ATI Comprehensive Predictor 2026 – Updated Study Guide, Practice Questions, and Detailed Review for Nursing Students

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ATI comprehensive predictor (NEW UPDATED VERSION) LATEST ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) | GUARANTEED
PASS GRADED A+




Do not delegate - CORRECT ANSWER What you can *EAT*

*E*-evaluate
*A*-assess
* T-*teach


QUESTION :Addison's & Cushings - CORRECT ANSWER Addison's = down
down down up down
Cushings= up up up down up
hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume, hypo/hyperkalemia,
hypo/hyperglycemia


QUESTION :Better peripheral perfusion? - CORRECT ANSWER Elevate
veins, D-Angle Arteries


QUESTION :APGAR - CORRECT ANSWER Appearance (all pink, pink and
blue, blue (pale)
Pulse (>100, <100, absent)
Grimace (cough, grimace, no response)
Activity (flexed, flaccid, limp)
Respirations (strong cry, weak cry, absent)


QUESTION :Airborne precautions - CORRECT ANSWER MTV or My chicken
hez tb measles, chickenpox (varicella) Herpes zoster/shingles TB




2026 2027 GRADED A+

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QUESTION :Airborne precautions protective equip - CORRECT ANSWER
private room, neg pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr mask & respirator N95 for
TB


QUESTION :Droplet precautions - CORRECT ANSWER spiderman! sepsis,
scarlet fever, streptococcal pharyngitis, parvovirus, pneumonia, pertussis,
influenza,
diptheria,
epiglottitis,
rubella,
mumps, meningitis, mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia, adeNovirus
(Private room and mask)


QUESTION :Contact precaution - CORRECT ANSWER MRS WHISE

protect visitors & caregivers when 3 ft of the pt.
Multidrug-resistant organisms
RSV, Shigella, Wound infections, Herpes simplex, Impetigo, Scabies, Enteric
diseases caused by micro-organisms (C diff),


Gloves and gowns worn by the caregivers and visitors
Disposal of infectious dressing material into a single, nonporous bag without
touching the outside of the bag


PMGG= Private room/ share same illness, mask, gown and gloves


QUESTION :Skin infection- *VCHIPS* - CORRECT ANSWER Varicella zoster

Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplez
Impetigo



2026 2027 GRADED A+

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Peduculosis
Scabies


QUESTION :Air or Pulmonary Embolism - CORRECT ANSWER S/S chest
pain, dyspnea, tachycardia, pale/cyanotic, sense of impending doom. (turn pt to
LEFT side and LOWER the head of bed.)


QUESTION :Woman in labor (un-reassuring FHR) - CORRECT ANSWER (late
decels, decreased variability, fetal bradycardia, etc) Turn pt on Left side, give O2,
stop pitocin, Increase IV fluids!


QUESTION :Tube feeding with decreased LOC - CORRECT ANSWER Pt on
Right side (promotes emptying of the stomach) Head of bed elevated (prevent
aspiration)


QUESTION :LOC - CORRECT ANSWER Level of Consciousness



QUESTION :After lumbar puncture and oil based myelogram - CORRECT
ANSWER pt is flat SUPINE (prevent headache and leaking of CSF)



QUESTION :Pt with heat stroke - CORRECT ANSWER flat with legs elevated



QUESTION :during Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI) - CORRECT ANSWER
catheter is taped to the thigh. leg must be kept straight.


QUESTION :After Myringotomy - CORRECT ANSWER position on the side of
AFFECTED ear, allows drainage.


QUESTION :Myringotomy - CORRECT ANSWER surgical incision into the
eardrum, to relieve pressure or drain fluid.



2026 2027 GRADED A+

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QUESTION :After Cateract surgery - CORRECT ANSWER pt sleep on
UNAFFECTED side with a night shield for *1-4 weeks*


QUESTION :after Thyroidectomy - CORRECT ANSWER low or semi-fowler's
position, support head, neck and shoulders.


QUESTION :Infant with Spina Bifida - CORRECT ANSWER Prone so that sac
does not rupture


QUESTION :Buck's Traction (skin) - CORRECT ANSWER elevate foot of bed
for counter traction


QUESTION :After total hip replacement - CORRECT ANSWER don't sleep on
side of surgery, don't flex hip more than 45-60 degress, don't elevate Head Of Bed
more than 45 degrees. Maintain hip abduction by separating thighs with pillows.


QUESTION :Prolapsed cord - CORRECT ANSWER Knee to chest or
Trendelenburg
oxygen 8 to 10 L


QUESTION :Cleft Lip - CORRECT ANSWER position on back or in infant seat
to prevent trauma to the suture line. while feeding hold in upright position.


QUESTION :To prevent dumping syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER (post
operative ulcer/stomach surgeries) eat in reclining position. Lie down after meals
for 20-30 min. also restrict fluids during meals, low CHO and fiber diet. small,
frequent meals.


QUESTION :AKA (above knee amputation) - CORRECT ANSWER elevate for
first 24 hours on pillow. position prone daily to maintain hip extension.



2026 2027 GRADED A+