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ATI PN Comprehensive Exit Exam
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A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client following a
transurethral resection of the prostate. Which of the following interventions should the
nurse include in the plan of care? - ✔✔ANS The nurse should irrigate the bladder using
strict sterile technique and maintain closed catheter drainage system to minimize the rick
of infection.
A nurse is reviewing a client's electronic medical record and finds that an assistive per
sonnel recorder the client's temperature as 35.3 degrees Celsius (95.5 degrees F) 2 hrs
earlier. Which of the following actions should the nurse take firsT? - ✔✔ANS check the
clients temp
A nurse is receiving change-of-
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shift report for four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse see first? -
✔✔ANS A client whose urinary output was 100mL for the past 12 hrs
A nurse in reinforcing teaching about weight loss with a female older adult client who is
overweight. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in teaching? -
✔✔ANS keep fat intake to no more that 30% of daily caloric intake.
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has iron deficiency anemia. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect? - ✔✔ANS difficulty concentrating
A Nurse is collecting data from an older adult client who is 48 hr postoperative following
abdominal surgery. The provider writes a prescription to advance the client to a re gular
Diet. For which of the following findings should the nurse notify the provider? - ✔✔ANS
The client has absent bowel sounds
A parent brings her adolescent son to an urgent care center and states. "He is high on
something and needs help" The client is
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exhibiting agitation and paranoia and reports visual hallucinations. The nurse should
suspect intoxication with which of the following substances? - ✔✔ANS
Methamphetamines
A nurse notices an assistive personnel taking a nap in the break room during he meal t
ime. The AP appears drowsy while performing routine tasks. Which of the following a
ctions should the nurse take? - ✔✔ANS Report the observations about the ap to the unit's
nurse manager.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a fluid volume deficit about selec
ting foods that have a high water content. The nurse should include that which of the
following raw foods contains the highest amount of water per 1 cup serving? - ✔✔ANS
cherry tomatoes
The nurse is position a client who is scheduled for a lumbar puncture. The nurse should
assist the client into which of the following positions? - ✔✔ANS lateral recumbent
A nurse is talking with a client whose son died in a motor- vehicle crash 2 weeks ago.
The client states "I really thought I'd be back to my usual routines by now, but I can't
think of anythingelse except my son is gone" Which of the following responses should
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the nurse make? - ✔✔ANS Grieving for your son is hard work. It will take as much time
as you need to come to terms with your loss.
A nurse is assisting with monitoring a client who is at 40 weeks of gestation and is in
active labor. The nurse recognizes late deceleration on the fetal monitor tracing. Whichof
the following actions should the nurse take? - ✔✔ANS Place the client in the lateral
position.
A nurse manager is providing an in-
service on hand hygiene to assistive personnel. which of the following information
should the nurse manager include in the in-service? - ✔✔ANS Remove rings when
washing hands with soap and water
A nurse is reinforcing home safety instructions with the parent of a newborn. Which of
the following statements should the nurse include in the instructions? - ✔✔ANS Place
your baby's crib away from heat vents.
A nurse is preparing to administer a client's morning medications.
ATI PN Comprehensive Exit Exam
.
A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client following a
transurethral resection of the prostate. Which of the following interventions should the
nurse include in the plan of care? - ✔✔ANS The nurse should irrigate the bladder using
strict sterile technique and maintain closed catheter drainage system to minimize the rick
of infection.
A nurse is reviewing a client's electronic medical record and finds that an assistive per
sonnel recorder the client's temperature as 35.3 degrees Celsius (95.5 degrees F) 2 hrs
earlier. Which of the following actions should the nurse take firsT? - ✔✔ANS check the
clients temp
A nurse is receiving change-of-
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shift report for four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse see first? -
✔✔ANS A client whose urinary output was 100mL for the past 12 hrs
A nurse in reinforcing teaching about weight loss with a female older adult client who is
overweight. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in teaching? -
✔✔ANS keep fat intake to no more that 30% of daily caloric intake.
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has iron deficiency anemia. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect? - ✔✔ANS difficulty concentrating
A Nurse is collecting data from an older adult client who is 48 hr postoperative following
abdominal surgery. The provider writes a prescription to advance the client to a re gular
Diet. For which of the following findings should the nurse notify the provider? - ✔✔ANS
The client has absent bowel sounds
A parent brings her adolescent son to an urgent care center and states. "He is high on
something and needs help" The client is
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exhibiting agitation and paranoia and reports visual hallucinations. The nurse should
suspect intoxication with which of the following substances? - ✔✔ANS
Methamphetamines
A nurse notices an assistive personnel taking a nap in the break room during he meal t
ime. The AP appears drowsy while performing routine tasks. Which of the following a
ctions should the nurse take? - ✔✔ANS Report the observations about the ap to the unit's
nurse manager.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a fluid volume deficit about selec
ting foods that have a high water content. The nurse should include that which of the
following raw foods contains the highest amount of water per 1 cup serving? - ✔✔ANS
cherry tomatoes
The nurse is position a client who is scheduled for a lumbar puncture. The nurse should
assist the client into which of the following positions? - ✔✔ANS lateral recumbent
A nurse is talking with a client whose son died in a motor- vehicle crash 2 weeks ago.
The client states "I really thought I'd be back to my usual routines by now, but I can't
think of anythingelse except my son is gone" Which of the following responses should
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the nurse make? - ✔✔ANS Grieving for your son is hard work. It will take as much time
as you need to come to terms with your loss.
A nurse is assisting with monitoring a client who is at 40 weeks of gestation and is in
active labor. The nurse recognizes late deceleration on the fetal monitor tracing. Whichof
the following actions should the nurse take? - ✔✔ANS Place the client in the lateral
position.
A nurse manager is providing an in-
service on hand hygiene to assistive personnel. which of the following information
should the nurse manager include in the in-service? - ✔✔ANS Remove rings when
washing hands with soap and water
A nurse is reinforcing home safety instructions with the parent of a newborn. Which of
the following statements should the nurse include in the instructions? - ✔✔ANS Place
your baby's crib away from heat vents.
A nurse is preparing to administer a client's morning medications.
