RN ATI CAPSTONE PROCTORED
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT 2025 FORM A
AND B ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST VERSION 2024-
2025 WITH NGN FORMAT QUESTION AND
CORRECT DETAILEDANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES RATED AGRADE
1. A home health nurse is conducting an initial home visit
for a client who has terminal breast cancer. The client has
two school-age children and a limited support system.
Which of the following is the priority nursing action?
,A. Inform the client of available community resources
B. Assist the client in finding child care options
C. Agree upon short-term goals for the client
D. Ask the client about their understanding of the
diagnosis - ANSWER-Inform the client of available
community resources
2. A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a
client who has a nasal fracture. Which of the following
findings should cause the nurse to suspect a skull fracture?
A. Clear fluid drainage from the nares
B. Report of pain around the eyes
C. Dried blood in the mouth
D. Mandibular asymmetry - ANSWER-Clear fluid drainage
from the nares
3. A nurse in an urgent care clinic is collecting admission
history from a client who is at 16 weeks of gestation and
has bacterial vaginosis. The nurse should recognize that
which of the following clinical findings are associated with
this infection?
,A. Profuse milky white discharge
B. Frequency and dysuria
C. Low-grade fever
D. Hematuria - ANSWER-Profuse milky white discharge
4. A nurse is discussing the z-track administration of
hydroxyzine with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the
following statements indicates the newly licensed nurse
understands the purpose of the technique?
A. This technique prevents injury to the sciatic nerve
B. This technique decreases the risk of subcutaneous
infiltration
C. This technique allows a larger amount of medication to
be injected
D. This technique increases the absorption rate of the drug
- ANSWER-This technique decreases the risk of
subcutaneous infiltration
10. A nurse is caring for a full-term newborn immediately
following birth. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take first?
, A. Instill erythromycin ophthalmic ointment in the
newborn's eyes
B. Weigh the newborn
C. Place identification bracelets on the newborn
D. Dry the newborn - ANSWER-Dry the newborn
11. A nurse is planning to provide community education
about viral hepatitis. Which of the following should the
nurse plan to include in the teaching?
A. A series of four hepatitis vaccines is recommended to
prevent viral hepatitis
B. Hepatitis B is transmitted by contaminated food
C. Chronic hepatitis can lead to renal cell cancer
D. Clients who have a history of viral hepatitis are unable
to donate blood - ANSWER-Clients who have a history of
viral hepatitis are unable to donate blood
12. A nurse in a residential mental health facility is
planning care for a new client who has obsessive
compulsive disorder. Which of the following is appropriate
for the nurse to include in the plan of care?
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT 2025 FORM A
AND B ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST VERSION 2024-
2025 WITH NGN FORMAT QUESTION AND
CORRECT DETAILEDANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES RATED AGRADE
1. A home health nurse is conducting an initial home visit
for a client who has terminal breast cancer. The client has
two school-age children and a limited support system.
Which of the following is the priority nursing action?
,A. Inform the client of available community resources
B. Assist the client in finding child care options
C. Agree upon short-term goals for the client
D. Ask the client about their understanding of the
diagnosis - ANSWER-Inform the client of available
community resources
2. A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a
client who has a nasal fracture. Which of the following
findings should cause the nurse to suspect a skull fracture?
A. Clear fluid drainage from the nares
B. Report of pain around the eyes
C. Dried blood in the mouth
D. Mandibular asymmetry - ANSWER-Clear fluid drainage
from the nares
3. A nurse in an urgent care clinic is collecting admission
history from a client who is at 16 weeks of gestation and
has bacterial vaginosis. The nurse should recognize that
which of the following clinical findings are associated with
this infection?
,A. Profuse milky white discharge
B. Frequency and dysuria
C. Low-grade fever
D. Hematuria - ANSWER-Profuse milky white discharge
4. A nurse is discussing the z-track administration of
hydroxyzine with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the
following statements indicates the newly licensed nurse
understands the purpose of the technique?
A. This technique prevents injury to the sciatic nerve
B. This technique decreases the risk of subcutaneous
infiltration
C. This technique allows a larger amount of medication to
be injected
D. This technique increases the absorption rate of the drug
- ANSWER-This technique decreases the risk of
subcutaneous infiltration
10. A nurse is caring for a full-term newborn immediately
following birth. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take first?
, A. Instill erythromycin ophthalmic ointment in the
newborn's eyes
B. Weigh the newborn
C. Place identification bracelets on the newborn
D. Dry the newborn - ANSWER-Dry the newborn
11. A nurse is planning to provide community education
about viral hepatitis. Which of the following should the
nurse plan to include in the teaching?
A. A series of four hepatitis vaccines is recommended to
prevent viral hepatitis
B. Hepatitis B is transmitted by contaminated food
C. Chronic hepatitis can lead to renal cell cancer
D. Clients who have a history of viral hepatitis are unable
to donate blood - ANSWER-Clients who have a history of
viral hepatitis are unable to donate blood
12. A nurse in a residential mental health facility is
planning care for a new client who has obsessive
compulsive disorder. Which of the following is appropriate
for the nurse to include in the plan of care?
