VATI GREEN LIGHT COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
A nurse is admitting a client who has antisocial personality disorder.
Which of the
following client behaviors should the nurse identify as consistent with
this
A. disorder? attention to
Compulsive
B. Avoids interacting with
details
others
C. Uses others for personal
D. Socially awkward in group situations ( Correct answers ) C. Uses others
gain
for personal
gai
n
A nurse is interpreting the cardiac rhythm strip of a client who was
syncope.
admitted Which
with of the following images indicates that the client has atrial
fibrillation? (
Correct
answers )
A charge nurse on a pediatric unit is making assignments for a float
nurse from
medical unit.
the Which of the following clients is appropriate to assign to the
float
A. nurse?
A 10-year-old client who has pneumonia and is receiving respiratory
B. A 4-year-old client who has a Wilms tumor and is receiving
treatments
chemotherapy
C. An 8-month-old client who is scheduled for a surgical repair of a
ventricular septal
defect
tomorrow
D. A 14-year-old client who is scheduled for discharge today following
placement of
Harrington roda ( Correct answers ) A. A 10-year-old client who has
receiving
pneumonia respiratory
and is
treatments
A nurse is assessing an infant who has water intoxication. Which of the
findings should the nurse
following
expect?
A. Generalized
B. Elevated urine specific
edema
gravity
C. Thready
D. Increased hematocrit ( Correct answers ) A. Generalized
pulse
edema
A nurse is discussing the z-track administration of hydroxyzine with a
newly licensed
nurse. Which of the following statements indicates the newly
understands
licensed nurse the purpose of the
technique?
A. This technique prevents injury to the
sciatic
B. This nerve
technique decreases the risk of subcutaneous
infiltration
C. This technique allows a larger amount of medication to be
D. This technique increases the absorption rate of the drug ( Correct
injected
answers ) decreases
technique This the risk of subcutaneous
infiltration
,A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has anorexia nervosa.
Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in
theEncourage
A. plan? the client to gain 2.3 kg per
B. Weigh the client once per week throughout
week
hospitalization
C. Monitor the client for 1 hr after
D. Allow the client to choose mealtimes ( Correct answers ) C. Monitor the
meals
hr after
client for 1
meals
A nurse is planning care for a child who has increased intracranial
pressure with
decrease in level
a of consciousness. Which of the following interventions
shouldinclude
nurse the in the plan of
A. Perform active range-of-motion
care?
exercises
B. Maintain the head at a midline
C. Suction the airway
position
frequently
D. Perform neurological checks every 4 hrs ( Correct answers ) B. Maintain
the
a midline
head at
position
10. A nurse is assessing a client who has delirium due to a febrile illness.
Which of the
following findings should the nurse
A.
expect?
Hallucinations
B.
C.
Agnosia
Bradycardia
D. Aphasia ( Correct answers ) A.
Hallucinations
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving enteral feedings via a
gastrostomy
The nurse should
tube.identify that which of the following findings indicates
fluid
A. overload?bowel
Diminished
B.
sounds
Bradycardia
C.
D. Bounding pulses ( Correct answers ) D. Bounding
Hypotension
pulses
A nurse is caring for a client following an open colectomy. Which of
the following
findings places the client at risk for delayed wound
A. INR
healing?
1.1
B.
C. HbA1c
Hyperemesis
5.6%
D. Uncontrolled pain ( Correct answers ) B.
Hyperemesis
A home health nurse is reviewing treatment goals with a client who
mellitus. The nurse should evaluate which of the following laboratory tests
has diabetes
to determine
effective long-term management of blood glucose
levels?
A. 3-hr oral glucose tolerance
test
B.
C. Fasting blood glucose
HbA1c
test
D. Urinalysis for ketones ( Correct answers ) B.
HbA1c
,A nurse is caring for a client who has neutropenia due to HIV. Which of
the following precautions should the nurse take while caring for this
client?
