VATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR EXAM SCRIPT 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔A nurse working in an inpatient mental health facility is assisting with the plan of
care for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following should the nurse
recommend to include in the plan of care? - ✔✔Maintain continuity of staff members.
✔✔A nurse is assisting with an admission interview for a client who has schizophrenia.
He tells the nurse that he is receiving special audible messages from the Central
Intelligence Agency that no one else is able to hear. The nurse should identify that the
client is having which of the following alterations in perception? - ✔✔Hallucination
✔✔A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a postpartum client about bathing her newborn.
Which of the following statements should the nurse include? - ✔✔"Wash your newborn's
head under a stream of running water."
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and reports difficulty limiting
sodium in his diet. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse provide? -
✔✔Replace bottled salad dressing with homemade vinegar and oil dressing.
✔✔A nurse is reinforcing teaching about nonpharmacological pain relief with a client
who is 6 hr postpartum following a vaginal delivery. The client has an episiotomy and
swelling of the labia. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? -
✔✔Sit on soft pillows throughout the day.
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who has a new colostomy. He voices a reluctance
about resuming sexual relations. Which of the following is an appropriate response by
the nurse? - ✔✔"I'm available if you'd like to talk about your concerns."
✔✔A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching about transmission precautions with a
client who has hepatitis C. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
- ✔✔Avoid sharing razors with other family members.
✔✔A nurse is reinforcing teaching about foot care with a client who has diabetes
mellitus. Which of the following client statements indicates to the nurse a need for
further teaching? - ✔✔"I will be sure to wear cotton socks."
✔✔A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has bulimia nervosa.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse recommend? - ✔✔Observe the
client for 1 hr after meals.
✔✔A nurse is assisting with the discharge planning for a client following a myocardial
infarction. Which of the following is an appropriate referral for this client? -
✔✔Respiratory therapist for breathing exercises
,✔✔A nurse is contributing to the discharge plan of an older adult client who had a total
hip arthroplasty. The client is unable to ambulate independently and lives alone. Which
of the following care settings should the nurse recommend for this client? - ✔✔Skilled
nursing facility
✔✔A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a preschool-age child who has a
new diagnosis of celiac disease. Which of the following foods should the nurse
recommend? - ✔✔Corn tortillas with black beans
✔✔A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who has mononucleosis. Which of
the following isolation precautions should the nurse initiate? - ✔✔Droplet
✔✔A nurse is speaking to a client who called the provider's office to report chest pain
and requests clarification on how to take his sublingual nitroglycerin tablets. Which of
the following instructions should the nurse give the client? - ✔✔Wait 5 min between
doses.
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client and begins to suspect he is experiencing transference.
Which of the following client statements should the nurse identify as an indicator of
transference? - ✔✔"I feel really close to you because you remind me of my ex-
boyfriend."
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who has been placed in restraints. Which of the
following is appropriate? - ✔✔Monitor the client's skin integrity on a regular schedule.
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who is newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
The nurse should recognize that the client needs a referral for diabetic education when
the client does which of the following? - ✔✔States that he will treat hypoglycemic
reactions with 15 g of carbohydrates
✔✔A nurse is preparing a client for surgery. The client tells the nurse that he is
concerned about the safety of a large sum of money in his wallet. Which of the following
actions is appropriate for the nurse to take? - ✔✔Contact security personnel to place
the money in the facility safe.
✔✔A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is planning care for a group of clients. Which of
the following tasks is appropriate to delegate to an assistive personnel? - ✔✔Administer
a large-volume enema to a client.
✔✔A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has sustained a full-
thickness burn and is in the emergent phase of the burn. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? - ✔✔Hypercalcemia
, ✔✔A nurse is collecting data from an 18-month-old toddler at a well-child visit. Which of
the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? - ✔✔The toddler can say
four words.
✔✔A nurse delegates a task to an assistive personnel (AP) and the AP refuses the
assigned task. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - ✔✔Perform
the task.
✔✔A nurse on a medical unit is observing an assistive personnel (AP) delivering food
trays. Which of the following actions by the AP requires intervention? - ✔✔Providing a
ham and cheese sandwich to a client who follows a kosher diet
✔✔A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a vitamin C deficiency. Which
of the following foods should the nurse include as having the highest vitamin C content?
- ✔✔1 cup raw broccoli
✔✔A nurse is assisting with triaging clients in a mass casualty situation. The nurse
should recommend that which of the following clients receive care first? - ✔✔A client
who has diminished breath sounds and paradoxical chest movement
✔✔A nurse is working in an urgent care clinic when a client who does not speak the
same language arrives with a laceration that will require suturing. Which of the following
actions appropriate for the nurse to take? - ✔✔Ask an assistive personnel who speaks
the same language as the client to assist in obtaining informed consent.
✔✔A nurse is collecting data from a client who has dehydration and is receiving
continuous IV therapy. Which of the following findings indicates effectiveness of the IV
therapy? - ✔✔BUN 16 mg/dL
✔✔A nurse is caring for a child who has terminal cancer. Which of the following
responses by the child's siblings should the nurse expect? - ✔✔The school-age sister is
concerned about the impact of her sibling's death on herself
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who attempted suicide. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? - ✔✔Serve meals with plastic utensils.
✔✔A nurse is removing a female client's indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? - ✔✔Withdraw the fluid from the catheter's
balloon.
