WATTS 12

VATI: FUNDAMENTALS - PRE-
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAreturnedAtoAtheAunitAfollowingAaAsurgicalAprocedure.ATh
eAclient'sAoxygenAsaturationAisA85%.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtakeAfirs
tA?A

A.AAdministerAO2AatA2L/minA

B.AAdministerAprescribedAanalgesicAmedA

C.AEncourageAcoughingAandAdeepAbreathingA

D.ARaiseAtheAheadAofAtheAbedA-AcorrectAanswersD.ARaiseAtheAheadAofAtheAbed

ElevatingAtheAheadAofAtheAbedAusesAgravityAtoAreduceApressureAonAtheAdiaphragmAfromAtheAab
dominalAorgansAandAallowsAforAincreasedAexpansionAofAtheAlungs.ATheAheadAandAneckAcanAbeA
extended,AwhichApromotesAaApatentAairway.AThisAisAtheAfirstAactionAtheAnurseAshouldAtakeAandA
isAtheAleastAinvasive.



A.ATheAnurseAshouldAassessAtheAclientAfurtherAandAimplementAlessAinvasiveAinterventionsAbefo
reAapplyingAoxygenAatA2AL/min.

B.APainAmanagementApromotesAincreasedAparticipationAbyAtheAclientAinAcoughingAandAdeepAbr
eathing,AfrequentApositionAchangesAandAuseAofAtheAincentiveAspirometer,AbutAthisAisAnotAtheAfi
rstAactionAtheAnurseAshouldAtake.

C.ACoughingAandAdeepAbreathingApromotesAlungAexpansionAandApreventsArespiratoryAinfection
,AbutAtheseAactionsAareAnotAeffectiveAimmediatelyAinAincreasingAoxygenAsaturation.

AAnurseAisAprovidingAteachingAtoAaAclientAwhoAhasAneutropenia.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAinform
ationAshouldAtheAnurseAincludeAinAtheAteaching?

A.AEatAplentyAofAfreshAfruitsAandAvegetables

B.AAvoidAcrowds

C.APerformAmildAexercise,AsuchAasAgardening

D.ATakeAtemperaturesAweeklyA-AcorrectAanswersB.AAvoidAcrowds

TheAnurseAshouldAinformAtheAclientAtoAavoidAcrowdsAdueAtoAhisAsuppressedAimmuneAsystem.

,A.ATheAnurseAshouldAinformAaAclientAwhoAisAneutropenicAtoAavoidAfreshAfruitsAandAvegetablesAd
ueAtoAtheAbacteriaAtheyAcanAcarry.

C.ATheAnurseAshouldAinstructAtheAclientAtoAavoidAgardeningAdueAbacteriaAcontainedAinAtheAsoil.

D.AAAclientAwhoAisAneutropenicAcanAexperienceAaA1°AincreaseAfromAhisAbaselineAtemperature,Ae
venAinAtheApresenceAofAinfection.ATherefore,AtheAnurseAshouldArecommendAtheAclientAtakeAhisA
temperatureAatAleastAonceAdaily.

AAnurseAisAassessingAaAclientAfollowingAtheAapplicationAofAanAaquathermiaApad.AWhichAofAtheAf
ollowingAisAtheAfirstAindicationAtoAtheAnurseAthatAtheAclientAisAexperiencingAaAsuperficialAburnAi
njuryAtoAtheAapplicationAsite?

A.ABlistering

B.AErythemaA

C.AEschar

D.AAbsenceAofApainA-AcorrectAanswersB.AErythemaA

ErythemaAisAanAindicationAthatAtheAclientAhasAexperiencedAaAsuperficialAburnAwithAdamageAlim
itedAtoAtheAepidermis.AOtherAmanifestationsAincludeAedema,Apain,AandAincreasedAsensitivityAt
oAheat.



