ATI PN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR 2020 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS / PN ATI COMPREENSIVE PREDICTOR 2020

1. A nurse in a long-term care facility is assisting with an in- service for newly hired assistive personnel about legal issues within the facility. Which ofIthe following should the nurse include as an example ofIassault? ANS: Informing a client the nurse is going to administer an injection even thoug h the client refuses . 2. A nurse is collecting data from who is severe pain. Which ofIthe following questions s hould the nurse ask first? ANS: "Where is your pain located?" 3. A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a client who is at 29 weeks gestation. F or which of the following results should the nurse notify the provider? ANS: Platelet count 95,000 mm3 4. A nurse is performing a dressing change for a client who had abdominal surgery 5 day s ago. The nurse notes organs protruding from the incision. Which of the following act ions should the nurse take? ANS: Cover the exposed area with sterile, saline-soaked dressings. 5. A nurse is speaking with the adult daughter ofIa client who has Alzheimer's disease. T he daughter states, "I love my dad, but caring for him is wearing me out." Which ofIth e following response should the nurse make? ANS: "Let's discuss how caring for your father is afollowingecting your health. 6. A nurse is contributing to the plan ofIcare for a care for a client who has chest tube co nnected to a closed drainage system. Which ofIthe following actions should the nurse i nclude in the plan of care? ANS: Maintain the drainage system below the level ofIthe client's chest. 7. A nurse in an acute mental health facility is caring for a client who has borderline pers onality disorder and reports. "I am going to kill my girlfriend when I get out ofIhere." Which ofIthe following actions should the nurse take? ANS: Notify the client's care team of the threats against the partner 8. A nurse is admitting a client who is at high risk for suicide. Which ofIthe following ac tions is the nurse's priority? ANS: Search the client's personal belongings 9. A nurse is caring for a client who is 1 day postoperative and is unable to ambulate. W hich ofIthe following actions should the nurse take to promote the client's venous retur n? ANS: Maintain the sequential compression device. 10. A nurse on an acute care unity is collecting data from a school- age Child who has cystic fibrosis. Which ofIthe following findings is the priority for th e nurse? ANS: Reports lack ofIappetite 11. a nurse working in a provider's ofollowingice receives a phone call from the parent ofI a school- age child who has varicella. The parent asked the nurse when the child can return to sc hool. Which ofIthe following responses should the nurse make? ANS: "When the lesions have scabbed over." 12. A nurse in a pediatric clinic is collecting the data from a school- age child whose injuries are inconsistent with the parent's stated cause. Which ofIthe f ollowing actions should the nurse take? ANS: Report the suspected abuse to a appropriate agency. 13. A nurse is collecting data from a middle adult female client who is taking melatonin. Which ofIthe following responses to the med should the nurse expect? ANS: Improved sleep 14. A nurse on a pediatric unit is collecting data from four newly admitted clients. Which ofIthe following clients should the nurse identify as being at risk for urinary retention? ANS: A school- age child who has allergic rhinitis and is taking diphenhydramine. 15. A nurse is preparing to administer purified protein derivative (PPD) to a client who ha s suspected TB. Which ofIthe following actions should the nurse plan to take? ANS: Ensure the injection produces a wheal on the skin 16. A client who is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease verbalizes frustration due to increas e difollowingiculty with ambulation. Which ofIthe following responses should the nurs e take? ANS: Perform active ROM with your arms and legs two times a day. 17. a Nurse is collecting data from a client who has multiple fractures following a motor- vehicle crash. For which ofIthe following client statements ANS: "I am so frustrated. I cannot even open my milk carton for breakfast." 18. A nurse is caring for a client who is 4 hr postoperative following a total thyroidectomy . Which ofIthe following manifestations should the nurse report to the provider as indi cating possible hypocalcemia? ANS: Tingling ofIfingers 19. A nurse is caring for a client who has a Penrose drain. To ensure proper placement an d functioning ofIthe drain, which ofIthe following should the nurse expect to observe? ANS: The safety pin is present at the distal end ofIthe drain. 20. A community health nurse is helping to reinforce teaching about hepatitis A with a gro up ofIemployees at a childcare facility. Which ofIthe following characteristics should t he nurse identify as an external factor that can impede learning for the participants? ANS: Poor lighting in the learning setting 21. A nurse is observing newly licensed nurse who is providing tracheostomy care for a cli ent. The nurse identifies proper performance ofIthe procedure when the newly licensed nurse selects which ofIthe following solutions to clean the inner cannula? ANS: Hydrogen peroxide 22. A nurse is caring for a client who has right sided heart failure. The client's partner exp resses concern the the client will die. Which ofIthe following responses should the nur se make?