ATI CAPSTONE PROCTORED
COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT FORM A WELL
ORGANIZED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, Electrolyte Imbalances: Identifying Manifestations of a Calcium Imbalance
1. Question: What are the manifestations of hypocalcemia?
Answer: Tetany (most common), paresthesia of fingers and lips, muscle
twitches, seizures, muscle spasms, hyperactive DTRs, positive Chvostek's sign
(facial twitching), positive Trousseau's sign (hand/finger spasms with BP cuff
inflation), cardiovascular irregularities, diarrhea, abdominal cramps.
2. Question: What is the associated manifestation of hypocalcemia?
Answer: Positive Trousseau's sign.
3. Question: What is the associated manifestation of hyperkalemia?
Answer: ECG with tall, peaked T-waves.
4. Question: What is the associated manifestation of hyponatremia?
Answer: Bounding pulse.
5. Question: What is the associated manifestation of hypokalemia?
Answer: Hypoactive bowel sounds.
6. Question: The nurse is assessing the client for Chvostek's sign. Which action
should the nurse take?
Answer: D. Tap lightly on the client's cheek.
7. Question: The nurse is assessing a client who reports nausea, vomiting, and
weakness. Which findings are manifestations of hypocalcemia? (Select all that
apply)
Answer: A. Tingling in fingers.
C. Abdominal pain.
E. Muscle twitching.
Respiratory Diagnostic Procedures: Thoracentesis
8. Question: What is thoracentesis?
Answer: A procedure to remove fluid or air from the pleural space using a large-
bore needle. It is used for diagnostic evaluation, medication instillation, or
therapeutic relief of pleural pressure.
9. Question: A nurse is reviewing information with a client scheduled for
pulmonary function tests. Which statement should the nurse make?
Answer: B. "Do not smoke tobacco for 6-8 hours prior to the test."
10. Question: A nurse is caring for a client scheduled for a thoracentesis. Which
supplies should the nurse ensure are in the client's room? (Select all that apply)
Answer: A. Oxygen equipment.
COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT FORM A WELL
ORGANIZED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, Electrolyte Imbalances: Identifying Manifestations of a Calcium Imbalance
1. Question: What are the manifestations of hypocalcemia?
Answer: Tetany (most common), paresthesia of fingers and lips, muscle
twitches, seizures, muscle spasms, hyperactive DTRs, positive Chvostek's sign
(facial twitching), positive Trousseau's sign (hand/finger spasms with BP cuff
inflation), cardiovascular irregularities, diarrhea, abdominal cramps.
2. Question: What is the associated manifestation of hypocalcemia?
Answer: Positive Trousseau's sign.
3. Question: What is the associated manifestation of hyperkalemia?
Answer: ECG with tall, peaked T-waves.
4. Question: What is the associated manifestation of hyponatremia?
Answer: Bounding pulse.
5. Question: What is the associated manifestation of hypokalemia?
Answer: Hypoactive bowel sounds.
6. Question: The nurse is assessing the client for Chvostek's sign. Which action
should the nurse take?
Answer: D. Tap lightly on the client's cheek.
7. Question: The nurse is assessing a client who reports nausea, vomiting, and
weakness. Which findings are manifestations of hypocalcemia? (Select all that
apply)
Answer: A. Tingling in fingers.
C. Abdominal pain.
E. Muscle twitching.
Respiratory Diagnostic Procedures: Thoracentesis
8. Question: What is thoracentesis?
Answer: A procedure to remove fluid or air from the pleural space using a large-
bore needle. It is used for diagnostic evaluation, medication instillation, or
therapeutic relief of pleural pressure.
9. Question: A nurse is reviewing information with a client scheduled for
pulmonary function tests. Which statement should the nurse make?
Answer: B. "Do not smoke tobacco for 6-8 hours prior to the test."
10. Question: A nurse is caring for a client scheduled for a thoracentesis. Which
supplies should the nurse ensure are in the client's room? (Select all that apply)
Answer: A. Oxygen equipment.
