Comprehensive Final ATI questions with correct answers
A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder and is expressing concern about needing prolonged hospitalization. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? Correct answers - "Tell me what concerns you the most about being hospitalized."
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is going to have an EEG in the morning. Which of the following information should the nurse provide the client? Correct answers - "Shampoo your hair before the procedure, and don't put any styling products on it afterward."
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has had a transient ischemic attack (TIA). Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? Correct answers - Reduce dietary sodium
A nurse is collecting data from a school-age child who has celiac disease. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? Correct answers - Steatorrhea
A nurse i reinforcing teaching with a client who has hyperthyroidism about managing this disorder. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse include? Correct answers -
Increase her caloric intake with meals
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of acute systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and is to begin medication therapy. Which of the following types of medications should the nurse expect to administer? Correct answers - Corticosteroids
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a child who has a new prescription of lamotrigine for a seizure disorder. The nurse should instruct the parents that which of the following adverse effects is the priority to report to the provider? Correct answers - Rash
A health care facility's leadership team is implementing a new computerized charting system. Before the implementation date, which of the following actions should the charge nurse take first? Correct answers - Collect the staff's input about planning and implementing the change A nurse responds to a call from an assistive personnel that a client has had a seizure and is unconscious. Which of the following data should the nurse collect first? Correct answers - Check
airway patency
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parent of a child who has type 1 diabetes mellitus how to manage the child's disorder during illness, such as colds. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching? Correct answers - "I'll check his blood
glucose more often."
A client at a routine prenatal care visit asks the nurse if it is common to develop vaginal yeast infections during pregnancy. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? Correct answers - "The hormonal changes of pregnancy change the acidity of the vagina, making yeast infections more common."
A nurse is collecting data from a toddler who has AIDS. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as an indication of an opportunistic infection? Correct answers - Candidiasis
A charge nurse is coordinating the evacuation of clients from a facility following a bomb threat. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when implementing the evacuation process? Correct answers - Instruct clients who are able to ambulate to leave
A nurse is assigned to care for several clients who are postoperative. The nurse should identify the client taking which of the following medications is at risk for delayed would healing? Correct answers - Prednisone to treat persistent arthritis exacerbations
A new resident provider asks the nurse for an access code to review a client's online record. The
resident is not scheduled to attend the facility's orientation computer class until next week. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Correct answers - Explain that it is against policy to share access codes and refer the resident to his supervisor
A charge nurse in a skilled nursing facility notes several recent conflicts among staff on different
shifts. Which of the following strategies should the charge nurse plan to use to resolve these conflicts? Correct answers - Set up a series of meetings for all staff members to attend to discuss issues.
A nurse is collecting data from a preschooler who has recurrent and persistent otitis media. When obtaining the child's history from her parent, which of the following questions should the
nurse ask? Correct answers - "Does anyone smoke around or in the same house as your child?"
Results of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing for an 18-month-old infant who has Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia indicate that she is HIV positive. When assisting with planning care, the nurse should consider which of the following factors? Correct answers - The infant's mother is likely HIV positive
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is requesting a prescription for sildenafil citrate. Which of the following data in the client's record should the nurse identify as a contraindication for the use of this medication? Correct answers - Current use of nitroglycerine to treat heart failure
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who is receiving mechanical ventilation. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse make? Correct answers - Maintain the head of the bed at 30 degrees
A nurse on a pediatric unit receives the laboratory results for several clients. Which of the following results should the nurse report to the provider? Correct answers - A client who has diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and a blood glucose of 375 mg/dL
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about how to use an albuterol metered dose inhaler. After removing the cap from the inhaler and shaking the canister, the nurse should instruct the client to take the following steps in which order? Correct answers - 1. "Hold the mouthpiece 1-2 inches in front of your mouth"
2. "Tilt your head back slightly and open your mouth wide."
3. "Depress the canister while taking a slow deep breath."
