ATI PN Comprehensive Exit EXAM STUDY
GUIDE 2026/2027 ACCURATE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
SOLUTIONS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
NEWEST VERSION
Description: This revision set provides 100 multiple-choice questions covering core
practical nursing content, including fundamentals, medical-surgical, maternal-newborn,
pediatric, pharmacology, mental health, and safety/prioritization. Each question includes
the correct answer marked with ✅.
Keywords: ATI PN, Comprehensive Exit Exam, PN Exit Exam, practical nursing, NCLEX-
PN, review, correct answers, latest 2026, fundamentals, medical-surgical, maternal
newborn, pediatrics, pharmacology, mental health, prioritization, safety, infection
control.
1. A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
A. Administer pain medication
B. Assess the client's airway and breathing ✅
C. Change the surgical dressing
D. Document the client's vital signs
2. A nurse is reinforcing teaching about hand hygiene. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates understanding?
,A. "I should wash my hands for at least 5 seconds."
B. "I should use alcohol-based hand rub when hands are visibly soiled."
C. "I should wash my hands for at least 20 seconds." ✅
D. "I only need to wash my hands after using the restroom."
3. A nurse is caring for a client who has dehydration. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
A. Bounding pulse
B. Dry mucous membranes ✅
C. Crackles in the lungs
D. Peripheral edema
4. A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin to a client. Which of the following
should the nurse check before administration?
A. Blood glucose
B. Apical pulse ✅
C. Respiratory rate
D. Blood pressure
5. A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for warfarin. Which of
the following laboratory values should the nurse monitor?
A. aPTT
B. INR ✅
C. Platelet count
D. Hemoglobin
6. A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has a chest tube. Which of the
following findings should the nurse report immediately?
A. Tidaling in the water seal chamber
B. Bubbling in the suction control chamber
C. Sudden stoppage of tidaling ✅
D. Drainage of 50 mL in the first hour
, 7. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has diabetes mellitus about
hypoglycemia. Which of the following findings should the nurse include?
A. Polyuria
B. Polydipsia
C. Shakiness ✅
D. Kussmaul respirations
8. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving oxygen therapy. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Place the client in a supine position
B. Ensure no open flames are near the client ✅
C. Lubricate the oxygen tubing with petroleum jelly
D. Set the flow rate as high as possible
9. A nurse is caring for a client who has a pressure injury. Which of the following
findings indicates a stage 2 pressure injury?
A. Intact skin with redness
B. Partial-thickness skin loss ✅
C. Full-thickness skin loss
D. Exposed muscle and bone
10. A nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular injection to an infant.
Which of the following sites should the nurse use?
A. Deltoid
B. Ventrogluteal
C. Vastus lateralis ✅
D. Dorsogluteal
11. A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure. Which of the following
findings should the nurse report?
A. Weight loss of 1 lb
B. Dry cough
GUIDE 2026/2027 ACCURATE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
SOLUTIONS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
NEWEST VERSION
Description: This revision set provides 100 multiple-choice questions covering core
practical nursing content, including fundamentals, medical-surgical, maternal-newborn,
pediatric, pharmacology, mental health, and safety/prioritization. Each question includes
the correct answer marked with ✅.
Keywords: ATI PN, Comprehensive Exit Exam, PN Exit Exam, practical nursing, NCLEX-
PN, review, correct answers, latest 2026, fundamentals, medical-surgical, maternal
newborn, pediatrics, pharmacology, mental health, prioritization, safety, infection
control.
1. A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
A. Administer pain medication
B. Assess the client's airway and breathing ✅
C. Change the surgical dressing
D. Document the client's vital signs
2. A nurse is reinforcing teaching about hand hygiene. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates understanding?
,A. "I should wash my hands for at least 5 seconds."
B. "I should use alcohol-based hand rub when hands are visibly soiled."
C. "I should wash my hands for at least 20 seconds." ✅
D. "I only need to wash my hands after using the restroom."
3. A nurse is caring for a client who has dehydration. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
A. Bounding pulse
B. Dry mucous membranes ✅
C. Crackles in the lungs
D. Peripheral edema
4. A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin to a client. Which of the following
should the nurse check before administration?
A. Blood glucose
B. Apical pulse ✅
C. Respiratory rate
D. Blood pressure
5. A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for warfarin. Which of
the following laboratory values should the nurse monitor?
A. aPTT
B. INR ✅
C. Platelet count
D. Hemoglobin
6. A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has a chest tube. Which of the
following findings should the nurse report immediately?
A. Tidaling in the water seal chamber
B. Bubbling in the suction control chamber
C. Sudden stoppage of tidaling ✅
D. Drainage of 50 mL in the first hour
, 7. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has diabetes mellitus about
hypoglycemia. Which of the following findings should the nurse include?
A. Polyuria
B. Polydipsia
C. Shakiness ✅
D. Kussmaul respirations
8. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving oxygen therapy. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Place the client in a supine position
B. Ensure no open flames are near the client ✅
C. Lubricate the oxygen tubing with petroleum jelly
D. Set the flow rate as high as possible
9. A nurse is caring for a client who has a pressure injury. Which of the following
findings indicates a stage 2 pressure injury?
A. Intact skin with redness
B. Partial-thickness skin loss ✅
C. Full-thickness skin loss
D. Exposed muscle and bone
10. A nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular injection to an infant.
Which of the following sites should the nurse use?
A. Deltoid
B. Ventrogluteal
C. Vastus lateralis ✅
D. Dorsogluteal
11. A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure. Which of the following
findings should the nurse report?
A. Weight loss of 1 lb
B. Dry cough