A. Wear an N95 respirator
B. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter to monitor urinary output
C. Monitor the client's vital signs every 8 hr
D. Use a dedicated stethoscope ( Correct answers ) D. Use a dedicated
A nurse is caring for a client who reports difficulty falling asleep at night.
stethoscope
Which of the
following actions should the nurse
A. Encourage the client to ambulate in the hallway 1 hr
take?
before
B. bedtime
Tell the client to avoid drinking fluids 1 hr before
C. Schedule routine care tasks during hours when the client
bedtime
is awake
D. Advise the client to leave the television in the room on when trying to
fall asleep
Correct answers
( ) C. Schedule routine care tasks during hours when
the client is
awak
e
A nurse is planning care for a newborn who has hyperbilirubinemia and is
phototherapy.
to receive Which of the following interventions should the
nurse
A. include?
Clothe the newborn in light
B. Check the newborn's temperature every 8 hrs.
cotton
(every
C. 4)
Administer 120 mL of water between
D. Place the newborn 45 cm (18 in) from the light source ( Correct
feedings
answers
the newborn) D. 45Place
cm (18 in) from the light
source
A nurse is planning care for a client who has schizophrenia and is
having difficulty
expressing their feelings. Which of the following referrals should the
nurse
A. Art make?
B. Speech-language
therapist
pathologist
C. Social
D. Recreational therapist ( Correct answers ) A. Art
worker
therapist
A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and has started taking a
loop diuretic.
Which of the following findings indicates the client is experiencing an
adverse effect of
the
medication?
A. Decreased
B. Weight gain of 1.4
reflexes
kg
C. Increased urinary
D. Jugular vein distention ( Correct answers ) A. Decreased
output
reflexes
Loop diuretics cause excessive urination leading to hypotension and finally
resulting in
decreased
reflexes.
At the start of an evening shift on a cardiac unit, a licensed practical
nurse a list ofthe
brings client reports. Which of the following client reports
should the nurse
assess
A.
first?
Constipation
, B.
C. Swollen
Indigestion
ankles
D. Urinary frequency ( Correct answers ) B.
Indigestion
A nurse is caring for a client who has just returned to the unit following a
Which of the following actions by the assistive personnel requires
bronchoscopy.
the nurse to
intervene
A. Encourages the client to use the incentive
?
spirometer
B. Elevates the head of the
client's
C. Offers bed
oral fluids to the
client
D. Checks the client's pulse oximetry ( Correct answers ) C. Offers oral
fluids to the
clien
t
A nurse on a medical unit has just received change-of-shift report.
Which of the
following clients should the nurse assess
A. A 68-year-old client who had a myocardial infarction 2 days ago and
first?
reports
pain 4 on chest
a scale of 0
B. A 48-year-old client who has AIDS, pneumocystis pneumonia, and a
to 10
temperature
38.3 C of
C. A 60-year-old client who has COPD, is receiving 2 L/min O2 via a nasal
(101F)
cannula,
has and saturation of
an oxygen
D. A 26-year-old female client who has pelvic inflammatory disease and is
89%
unable
void to
( Correct answers ) A 68-year-old client who had a myocardial
infarction
ago and reports
2 dayschest pain 4 on a scale of
0 to 10
A nurse is assessing a client prior to performing a blood draw. The nurse
should
that an identify
allergy to which of the following food can indicate that the client has
an allergy to
latex
?
A.
B.
Peanuts
Shellfish
C.
D. Eggs ( Correct answers ) C.
Avocados
Avocados
A nurse is preparing to witness a client's signature on an informed consent
for a total
knee arthroplasty. Which of the following client statements indicates the
nurse should
contact the
surgeon?
A. I wonder if the metal in my knee will show up in airport
B. The physical therapy has not been working, so I will need to have
screenings
theI look
C. surgery
forward to being able to bend my knee again when I sit
D.
in aI am
chairthankful there are no serious complications from this type of
surgery ()Correct
answers D. I am thankful there are no serious complications from this type
of surgery
A nurse is teaching the parent of a school-age child who has scabies
application
about the of permethrin 5% cream. The nurse should include which of the
following
a potential asadverse effect of the
A.
medication?
