RN ATI CONCEPT-BASED ASSESSMENT PROCTORED
FORM A & B EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS. TOP MARK GUARANTEED.
A nurse in an emergency is caring for an infant who requires emergency surgery. The infant is
accompanied by his 16-year-old mother and his maternal grandfather. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take when assisting with informed consent?
1. Witness consent obtained from the infant's mother.
2. Inform the family that informed consent is not needed due to emergency surgery.
3. Notify the maternal grandfather that he is required to give informed consent.
4. Request that a court-appointed representative provide informed consent. - - ANS✔️--Witness
consent obtained from the infant's mother.
Rat: The nurse should assist in obtaining informed consent from the infant's mother by
witnessing her signature. Statutory guidelines indicate that a minor, even if unemancipated, can
provide consent for her infant. Unemancipated minors can also legally provide informed consent
for STI treatment, substance use treatment, and care related to pregnancy in some states.
,A nurse is planning care to prevent a catheter-related blood stream infection for a client who is
receiving IV fluid therapy. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the
plan?
1. Change bags of IV solution every 72 hr.
2. Perform hand hygiene before touching the IV tubing.
3. Use hydrogen peroxide to cleanse the IV insertion site.
4. Assess the IV insertion site every 12 hr for redness. - - ANS✔️--Perform hand hygiene before
touching the IV tubing.
Rat: The nurse should perform thorough hand hygiene before touching any part of the infusion
system or the client to reduce the risk of catheter-related blood stream infections.
A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who is in critical condition following a motor vehicle
crash in which he was the passenger. The clients parents shouts at the nurse, asking why her son
is dying instead of the driver. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to provide
emotional support to the patient?
1. Encourage the parent to speak with the family of the driver of the car.
2. Inform the parent that anger is a natural response when dealing with loss.
3. Ask the parent to leave and come back later after she has calmed down.
,4. Contact a clergy member to come and speak with the parent. - - ANS✔️--Inform the parent that
anger is a natural response when dealing with loss.
Rat: The nurse should identify that the parent is in the anger stage of grief. The nurse should
assist the parent to understand that anger is a natural response to loss and encourage her to talk
about her feelings.
A nurse is teaching about advice directives with an older adult client who has a terminal illness.
Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
1. "Having advance directives means that you don't want to receive CPR."
2. "Your next of kin can amend your advance directives for you if you are unconscious."
3. "Advance directives are verbal or written instructions."
4. "Your advance directives can designate a friend to make your health care decisions." - -
ANS✔️--"Your advance directives can designate a friend to make your health care decisions."
Rat: The nurse should inform the client that he may include a health care proxy or durable power
of attorney for health care as part of his advance directives. This form designates a person of the
client's choosing to make health care decisions for him if he becomes unable to do so for himself.
This may be a relative, personal friend, or anyone the client designates. The nurse should ensure
that this form is witnessed or notarized according to state law.
, A nurse is teaching a client who has rheumatoid arthritis about chronic pain management. Which
of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
1. "I should stop participating in my bowling league."
2. "I should take a cool shower in the morning to relieve stiffness."
3. "I should decrease my intake of foods containing purine."
4. "I should use a warm paraffin dip for my hands and feet." - - ANS✔️--"I should use a warm
paraffin dip for my hands and feet."
Rat: The nurse should instruct the client to dip her hands and feet in warm paraffin to alleviate
pain and stiffness. The client can more easily perform hand and finger exercises following the
treatment.
A nurse is caring for a child who has contact dermatitis due to poison ivy. The parent asks the
nurse how to prevent further reactions. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
1. "Rinse your child's skin with hot water within 30 min of contact with the poison ivy plant."
2. "Wash your child's exposed clothing with hot water and detergent."
3. "Scrub your child's exposed skin with warm water and antibacterial soap."
4. "Don't allow your child to have contact with other children who have poison ivy." - - ANS✔️--
"Wash your child's exposed clothing with hot water and detergent."
