2025 ATI PN COMPREHENSIVE EXIT EXAM
ACTUAL EXAM 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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❖ PN COMPREHENSIVE EXIT EXAM
❖ 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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,**1. A nurse is preparing to administer TPN with added fat supplements to a client who has
malnutrition. Which of the following action should the nurse take ?
a- piggyback 0.9 sodium chloride with TPN solutions
b- check for allergy to eggs
c- Discuss the TPS solution for 12 hours
d- monitor for hypoglycemia - answer >> -check for allergey to eggs
**2. A charge nurse is discussing the use of applying ice to a clients injured knee with a newly
licensed nurse. Which of the following should the nurse identify as a benefit (A/)
a) Systemic analgesic effect
b) increase in your metabolism
c) Decreased capillary permeability
d) Vasodilation - answer >> -Decreased capillary permeability
**3. Nurse is developing discharge care plans for client who has osteoporosis. To prevent injury
the nurse should instruct the client to?
a) Perform weight bearing exercises 5 of 28
b) Avoid crossing the legs beyond the midline
c) Avoid sitting in one position for prolonged periods
d) Split affected area - answer >> -To perform weight bearing exercises
**4. A nurse on acute med-surgical unite is performing assessments on a group of clients. Which
is the highest priority?
a) The client has surgical hypoparathyroidism and positive Trousseau's sign
b) A client who was Clostridium difficile with acute diarrhea
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,c) A client who is acute kidney injury and urine with a low specific gravity
d) The client who has oral cancer and reports a sore on his gums - answer >> -The client
has surgical hypoparathyroidism and positive trousseaus sign
**5. Nurses caring for a client was congestive heart failure. Which of the following prescriptions
for the provider should the nurse anticipate?
a) Call the provider to clients respiratory rate is less 18/min
b) Give the client 500 mL IV bolus of 0.9 sodium chloride over 1 hr
c) Give the client enalapril 2.5 mg PO twice daily
d) Call the provider if the clients pulse rate is less than 80/min - answer >> -Give the client
enapril 2.5 mg PO twice daily
**6. A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for sertraline to treat depression. Which
of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the medication
treatment plan?
a) I will be able starting this medication with feel better
b) I can expect to urinate frequently while on this medication
c) I understand I may experience difficulty sleeping on this medication
d) I should decrease my sodium intake while on this medication - answer >> -I understand i
may experience difficulty sleeping on this medication
**7. A nurse has been caring for a female client who has bruises on her arms that she explains
are a result of physical abuse by her husband. The client states " i don't know how much longer
i can take this but i am afraid he will hurt me if i leave." Which of the following is an
appropriate nursing intervention ?
a) Offer to speak to the client's husband regarding his abuse behavior.
b) Help the client to recognize the signs of escalation of abuse behavior
c) Assist the client to identify personal behaviors that trigger abusive behavior
d) Assist the client to Reports abusive behavior to the proper authority - answer >> -Help
the client to recognize the signs of escalation of abuse behavior.
**8. A client was having suicidal thoughts tells the nurse "it just does not seem worth it anymore.
Why not end my misery?" Which of the following responses for the nurses is appropriate?
a) Why do you think your life is not worth it anymore?
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, b) Do you have a plan to end your life?
c) I need to know what you mean my misery
d) You can trust me and tell me what you're thinking - answer >> -Do you have a plan to end your
life?
**9. A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following assessment
findings should the nurse expect?
a) Decreased level consciousness
b) Unable to identify common objects
c) Poor problem solving ability
d) Preoccupation was somatic disturbances - answer >> -Poor problem solving skills
**10. A nurse is caring for a client who has deep vein thrombosis of the left lower extremity.
Which of the following action should the nurse take? There are 3 tabs that contain separate
categories of data?
a) Position the client with the affected extremity lower than the heart b)
Administration of acetaminophen
c) Massage the affected extremity every 4 hrs.
d) Withhold heparin IV infusion - answer >> -Withold heparin IV infusion
**11. Is caring for clients was a new prescription for enoxaparin for the prevention of DVT. Which
of the following is an appropriate action by the nurse?
a) Expel air bubble at the top of the pre filled syringe
b) Massage the injection site to evenly distribute the medication
c) Inject the medication the lateral abdominal wall
d) Administer an NSAID for injection site discomfort - answer >> -Inject the medication
the lateral abdominal wall
**12. Nurses caring for 4 clients. Which of the following client data should the nurse report to the
provider?
