ATI PN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR 2024-2025
PN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR ACTUAL
EXAM ALL 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
Terms in this set (198)
An 8-year-old client is 1
returned to the recovery
room after a
bronchoscopy. The nurse
should position the client
1. in semi-Fowler's position.
2. prone, with the head
turned to the side.
3. with the head of the bed
elevated 45° and the neck
extended.
4. supine, with the head in
the midline position.
,A 23-year-old man is 4
admitted with a subdural
hematoma and cerebral
edema after a motorcycle
accident. Which of the
following symptoms should
the nurse expect to see
INITIALLY?
1. Unequal and dilated
pupils.
2. Decerebrate posturing.
3. Grand mal seizures.
4. Decreased level of
consciousness.
A 23-year-old woman at 32- 1
weeks gestation is seen in
the outpatient
clinic. Which of the
following findings, if
assessed by the nurse,
would
indicate a possible
complication?
1. The client's urine test is
positive for glucose and
acetone.
2. The client has 1+ pedal
edema in both feet at the
end of the day.
3. The client complains of
an increase in vaginal
discharge.
4. The client says she feels
pressure against her
diaphragm when the baby
moves.
,A 38-year-old woman is 1
returned to her room after a
subtotal
thyroidectomy for
treatment of
hyperthyroidism. Which of
the following, if
found by the nurse at the
patient's bedside, is
nonessential?
1. Potassium chloride for IV
administration.
2. Calcium gluconate for IV
administration.
3. Tracheostomy set-up.
4. Suction equipment.
A 59-year-old woman with 3
bipolar disorder is receiving
haloperidol
(Haldol) 2 mg PO tid. She
tells the nurse, "Milk is
coming out of my
breasts." Which of the
following responses by the
nurse is BEST?
1. "You are seeing things that
aren't real."
2. "Why don't we go make
some fudge."
3. "You are experiencing a
side effect of Haldol."
4. "I'll contact your
physician to change your
medication."
, A 69-year-old client is 3
undergoing his second
exchange of intermittent
peritoneal dialysis (IPD).
Which of the following
would require an
intervention by the nurse?
1. The client complains of
pain during the inflow of
the dialysate.
2. The client complains of
constipation.
3. The dialysate outflow is
cloudy.
4. There is blood-tinged
fluid around the intra-
abdominal catheter.
The ABC framework Airway
identifies, in order, the three Breathing
basic needs for sustaining Circulation
life
PN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR ACTUAL
EXAM ALL 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
Terms in this set (198)
An 8-year-old client is 1
returned to the recovery
room after a
bronchoscopy. The nurse
should position the client
1. in semi-Fowler's position.
2. prone, with the head
turned to the side.
3. with the head of the bed
elevated 45° and the neck
extended.
4. supine, with the head in
the midline position.
,A 23-year-old man is 4
admitted with a subdural
hematoma and cerebral
edema after a motorcycle
accident. Which of the
following symptoms should
the nurse expect to see
INITIALLY?
1. Unequal and dilated
pupils.
2. Decerebrate posturing.
3. Grand mal seizures.
4. Decreased level of
consciousness.
A 23-year-old woman at 32- 1
weeks gestation is seen in
the outpatient
clinic. Which of the
following findings, if
assessed by the nurse,
would
indicate a possible
complication?
1. The client's urine test is
positive for glucose and
acetone.
2. The client has 1+ pedal
edema in both feet at the
end of the day.
3. The client complains of
an increase in vaginal
discharge.
4. The client says she feels
pressure against her
diaphragm when the baby
moves.
,A 38-year-old woman is 1
returned to her room after a
subtotal
thyroidectomy for
treatment of
hyperthyroidism. Which of
the following, if
found by the nurse at the
patient's bedside, is
nonessential?
1. Potassium chloride for IV
administration.
2. Calcium gluconate for IV
administration.
3. Tracheostomy set-up.
4. Suction equipment.
A 59-year-old woman with 3
bipolar disorder is receiving
haloperidol
(Haldol) 2 mg PO tid. She
tells the nurse, "Milk is
coming out of my
breasts." Which of the
following responses by the
nurse is BEST?
1. "You are seeing things that
aren't real."
2. "Why don't we go make
some fudge."
3. "You are experiencing a
side effect of Haldol."
4. "I'll contact your
physician to change your
medication."
, A 69-year-old client is 3
undergoing his second
exchange of intermittent
peritoneal dialysis (IPD).
Which of the following
would require an
intervention by the nurse?
1. The client complains of
pain during the inflow of
the dialysate.
2. The client complains of
constipation.
3. The dialysate outflow is
cloudy.
4. There is blood-tinged
fluid around the intra-
abdominal catheter.
The ABC framework Airway
identifies, in order, the three Breathing
basic needs for sustaining Circulation
life
