ATI-Learning System PN-
Comprehensive Final ATI
"Tell me what concerns you the most about being hospitalized." - answers✔✔A nurse is caring for a
client who has borderline personality disorder and is expressing concern about needing prolonged
hospitalization. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
"Shampoo your hair before the procedure, and don't put any styling products on it afterward." -
answers✔✔A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is going to have an EEG in the morning.
Which of the following information should the nurse provide the client?
Reduce dietary sodium - answers✔✔A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has had
a transient ischemic attack (TIA). Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Steatorrhea - answers✔✔A nurse is collecting data from a school-age child who has celiac disease.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Increase her caloric intake with meals - answers✔✔A nurse i reinforcing teaching with a client who has
hyperthyroidism about managing this disorder. Which of the following recommendations should the
nurse include?
Corticosteroids - answers✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of acute systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE) and is to begin medication therapy. Which of the following types of
medications should the nurse expect to administer?
Rash - answers✔✔A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a child who has a new prescription
of lamotrigine for a seizure disorder. The nurse should instruct the parents that which of the following
adverse effects is the priority to report to the provider?
Collect the staff's input about planning and implementing the change - answers✔✔A health care
facility's leadership team is implementing a new computerized charting system. Before the
implementation date, which of the following actions should the charge nurse take first?
,Check airway patency - answers✔✔A nurse responds to a call from an assistive personnel that a client
has had a seizure and is unconscious. Which of the following data should the nurse collect first?
"I'll check his blood glucose more often." - answers✔✔A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parent of
a child who has type 1 diabetes mellitus how to manage the child's disorder during illness, such as colds.
Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"The hormonal changes of pregnancy change the acidity of the vagina, making yeast infections more
common." - answers✔✔A client at a routine prenatal care visit asks the nurse if it is common to develop
vaginal yeast infections during pregnancy. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Candidiasis - answers✔✔A nurse is collecting data from a toddler who has AIDS. The nurse should
identify which of the following findings as an indication of an opportunistic infection?
Instruct clients who are able to ambulate to leave - answers✔✔A charge nurse is coordinating the
evacuation of clients from a facility following a bomb threat. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take when implementing the evacuation process?
Prednisone to treat persistent arthritis exacerbations - answers✔✔A nurse is assigned to care for several
clients who are postoperative. The nurse should identify the client taking which of the following
medications is at risk for delayed would healing?
Explain that it is against policy to share access codes and refer the resident to his supervisor -
answers✔✔A new resident provider asks the nurse for an access code to review a client's online record.
The resident is not scheduled to attend the facility's orientation computer class until next week. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
Set up a series of meetings for all staff members to attend to discuss issues. - answers✔✔A charge nurse
in a skilled nursing facility notes several recent conflicts among staff on different shifts. Which of the
following strategies should the charge nurse plan to use to resolve these conflicts?
, "Does anyone smoke around or in the same house as your child?" - answers✔✔A nurse is collecting data
from a preschooler who has recurrent and persistent otitis media. When obtaining the child's history
from her parent, which of the following questions should the nurse ask?
The infant's mother is likely HIV positive - answers✔✔Results of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
(ELISA) testing for an 18-month-old infant who has Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia indicate that she is
HIV positive. When assisting with planning care, the nurse should consider which of the following
factors?
Current use of nitroglycerine to treat heart failure - answers✔✔A nurse is reviewing the medical record
of a client who is requesting a prescription for sildenafil citrate. Which of the following data in the
client's record should the nurse identify as a contraindication for the use of this medication?
Maintain the head of the bed at 30 degrees - answers✔✔A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a
client who is receiving mechanical ventilation. Which of the following recommendations should the
nurse make?
A client who has diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and a blood glucose of 375 mg/dL - answers✔✔A nurse on
a pediatric unit receives the laboratory results for several clients. Which of the following results should
the nurse report to the provider?
1. "Hold the mouthpiece 1-2 inches in front of your mouth"
2. "Tilt your head back slightly and open your mouth wide."
3. "Depress the canister while taking a slow deep breath."
4. "Hold your breath for 10 seconds." - answers✔✔A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about
how to use an albuterol metered dose inhaler. After removing the cap from the inhaler and shaking the
canister, the nurse should instruct the client to take the following steps in which order?
Bacterial growth - answers✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who has deep partial and full- thickness burns
and requires a topical antimicrobial drug. The nurse should reinforce with the client that the goal of this
medication therapy is to reduce which of the following outcomes?