Burning
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
A nurse is admitting a client who has antisocial personality disorder.
Which of the
following client behaviors should the nurse identify as consistent with
this
A. disorder? attention to
Compulsive
B. Avoids interacting with
details
others
C. Uses others for personal
D. Socially awkward in group situations ( Correct answers ) C. Uses others
gain
for personal
gai
n
A nurse is interpreting the cardiac rhythm strip of a client who was
syncope.
admitted Which
with of the following images indicates that the client has atrial
fibrillation? (
Correct
answers )
A charge nurse on a pediatric unit is making assignments for a float
nurse from
medical unit.
the Which of the following clients is appropriate to assign to the
float
A. nurse?
A 10-year-old client who has pneumonia and is receiving respiratory
B. A 4-year-old client who has a Wilms tumor and is receiving
treatments
chemotherapy
C. An 8-month-old client who is scheduled for a surgical repair of a
ventricular septal
defect
tomorrow
D. A 14-year-old client who is scheduled for discharge today following
placement of
Harrington roda ( Correct answers ) A. A 10-year-old client who has
receiving
pneumonia respiratory
and is
treatments
A nurse is assessing an infant who has water intoxication. Which of the
findings should the nurse
following
expect?
A. Generalized
B. Elevated urine specific
edema
gravity
C. Thready
D. Increased hematocrit ( Correct answers ) A. Generalized
pulse
edema
A nurse is discussing the z-track administration of hydroxyzine with a
newly licensed
nurse. Which of the following statements indicates the newly
understands
licensed nurse the purpose of the
technique?
A. This technique prevents injury to the
sciatic
B. This nerve
technique decreases the risk of subcutaneous
infiltration
C. This technique allows a larger amount of medication to be
D. This technique increases the absorption rate of the drug ( Correct
injected
answers ) decreases
technique This the risk of subcutaneous
infiltration
,A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has anorexia nervosa.
Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in
theEncourage
A. plan? the client to gain 2.3 kg per
B. Weigh the client once per week throughout
week
hospitalization
C. Monitor the client for 1 hr after
D. Allow the client to choose mealtimes ( Correct answers ) C. Monitor the
meals
hr after
client for 1
meals
A nurse is planning care for a child who has increased intracranial
pressure with
decrease in level
a of consciousness. Which of the following interventions
shouldinclude
nurse the in the plan of
A. Perform active range-of-motion
care?
exercises
B. Maintain the head at a midline
C. Suction the airway
position
frequently
D. Perform neurological checks every 4 hrs ( Correct answers ) B. Maintain
the
a midline
head at
position
10. A nurse is assessing a client who has delirium due to a febrile illness.
Which of the
following findings should the nurse
A.
expect?
Hallucinations
B.
C.
Agnosia
Bradycardia
D. Aphasia ( Correct answers ) A.
Hallucinations
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving enteral feedings via a
gastrostomy
The nurse should
tube.identify that which of the following findings indicates
fluid
A. overload?bowel
Diminished
B.
sounds
Bradycardia
C.
D. Bounding pulses ( Correct answers ) D. Bounding
Hypotension
pulses
A nurse is caring for a client following an open colectomy. Which of
the following
findings places the client at risk for delayed wound
A. INR
healing?
1.1
B.
C. HbA1c
Hyperemesis
5.6%
D. Uncontrolled pain ( Correct answers ) B.
Hyperemesis
A home health nurse is reviewing treatment goals with a client who
mellitus. The nurse should evaluate which of the following laboratory tests
has diabetes
to determine
effective long-term management of blood glucose
levels?
A. 3-hr oral glucose tolerance
test
B.
C. Fasting blood glucose
HbA1c
test
D. Urinalysis for ketones ( Correct answers ) B.
HbA1c
,A nurse is caring for a client who has neutropenia due to HIV. Which of
the following precautions should the nurse take while caring for this
client?
