2024/25 VIRTUAL ATI PREDICTOR (GREEN
LIGHT) EXAM ANSWERS| ORIGINAL EXAM
ANSWERED|ALREADY GRADED A
A nurse is teaching the parent of an infant who who's positional plagiocephaly. Which
of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. "I should avoid tummy time when my baby is wearing the helmet"
b. "I should place my baby in the left side-lying position at night when using the
helmet"
c. "I should keep the helmet on my baby for 23 hours a day" (18-22 hours a day)
d. "I should expect to have my baby wear this helmet for 10 months"
c. "I should keep the helmet on my baby for 23 hours a day" (18-22 hours a day)
A nursed manager is updating protools for the use of belt restraints. Which of the
following guidelines should the nurse include?
a. Remove the client's restraints every 4 hr- its every 2 hours
b. Document the client's condition every 15 min
c. Attach the restraint to the bed's side rails
d. Request a PRN restraint prescription for clients who are aggressive X
b. Document the client's condition every 15 min
A nurse is assessing a client who has fine hair, exophthalmos, ad reports intolerance
to heat. Which of the following endocrine disorders is associated with these findings?
a. Hyperparathyroidism
b. Hyperthyroidism
c. Hypoparathyroidism
d. Hypothyroidism
b. Hyperthyroidism
,A nurse is preparing an in-sevice for a group of nurses about malpractice issues in
nursing. Which of the following examples should the nursed include in the teaching?
a. Leaving a nasogastric tube clamped after administering oral medication
b. Documenting communication with a provider in the progress notes of the client's
medical record
c. Administering potassium via IV bolus
d. Placing a yellow bracelet on a client who is at risk for falls
c. Administering potassium via IV bolus
A nurse is an acute care facility is caring for four clients. Which of the following clients
should the nurse refer for speech therapy?
a. A client who has dysphagia following a stroke
b. A client who has sensorineural hearing loss
c. An older adult client who has stage III Alzheimer's disease
d. A client who is postoperative following a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
a. A client who has dysphagia following a stroke
A nurse is assessing client who has hypervolemia. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect
A. bounding pulse
b. Bradycardia
c. Decreased Blood Pressure
d. Urinary frequency
A. bounding pulse
,A nurse is caring for a client who is at 33 weeks of gestation following an
amniocentesis. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following
complications?
A. Vomiting
B. Hypertension
C. Epigastric pain
D. Contractions
D. Contractions
A nurse is providing teaching to an older adult client about methods to promote
nighttime
sleep. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A. Stay in bed at least 1 hr if unable to fall asleep
B. Take a 1 hr nap during the day
C. Perform exercises prior to bedtime
D. Eat a light snack before bedtime
D. Eat a light snack before bedtime
A nurse on a telemetry unit is caring for a client who becomes unconscious and whose
monitor displays ventricular tachycardia. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take first after determining the client does not have a palpable pulse?
A. Assess heart sounds
B. Defibrillate
C. Establish IV access
D. Administer epinephrine
B. Defibrillate
A nurse is admitting a client who 1 week postpartum and reports excessive vaginal
bleeding. The nurse does not speak the same language as the client. The client's
partner and 10-year-old child are accompanying her. Which of the following actions
should the
nurse take to gather the client's admission data?
A. Have the client's child translate
B. Allow the client's partner to translate
C. Request a female interpreter through the facility
D. Ask a nursing student who speaks the same language as the client to translate
, C. Request a female interpreter through the facility
A nurse is caring for a client who is febrile. To reduce the client's fever, the nurse
applies a cooling blanket. Which of the following findings indicates the client is having
an adverse reaction to the cooling?
a. Flushing
b. Tachycardia
c. Restlessness
d. Shivering
d. Shivering
A nurse is caring for a client who has deep-vein-thrombosis of the left lower
extremity. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Exhibit)
A. Position the client with the affected extremity lower than the heart
B. Withhold heparin IV infusion PTT- 30-40 seconds; x2 if on heparin
C. Administer acetaminophen
D. Massage the affected extremity every 4 hr
B. Withhold heparin IV infusion PTT- 30-40 seconds; x2 if on heparin
A nurse is reviewing assessment data from several clients. For which of the following
clients should the nurse recommend referral to a dietitian?
