COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY – GLOBAL
CAMPUS
School of Health Sciences
ATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR!!
ATI Comprehensive predictor EXAMINATION.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT AND BRIEF
ANSWERS.
Academic Year: 2025 – 2026
Q. Do not delegate
,ANSWER: What you can EAT
E-evaluate
A-assess
T-teach
Q. Alcohol withdrawal medications
ANSWER: Diazepam
Q. Cleaning a catheter
ANSWER: clean with soap and water then DRY it with a clean towel afterwards
Q. Potassium
3.5-5.0
Chloride
98-106
Calcium
9-10.5
Magnesium
1.3-2.1
Spinach
Phosphorus
3.5-4.5
ANSWER: A lead level greater than 45 µg/dL or 2.17 µmol/L in a child's blood most often indicates
the need for treatment.
Iron levels think of hemoglobin. low hemoglobin indicates iron deficiency anemia. ~12-16
Q. Better peripheral perfusion?
ANSWER: Elevate veins, D-Angle Arteries
Q. APGAR
ANSWER: Appearance (all pink, pink and blue, blue (pale)
Pulse (>100, <100, absent)
Grimace (cough, grimace, no response)
Activity (flexed, flaccid, limp)
Respirations (strong cry, weak cry, absent)
Q. Neutropenic precautions
ANSWER: Gloves, gown, mask when entering room
Brush your teeth twice a day
Private when possible, thorough hand hygiene before entering client's room; allow no staff with cold
or sore throat to care for client; no fresh flowers or standing water; clean room daily; Meticulous body
hygiene; Inspect IV site - meticulous IV site care
,Q. Airborne precautions
ANSWER: MTV or My chicken hez tb measles, chickenpox (varicella) Herpes zoster/shingles TB
Airborne precautions protective equips
private room, neg pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr. mask & respirator N95 for TB
Q. Contact precaution
ANSWER: MRS WHISE
protect visitors & caregivers when 3 ft of the pt.
Multidrug-resistant organisms
RSV, Shigella, Wound infections, Herpes simplex, Impetigo, Scabies, Enteric diseases caused by
micro-organisms (C diff),
Gloves and gowns worn by the caregivers and visitors
Disposal of infectious dressing material into a single, nonporous bag without touching theterm-1
outside of the bag
PMGG= Private room/ share same illness, mask, gown and gloves
Q. Droplet precautions
ANSWER: spiderman! sepsis, scarlet fever, streptococcal pharyngitis, parvovirus, pneumonia,
pertussis,
influenza,
diptheria,
epiglottitis,
rubella,
mumps, meningitis, mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia, adeNovirus
(Private room and mask)
Q. Addison's & Cushing's
ANSWER: Addison's = down down down up down
Cushings= up up up down up
hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume, hypo/hyperkalemia, hypo/hyperglycemia
Q. Skin infection- VCHIPS
ANSWER: Varicella zoster
Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplez
Impetigo
Peduculosis
Scabies
, Q. Air or Pulmonary Embolism
ANSWER: S/S chest pain, dyspnea, tachycardia, pale/cyanotic, sense of impending doom. (turn pt to
LEFT side and LOWER the head of bed.)
Q. Woman in labor (un-reassuring FHR)
ANSWER: (late decels, decreased variability, fetal bradycardia, etc) Turn pt on Left side, give O2,
stop Pitocin, Increase IV fluids!
Q. Tube feeding with decreased LOC
ANSWER: Pt on Right side (promotes emptying of the stomach) Head of bed elevated (prevent
aspiration)
Q. Decrease deep tendon reflex
ANSWER: hyper magnesium
Q. After lumbar puncture and oil-based myelogram
ANSWER: pt is flat SUPINE (prevent headache and leaking of CSF)
Q. Pt with heat stroke
ANSWER: flat with legs elevated
Q. During Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI)
ANSWER: catheter is taped to the thigh. leg must be kept straight.
Q. After Myringotomy
ANSWER: position on the side of AFFECTED ear, allows drainage.
Q. Myringotomy
ANSWER: surgical incision into the eardrum, to relieve pressure or drain fluid.
Q. After Cataract surgery
ANSWER: pt sleep on UNAFFECTED side with a night shield for 1-4 weeks
Q. after Thyroidectomy
ANSWER: low or semi-fowler's position, support head, neck and shoulders.
Q. Infant with Spina Bifida
ANSWER: Prone so that sac does not rupture
Q. Buck's Traction (skin)
ANSWER: elevate foot of bed for counter traction
After total hip replacement
CAMPUS
School of Health Sciences
ATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR!!