4. "Hold your breath for 10 seconds."
A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder and is expressing concern about needing prolonged hospitalization. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? Correct answers - "Tell me what concerns you the most about being hospitalized."
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is going to have an EEG in the morning. Which of the following information should the nurse provide the client? Correct answers - "Shampoo your hair before the procedure, and don't put any styling products on it afterward."
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has had a transient ischemic attack (TIA). Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? Correct answers - Reduce dietary sodium
A nurse is collecting data from a school-age child who has celiac disease. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? Correct answers - Steatorrhea
A nurse i reinforcing teaching with a client who has hyperthyroidism about managing this disorder. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse include? Correct answers -
Increase her caloric intake with meals
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of acute systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and is to begin medication therapy. Which of the following types of medications should the nurse expect to administer? Correct answers - Corticosteroids
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a child who has a new prescription of lamotrigine for a seizure disorder. The nurse should instruct the parents that which of the following adverse effects is the priority to report to the provider? Correct answers - Rash
A health care facility's leadership team is implementing a new computerized charting system. Before the implementation date, which of the following actions should the charge nurse take first? Correct answers - Collect the staff's input about planning and implementing the change A nurse responds to a call from an assistive personnel that a client has had a seizure and is unconscious. Which of the following data should the nurse collect first? Correct answers - Check
airway patency
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parent of a child who has type 1 diabetes mellitus how to manage the child's disorder during illness, such as colds. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching? Correct answers - "I'll check his blood
glucose more often."
A client at a routine prenatal care visit asks the nurse if it is common to develop vaginal yeast infections during pregnancy. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? Correct answers - "The hormonal changes of pregnancy change the acidity of the vagina, making yeast infections more common."
A nurse is collecting data from a toddler who has AIDS. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as an indication of an opportunistic infection? Correct answers - Candidiasis
A charge nurse is coordinating the evacuation of clients from a facility following a bomb threat. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when implementing the evacuation process? Correct answers - Instruct clients who are able to ambulate to leave
A nurse is assigned to care for several clients who are postoperative. The nurse should identify the client taking which of the following medications is at risk for delayed would healing? Correct answers - Prednisone to treat persistent arthritis exacerbations
A new resident provider asks the nurse for an access code to review a client's online record. The
resident is not scheduled to attend the facility's orientation computer class until next week. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Correct answers - Explain that it is against policy to share access codes and refer the resident to his supervisor
A charge nurse in a skilled nursing facility notes several recent conflicts among staff on different
shifts. Which of the following strategies should the charge nurse plan to use to resolve these conflicts? Correct answers - Set up a series of meetings for all staff members to attend to discuss issues.
A nurse is collecting data from a preschooler who has recurrent and persistent otitis media. When obtaining the child's history from her parent, which of the following questions should the
nurse ask? Correct answers - "Does anyone smoke around or in the same house as your child?"
Results of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing for an 18-month-old infant who has Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia indicate that she is HIV positive. When assisting with planning care, the nurse should consider which of the following factors? Correct answers - The infant's mother is likely HIV positive
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is requesting a prescription for sildenafil citrate. Which of the following data in the client's record should the nurse identify as a contraindication for the use of this medication? Correct answers - Current use of nitroglycerine to treat heart failure
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who is receiving mechanical ventilation. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse make? Correct answers - Maintain the head of the bed at 30 degrees
A nurse on a pediatric unit receives the laboratory results for several clients. Which of the following results should the nurse report to the provider? Correct answers - A client who has diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and a blood glucose of 375 mg/dL
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about how to use an albuterol metered dose inhaler. After removing the cap from the inhaler and shaking the canister, the nurse should instruct the client to take the following steps in which order? Correct answers - 1. "Hold the mouthpiece 1-2 inches in front of your mouth"
2. "Tilt your head back slightly and open your mouth wide."
3. "Depress the canister while taking a slow deep breath."
4. "Hold your breath for 10 seconds."
