ATI COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE TEST B 2019
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2025-2026
EXAM UPDATE
A nurse is providing teaching to the guardians of a newborn about
measures to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Which of the
following guardian statements indicates an understanding of the
teaching? - Answer-"I will not allow anyone to smoke near my baby"
A nurse is assessing a client following a vaginal delivery and notes
heavy loch and a boggy fundus. Which of the following medications
should the nurse expect to administer? - Answer-Oxytocin
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a client who has a new
diagnosis of terminal cancer. The client tells the nurse that they would
like to go home to be with family and loved ones. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? - Answer-Make a referral for
social services
A nurse is caring for a client who has a clogged percutaneous
gastrostomy feeding tube. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take first? - Answer-Change the position of the client
A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has left-sided
weakness following a stroke. Which of the following interventions
,should the nurse include in the plan? - Answer-Support the client's left
arm on a pillow while sitting
A nurse is preparing to assist with a thoracentesis for a client who has
pleurisy. The nurse should plan to perform which of the following
actions? - Answer-Instruct the client to avoid coughing during the
procedure
A charge nurse is providing an educational session about infection
control for a group of staff nurses. Which of the following statements by
one of the staff nurses indicated an understanding of isolation
precautions? - Answer-"A client who requires airborne precautions
should be placed in a negative pressure airflow room"
A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client who has a new
prescription for phenelzine. Which of the following food
recommendations should the nurse make? - Answer-Broccoli
Yogurt
Cream cheese
Clients who take phenelzine, an MAOI, should not eat foods that contain
tyramine. Broccoli, yogurt, and cream cheese do not contain tyramine.
A nurse is assessing an older adult client who has pneumonia. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect? - Answer-Acute
confusion
,An older adult client who has pneumonia will also typically have acute
confusion, fatigue, lethargy, and anorexia.
A nurse is providing teaching about home care to the parents of a child
who has autism spectrum disorder. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include? - Answer-Use a reward system to modify the
child's behavior
A nurse is preparing to administer lactated ringer's 1,500 mL IV to
infuse at 50 mL/hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15
gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how
many gtt/min? - Answer-13 gtt/min
A nurse is caring for a client following a vacuum-assisted birth. The
nurse should monitor the client for which of the following complications
related to vacuum-assisted birth? - Answer-Cervical laceration
A nurse is assessing a client who has COPD. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? - Answer-pH 7.31
Respiratory acidosis is an expected finding for a client who has COPD.
The expected reference range of pH is 7.35 to 7.45. A pH level less than
7.35 indicated acidosis. For a client who has COPD a decrease in pH
will be accompanied by an increase in the level of carbon dioxide over
the expected reference range of 35 to 45, indicating respiratory acidosis.
, A nurse is providing discharge teaching for the parents of a preschool
age child who has a new prescription for amoxicillin/clavulanate
suspension. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include
in the teaching? SATA - Answer-"Shake the medication bottle well
before each dose is given
"Store the medication in the refrigerator"
"Report diarrhea to the provider immediately"
A nurse is preparing a client for a paracentesis. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - Answer-Instruct the client to void
A nurse is caring for a client who has active tuberculosis (TB). Which
of the following actions should the nurse plan to take to prevent the
transmission of the disease? - Answer-Have the client wear a surgical
mask while being transported outside the room
A nurse is caring for a client who has a deep-vein thrombosis. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take? - Answer-Instruct the client
to elevate the affected extremity when sitting
The nurse should instruct the client to elevate the affected extremity to
reduce edema and facilitate venous return
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2025-2026
EXAM UPDATE
A nurse is providing teaching to the guardians of a newborn about
measures to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Which of the
following guardian statements indicates an understanding of the
teaching? - Answer-"I will not allow anyone to smoke near my baby"
A nurse is assessing a client following a vaginal delivery and notes
heavy loch and a boggy fundus. Which of the following medications
should the nurse expect to administer? - Answer-Oxytocin
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a client who has a new
diagnosis of terminal cancer. The client tells the nurse that they would
like to go home to be with family and loved ones. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? - Answer-Make a referral for
social services
A nurse is caring for a client who has a clogged percutaneous
gastrostomy feeding tube. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take first? - Answer-Change the position of the client
A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has left-sided
weakness following a stroke. Which of the following interventions
,should the nurse include in the plan? - Answer-Support the client's left
arm on a pillow while sitting
A nurse is preparing to assist with a thoracentesis for a client who has
pleurisy. The nurse should plan to perform which of the following
actions? - Answer-Instruct the client to avoid coughing during the
procedure
A charge nurse is providing an educational session about infection
control for a group of staff nurses. Which of the following statements by
one of the staff nurses indicated an understanding of isolation
precautions? - Answer-"A client who requires airborne precautions
should be placed in a negative pressure airflow room"
A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client who has a new
prescription for phenelzine. Which of the following food
recommendations should the nurse make? - Answer-Broccoli
Yogurt
Cream cheese
Clients who take phenelzine, an MAOI, should not eat foods that contain
tyramine. Broccoli, yogurt, and cream cheese do not contain tyramine.
A nurse is assessing an older adult client who has pneumonia. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect? - Answer-Acute
confusion
,An older adult client who has pneumonia will also typically have acute
confusion, fatigue, lethargy, and anorexia.
A nurse is providing teaching about home care to the parents of a child
who has autism spectrum disorder. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include? - Answer-Use a reward system to modify the
child's behavior
A nurse is preparing to administer lactated ringer's 1,500 mL IV to
infuse at 50 mL/hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15
gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how
many gtt/min? - Answer-13 gtt/min
A nurse is caring for a client following a vacuum-assisted birth. The
nurse should monitor the client for which of the following complications
related to vacuum-assisted birth? - Answer-Cervical laceration
A nurse is assessing a client who has COPD. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? - Answer-pH 7.31
Respiratory acidosis is an expected finding for a client who has COPD.
The expected reference range of pH is 7.35 to 7.45. A pH level less than
7.35 indicated acidosis. For a client who has COPD a decrease in pH
will be accompanied by an increase in the level of carbon dioxide over
the expected reference range of 35 to 45, indicating respiratory acidosis.
, A nurse is providing discharge teaching for the parents of a preschool
age child who has a new prescription for amoxicillin/clavulanate
suspension. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include
in the teaching? SATA - Answer-"Shake the medication bottle well
before each dose is given
"Store the medication in the refrigerator"
"Report diarrhea to the provider immediately"
A nurse is preparing a client for a paracentesis. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - Answer-Instruct the client to void
A nurse is caring for a client who has active tuberculosis (TB). Which
of the following actions should the nurse plan to take to prevent the
transmission of the disease? - Answer-Have the client wear a surgical
mask while being transported outside the room
A nurse is caring for a client who has a deep-vein thrombosis. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take? - Answer-Instruct the client
to elevate the affected extremity when sitting
The nurse should instruct the client to elevate the affected extremity to
reduce edema and facilitate venous return
