ATI PN Comprehensive Predictor
Exit Exam with NGN 2025/2026:
Questions & 100% Verified
Answers
Instructions
All answers are underlined and in italics
Questions
If a client develops core pulmonale (right-sided heart
failure), the nurse
would expect to observe
1. increasing respiratory difficulty seen with exertion.
,2. cough productive of a large amount of thick, yellow
mucus.
3. peripheral edema and anorexia.
4. twitching of extremities. <answer>3
. The nursing team includes two RNs, one LPN/LVN, and
one nursing
assistant. The nurse should consider the assignments
appropriate if the
nursing assistant is assigned to care for
1. a client with Alzheimer's requiring assistance with
feeding.
2. a client with osteoporosis complaining of burning on
urination.
3. a client with scleroderma receiving a tube feeding.
4. a client with cancer who has Cheyne-Stokes
respirations. <answer>1
A 23-year-old man is admitted with a subdural hematoma
and cerebral
edema after a motorcycle accident. Which of the following
symptoms should
,the nurse expects to see INITIALLY?
1. Unequal and dilated pupils.
2. Decerebrate posturing.
3. Grand mal seizures.
4. Decreased level of consciousness. <answer>4
A 23-year-old woman at 32-weeks’ gestation is seen in the
outpatient
clinic. Which of the following findings, if assessed by the
nurse, would
indicate a possible complication?
1. The client's urine test is positive for glucose and
acetone.
2. The client has 1+ pedal edema in both feet at the end of
the day.
3. The client complains of an increase in vaginal
discharge.
4. The client says she feels pressure against her
diaphragm when the baby moves. <answer>1
A 38-year-old woman is returned to her room after a
subtotal
, thyroidectomy for treatment of hyperthyroidism. Which of
the following, if
found by the nurse at the patient's bedside, is
nonessential?
1. Potassium chloride for IV administration.
2. Calcium gluconate for IV administration.
3. Tracheostomy set-up.
4. Suction equipment. <answer>1
A 59-year-old woman with bipolar disorder is receiving
haloperidol
(Haldol) 2 mg PO tide. She tells the nurse, "Milk is coming
out of my
breasts." Which of the following responses by the nurse is
BEST?
1. "You are seeing things that aren't real."
2. "Why don't we go make some fudge."
3. "You are experiencing a side effect of Haldol."
4. "I'll contact your physician to change your medication."
<answer>3
Exit Exam with NGN 2025/2026:
Questions & 100% Verified
Answers
Instructions
All answers are underlined and in italics
Questions
If a client develops core pulmonale (right-sided heart
failure), the nurse
would expect to observe
1. increasing respiratory difficulty seen with exertion.
,2. cough productive of a large amount of thick, yellow
mucus.
3. peripheral edema and anorexia.
4. twitching of extremities. <answer>3
. The nursing team includes two RNs, one LPN/LVN, and
one nursing
assistant. The nurse should consider the assignments
appropriate if the
nursing assistant is assigned to care for
1. a client with Alzheimer's requiring assistance with
feeding.
2. a client with osteoporosis complaining of burning on
urination.
3. a client with scleroderma receiving a tube feeding.
4. a client with cancer who has Cheyne-Stokes
respirations. <answer>1
A 23-year-old man is admitted with a subdural hematoma
and cerebral
edema after a motorcycle accident. Which of the following
symptoms should
,the nurse expects to see INITIALLY?
1. Unequal and dilated pupils.
2. Decerebrate posturing.
3. Grand mal seizures.
4. Decreased level of consciousness. <answer>4
A 23-year-old woman at 32-weeks’ gestation is seen in the
outpatient
clinic. Which of the following findings, if assessed by the
nurse, would
indicate a possible complication?
1. The client's urine test is positive for glucose and
acetone.
2. The client has 1+ pedal edema in both feet at the end of
the day.
3. The client complains of an increase in vaginal
discharge.
4. The client says she feels pressure against her
diaphragm when the baby moves. <answer>1
A 38-year-old woman is returned to her room after a
subtotal
, thyroidectomy for treatment of hyperthyroidism. Which of
the following, if
found by the nurse at the patient's bedside, is
nonessential?
1. Potassium chloride for IV administration.
2. Calcium gluconate for IV administration.
3. Tracheostomy set-up.
4. Suction equipment. <answer>1
A 59-year-old woman with bipolar disorder is receiving
haloperidol
(Haldol) 2 mg PO tide. She tells the nurse, "Milk is coming
out of my
breasts." Which of the following responses by the nurse is
BEST?
1. "You are seeing things that aren't real."
2. "Why don't we go make some fudge."
3. "You are experiencing a side effect of Haldol."
4. "I'll contact your physician to change your medication."
<answer>3
