ATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR 2025/26| QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS VERIFIED 100%
What action should a nurse take when inserting an IV catheter for a 7-year-old
child? -CORRECT ANSWERTell the child they will feel discomfort during
the catheter insertion.
What finding should a nurse report for a client with an arteriovenous fistula? -
CORRECT ANSWERAbsence of a bruit.
What statement indicates understanding of discharge teaching for a client with
an implantable cardioverter defibrillator? -CORRECT ANSWERI will wear
loose clothing around my ICD.
What is an appropriate response for a nurse to make to a client at 14 weeks
gestation who feels ambivalent about being pregnant? -CORRECT
ANSWERDescribe your feelings to me about being pregnant.
What should a nurse include in the care plan for a client on a bowel-training
program after a spinal cord injury? -CORRECT ANSWERAdminister a rectal
suppository 30 minutes prior to scheduled defecation times.
What action should a nurse take for a client in active labor requesting pain
management? -CORRECT ANSWERPlace the client in a warm shower.
In triage after a disaster, which type of injury should a nurse assign the highest
priority? -CORRECT ANSWER95% full-thickness body burn.
,What guideline should a nurse include when updating protocols for the use of
belt restraints? -CORRECT ANSWERDocument the client's condition every
15 minutes.
What characteristic should be included about effective nursing leadership? -
CORRECT ANSWERActs as an advocate for the nursing unit.
What laboratory finding indicates a need to revise the care plan for a client with
diabetes mellitus? -CORRECT ANSWERAn HbA1c of 10%.
Which sexually transmitted infection is a nationally notifiable disease that must
be reported to the state health department? -CORRECT ANSWERChlamydia.
What group facilitation technique should a nurse teach a newly licensed nurse
for a mental health unit? -CORRECT ANSWERUse modeling to help clients
improve their interpersonal skills.
What dietary action should a nurse include in the care plan for a client
practicing Orthodox Judaism during Passover? -CORRECT ANSWERProvide
unleavened bread.
What finding indicates the effectiveness of treatment for a client with a
pulmonary embolism? -CORRECT ANSWERThe client reports feeling less
anxious.
What is the next action a nurse should take after securing the airway of a client
who ingested thirty diazepam tablets? -CORRECT ANSWERAdminister
flumazenil to the client.
,What finding should a nurse expect in a client who used cocaine one hour ago?
-CORRECT ANSWERElevated temperature.
What manifestation should a nurse expect in a newborn with a blood glucose
level of 30 mg/dl? -CORRECT ANSWERJitteriness.
Which laboratory finding in a school-age child should a nurse report to the
provider? -CORRECT ANSWERWBC count of 14,000/mm3.
What should a charge nurse include about designating a health care proxy? -
CORRECT ANSWERThe proxy should make health care decisions for the
client regardless of the client's ability to do so.
What can a proxy do if the client is under anesthesia? -CORRECT
ANSWERMake treatment decisions for the client.
What is the first action a nurse should take for a client in the PACU who reports
nausea? -CORRECT ANSWERTurn the client on their side.
In a situational crisis, what should a nurse do first for a client with a history of
depression? -CORRECT ANSWERConfirm the client's perception of the
event.
What should a nurse do after obtaining a verbal prescription for restraints for a
client in acute mania? -CORRECT ANSWERObtain a prescription for
restraint within 4 hours.
Which client should a charge nurse delegate to an LPN? -CORRECT
ANSWERA client who is postoperative following a bowel resection with an
NG tube set to continuous suction.
, What intervention should a nurse include in the care plan for a paraplegic client
with nonblanchable erythema over the ischium? -CORRECT ANSWERTeach
the client to shift his weight every 15 minutes while sitting.
What is a safe pain-management option for a client who is dilated to 10 cm and
pushing? -CORRECT ANSWERPudendal block.
What finding in a client with major depressive disorder is most concerning? -
CORRECT ANSWERThe client reports giving away personal items.
Which immunizations can a pregnant client receive? (Select all that apply) -
CORRECT ANSWERInactivated polio vaccine, Tetanus diphtheria and
acellular pertussis vaccine, Inactivated influenza vaccine.
What condition in a potential living kidney donor should be identified as a
contraindication? -CORRECT ANSWEROsteoarthritis.
What should a nurse recommend for a client on warfarin regarding spinach
consumption? -CORRECT ANSWERThe client should limit how much
spinach they eat.
What dietary advice should be given to a client with gout regarding anchovies?
-CORRECT ANSWERThe client should not continue to eat anchovies on their
pizza.
What dietary change should a client on spironolactone make? -CORRECT
ANSWERThe client should reduce their intake of foods that contain potassium.
