ATICOMPREHENSIVEPREDICTOREXAM
2025-2026ATINCLEXPREDICTOR180
QUESTIONSANDCORRECTANSWERS
anurseiscaringfora clientwhohaspulmonaryembolism. theclien
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tisreceivingheparinviacontinuous IVinfusionat 1,200 units/hran
dwarfarin 5 mg PO daily. themorninglaboratoryvaluesfortheclie
ntareaPTT 98 secondsand INR 1.8. whichofthefollowingactions
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shouldthenursetake?---CORRECTANSWER--
withholdtheheparininfusion
anurseisprovidingteachingtoa schoolagechildwhohasasthmaab
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out usingalbuterolmetereddoseinhaler. whichofthefollowinginstr
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uctionsshouldthenurseinclude?---CORRECTANSWER--
take themedication 15 minbeforeplayingsports
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ahomehealthnurseisevaluatingaschoolagechildwhohascyst
icfibrosis. thenurseshouldinitiatea request forhigh frequency
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chestcompression vestinresponsetowhichofthefollowingpar
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entstatements?---CORRECTANSWER--
"mychildhasonlyasmallamount ofmucusafterpercussionthe
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rapy"
anurseisplanningcareforaclientwhoisreceivingchemother
apyandhasneutropenia. whichofthefollowinginterventions
should
thenurseincludeintheplan?--CORRECTANSWER--
avoidincludingrawfruitsintheclientsdiet
anurseiscaringfora clientwhois in thefourthstageoflaborand
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isreviewingoxytocinviacontinuous IVinfusion. whichofthef
ollowingassessmentsisthenurse'spriority?--
CORRECTANSWER-- amountofvaginalbleeding
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anurseiscaringfora client whois in theresuscitationphaseofb
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urninjury. whichofthefollowingfindingsshouldthenurseexp
ect?---CORRECTANSWER-- hyponatremia
hyperkalemia
a nurse isteachingaclientwhohasanewprescriptionfortotalparent
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eral nutritionthroughacentralline. whichofthefollowinginformati
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on shouldthenurseincludeintheteaching?
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---CORRECTANSWER--
"I willneedtomeasureyourweightdaily"
anurseisassessingaclient whohasbipolardisorder. whichofthe
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following alterations inspeechistheclientusing?---
CORRECTANSWER-- flightofideas-
changingtopicssuddenly
ahomehealthnurseiscaringforagroupofolderadult clients. then
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urseshouldinitiateareferraltotheprogramofallinclusivecarefor
theelderly PACEforwhichofthefollowingclients?---
CORRECTANSWER-- a client whose I I
caregiverrequestsadult day
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careservices
PACEprovidesadultdaycareservicesalongwithinhome
assessmentsandsupportive
services
anurseat amentalhealthcliniciscaringforfourclients. thenurs
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eshouldrecognizethatwhichofthefollowingclientsisusingdi
ssociationasa defensemechanism?-CORRECTANSWER--
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aclient whowasabusedasachild describestheabuseasifit hap
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penedtosomeoneelse
a nurse iscaringforaclient whohasactivepulmonarytuberculosi
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s. whichofthefollowingactionsshouldthenurse
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take?---CORRECTANSWER--
assigntheclient to a privateroomwithnegativeairpressure
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anurseisprovidingteachingtoaclientwhois at 24 weeksofgestatio
nandisscheduledfora 3 houroralglucosetolerancetest. whichofth
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efollowinginstructionsshouldthenurseincludeintheteaching?---
CORRECTANSWER--
youwillneedtofast thenightbeforethetest
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ablood sample iscollectedeveryhour
anurseisprovidingeducationtotheparentofaschoolagechildwho
hasasthma. whichofthefollowingstatements by theparent indicate
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sanunderstandingoftheteaching?---CORRECTANSWER--
"I willmakesuremy childreceivesayearlyinfluenzavaccination"
anurseiscaringforaclientwhoisreceivingacontinuousheparini
nfusion. whichofthefollowinglaboratorytestsshouldthenurse re
viewpriortoadjustingtheclient'sheparin?
---CORRECTANSWER-- aPTT-
forthoseonheparinitshould be 60-
80 secondsa nurseisassessingaclientwhoistakingpropranolol.
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whichofthefollowingfindingsshould indicatetothenursethatt
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hisclientisexperiencinganadversereactiontopropranolol?---
CORRECTANSWER-- wheezing