Comprehensive Final ATI
"Tell me what concerns you the most about being hospitalized." - answers✔✔A nurse is caring for a
client who has borderline personality disorder and is expressing concern about needing prolonged
hospitalization. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
"Shampoo your hair before the procedure, and don't put any styling products on it afterward." -
answers✔✔A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is going to have an EEG in the morning.
Which of the following information should the nurse provide the client?
Reduce dietary sodium - answers✔✔A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has had
a transient ischemic attack (TIA). Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Steatorrhea - answers✔✔A nurse is collecting data from a school-age child who has celiac disease.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Increase her caloric intake with meals - answers✔✔A nurse i reinforcing teaching with a client who has
hyperthyroidism about managing this disorder. Which of the following recommendations should the
nurse include?
Corticosteroids - answers✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of acute systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE) and is to begin medication therapy. Which of the following types of
medications should the nurse expect to administer?
Rash - answers✔✔A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a child who has a new prescription
of lamotrigine for a seizure disorder. The nurse should instruct the parents that which of the following
adverse effects is the priority to report to the provider?
Collect the staff's input about planning and implementing the change - answers✔✔A health care
facility's leadership team is implementing a new computerized charting system. Before the
implementation date, which of the following actions should the charge nurse take first?
,Check airway patency - answers✔✔A nurse responds to a call from an assistive personnel that a client
has had a seizure and is unconscious. Which of the following data should the nurse collect first?
"I'll check his blood glucose more often." - answers✔✔A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parent of
a child who has type 1 diabetes mellitus how to manage the child's disorder during illness, such as colds.
Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"The hormonal changes of pregnancy change the acidity of the vagina, making yeast infections more
common." - answers✔✔A client at a routine prenatal care visit asks the nurse if it is common to develop
vaginal yeast infections during pregnancy. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Candidiasis - answers✔✔A nurse is collecting data from a toddler who has AIDS. The nurse should
identify which of the following findings as an indication of an opportunistic infection?
Instruct clients who are able to ambulate to leave - answers✔✔A charge nurse is coordinating the
evacuation of clients from a facility following a bomb threat. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take when implementing the evacuation process?
Prednisone to treat persistent arthritis exacerbations - answers✔✔A nurse is assigned to care for several
clients who are postoperative. The nurse should identify the client taking which of the following
medications is at risk for delayed would healing?
Explain that it is against policy to share access codes and refer the resident to his supervisor -
answers✔✔A new resident provider asks the nurse for an access code to review a client's online record.
The resident is not scheduled to attend the facility's orientation computer class until next week. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
Set up a series of meetings for all staff members to attend to discuss issues. - answers✔✔A charge nurse
in a skilled nursing facility notes several recent conflicts among staff on different shifts. Which of the
following strategies should the charge nurse plan to use to resolve these conflicts?
, "Does anyone smoke around or in the same house as your child?" - answers✔✔A nurse is collecting data
from a preschooler who has recurrent and persistent otitis media. When obtaining the child's history
from her parent, which of the following questions should the nurse ask?
The infant's mother is likely HIV positive - answers✔✔Results of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
(ELISA) testing for an 18-month-old infant who has Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia indicate that she is
HIV positive. When assisting with planning care, the nurse should consider which of the following
factors?
Current use of nitroglycerine to treat heart failure - answers✔✔A nurse is reviewing the medical record
of a client who is requesting a prescription for sildenafil citrate. Which of the following data in the
client's record should the nurse identify as a contraindication for the use of this medication?
Maintain the head of the bed at 30 degrees - answers✔✔A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a
client who is receiving mechanical ventilation. Which of the following recommendations should the
nurse make?
A client who has diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and a blood glucose of 375 mg/dL - answers✔✔A nurse on
a pediatric unit receives the laboratory results for several clients. Which of the following results should
the nurse report to the provider?
1. "Hold the mouthpiece 1-2 inches in front of your mouth"
2. "Tilt your head back slightly and open your mouth wide."
3. "Depress the canister while taking a slow deep breath."
4. "Hold your breath for 10 seconds." - answers✔✔A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about
how to use an albuterol metered dose inhaler. After removing the cap from the inhaler and shaking the
canister, the nurse should instruct the client to take the following steps in which order?
Bacterial growth - answers✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who has deep partial and full- thickness burns
and requires a topical antimicrobial drug. The nurse should reinforce with the client that the goal of this
medication therapy is to reduce which of the following outcomes?
