ATI PREDICTOR EXAM BASIC CARE
& COMFORT… QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
ATI predictor exam section 1
-hygiene care
-complimentary & alternative therapies
-prostate surgeries
-urinary elimination
-bowel elimination needs
-Burns
-distractions
-application of heat & cold
# Term Definition
1 How should you use a cane?
-maintain 2 points of support on the ground at all times -
keep the cane on the stronger side of the body -support
body weight on both legs, move the cane forward 6-10in,
then move the weaker leg forward toward the cane, lastly
advance the stronger leg
2 Dentures: -what type of strength should
you use with brushing & flossing? -how -Clts c fragile oral mucosa require gentle brushing &
should you removing dentures? flossing -provide denture care if clt is unable to do so -
remove dentures c a gloved hand, pulling down & out at
the front of the upper denture, & lifting up & out at the
front of the lower denture
3 -How do you brush dentures?
1. place dentures in a denture cup or emesis basin 2.
brush them c a soft brush n denture cleaner 3. rinse
them c water 4. store the
dentures, or assist the clt c reinserting the dentures
, ATI PREDICTOR EXAM BASIC CARE & COMFORT PART 1
4 How does music therapy work as a type
of pain management? -decreases physiological pain, stress & anxiety by diverting
the person's attention away from the pain & creating a
relaxation response -music produces an altered state of
consciousness through sound, silence, space, & time -
highly effective in reducing post-op pain
5 How should music therapy be
implemented? -let clt select the type of music -must be listened to for
15-30 mins to be therapeutic -earphones help clt
concentrate on music while avoiding other clts or staff -if
pain is acute, increase the vol of music
# Term Definition
6 Why is it important to have continuous
bladder irrigations after having prostate -to maintain the patency of indwelling urinary catheters
surgeries? (b/c blood, pus, sediment can collect c/in tubing resulting
in bladder distention & build up of stagnant urine) -after
prostate surgery, irrigation is done to remove clotted
blood from the bladder & ensure the drainage of urine
7 -50 ml --> 50 ml of irrigating solution is instilled & then
If bladder is going to be manually withdrawn c a syringe to remove clots that may be in
irrigated after prostate surgery, how bladder & catheter
much solution should be instilled?
8 What should the nurse assess when a clt
has continuous bladder irrigation (CBI)? -rate of infusion: rate of infusion is based on the color of
drainage -->ideally drainage should be light pink c/out
clots -continously monitor the inflow and outflow -
patency of catheter -->of outflow<inflow: assess catheter
patency for clots/kinks. If outflow is blocked & patency
cannot be reestablished by manual irrigation, the
CBI is stopped& physician is notified immediately
-record I&Os: q8hr OR per orders
9 -to obtain urine output, subtract amount of fluid instilled
How does the nurse obtain urine
into bladder from total output
output when the clt is on continous
bladder irrigation (CBI)?
& COMFORT… QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
ATI predictor exam section 1
-hygiene care
-complimentary & alternative therapies
-prostate surgeries
-urinary elimination
-bowel elimination needs
-Burns
-distractions
-application of heat & cold
# Term Definition
1 How should you use a cane?
-maintain 2 points of support on the ground at all times -
keep the cane on the stronger side of the body -support
body weight on both legs, move the cane forward 6-10in,
then move the weaker leg forward toward the cane, lastly
advance the stronger leg
2 Dentures: -what type of strength should
you use with brushing & flossing? -how -Clts c fragile oral mucosa require gentle brushing &
should you removing dentures? flossing -provide denture care if clt is unable to do so -
remove dentures c a gloved hand, pulling down & out at
the front of the upper denture, & lifting up & out at the
front of the lower denture
3 -How do you brush dentures?
1. place dentures in a denture cup or emesis basin 2.
brush them c a soft brush n denture cleaner 3. rinse
them c water 4. store the
dentures, or assist the clt c reinserting the dentures
, ATI PREDICTOR EXAM BASIC CARE & COMFORT PART 1
4 How does music therapy work as a type
of pain management? -decreases physiological pain, stress & anxiety by diverting
the person's attention away from the pain & creating a
relaxation response -music produces an altered state of
consciousness through sound, silence, space, & time -
highly effective in reducing post-op pain
5 How should music therapy be
implemented? -let clt select the type of music -must be listened to for
15-30 mins to be therapeutic -earphones help clt
concentrate on music while avoiding other clts or staff -if
pain is acute, increase the vol of music
# Term Definition
6 Why is it important to have continuous
bladder irrigations after having prostate -to maintain the patency of indwelling urinary catheters
surgeries? (b/c blood, pus, sediment can collect c/in tubing resulting
in bladder distention & build up of stagnant urine) -after
prostate surgery, irrigation is done to remove clotted
blood from the bladder & ensure the drainage of urine
7 -50 ml --> 50 ml of irrigating solution is instilled & then
If bladder is going to be manually withdrawn c a syringe to remove clots that may be in
irrigated after prostate surgery, how bladder & catheter
much solution should be instilled?
8 What should the nurse assess when a clt
has continuous bladder irrigation (CBI)? -rate of infusion: rate of infusion is based on the color of
drainage -->ideally drainage should be light pink c/out
clots -continously monitor the inflow and outflow -
patency of catheter -->of outflow<inflow: assess catheter
patency for clots/kinks. If outflow is blocked & patency
cannot be reestablished by manual irrigation, the
CBI is stopped& physician is notified immediately
-record I&Os: q8hr OR per orders
9 -to obtain urine output, subtract amount of fluid instilled
How does the nurse obtain urine
into bladder from total output
output when the clt is on continous
bladder irrigation (CBI)?
