ATI PN COMPREHENSIVE EXIT EXAM
1) A nurse in an emergency department completes an assessment on an adolescent
client that has conduct disorder. The client threatened suicide to teacher at school.
Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the assessment?
a) Tell me about your siblings
b) Tell me what kind of music you like
c) Tell me how often do you drink alcohol
d) Tell me about your school schedule
2) *A nurse is observing bonding to the client her newborn. Which of following actions
by the client requires the nurse to intervene?
a) Holding the newborn in an en face position
b) Asking the father to change the newborn's diaper
c) Requesting the nurse take the newborn nursery so she can
rest d) Viewing the newborn’s actions to be uncooperative
3) A nurse is caring for client who is taking levothyroxin. Which of the following
findings should indicate that the medication is effective?
a) Weight loss (this drug acts as T4 and will normalize the effects of hypothyroidism)
b) Decreased blood pressure
c) Absence of seizures
d) Decrease inflammation
4) A nurse is planning discharge teaching for cord care for the parent of a newborn.
Which instructions would you include in the teaching?
, a) Contact provider if the cord still turns black (it’s going to turn black)
b) Clean the base of the cord with hydrogen peroxide daily (clean with neutral
pH cleanser)
c) Keep the cord dry until it falls off (cord should be kept clean and dry to
prevent infection)
d) The cord stump will fall off in five days (cord falls off in 10-14 days)
5) A nurse is assessing a client in the PACU. Which of the following findings indicates
decreased cardiac output?
a) Shivering
b) Oliguria
c) Bradypnea
d) Constricted pupils
6) Caring for a client who has a fecal impaction actions to be taken when
digitally evacuating the stool
Insert a lubricated gloved finger and advance along the rectal wall.
7) Dietary teaching for a new prescription of
phenelzine Broccoli, Yogurt, Cream Cheese
8) Nurse administers incorrect dose of medication. Which facts related to
incident report should the nurse document in the client's medical record?
Time the medication was given
1. A nurse is planning care for a preschool-age child who is in
the acute phase of Kawasaki disease. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
1) A nurse in an emergency department completes an assessment on an adolescent
client that has conduct disorder. The client threatened suicide to teacher at school.
Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the assessment?
a) Tell me about your siblings
b) Tell me what kind of music you like
c) Tell me how often do you drink alcohol
d) Tell me about your school schedule
2) *A nurse is observing bonding to the client her newborn. Which of following actions
by the client requires the nurse to intervene?
a) Holding the newborn in an en face position
b) Asking the father to change the newborn's diaper
c) Requesting the nurse take the newborn nursery so she can
rest d) Viewing the newborn’s actions to be uncooperative
3) A nurse is caring for client who is taking levothyroxin. Which of the following
findings should indicate that the medication is effective?
a) Weight loss (this drug acts as T4 and will normalize the effects of hypothyroidism)
b) Decreased blood pressure
c) Absence of seizures
d) Decrease inflammation
4) A nurse is planning discharge teaching for cord care for the parent of a newborn.
Which instructions would you include in the teaching?
, a) Contact provider if the cord still turns black (it’s going to turn black)
b) Clean the base of the cord with hydrogen peroxide daily (clean with neutral
pH cleanser)
c) Keep the cord dry until it falls off (cord should be kept clean and dry to
prevent infection)
d) The cord stump will fall off in five days (cord falls off in 10-14 days)
5) A nurse is assessing a client in the PACU. Which of the following findings indicates
decreased cardiac output?
a) Shivering
b) Oliguria
c) Bradypnea
d) Constricted pupils
6) Caring for a client who has a fecal impaction actions to be taken when
digitally evacuating the stool
Insert a lubricated gloved finger and advance along the rectal wall.
7) Dietary teaching for a new prescription of
phenelzine Broccoli, Yogurt, Cream Cheese
8) Nurse administers incorrect dose of medication. Which facts related to
incident report should the nurse document in the client's medical record?
Time the medication was given
1. A nurse is planning care for a preschool-age child who is in
the acute phase of Kawasaki disease. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
