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ATI PN Comprehensive Exit Exam
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2025/2026 | Actual Exam with 180 Verified
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A#nurse#is#assisting#with#the#plan#of#care#for#a#client#following#a
transurethral#resection#of#the#prostate.#Which#of#the#following#interventions#should#the#nurse
include#in#the#plan#of#care?#-#ANS--The#nurse#should#irrigate#the#bladder#using#strict#sterile
technique#and#maintain#closed#catheter#drainage#system#to#minimize#the#rick#of# infection.
A#nurse#is#reviewing#a#client's#electronic#medical#record#and#finds#that#an#assistive#per#sonnel
recorder#the#client's#temperature#as#35.3#degrees#Celsius#(95.5#degrees#F)#2#hrs#earlier.#Which
of#the#following#actions#should#the#nurse#take#firsT?#-#ANS--check#the#clients#temp
A#nurse#is#receiving#change-of-
shift#report#for#four#clients.#Which#of#the#following#clients#should#the#nurse#see#first?#-#ANS--A
client#whose#urinary#output#was#100mL#for#the#past#12#hrs
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A#nurse#in#reinforcing#teaching#about#weight#loss#with#a#female#older#adult#client#who#is
overweight.#Which#of#the#following#statements#should#the#nurse#include#in#teaching?#-#ANS-
keep#fat#intake#to#no#more#that#30%#of#daily#caloric#intake.
A#nurse#is#collecting#data#from#a#client#who#has#iron#deficiency#anemia.#Which#of#the#following
findings#should#the#nurse#expect?#-#ANS--difficulty#concentrating
A#Nurse#is#collecting#data#from#an#older#adult#client#who#is#48#hr#postoperative#following
abdominal#surgery.#The#provider#writes#a#prescription#to#advance#the#client#to#a#re#gular#Diet.
For#which#of#the#following#findings#should#the#nurse#notify#the#provider?# -#ANS--The#client#has
absent#bowel#sounds
A#parent#brings#her#adolescent#son#to#an#urgent#care#center#and#states.#"He# is#high#on
something#and#needs#help"#The#client#is
exhibiting#agitation#and#paranoia#and#reports#visual#hallucinations.#The#nurse#should#suspect
intoxication#with#which#of#the#following#substances?#-#ANS--Methamphetamines
A#nurse#notices#an#assistive#personnel#taking#a#nap#in#the#break#room#during#he#meal#t#ime.#The
AP#appears#drowsy#while#performing#routine#tasks.#Which#of#the#following#a#ctions#should#the
nurse#take?#-#ANS--Report#the#observations#about#the#ap#to#the#unit's#nurse#manager.
A#nurse#is#reinforcing#teaching#with#a#client#who#has#a#fluid#volume#deficit#about#selec#ting
foods#that#have#a#high#water#content.#The#nurse#should#include#that#which#of#the#following#raw
foods#contains#the#highest#amount#of#water#per#1#cup#serving?#-#ANS--cherry#tomatoes
The#nurse#is#position#a#client#who#is#scheduled#for#a#lumbar#puncture.#The#nurse#should#assist
the#client#into#which#of#the#following#positions?#-#ANS--lateral#recumbent
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A#nurse#is#talking#with#a#client#whose#son#died#in#a#motor-#vehicle#crash#2#weeks#ago.#The#client
states#"I#really#thought#I'd#be#back#to#my#usual#routines#by#now,#but#I#can't#think#of#anythingelse
except#my#son#is#gone"#Which#of#the#following#responses#should#the#nurse#make?# -#ANS-
Grieving#for#your#son#is#hard#work.#It#will#take#as#much#time#as#you#need#to#come#to#terms#with
your#loss.
A#nurse#is#assisting#with#monitoring#a#client#who#is#at#40#weeks#of#gestation#and#is#in#active
labor.#The#nurse#recognizes#late#deceleration#on#the#fetal#monitor#tracing.#Whichof#the
following#actions#should#the#nurse#take?#-#ANS--Place#the#client#in#the#lateral#position.
A#nurse#manager#is#providing#an#in-
service#on#hand#hygiene#to#assistive#personnel.#which#of#the#following#information#should#the
nurse#manager#include#in#the#in-service?#-#ANS--Remove#rings#when#washing#hands#with#soap
and#water
A#nurse#is#reinforcing#home#safety#instructions#with#the#parent#of#a#newborn.#Which#of#the
following#statements#should#the#nurse#include#in#the#instructions?#-#ANS--Place#your#baby's#crib
away#from#heat#vents.
A#nurse#is#preparing#to#administer#a#client's#morning#medications.
Which#of#the#follow#ing#actions#should#the#nurse#take#to#verify#the#client's#identity?# -#ANS--Scan
the#facility#identification#board.
A#nurse#is#caring#for#a#client#following#a#bronchoscopy#procedure.#Which#of#the#following
actions#should#the#nurse#perform#first?#-#ANS--check#for#a#gag#reflex
While#administering#a#medication#to#a#client,#a#nurse#notices#a#trayed#electrical#cord#connecting
the#client's#continuous#passive#motion#machine#to#the#electrical#outlet.#Which#of#the#following
actions#should#the#nurse#take?#-#ANS--Remove#the#device#from#the#client's#room.