A. Wear an N95 respirator
B. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter to monitor urinary output
C. Monitor the client's vital signs every 8 hr
D. Use a dedicated stethoscope ( Correct answers ) D. Use a dedicated
A nurse is caring for a client who reports difficulty falling asleep at night.
stethoscope
Which of the
following actions should the nurse
A. Encourage the client to ambulate in the hallway 1 hr
take?
before
B. bedtime
Tell the client to avoid drinking fluids 1 hr before
C. Schedule routine care tasks during hours when the client
bedtime
is awake
D. Advise the client to leave the television in the room on when trying to
fall asleep
Correct answers
( ) C. Schedule routine care tasks during hours when
the client is
awak
e
A nurse is planning care for a newborn who has hyperbilirubinemia and is
phototherapy.
to receive Which of the following interventions should the
nurse
A. include?
Clothe the newborn in light
B. Check the newborn's temperature every 8 hrs.
cotton
(every
C. 4)
Administer 120 mL of water between
D. Place the newborn 45 cm (18 in) from the light source ( Correct
feedings
answers
the newborn) D. 45Place
cm (18 in) from the light
source
A nurse is planning care for a client who has schizophrenia and is
having difficulty
expressing their feelings. Which of the following referrals should the
nurse
A. Art make?
B. Speech-language
therapist
pathologist
C. Social
D. Recreational therapist ( Correct answers ) A. Art
worker
therapist
A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and has started taking a
loop diuretic.
Which of the following findings indicates the client is experiencing an
adverse effect of
the
medication?
A. Decreased
B. Weight gain of 1.4
reflexes
kg
C. Increased urinary
D. Jugular vein distention ( Correct answers ) A. Decreased
output
reflexes
Loop diuretics cause excessive urination leading to hypotension and finally
resulting in
decreased
reflexes.
At the start of an evening shift on a cardiac unit, a licensed practical
nurse a list ofthe
brings client reports. Which of the following client reports
should the nurse
assess
A.
first?
Constipation
, B.
C. Swollen
Indigestion
ankles
D. Urinary frequency ( Correct answers ) B.
Indigestion
A nurse is caring for a client who has just returned to the unit following a
Which of the following actions by the assistive personnel requires
bronchoscopy.
the nurse to
intervene
A. Encourages the client to use the incentive
?
spirometer
B. Elevates the head of the
client's
C. Offers bed
oral fluids to the
client
D. Checks the client's pulse oximetry ( Correct answers ) C. Offers oral
fluids to the
clien
t
A nurse on a medical unit has just received change-of-shift report.
Which of the
following clients should the nurse assess
A. A 68-year-old client who had a myocardial infarction 2 days ago and
first?
reports
pain 4 on chest
a scale of 0
B. A 48-year-old client who has AIDS, pneumocystis pneumonia, and a
to 10
temperature
38.3 C of
C. A 60-year-old client who has COPD, is receiving 2 L/min O2 via a nasal
(101F)
cannula,
has and saturation of
an oxygen
D. A 26-year-old female client who has pelvic inflammatory disease and is
89%
unable
void to
( Correct answers ) A 68-year-old client who had a myocardial
infarction
ago and reports
2 dayschest pain 4 on a scale of
0 to 10
A nurse is assessing a client prior to performing a blood draw. The nurse
should
that an identify
allergy to which of the following food can indicate that the client has
an allergy to
latex
?
A.
B.
Peanuts
Shellfish
C.
D. Eggs ( Correct answers ) C.
Avocados
Avocados
A nurse is preparing to witness a client's signature on an informed consent
for a total
knee arthroplasty. Which of the following client statements indicates the
nurse should
contact the
surgeon?
A. I wonder if the metal in my knee will show up in airport
B. The physical therapy has not been working, so I will need to have
screenings
theI look
C. surgery
forward to being able to bend my knee again when I sit
D.
in aI am
chairthankful there are no serious complications from this type of
surgery ()Correct
answers D. I am thankful there are no serious complications from this type
of surgery
A nurse is teaching the parent of a school-age child who has scabies
application
about the of permethrin 5% cream. The nurse should include which of the
following
a potential asadverse effect of the
A.
medication?
Burning
