LATEST QUESTIONS 180 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+(COMPLETE EXAM)
✅ Key Features:
180 exam-style questions with correct, detailed rationales
Updated for the 2025–2026 ATI cycle to reflect the latest content framework
Covers all high-yield nursing content areas, including:
o Medical-Surgical Nursing
o Maternal-Newborn & Women’s Health
o Pediatrics
o Mental Health Nursing
o Pharmacology & Nutrition
o Leadership, Prioritization, and Delegation
Designed to reflect the comprehensive, cumulative format of the ATI exam
Builds both exam-taking strategies and applied critical thinking skills
Provides rationale-based learning for deeper understanding and NCLEX preparation
📘 Best For:
Nursing students preparing for the ATI RN Comprehensive Proctored Exam
Learners seeking a complete review across all major nursing domains
Students aiming for first-time success with ATI and readiness for NCLEX-RN
RN candidates who want structured practice with detailed rationales
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving heparin to treat a L leg DVT. Nursing intervention?
-Maintain the client on bed rest
-Restrict the client to 1L of fluid per day
-Place cool compresses on the edematous area
-Elevate the affected leg - answer-elevate the leg
-reduce edema
-decrease risk of chronic venous insufficiency
,A nurse is assessing a client during the immediate postpartum period. Which finding requires immediate
intervention? - answer-boggy uterus
-When using the urgent vs. nonurgent approach to client care, the nurse should determine that the
priority finding is a boggy uterus, which can indicate uterine hemorrhage. The nurse should immediately
intervene to stimulate uterine contractions and prevent blood loss. If the uterus becomes relaxed during
the postpartum period, the client will rapidly lose blood because no permanent thrombi have formed at
the placenta.
A nurse is caring for a newborn whose parents ask why their baby is receiving vitamin K. The nurse
explains vitamin K prevents: - answer-bleeding
-newborns are deficient in vitamin K and should receive it following birth because this deficiency can
lead to bleeding
A nurse is planning care for a client who has thrombocytopenia. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the client's plan of care? - answer-avoid venipunctures when possible
-Clients who have thrombocytopenia have a decreased platelet count and are at risk for bleeding. To
reduce the risk for bleeding, the nurse should avoid venipunctures when possible.
A nurse is assessing a 2 month old infant during a well-baby exam. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take to assess the infant's rooting reflex? - answer-stroke the cheek -should cause the infant
to turn towards that side and suck
A nurse is teaching a client that has a new prescription for digoxin about manifestations of toxicity.
Which finding should the nurse include in the teaching? - answer-nausea
-The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for and report manifestations of digoxin toxicity, such as
nausea, anorexia, abdominal pain, bradycardia, and visual changes.
A nurse is reviewing the urinalysis report of a client who has acute glomerulonephritis. Expected finding?
- answer-protein
-A client who has glomerulonephritis has increased glomerular permeability, which allows protein to
filter into the urine
, nurse working on a med-surg unit receives a telephone call requesting the status of a client from an
individual who identifies themselves as the client's parents. Nursing action? - answer-ask the caller for
verification of their identity
-According to HIPAA, if someone requests information about a client it is the nurse's duty to protect that
information. Therefore, the nurse should inform the caller that nurses cannot release any client
information over the phone without the permission of the client. The nurse should ask for verification of
the caller's identity to determine if they have been authorized by the client to receive information.
A nurse is caring for a client who has end stage Alzheimer's Disease. The adult child of the client says 'I
don't know why I bother to visit my mother anymore". Nurse response? - answer-"It seems like you feel
your visits are a waste of time"
-The nurse is using a clarifying technique that facilitates the nurse's understanding of the adult child's
feelings.
A nurse is assessing a client who has antisocial personality disorder. Expected manifestations? -
answerlack of remorse
-A client who has antisocial personality disorder is more likely to show a lack of remorse.
A community health nurse is performing triage tagging following a mass casualty incident. Black tag? -
answer-significant head trauma w/ agonal respirations
-because this client is not likely to recover or will require extensive resources for care.
A nurse is caring for a client who has dehydration secondary to nausea and vomiting. The nurse should
identify which of the following findings as fluid volume deficit? - answer-orthostatic hypotension
-Clients who have a fluid volume deficit can experience orthostatic hypotension, which is a result of the
body's inability to maintain adequate blood pressure following position changes.
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a new parent about car seat safety. Which statement should
the nurse include in the teaching? - answer-"secure the retainer clip at the level of baby's armpits"
-The nurse should instruct the parent to secure the retainer clip at the level of the newborn's axillae. The
bones of the rib cage and sternum provide protection to underlying organs in the event of a collision.
Placing the clip on the abdomen increases the risk for injury to internal organs.
-place the newborn's car seat at a 45° angle. Newborns' heads are large in proportion to their body and
they do not have the muscle strength to hold their heads upright.