ATI PN Comprehensive Exit Exam
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2025/2026 | Actual Exam with 180 Verified
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Q&A Exam #
Exam
A#nurse#is#assisting#with#the#plan#of#care#for#a#client#following#a
transurethral#resection#of#the#prostate.#Which#of#the#following#interventions#should#the#nurse
include#in#the#plan#of#care?#-#ANS--The#nurse#should#irrigate#the#bladder#using#strict#sterile
technique#and#maintain#closed#catheter#drainage#system#to#minimize#the#rick#of# infection.
A#nurse#is#reviewing#a#client's#electronic#medical#record#and#finds#that#an#assistive#per#sonnel
recorder#the#client's#temperature#as#35.3#degrees#Celsius#(95.5#degrees#F)#2#hrs#earlier.#Which
of#the#following#actions#should#the#nurse#take#firsT?#-#ANS--check#the#clients#temp
A#nurse#is#receiving#change-of-
shift#report#for#four#clients.#Which#of#the#following#clients#should#the#nurse#see#first?#-#ANS--A
client#whose#urinary#output#was#100mL#for#the#past#12#hrs
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A#nurse#in#reinforcing#teaching#about#weight#loss#with#a#female#older#adult#client#who#is
overweight.#Which#of#the#following#statements#should#the#nurse#include#in#teaching?#-#ANS-
keep#fat#intake#to#no#more#that#30%#of#daily#caloric#intake.
A#nurse#is#collecting#data#from#a#client#who#has#iron#deficiency#anemia.#Which#of#the#following
findings#should#the#nurse#expect?#-#ANS--difficulty#concentrating
A#Nurse#is#collecting#data#from#an#older#adult#client#who#is#48#hr#postoperative#following
abdominal#surgery.#The#provider#writes#a#prescription#to#advance#the#client#to#a#re#gular#Diet.
For#which#of#the#following#findings#should#the#nurse#notify#the#provider?# -#ANS--The#client#has
absent#bowel#sounds
A#parent#brings#her#adolescent#son#to#an#urgent#care#center#and#states.#"He# is#high#on
something#and#needs#help"#The#client#is
exhibiting#agitation#and#paranoia#and#reports#visual#hallucinations.#The#nurse#should#suspect
intoxication#with#which#of#the#following#substances?#-#ANS--Methamphetamines
A#nurse#notices#an#assistive#personnel#taking#a#nap#in#the#break#room#during#he#meal#t#ime.#The
AP#appears#drowsy#while#performing#routine#tasks.#Which#of#the#following#a#ctions#should#the
nurse#take?#-#ANS--Report#the#observations#about#the#ap#to#the#unit's#nurse#manager.
A#nurse#is#reinforcing#teaching#with#a#client#who#has#a#fluid#volume#deficit#about#selec#ting
foods#that#have#a#high#water#content.#The#nurse#should#include#that#which#of#the#following#raw
foods#contains#the#highest#amount#of#water#per#1#cup#serving?#-#ANS--cherry#tomatoes
The#nurse#is#position#a#client#who#is#scheduled#for#a#lumbar#puncture.#The#nurse#should#assist
the#client#into#which#of#the#following#positions?#-#ANS--lateral#recumbent
,#
A#nurse#is#talking#with#a#client#whose#son#died#in#a#motor-#vehicle#crash#2#weeks#ago.#The#client
states#"I#really#thought#I'd#be#back#to#my#usual#routines#by#now,#but#I#can't#think#of#anythingelse
except#my#son#is#gone"#Which#of#the#following#responses#should#the#nurse#make?# -#ANS-
Grieving#for#your#son#is#hard#work.#It#will#take#as#much#time#as#you#need#to#come#to#terms#with
your#loss.
A#nurse#is#assisting#with#monitoring#a#client#who#is#at#40#weeks#of#gestation#and#is#in#active
labor.#The#nurse#recognizes#late#deceleration#on#the#fetal#monitor#tracing.#Whichof#the
following#actions#should#the#nurse#take?#-#ANS--Place#the#client#in#the#lateral#position.
A#nurse#manager#is#providing#an#in-
service#on#hand#hygiene#to#assistive#personnel.#which#of#the#following#information#should#the
nurse#manager#include#in#the#in-service?#-#ANS--Remove#rings#when#washing#hands#with#soap
and#water
A#nurse#is#reinforcing#home#safety#instructions#with#the#parent#of#a#newborn.#Which#of#the
following#statements#should#the#nurse#include#in#the#instructions?#-#ANS--Place#your#baby's#crib
away#from#heat#vents.
A#nurse#is#preparing#to#administer#a#client's#morning#medications.
Which#of#the#follow#ing#actions#should#the#nurse#take#to#verify#the#client's#identity?# -#ANS--Scan
the#facility#identification#board.
A#nurse#is#caring#for#a#client#following#a#bronchoscopy#procedure.#Which#of#the#following
actions#should#the#nurse#perform#first?#-#ANS--check#for#a#gag#reflex
While#administering#a#medication#to#a#client,#a#nurse#notices#a#trayed#electrical#cord#connecting
the#client's#continuous#passive#motion#machine#to#the#electrical#outlet.#Which#of#the#following
actions#should#the#nurse#take?#-#ANS--Remove#the#device#from#the#client's#room.