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔A nurse working in an inpatient mental health facility is assisting with the plan of
care for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following should the nurse
recommend to include in the plan of care? - ✔✔Maintain continuity of staff members.
✔✔A nurse is assisting with an admission interview for a client who has schizophrenia.
He tells the nurse that he is receiving special audible messages from the Central
Intelligence Agency that no one else is able to hear. The nurse should identify that the
client is having which of the following alterations in perception? - ✔✔Hallucination
✔✔A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a postpartum client about bathing her newborn.
Which of the following statements should the nurse include? - ✔✔"Wash your newborn's
head under a stream of running water."
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and reports difficulty limiting
sodium in his diet. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse provide? -
✔✔Replace bottled salad dressing with homemade vinegar and oil dressing.
✔✔A nurse is reinforcing teaching about nonpharmacological pain relief with a client
who is 6 hr postpartum following a vaginal delivery. The client has an episiotomy and
swelling of the labia. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? -
✔✔Sit on soft pillows throughout the day.
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who has a new colostomy. He voices a reluctance
about resuming sexual relations. Which of the following is an appropriate response by
the nurse? - ✔✔"I'm available if you'd like to talk about your concerns."
✔✔A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching about transmission precautions with a
client who has hepatitis C. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
- ✔✔Avoid sharing razors with other family members.
✔✔A nurse is reinforcing teaching about foot care with a client who has diabetes
mellitus. Which of the following client statements indicates to the nurse a need for
further teaching? - ✔✔"I will be sure to wear cotton socks."
✔✔A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has bulimia nervosa.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse recommend? - ✔✔Observe the
client for 1 hr after meals.
✔✔A nurse is assisting with the discharge planning for a client following a myocardial
infarction. Which of the following is an appropriate referral for this client? -
✔✔Respiratory therapist for breathing exercises
,✔✔A nurse is contributing to the discharge plan of an older adult client who had a total
hip arthroplasty. The client is unable to ambulate independently and lives alone. Which
of the following care settings should the nurse recommend for this client? - ✔✔Skilled
nursing facility
✔✔A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a preschool-age child who has a
new diagnosis of celiac disease. Which of the following foods should the nurse
recommend? - ✔✔Corn tortillas with black beans
✔✔A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who has mononucleosis. Which of
the following isolation precautions should the nurse initiate? - ✔✔Droplet
✔✔A nurse is speaking to a client who called the provider's office to report chest pain
and requests clarification on how to take his sublingual nitroglycerin tablets. Which of
the following instructions should the nurse give the client? - ✔✔Wait 5 min between
doses.
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client and begins to suspect he is experiencing transference.
Which of the following client statements should the nurse identify as an indicator of
transference? - ✔✔"I feel really close to you because you remind me of my ex-
boyfriend."
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who has been placed in restraints. Which of the
following is appropriate? - ✔✔Monitor the client's skin integrity on a regular schedule.
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who is newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
The nurse should recognize that the client needs a referral for diabetic education when
the client does which of the following? - ✔✔States that he will treat hypoglycemic
reactions with 15 g of carbohydrates
✔✔A nurse is preparing a client for surgery. The client tells the nurse that he is
concerned about the safety of a large sum of money in his wallet. Which of the following
actions is appropriate for the nurse to take? - ✔✔Contact security personnel to place
the money in the facility safe.
✔✔A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is planning care for a group of clients. Which of
the following tasks is appropriate to delegate to an assistive personnel? - ✔✔Administer
a large-volume enema to a client.
✔✔A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has sustained a full-
thickness burn and is in the emergent phase of the burn. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? - ✔✔Hypercalcemia
, ✔✔A nurse is collecting data from an 18-month-old toddler at a well-child visit. Which of
the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? - ✔✔The toddler can say
four words.
✔✔A nurse delegates a task to an assistive personnel (AP) and the AP refuses the
assigned task. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - ✔✔Perform
the task.
✔✔A nurse on a medical unit is observing an assistive personnel (AP) delivering food
trays. Which of the following actions by the AP requires intervention? - ✔✔Providing a
ham and cheese sandwich to a client who follows a kosher diet
✔✔A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a vitamin C deficiency. Which
of the following foods should the nurse include as having the highest vitamin C content?
- ✔✔1 cup raw broccoli
✔✔A nurse is assisting with triaging clients in a mass casualty situation. The nurse
should recommend that which of the following clients receive care first? - ✔✔A client
who has diminished breath sounds and paradoxical chest movement
✔✔A nurse is working in an urgent care clinic when a client who does not speak the
same language arrives with a laceration that will require suturing. Which of the following
actions appropriate for the nurse to take? - ✔✔Ask an assistive personnel who speaks
the same language as the client to assist in obtaining informed consent.
✔✔A nurse is collecting data from a client who has dehydration and is receiving
continuous IV therapy. Which of the following findings indicates effectiveness of the IV
therapy? - ✔✔BUN 16 mg/dL
✔✔A nurse is caring for a child who has terminal cancer. Which of the following
responses by the child's siblings should the nurse expect? - ✔✔The school-age sister is
concerned about the impact of her sibling's death on herself
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who attempted suicide. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? - ✔✔Serve meals with plastic utensils.
✔✔A nurse is removing a female client's indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? - ✔✔Withdraw the fluid from the catheter's
balloon.
