VATI RN Comprehensive Predictor Review 2025: Essential Nursing Concepts, Clinical Applications, and Exam Readiness Guide

VATI RN Comprehensive Predictor Review 2025: Essential Nursing Concepts, Clinical Applications, and Exam Readiness GuideVATI RN Comprehensive Predictor Review 2025: Essential Nursing Concepts, Clinical Applications, and Exam Readiness GuideVATI RN Comprehensive Predictor Review 2025: Essential Nursing Concepts, Clinical Applications, and Exam Readiness Guide VATI RN Comprehensive Predictor Review 2025: Essential Nursing Concepts, Clinical Applications, and Exam Readiness Guide 1. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a postpartum client. Which of the following should the nurse explain as the most important reason for staff to wear identification?: Reducing the risk of newborn abduction 2. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who plans to bottle feed her newborn. Which of the following statements indicates an understanding of the instructions?: I will feed my baby six to eight times a day 3. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client diagnosed with osteoarthritis who reports joint pain,swelling, and stiffness. Which of the following client statements indicates understanding of the teaching?: I will exercise my joints as much as i can when they are inflamed 4. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is scheduled for a mam- mogram. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?: Refrain from using deodorant on the morning of the test 5. A nurse is preparing a clients insulin regimen. Which of the following in- sulin's can be mixed?: Insulin aspart, regular insulin, insulin lispro 6. A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who is postoperative following laser surgery for open-angle glaucoma. Which of the following state- ments by the client indicates an understanding of the instructions?: I will take a stool softener to prevent constipation 7. A nurse is caring for a client who had a stroke and is having difficulty swallowing. The nurse should recommend a referral to which of the following members of the interprofessional team?: Speech therapist 8. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is 12 hr postpartum and has an episiotomy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?: Change the perineal pad with each void 9. A nurse is collecting data from a child who has acute Glomerulonephritis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?: Periorbital edema 10. A nurse is preparing to administer a liquid medication to a 6-month-old infant who is crying. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to reduce the risk of aspiration?: Administer using a needless syringe in the buccal cavity 11. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has peptic ulcer disease. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?: I will plan to have my meals at regular intervals 12. A nurse in long-term care facility has received change-of-shift report about four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse attend to first?: A client who has COPD and dementia and was agitated during the night shift 13. A nurse is collecting data from a client who has substance use disorder and reports recently taking opioids. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a manifestation of opioid intoxication?: Pinpoint pupils 14. A nurse in a urgent care clinic is collecting data from a client who reports having diarrhea for the past 3 days. Which of the following findings indicates hypokalemia?: Muscle weakness 15. A nurse is contributing to the discharge plans for four clients. The nurse should identify that which of the following clients requires an interdisciplinary care conference?: A client who has hemiparesis and lives alone 16. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with an adolescent who has a new prescrip- tion for cefazolin. For which of the following findings should the nurse instruct the adolescent to monitor and report to the provider?: Depression 17. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a group of expectant parents regarding the proper use of a car seat. Which of the following statements by a parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?: I can place a rolled towel on each side of my newborns head until he can hold his head up 18. A nurse is caring for a school-age child who has epistaxis. Which of them following actions should the nurse take?: Apply pressure at the bridge of the child's nose 19. A nurse is caring for four clients. Which of the following clients statements should the nurse attend to first?: My heartburn pain is going into my jaw now 20. A nurse in a providers office is talking on the phone with the parent of a school-age child who has varicella.: All vesicles have crusted over 21. A nurse is collecting data from a client who hgb is 8.8 mg/dL. Which of the following statements should the nurse expect?: I feel tired all the time 22. A nurse is administering a cleansing enema to a client who reports mild cramping during instillation of the solution. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?: Slow the rate of instillation 23. A nurse receives report on four clients. The nurse should first collect data about the client who has which of the following?: A decreased level of consciousness and vomiting 24. A nurse is setting up a sterile field prior to performing a dressing change. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?: Open the outermost flap of the wrapper toward the body 25. A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is experienc- ing mania. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?: Frequently remind the client of the expectations for her behavior 26. A nurse is caring for a client who has viral pneumonia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?: Administer Azithromycin 27. A nurse who orienting to a medical-surgical unit is having difficulty fin- ishing client care tasks during his shift. Which of the following suggestions should the nurse's preceptor make to help the nurse with time management?- : Try to complete a task before moving on to the next. 28. A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty. The nurse is preparing to change the client's dressing. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to demonstrate sensitiv- ity to age-related changes?: Use paper tape for securing the new dressing. 29. 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. 30. A nurse is assisting with an admission interview for a client who has schizophrenia. He tells the nurse that