FORM A & B EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS. TOP MARK GUARANTEED.
A nurse in an emergency is caring for an infant who requires emergency surgery. The infant is
accompanied by his 16-year-old mother and his maternal grandfather. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take when assisting with informed consent?
1. Witness consent obtained from the infant's mother.
2. Inform the family that informed consent is not needed due to emergency surgery.
3. Notify the maternal grandfather that he is required to give informed consent.
4. Request that a court-appointed representative provide informed consent. - - ANS✔️--Witness
consent obtained from the infant's mother.
Rat: The nurse should assist in obtaining informed consent from the infant's mother by
witnessing her signature. Statutory guidelines indicate that a minor, even if unemancipated, can
provide consent for her infant. Unemancipated minors can also legally provide informed consent
for STI treatment, substance use treatment, and care related to pregnancy in some states.
,A nurse is planning care to prevent a catheter-related blood stream infection for a client who is
receiving IV fluid therapy. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the
plan?
1. Change bags of IV solution every 72 hr.
2. Perform hand hygiene before touching the IV tubing.
3. Use hydrogen peroxide to cleanse the IV insertion site.
4. Assess the IV insertion site every 12 hr for redness. - - ANS✔️--Perform hand hygiene before
touching the IV tubing.
Rat: The nurse should perform thorough hand hygiene before touching any part of the infusion
system or the client to reduce the risk of catheter-related blood stream infections.
A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who is in critical condition following a motor vehicle
crash in which he was the passenger. The clients parents shouts at the nurse, asking why her son
is dying instead of the driver. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to provide
emotional support to the patient?
1. Encourage the parent to speak with the family of the driver of the car.
2. Inform the parent that anger is a natural response when dealing with loss.
3. Ask the parent to leave and come back later after she has calmed down.
,4. Contact a clergy member to come and speak with the parent. - - ANS✔️--Inform the parent that
anger is a natural response when dealing with loss.
Rat: The nurse should identify that the parent is in the anger stage of grief. The nurse should
assist the parent to understand that anger is a natural response to loss and encourage her to talk
about her feelings.
A nurse is teaching about advice directives with an older adult client who has a terminal illness.
Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
1. "Having advance directives means that you don't want to receive CPR."
2. "Your next of kin can amend your advance directives for you if you are unconscious."
3. "Advance directives are verbal or written instructions."
4. "Your advance directives can designate a friend to make your health care decisions." - -
ANS✔️--"Your advance directives can designate a friend to make your health care decisions."
Rat: The nurse should inform the client that he may include a health care proxy or durable power
of attorney for health care as part of his advance directives. This form designates a person of the
client's choosing to make health care decisions for him if he becomes unable to do so for himself.
This may be a relative, personal friend, or anyone the client designates. The nurse should ensure
that this form is witnessed or notarized according to state law.
, A nurse is teaching a client who has rheumatoid arthritis about chronic pain management. Which
of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
1. "I should stop participating in my bowling league."
2. "I should take a cool shower in the morning to relieve stiffness."
3. "I should decrease my intake of foods containing purine."
4. "I should use a warm paraffin dip for my hands and feet." - - ANS✔️--"I should use a warm
paraffin dip for my hands and feet."
Rat: The nurse should instruct the client to dip her hands and feet in warm paraffin to alleviate
pain and stiffness. The client can more easily perform hand and finger exercises following the
treatment.
A nurse is caring for a child who has contact dermatitis due to poison ivy. The parent asks the
nurse how to prevent further reactions. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
1. "Rinse your child's skin with hot water within 30 min of contact with the poison ivy plant."
2. "Wash your child's exposed clothing with hot water and detergent."
3. "Scrub your child's exposed skin with warm water and antibacterial soap."
4. "Don't allow your child to have contact with other children who have poison ivy." - - ANS✔️--
"Wash your child's exposed clothing with hot water and detergent."