ATI Comprehensive predictor EXAMINATION.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT AND BRIEF
ANSWERS.
Academic Year: 2025 – 2026
Q. Do not delegate
,ANSWER: What you can EAT
E-evaluate
A-assess
T-teach
Q. Alcohol withdrawal medications
ANSWER: Diazepam
Q. Cleaning a catheter
ANSWER: clean with soap and water then DRY it with a clean towel afterwards
Q. Potassium
3.5-5.0
Chloride
98-106
Calcium
9-10.5
Magnesium
1.3-2.1
Spinach
Phosphorus
3.5-4.5
ANSWER: A lead level greater than 45 µg/dL or 2.17 µmol/L in a child's blood most often indicates
the need for treatment.
Iron levels think of hemoglobin. low hemoglobin indicates iron deficiency anemia. ~12-16
Q. Better peripheral perfusion?
ANSWER: Elevate veins, D-Angle Arteries
Q. APGAR
ANSWER: Appearance (all pink, pink and blue, blue (pale)
Pulse (>100, <100, absent)
Grimace (cough, grimace, no response)
Activity (flexed, flaccid, limp)
Respirations (strong cry, weak cry, absent)
Q. Neutropenic precautions
ANSWER: Gloves, gown, mask when entering room
Brush your teeth twice a day
Private when possible, thorough hand hygiene before entering client's room; allow no staff with cold
or sore throat to care for client; no fresh flowers or standing water; clean room daily; Meticulous body
hygiene; Inspect IV site - meticulous IV site care
,Q. Airborne precautions
ANSWER: MTV or My chicken hez tb measles, chickenpox (varicella) Herpes zoster/shingles TB
Airborne precautions protective equips
private room, neg pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr. mask & respirator N95 for TB
Q. Contact precaution
ANSWER: MRS WHISE
protect visitors & caregivers when 3 ft of the pt.
Multidrug-resistant organisms
RSV, Shigella, Wound infections, Herpes simplex, Impetigo, Scabies, Enteric diseases caused by
micro-organisms (C diff),
Gloves and gowns worn by the caregivers and visitors
Disposal of infectious dressing material into a single, nonporous bag without touching theterm-1
outside of the bag
PMGG= Private room/ share same illness, mask, gown and gloves
Q. Droplet precautions
ANSWER: spiderman! sepsis, scarlet fever, streptococcal pharyngitis, parvovirus, pneumonia,
pertussis,
influenza,
diptheria,
epiglottitis,
rubella,
mumps, meningitis, mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia, adeNovirus
(Private room and mask)
Q. Addison's & Cushing's
ANSWER: Addison's = down down down up down
Cushings= up up up down up
hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume, hypo/hyperkalemia, hypo/hyperglycemia
Q. Skin infection- VCHIPS
ANSWER: Varicella zoster
Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplez
Impetigo
Peduculosis
Scabies
, Q. Air or Pulmonary Embolism
ANSWER: S/S chest pain, dyspnea, tachycardia, pale/cyanotic, sense of impending doom. (turn pt to
LEFT side and LOWER the head of bed.)
Q. Woman in labor (un-reassuring FHR)
ANSWER: (late decels, decreased variability, fetal bradycardia, etc) Turn pt on Left side, give O2,
stop Pitocin, Increase IV fluids!
Q. Tube feeding with decreased LOC
ANSWER: Pt on Right side (promotes emptying of the stomach) Head of bed elevated (prevent
aspiration)
Q. Decrease deep tendon reflex
ANSWER: hyper magnesium
Q. After lumbar puncture and oil-based myelogram
ANSWER: pt is flat SUPINE (prevent headache and leaking of CSF)
Q. Pt with heat stroke
ANSWER: flat with legs elevated
Q. During Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI)
ANSWER: catheter is taped to the thigh. leg must be kept straight.
Q. After Myringotomy
ANSWER: position on the side of AFFECTED ear, allows drainage.
Q. Myringotomy
ANSWER: surgical incision into the eardrum, to relieve pressure or drain fluid.
Q. After Cataract surgery
ANSWER: pt sleep on UNAFFECTED side with a night shield for 1-4 weeks
Q. after Thyroidectomy
ANSWER: low or semi-fowler's position, support head, neck and shoulders.
Q. Infant with Spina Bifida
ANSWER: Prone so that sac does not rupture
Q. Buck's Traction (skin)
ANSWER: elevate foot of bed for counter traction
After total hip replacement