ANSWERS VERIFIED 100%
What action should a nurse take when inserting an IV catheter for a 7-year-old
child? -CORRECT ANSWERTell the child they will feel discomfort during
the catheter insertion.
What finding should a nurse report for a client with an arteriovenous fistula? -
CORRECT ANSWERAbsence of a bruit.
What statement indicates understanding of discharge teaching for a client with
an implantable cardioverter defibrillator? -CORRECT ANSWERI will wear
loose clothing around my ICD.
What is an appropriate response for a nurse to make to a client at 14 weeks
gestation who feels ambivalent about being pregnant? -CORRECT
ANSWERDescribe your feelings to me about being pregnant.
What should a nurse include in the care plan for a client on a bowel-training
program after a spinal cord injury? -CORRECT ANSWERAdminister a rectal
suppository 30 minutes prior to scheduled defecation times.
What action should a nurse take for a client in active labor requesting pain
management? -CORRECT ANSWERPlace the client in a warm shower.
In triage after a disaster, which type of injury should a nurse assign the highest
priority? -CORRECT ANSWER95% full-thickness body burn.
,What guideline should a nurse include when updating protocols for the use of
belt restraints? -CORRECT ANSWERDocument the client's condition every
15 minutes.
What characteristic should be included about effective nursing leadership? -
CORRECT ANSWERActs as an advocate for the nursing unit.
What laboratory finding indicates a need to revise the care plan for a client with
diabetes mellitus? -CORRECT ANSWERAn HbA1c of 10%.
Which sexually transmitted infection is a nationally notifiable disease that must
be reported to the state health department? -CORRECT ANSWERChlamydia.
What group facilitation technique should a nurse teach a newly licensed nurse
for a mental health unit? -CORRECT ANSWERUse modeling to help clients
improve their interpersonal skills.
What dietary action should a nurse include in the care plan for a client
practicing Orthodox Judaism during Passover? -CORRECT ANSWERProvide
unleavened bread.
What finding indicates the effectiveness of treatment for a client with a
pulmonary embolism? -CORRECT ANSWERThe client reports feeling less
anxious.
What is the next action a nurse should take after securing the airway of a client
who ingested thirty diazepam tablets? -CORRECT ANSWERAdminister
flumazenil to the client.
,What finding should a nurse expect in a client who used cocaine one hour ago?
-CORRECT ANSWERElevated temperature.
What manifestation should a nurse expect in a newborn with a blood glucose
level of 30 mg/dl? -CORRECT ANSWERJitteriness.
Which laboratory finding in a school-age child should a nurse report to the
provider? -CORRECT ANSWERWBC count of 14,000/mm3.
What should a charge nurse include about designating a health care proxy? -
CORRECT ANSWERThe proxy should make health care decisions for the
client regardless of the client's ability to do so.
What can a proxy do if the client is under anesthesia? -CORRECT
ANSWERMake treatment decisions for the client.
What is the first action a nurse should take for a client in the PACU who reports
nausea? -CORRECT ANSWERTurn the client on their side.
In a situational crisis, what should a nurse do first for a client with a history of
depression? -CORRECT ANSWERConfirm the client's perception of the
event.
What should a nurse do after obtaining a verbal prescription for restraints for a
client in acute mania? -CORRECT ANSWERObtain a prescription for
restraint within 4 hours.
Which client should a charge nurse delegate to an LPN? -CORRECT
ANSWERA client who is postoperative following a bowel resection with an
NG tube set to continuous suction.
, What intervention should a nurse include in the care plan for a paraplegic client
with nonblanchable erythema over the ischium? -CORRECT ANSWERTeach
the client to shift his weight every 15 minutes while sitting.
What is a safe pain-management option for a client who is dilated to 10 cm and
pushing? -CORRECT ANSWERPudendal block.
What finding in a client with major depressive disorder is most concerning? -
CORRECT ANSWERThe client reports giving away personal items.
Which immunizations can a pregnant client receive? (Select all that apply) -
CORRECT ANSWERInactivated polio vaccine, Tetanus diphtheria and
acellular pertussis vaccine, Inactivated influenza vaccine.
What condition in a potential living kidney donor should be identified as a
contraindication? -CORRECT ANSWEROsteoarthritis.
What should a nurse recommend for a client on warfarin regarding spinach
consumption? -CORRECT ANSWERThe client should limit how much
spinach they eat.
What dietary advice should be given to a client with gout regarding anchovies?
-CORRECT ANSWERThe client should not continue to eat anchovies on their
pizza.
What dietary change should a client on spironolactone make? -CORRECT
ANSWERThe client should reduce their intake of foods that contain potassium.
