ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor Form A
– 2025/2026 Edition
Verified Questions and Correct Answers
Subtitle: Verified Questions & Correct Answers with Rationales
2025/2026
, ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor Form A – 2025/2026 Edition
Section 1: Verified Exam-Style Questions
Question 1: A client with sepsis has a BP of 88/50 mmHg and a lactate level of 5 mmol/L.
What is the nurse’s priority action?
A. Encourage oral fluids.
B. Administer IV fluids as ordered.
C. Administer oral antibiotics.
D. Restrict all activity.
Rationale: Hypotension and elevated lactate indicate septic shock, requiring aggressive IV
fluid resuscitation to restore perfusion.
Question 2: A postpartum client reports a headache and blurred vision 24 hours post-delivery.
What is the nurse’s priority action?
A. Administer acetaminophen.
B. Assess blood pressure.
C. Encourage rest.
D. Monitor urine output.
Rationale: Headache and blurred vision suggest preeclampsia, requiring immediate BP assess-
ment to detect hypertension.
Question 3: A 7-year-old with asthma has audible wheezing and an SpO2 of 89
A. Administer oral corticosteroids.
B. Administer albuterol via nebulizer.
C. Apply oxygen at 6 L/min.
D. Teach pursed-lip breathing.
Rationale: Albuterol is the first-line treatment for acute asthma exacerbation to relieve bron-
chospasm and improve oxygenation.
Question 4: A client with schizophrenia reports hearing voices commanding self-harm. What
is the nurse’s priority action?
A. Encourage group therapy.
B. Initiate one-to-one supervision.
C. Administer lorazepam.
D. Restrict all visitors.
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Rationale: Command hallucinations pose an immediate safety risk, requiring one-to-one su-
pervision to prevent self-harm.
Question 5: (NGN) A client post-op cholecystectomy has a temperature of 101°F and incisional
redness. Select all appropriate interventions:
A. Notify the provider.
B. Obtain a wound culture.
C. Administer acetaminophen PRN.
D. Assess for drainage.
E. Encourage ambulation.
Rationale: Fever and redness suggest infection, requiring provider notification, wound culture,
and drainage assessment.
Question 6: A nurse is delegating tasks to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which task
is appropriate?
A. Administering oral medications.
B. Bathing a stable client.
C. Assessing a client’s pain level.
D. Teaching insulin administration.
Rationale: UAPs can perform non-invasive tasks like bathing but cannot administer medica-
tions, assess, or teach.
Question 7: A client with type 2 diabetes is prescribed metformin. What should the nurse teach
the client?
A. Take only when glucose is high.
B. Report muscle pain immediately.
C. Stop if feeling better.
D. Expect weight gain.
Rationale: Muscle pain may indicate lactic acidosis, a rare but serious metformin side effect,
requiring immediate reporting.
Question 8: A newborn at 12 hours has a heart rate of 190 bpm. What is the nurse’s priority
action?
A. Begin chest compressions.
B. Notify the provider.
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– 2025/2026 Edition
Verified Questions and Correct Answers
Subtitle: Verified Questions & Correct Answers with Rationales
2025/2026
, ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor Form A – 2025/2026 Edition
Section 1: Verified Exam-Style Questions
Question 1: A client with sepsis has a BP of 88/50 mmHg and a lactate level of 5 mmol/L.
What is the nurse’s priority action?
A. Encourage oral fluids.
B. Administer IV fluids as ordered.
C. Administer oral antibiotics.
D. Restrict all activity.
Rationale: Hypotension and elevated lactate indicate septic shock, requiring aggressive IV
fluid resuscitation to restore perfusion.
Question 2: A postpartum client reports a headache and blurred vision 24 hours post-delivery.
What is the nurse’s priority action?
A. Administer acetaminophen.
B. Assess blood pressure.
C. Encourage rest.
D. Monitor urine output.
Rationale: Headache and blurred vision suggest preeclampsia, requiring immediate BP assess-
ment to detect hypertension.
Question 3: A 7-year-old with asthma has audible wheezing and an SpO2 of 89
A. Administer oral corticosteroids.
B. Administer albuterol via nebulizer.
C. Apply oxygen at 6 L/min.
D. Teach pursed-lip breathing.
Rationale: Albuterol is the first-line treatment for acute asthma exacerbation to relieve bron-
chospasm and improve oxygenation.
Question 4: A client with schizophrenia reports hearing voices commanding self-harm. What
is the nurse’s priority action?
A. Encourage group therapy.
B. Initiate one-to-one supervision.
C. Administer lorazepam.
D. Restrict all visitors.
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Rationale: Command hallucinations pose an immediate safety risk, requiring one-to-one su-
pervision to prevent self-harm.
Question 5: (NGN) A client post-op cholecystectomy has a temperature of 101°F and incisional
redness. Select all appropriate interventions:
A. Notify the provider.
B. Obtain a wound culture.
C. Administer acetaminophen PRN.
D. Assess for drainage.
E. Encourage ambulation.
Rationale: Fever and redness suggest infection, requiring provider notification, wound culture,
and drainage assessment.
Question 6: A nurse is delegating tasks to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which task
is appropriate?
A. Administering oral medications.
B. Bathing a stable client.
C. Assessing a client’s pain level.
D. Teaching insulin administration.
Rationale: UAPs can perform non-invasive tasks like bathing but cannot administer medica-
tions, assess, or teach.
Question 7: A client with type 2 diabetes is prescribed metformin. What should the nurse teach
the client?
A. Take only when glucose is high.
B. Report muscle pain immediately.
C. Stop if feeling better.
D. Expect weight gain.
Rationale: Muscle pain may indicate lactic acidosis, a rare but serious metformin side effect,
requiring immediate reporting.
Question 8: A newborn at 12 hours has a heart rate of 190 bpm. What is the nurse’s priority
action?
A. Begin chest compressions.
B. Notify the provider.
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