60 meal to eat a meal
Stoma color - answer-pink or red is normal
Maoi's diet - answer-no pepperoni, no tyramine, cottage cheese okj
Give iron w/? - answer-oj
Statins contraindication - answer-grapefruit juice
,Haldol - answer-lip smacking
Mag sulfate - answer-decreased urine output
Decreased respirations
decreased pulmonary edema
Antidote for mag sulfate - answer-calcium gluconate
Clozaril interventions - answer-monitor wbc
Valproic acid - answer-liver function
Thyroid med effectiveness - answer-weight loss
Diuretics - answer-don't skip doses
Dig adverse effects - answer-n/v & ha
Prednisone - answer-take with milk
Hemo/peritoneal dialysis pt teaching - answer-medical asepsis
Cranial nerve 11 - answer-shoulder
Peripheral catheter insertion - answer-advance catheter when you see flash back of
blood return
Dispose of insulin needles @ home - answer-in coffee container
Confirmation of ng placement - answer-x ray
Swallowing difficulty referral - answer-speech therapy
Acrabose - answer-skip a meal, skip dose, give w/1st bite of food
Sprains & strains - answer-rice
Pt dnr-cc & family asking questions related to. Therapeutic communication: therapeutic
response - answer-what did the dr tell you?
Delegating to ap about skeletal traction: needs more teaching - answer-ap places
weight on bed
Daughter feeling guilty about admitting parent into long-term facility: therapeutic
response - answer-rephrase what daughter is feeling
, How good nurse plans her day - answer-rechecks her priorities half way through her
shift
Good nurse sets these when she works - answer-goals
Pt gets bad dx, & asks you not to tell her spouse:your response - answer-you have a
right to privacy
Delegate to ap - answer-cpr
Baby in contact precautions in a private room, what would you do to save hospital $? -
answer-bring formula prn
How does a nurse properly manage her time mid-shift? - answer-reevaluates goals
Which psych pt would you see first? - answer-hallucinations
Dementia pt @ er, w/marks on coccyx & wrist, suspected abuse. What do you do? -
answer-ask pt. Interview him
Psych pt yelling in front of group. Very agitated, what do you do? - answer-isolate pt
Charge nurse scheduling resolution between nurses - answer-nurse listens to both
sides
Respite care - answer-gives family a break
Pt in seclusion documentation - answer-what happened prior to seclusion that caused
for seclusion
Parkinson's : pt teaching - answer-nutrition- thicken liquids
Pt receiving radiation, what should you wear? - answer-lead apron
Pt suffering from hyperthermia - answer-seizure precautions
Pt refuses last minute for a procedure he already consented for - answer-okay to stop
procedure
S/s of smallpox - answer-rash on tongue
Xerostoma - answer-humidifier
Vagina procedure, cervical cancer - answer-place catheter
Lyme disease - answer-report it
