ATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR 2024 NEWEST
VERSION ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS||ALREADY
GRADED A+
A nurse is developing an in service about personality disorders. Which of the following information
should the nurse include when discussing borderline personality disorder?
A. The clients exhibits impulse behavior
B. The client might act seductively
C. The client is exceptionally clingy to others
D. The client is overly concerned about minor details - answer-A. The clients exhibits impulse behavior
A nurse is caring for a client following a cardiac catheterization through the left groin. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Monitor the dorsalis pedis pulse every 15 min
B. Keep the client NPO for 24 hours
C. Place the client in Fowlers position
D. Maintain struct bedrest for th first 12 hours - answer-A. Monitor the dorsalis pedis pulse every 15 min
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has a prescription for intermittent heat therapy
for foot injury. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication for heat
therapy?
A. Peripheral neuropathy
B. Osteoarthritis
C. Abdominal aortic aneurysm
D. Phlebitis - answer-A. Peripheral neuropathy
A nurse in an ED is caring for a toddler who has burns following a house fire. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
A. Calculate fluid replacement based on VS and UOP
B. Determine the location and depth of the burns
,C. Check the mouth for soot and smoky breath
D. Administer antibiotics prophylactically - answer-C. Check the mouth for soot and smoky breath
A nurse is caring for a client following a stroke. The client has right sided weakness and facial drooping.
Which of the following nursing actions is the priority?
A. Perform range of motion exercises to the clients extremities
B. Place the clients tight hand in a supination position
C. Change the clients position every 2 hours
D. Maintain NPO status for the client - answer-D. Maintain NPO status for the client
A nurse is caring for an adult client who has chronic anemia and is scheduled to receive a transfusion of
1 unit pf RBC. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Administer the blood via a 21 gauge IV needle
B. Set the IV infusion pump to administer the blood over 6 hours
C. Check the clients VS from the previous Shift prior to the initiation of the transfusion
D. Flush the blood administration tubing with NS prior to transfusion - answer-D. Flush the blood
administration tubing with NS prior to transfusion
Intra-dermal Injections areas.
A. Buttocks
B. Upper back
C. Hamstring - answer-B. Upper back
A nurse is caring for a client who has experienced a right-hemispheric stroke. Which of the following are
expected findings? SATA
A. Impulse control difficulty
B. Left Hemiplegia
C. Loss of depth perception
D. Aphasia
E. Lack of situational awareness - answer-A. Impulse control difficulty
,B. Left Hemiplegia
C. Loss of depth perception
E. Lack of situational awareness
A nurse is caring for a client who has left homonymous hemianopsia. Which of the following is an
appropriate nursing intervention?
A. Teach the client to scan the right to see objects on the right side of her body.
B. Place the bedside table on the right side of the bed.
C. Orient the client to the food on her plate using the clock method.
D. Place the wheelchair on the client's left side. - answer-B. Place the bedside table on the right side of
the bed.
A nurse is planning care for a client who has dysphagia and a new dietary prescription. Which of the
following should the nurse include in the plan of care? SATA
A. have suction equipment available
B. Feed client thickened liquids
C. Place foods on the unaffected side of the mouth
D. Assign an assistive personnel to feed the client slowly.
E. Teach the client to swallow with her neck flexed. - answer-A. have suction equipment available
B. Feed client thickened liquids
C. Place foods on the unaffected side of the mouth
E. Teach the client to swallow with her neck flexed.
A nurse is caring for a client who has global aphasia (both receptive and expressive.). Which of the
following should the nurse include in the client's plan of care? SATA
A. Speak to the client at a slower rate
B. Assist the client to use flash card with pictures
C. Speak to the client in a loud voice.
D. Complete sentences that the client cannot finish.
E. Give instructions one step at a time - answer-A. Speak to the client at a slower rate
, B. Assist the client to use flash card with pictures
E. Give instructions one step at a time
A nurse is assessing a client who has experienced a left-hemispheric stroke. Which of the following is an
expected finding?
A. Impulse control difficulty
B. Poor judgement
C. Inability to recognize familiar objects
D. Loss of depth perception - answer-C. Inability to recognize familiar objects
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a thoracentesis. Prior to the procedure, which of
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Position the client in an upright position, leaning over the bedside table.
B. Explain the procedure.
C. Obtain ABG's.
D. Administer benzocaine spray. - answer-A. Position the client in an upright position, leaning over the
bedside table.
A nurse is reviewing ABG laboratory results of a client who is in respiratory distress. The results are pH
7.47, PaCo2 32 mm Hg. HCO3 22 mm Hg. The nurse should recognize that the client is experiencing
which of the following acid-base imbalances?
A. Respiratory acidosis
B. Respiratory alkalosis
C. Metabolic acidosis
D. Metabolic alkalosis - answer-B. Respiratory alkalosis
A nurse is assessing a client following bronchoscopy. Which of the following findings should the nurse
report to the provider?