A.ABlisteringAisAanAindicationAofAaAsuperficialApartialAthicknessAburn,AinvolvingAinjuryAtoAtheAup
perAthirdAofAtheAdermis.ATheseAinjuriesAalsoAareApinkAandAmoist,AblanchAtoApressureAandAareAve
ryApainful.

C.AEscharAisAseenAinAclientsAwhoAhaveAaAfullAthicknessAwoundAinvolvingAtheAepidermisAandAder
mis.AThisAisAdeadAtissueAthatAmustAbeAremovedAforAhealingAtoAoccur

D.AAAthermalAinjuryAthatAisAnotApainfulAcanAbeAclassifiedAasAaAdeepAfull-
thicknessAburnAwhichAextendsAintoAmuscle,Abone,AorAtendons.

AAnurseAinAaAlong-
ternAcareAfacilityAentersAtheAdayAroomAandAfindsAtheAwindowAcurtainsAonAfire.AClientsAareApani
ckingAandAtheAroomAisAfillingAwithAsmoke.AIndicateAtheAemergencyAactionsAtheAnurseAmustAtak
e.A



ActivateAtheAfireAalarm.A

ExtinguishAtheAfire.

CloseAtheAdoor.A

, RemoveAtheAclientsAfromAtheAroom.A-AcorrectAanswersRemoveAtheAclientsAfromAtheAroom.

ActivateAtheAfireAalarm.A

CloseAtheAdoor.A

ExtinguishAtheAfire.



InAtheAeventAofAaAfire,AitAisAhelpfulAtoArecallAtheAmnemonicARACEAtoAprioritizeAtheAactionsAtoAta
ke:ARA-ARescueAandAremoveAtheAclients,AAA-AActivateAtheAalarm,ACA-AConfineAtheAfire,AandAEA-
AExtinguishAtheAfire.ATheAnurse'sApriorityAactionAisAtoAremoveAtheAclientsAfromAtheAroom.ATheAn


urseAshouldAthenAsoundAtheAfireAalarmAandAcloseAtheAdoorAtoAconfineAtheAfire.AFinallyAandAifAp
ossible,AtheAnurseAshouldAextinguishAtheAfire.

AAnurseAisAdevelopingAaAplanAofAcareAforAaAclientAwhoAisApostoperative.AWhichAofAtheAfollowing
AinterventionsAshouldAtheAnurseAincludeAinAtheAplanAofApreventApulmonaryAcomplications?



A.APerformAROMAexercises

B.APlaceAsuctionAequipmentAatAtheAbedside

C.AEncourageAtheAuseAofAanAincentiveAspirometer

D.AAdministerAanAexpectorantA-
AcorrectAanswersC.AEncourageAtheAuseAofAanAincentiveAspirometer.



IncentiveAspirometryAexpandsAtheAlungsAandApromotesAgasAexchangeAafterAsurgeryAwhichAcanA
helpApreventApulmonaryAcomplications.



A.AThisAisAnotAindicatedAtoApreventApulmonaryAcomplications,AbutAearlyAambulationAisAhelpfulA
toApromoteAlungAexpansionAandAremoveAsecretions.

B.ASuctionAequipmentAshouldAbeAreadilyAavailableAifAneeded,AbutAitsApresenceAdoesAnotApreve
ntApulmonaryAcomplications.

D.AAdministeringAanAexpectorantAisAnotAindicatedAtoApreventApulmonaryAcomplications,AbutAth
eAnurseAshouldAencourageAtheAclientAtoAcoughAandAdeepAbreathe.

AAnurseAisAprovidingAteachingAtoAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAnewAcolostomy.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAin
formationAshouldAtheAnurseAincludeAinAtheAteaching?

A.A"YouAcanAexpectAfecalAoutputAwithinA24Ahours."

B.A"YouAwillAneedAtoAincreaseAyourAdietaryAintakeAofArawAvegetables."

C.A"YouAcanAexpectAtheAstomaAtoAbeApurplishAinAcolorAforAtheAfirstAweek."