a) A client who has a pleurisy and reports pain of 6 on a scale of 0 to 10 when coughing
b) Client was a total of 110 mL of serosanguineous fluid from the Jackson Pratt drain within
the first 24 hour following surgery
c) Client who is 4 hrs postoperative and has a heart rate of 98 per minute
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ACTUAL EXAM 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS:
❖ 2025 ATI PN COMPREHENSIVE EXIT EXAM
❖ PN COMPREHENSIVE EXIT EXAM
❖ 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
❖ ALREADY GRADED A+
❖ 100% GUARANTEED PASS
❖ COMPLETE A+ GUIDE
https://www.stuvia.com/en-us/user/MBoffin
,**1. A nurse is preparing to administer TPN with added fat supplements to a client who has
malnutrition. Which of the following action should the nurse take ?
a- piggyback 0.9 sodium chloride with TPN solutions
b- check for allergy to eggs
c- Discuss the TPS solution for 12 hours
d- monitor for hypoglycemia - answer >> -check for allergey to eggs
**2. A charge nurse is discussing the use of applying ice to a clients injured knee with a newly
licensed nurse. Which of the following should the nurse identify as a benefit (A/)
a) Systemic analgesic effect
b) increase in your metabolism
c) Decreased capillary permeability
d) Vasodilation - answer >> -Decreased capillary permeability
**3. Nurse is developing discharge care plans for client who has osteoporosis. To prevent injury
the nurse should instruct the client to?
a) Perform weight bearing exercises 5 of 28
b) Avoid crossing the legs beyond the midline
c) Avoid sitting in one position for prolonged periods
d) Split affected area - answer >> -To perform weight bearing exercises
**4. A nurse on acute med-surgical unite is performing assessments on a group of clients. Which
is the highest priority?
a) The client has surgical hypoparathyroidism and positive Trousseau's sign
b) A client who was Clostridium difficile with acute diarrhea
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,c) A client who is acute kidney injury and urine with a low specific gravity
d) The client who has oral cancer and reports a sore on his gums - answer >> -The client
has surgical hypoparathyroidism and positive trousseaus sign
**5. Nurses caring for a client was congestive heart failure. Which of the following prescriptions
for the provider should the nurse anticipate?
a) Call the provider to clients respiratory rate is less 18/min
b) Give the client 500 mL IV bolus of 0.9 sodium chloride over 1 hr
c) Give the client enalapril 2.5 mg PO twice daily
d) Call the provider if the clients pulse rate is less than 80/min - answer >> -Give the client
enapril 2.5 mg PO twice daily
**6. A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for sertraline to treat depression. Which
of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the medication
treatment plan?
a) I will be able starting this medication with feel better
b) I can expect to urinate frequently while on this medication
c) I understand I may experience difficulty sleeping on this medication
d) I should decrease my sodium intake while on this medication - answer >> -I understand i
may experience difficulty sleeping on this medication
**7. A nurse has been caring for a female client who has bruises on her arms that she explains
are a result of physical abuse by her husband. The client states " i don't know how much longer
i can take this but i am afraid he will hurt me if i leave." Which of the following is an
appropriate nursing intervention ?
a) Offer to speak to the client's husband regarding his abuse behavior.
b) Help the client to recognize the signs of escalation of abuse behavior
c) Assist the client to identify personal behaviors that trigger abusive behavior
d) Assist the client to Reports abusive behavior to the proper authority - answer >> -Help
the client to recognize the signs of escalation of abuse behavior.
**8. A client was having suicidal thoughts tells the nurse "it just does not seem worth it anymore.
Why not end my misery?" Which of the following responses for the nurses is appropriate?
a) Why do you think your life is not worth it anymore?
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, b) Do you have a plan to end your life?
c) I need to know what you mean my misery
d) You can trust me and tell me what you're thinking - answer >> -Do you have a plan to end your
life?
**9. A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following assessment
findings should the nurse expect?
a) Decreased level consciousness
b) Unable to identify common objects
c) Poor problem solving ability
d) Preoccupation was somatic disturbances - answer >> -Poor problem solving skills
**10. A nurse is caring for a client who has deep vein thrombosis of the left lower extremity.
Which of the following action should the nurse take? There are 3 tabs that contain separate
categories of data?
a) Position the client with the affected extremity lower than the heart b)
Administration of acetaminophen
c) Massage the affected extremity every 4 hrs.
d) Withhold heparin IV infusion - answer >> -Withold heparin IV infusion
**11. Is caring for clients was a new prescription for enoxaparin for the prevention of DVT. Which
of the following is an appropriate action by the nurse?
a) Expel air bubble at the top of the pre filled syringe
b) Massage the injection site to evenly distribute the medication
c) Inject the medication the lateral abdominal wall
d) Administer an NSAID for injection site discomfort - answer >> -Inject the medication
the lateral abdominal wall
**12. Nurses caring for 4 clients. Which of the following client data should the nurse report to the
provider?
a) A client who has a pleurisy and reports pain of 6 on a scale of 0 to 10 when coughing
b) Client was a total of 110 mL of serosanguineous fluid from the Jackson Pratt drain within
the first 24 hour following surgery
c) Client who is 4 hrs postoperative and has a heart rate of 98 per minute
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