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PRACTICE 2020 A QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 ATI PN SCRIPT
SOLVED QUESTIONS VERIFIED
ANSWERS A+
◉ a nurse is contributing to the plan of care for an older adult client who
has difficulty sleeping. Which of the following interventions should the
nurse include?
Answer: Establish a regular exercise routine 2 hr or more before bedtime
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who request information about advance
directives. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Answer: Advance directive are written instructions regarding end-of-life
care
◉ A charge nurse in a long-term care facility notices an assistive
personnel's (AP) repeated failure to provide oral care for clients. Which
of the following actions should the charge nurse take?
Answer: Discuss this behavior with the AP while reinforcing
expectations
◉ A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a client who is at 29
weeks of gestation. For which of the following results should the nurse
notify the provider?
Answer: Platelet count 95,000mm3^
,◉ A nurse is observing an assistive personnel (AP) caring for a client.
For which of the following actions by the AP should the nurse
intervene?
Answer: The AP reports client information to the oncoming AP in the
hallway
◉ A nurse is performing vision testing for a client following a head
injury. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a
problem with pupil accommodations?
Answer: Lack of change in pupil size when the client looks from a far to
a near object
◉ A nurse is collecting data from a male client who is scheduled for a
left inguinal herniorrhaphy. Which of the following findings is the
priority for the nurse to report to the provider?
Answer: Decreased bowel sounds
◉ A nurse is assisting with a presentation at a community center about
personal disaster preparedness. Which of the following strategies should
the nurse recommend for preparing a home disaster supply kit?
Answer: Have a supply of prescribed medications
◉ A nurse is assisting with an in-service about hepatitis A for a group of
staff nurses. The nurse should include that hepatitis A is transmitted
through which of the following methods?
,Answer: Consumption of contaminated food
◉ A nurse on the medical- surgical unit is assisting with the care of a
client who was admitted from the emergency department (ED).
Complete the following sentence by using the list of options.
Answer: the client is at risk for developing confusion due to sodium
level
◉ A nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a client. The client
states, " I'm sick of all these medications, and I'm not taking any more
today!" Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer: Inform the client of the possible consequences of the
medication refusal
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is 1 day postoperative and is unable
to ambulate. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to
promote the client's venous return?
Answer: Maintain a sequential compression device
◉ A nurse is receiving change-of-shift report for four clients. Which of
the following clients should the nurse see first?
Answer: A client whose urinary output was 100mL for the past 12 hrs
◉ A nurse is preparing to insert an indwelling urinary catheter for a
female client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
, Answer: Open the outer package flap of the catheterization kit away
from their body
◉ A home health nurse is caring for an older adult client who just
returned home following a total knee arthroplasty. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
Answer: Determine the client's mobility status
◉ A nurse in a long term care facility is auscultating the lung sounds of
a client who reports shortness of breath and increased fatigue. The nurse
should report which of the following to the provider after hearing this
sound?
Answer: Fine crackles
◉ A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is postoperative
following an appendectomy. Which of the following 4 client findings
should the nurse report to the charge nurse?
Answer: Oxygen saturation, pain level, heart rate and nausea
◉ A nurse is preparing to administer medications to a client who is NPO
and is receiving enteral feedings through an NG tube. Which of the
following prescriptions should the nurse clarify with the provider?
Answer: Metoprolol ER 50 mg per NG tube BID
◉ A nurse in a providers office is reinforcing teaching with a client who
has a new prescription for ferrous sulfate elixir. Which of the following
PRACTICE 2020 A QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 ATI PN SCRIPT
SOLVED QUESTIONS VERIFIED
ANSWERS A+
◉ a nurse is contributing to the plan of care for an older adult client who
has difficulty sleeping. Which of the following interventions should the
nurse include?
Answer: Establish a regular exercise routine 2 hr or more before bedtime
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who request information about advance
directives. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Answer: Advance directive are written instructions regarding end-of-life
care
◉ A charge nurse in a long-term care facility notices an assistive
personnel's (AP) repeated failure to provide oral care for clients. Which
of the following actions should the charge nurse take?
Answer: Discuss this behavior with the AP while reinforcing
expectations
◉ A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a client who is at 29
weeks of gestation. For which of the following results should the nurse
notify the provider?
Answer: Platelet count 95,000mm3^
,◉ A nurse is observing an assistive personnel (AP) caring for a client.
For which of the following actions by the AP should the nurse
intervene?
Answer: The AP reports client information to the oncoming AP in the
hallway
◉ A nurse is performing vision testing for a client following a head
injury. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a
problem with pupil accommodations?
Answer: Lack of change in pupil size when the client looks from a far to
a near object
◉ A nurse is collecting data from a male client who is scheduled for a
left inguinal herniorrhaphy. Which of the following findings is the
priority for the nurse to report to the provider?
Answer: Decreased bowel sounds
◉ A nurse is assisting with a presentation at a community center about
personal disaster preparedness. Which of the following strategies should
the nurse recommend for preparing a home disaster supply kit?
Answer: Have a supply of prescribed medications
◉ A nurse is assisting with an in-service about hepatitis A for a group of
staff nurses. The nurse should include that hepatitis A is transmitted
through which of the following methods?
,Answer: Consumption of contaminated food
◉ A nurse on the medical- surgical unit is assisting with the care of a
client who was admitted from the emergency department (ED).
Complete the following sentence by using the list of options.
Answer: the client is at risk for developing confusion due to sodium
level
◉ A nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a client. The client
states, " I'm sick of all these medications, and I'm not taking any more
today!" Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer: Inform the client of the possible consequences of the
medication refusal
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is 1 day postoperative and is unable
to ambulate. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to
promote the client's venous return?
Answer: Maintain a sequential compression device
◉ A nurse is receiving change-of-shift report for four clients. Which of
the following clients should the nurse see first?
Answer: A client whose urinary output was 100mL for the past 12 hrs
◉ A nurse is preparing to insert an indwelling urinary catheter for a
female client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
, Answer: Open the outer package flap of the catheterization kit away
from their body
◉ A home health nurse is caring for an older adult client who just
returned home following a total knee arthroplasty. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
Answer: Determine the client's mobility status
◉ A nurse in a long term care facility is auscultating the lung sounds of
a client who reports shortness of breath and increased fatigue. The nurse
should report which of the following to the provider after hearing this
sound?
Answer: Fine crackles
◉ A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is postoperative
following an appendectomy. Which of the following 4 client findings
should the nurse report to the charge nurse?
Answer: Oxygen saturation, pain level, heart rate and nausea
◉ A nurse is preparing to administer medications to a client who is NPO
and is receiving enteral feedings through an NG tube. Which of the
following prescriptions should the nurse clarify with the provider?
Answer: Metoprolol ER 50 mg per NG tube BID
◉ A nurse in a providers office is reinforcing teaching with a client who
has a new prescription for ferrous sulfate elixir. Which of the following