A. Blood-tinged sputum
B. Dry, nonproductive cough
C. Sore throat
VERSION ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS||ALREADY
GRADED A+
A nurse is developing an in service about personality disorders. Which of the following information
should the nurse include when discussing borderline personality disorder?
A. The clients exhibits impulse behavior
B. The client might act seductively
C. The client is exceptionally clingy to others
D. The client is overly concerned about minor details - answer-A. The clients exhibits impulse behavior
A nurse is caring for a client following a cardiac catheterization through the left groin. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Monitor the dorsalis pedis pulse every 15 min
B. Keep the client NPO for 24 hours
C. Place the client in Fowlers position
D. Maintain struct bedrest for th first 12 hours - answer-A. Monitor the dorsalis pedis pulse every 15 min
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has a prescription for intermittent heat therapy
for foot injury. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication for heat
therapy?
A. Peripheral neuropathy
B. Osteoarthritis
C. Abdominal aortic aneurysm
D. Phlebitis - answer-A. Peripheral neuropathy
A nurse in an ED is caring for a toddler who has burns following a house fire. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
A. Calculate fluid replacement based on VS and UOP
B. Determine the location and depth of the burns
,C. Check the mouth for soot and smoky breath
D. Administer antibiotics prophylactically - answer-C. Check the mouth for soot and smoky breath
A nurse is caring for a client following a stroke. The client has right sided weakness and facial drooping.
Which of the following nursing actions is the priority?
A. Perform range of motion exercises to the clients extremities
B. Place the clients tight hand in a supination position
C. Change the clients position every 2 hours
D. Maintain NPO status for the client - answer-D. Maintain NPO status for the client
A nurse is caring for an adult client who has chronic anemia and is scheduled to receive a transfusion of
1 unit pf RBC. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Administer the blood via a 21 gauge IV needle
B. Set the IV infusion pump to administer the blood over 6 hours
C. Check the clients VS from the previous Shift prior to the initiation of the transfusion
D. Flush the blood administration tubing with NS prior to transfusion - answer-D. Flush the blood
administration tubing with NS prior to transfusion
Intra-dermal Injections areas.
A. Buttocks
B. Upper back
C. Hamstring - answer-B. Upper back
A nurse is caring for a client who has experienced a right-hemispheric stroke. Which of the following are
expected findings? SATA
A. Impulse control difficulty
B. Left Hemiplegia
C. Loss of depth perception
D. Aphasia
E. Lack of situational awareness - answer-A. Impulse control difficulty
,B. Left Hemiplegia
C. Loss of depth perception
E. Lack of situational awareness
A nurse is caring for a client who has left homonymous hemianopsia. Which of the following is an
appropriate nursing intervention?
A. Teach the client to scan the right to see objects on the right side of her body.
B. Place the bedside table on the right side of the bed.
C. Orient the client to the food on her plate using the clock method.
D. Place the wheelchair on the client's left side. - answer-B. Place the bedside table on the right side of
the bed.
A nurse is planning care for a client who has dysphagia and a new dietary prescription. Which of the
following should the nurse include in the plan of care? SATA
A. have suction equipment available
B. Feed client thickened liquids
C. Place foods on the unaffected side of the mouth
D. Assign an assistive personnel to feed the client slowly.
E. Teach the client to swallow with her neck flexed. - answer-A. have suction equipment available
B. Feed client thickened liquids
C. Place foods on the unaffected side of the mouth
E. Teach the client to swallow with her neck flexed.
A nurse is caring for a client who has global aphasia (both receptive and expressive.). Which of the
following should the nurse include in the client's plan of care? SATA
A. Speak to the client at a slower rate
B. Assist the client to use flash card with pictures
C. Speak to the client in a loud voice.
D. Complete sentences that the client cannot finish.
E. Give instructions one step at a time - answer-A. Speak to the client at a slower rate
, B. Assist the client to use flash card with pictures
E. Give instructions one step at a time
A nurse is assessing a client who has experienced a left-hemispheric stroke. Which of the following is an
expected finding?
A. Impulse control difficulty
B. Poor judgement
C. Inability to recognize familiar objects
D. Loss of depth perception - answer-C. Inability to recognize familiar objects
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a thoracentesis. Prior to the procedure, which of
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Position the client in an upright position, leaning over the bedside table.
B. Explain the procedure.
C. Obtain ABG's.
D. Administer benzocaine spray. - answer-A. Position the client in an upright position, leaning over the
bedside table.
A nurse is reviewing ABG laboratory results of a client who is in respiratory distress. The results are pH
7.47, PaCo2 32 mm Hg. HCO3 22 mm Hg. The nurse should recognize that the client is experiencing
which of the following acid-base imbalances?
A. Respiratory acidosis
B. Respiratory alkalosis
C. Metabolic acidosis
D. Metabolic alkalosis - answer-B. Respiratory alkalosis
A nurse is assessing a client following bronchoscopy. Which of the following findings should the nurse
report to the provider?
A. Blood-tinged sputum
B. Dry, nonproductive cough
C. Sore throat