A. An older adult client who has a BMI of 24
B. A client who has a nonhealing leg ulcer
C. An older adult client who has presbyopia
D. A client who has an albumin level of 3.7 g/dL (normal 3.4-5.4)
B. A client who has a nonhealing leg ulcer
8. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a chronic kidney disease
and is receiving hemodialysis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the teaching?
a. Eat 1 g/kg of protein per day
b. Take magnesium hydroxide for indigestion
c. Drink at least 3 L of fluid daily-
Consume foods high in potassium- restrict
a. Eat 1 g/kg of protein per day
LIGHT) EXAM ANSWERS| ORIGINAL EXAM
ANSWERED|ALREADY GRADED A
A nurse is teaching the parent of an infant who who's positional plagiocephaly. Which
of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. "I should avoid tummy time when my baby is wearing the helmet"
b. "I should place my baby in the left side-lying position at night when using the
helmet"
c. "I should keep the helmet on my baby for 23 hours a day" (18-22 hours a day)
d. "I should expect to have my baby wear this helmet for 10 months"
c. "I should keep the helmet on my baby for 23 hours a day" (18-22 hours a day)
A nursed manager is updating protools for the use of belt restraints. Which of the
following guidelines should the nurse include?
a. Remove the client's restraints every 4 hr- its every 2 hours
b. Document the client's condition every 15 min
c. Attach the restraint to the bed's side rails
d. Request a PRN restraint prescription for clients who are aggressive X
b. Document the client's condition every 15 min
A nurse is assessing a client who has fine hair, exophthalmos, ad reports intolerance
to heat. Which of the following endocrine disorders is associated with these findings?
a. Hyperparathyroidism
b. Hyperthyroidism
c. Hypoparathyroidism
d. Hypothyroidism
b. Hyperthyroidism
,A nurse is preparing an in-sevice for a group of nurses about malpractice issues in
nursing. Which of the following examples should the nursed include in the teaching?
a. Leaving a nasogastric tube clamped after administering oral medication
b. Documenting communication with a provider in the progress notes of the client's
medical record
c. Administering potassium via IV bolus
d. Placing a yellow bracelet on a client who is at risk for falls
c. Administering potassium via IV bolus
A nurse is an acute care facility is caring for four clients. Which of the following clients
should the nurse refer for speech therapy?
a. A client who has dysphagia following a stroke
b. A client who has sensorineural hearing loss
c. An older adult client who has stage III Alzheimer's disease
d. A client who is postoperative following a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
a. A client who has dysphagia following a stroke
A nurse is assessing client who has hypervolemia. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect
A. bounding pulse
b. Bradycardia
c. Decreased Blood Pressure
d. Urinary frequency
A. bounding pulse
,A nurse is caring for a client who is at 33 weeks of gestation following an
amniocentesis. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following
complications?
A. Vomiting
B. Hypertension
C. Epigastric pain
D. Contractions
D. Contractions
A nurse is providing teaching to an older adult client about methods to promote
nighttime
sleep. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A. Stay in bed at least 1 hr if unable to fall asleep
B. Take a 1 hr nap during the day
C. Perform exercises prior to bedtime
D. Eat a light snack before bedtime
D. Eat a light snack before bedtime
A nurse on a telemetry unit is caring for a client who becomes unconscious and whose
monitor displays ventricular tachycardia. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take first after determining the client does not have a palpable pulse?
A. Assess heart sounds
B. Defibrillate
C. Establish IV access
D. Administer epinephrine
B. Defibrillate
A nurse is admitting a client who 1 week postpartum and reports excessive vaginal
bleeding. The nurse does not speak the same language as the client. The client's
partner and 10-year-old child are accompanying her. Which of the following actions
should the
nurse take to gather the client's admission data?
A. Have the client's child translate
B. Allow the client's partner to translate
C. Request a female interpreter through the facility
D. Ask a nursing student who speaks the same language as the client to translate
, C. Request a female interpreter through the facility
A nurse is caring for a client who is febrile. To reduce the client's fever, the nurse
applies a cooling blanket. Which of the following findings indicates the client is having
an adverse reaction to the cooling?
a. Flushing
b. Tachycardia
c. Restlessness
d. Shivering
d. Shivering
A nurse is caring for a client who has deep-vein-thrombosis of the left lower
extremity. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Exhibit)
A. Position the client with the affected extremity lower than the heart
B. Withhold heparin IV infusion PTT- 30-40 seconds; x2 if on heparin
C. Administer acetaminophen
D. Massage the affected extremity every 4 hr
B. Withhold heparin IV infusion PTT- 30-40 seconds; x2 if on heparin
A nurse is reviewing assessment data from several clients. For which of the following
clients should the nurse recommend referral to a dietitian?
A. An older adult client who has a BMI of 24
B. A client who has a nonhealing leg ulcer
C. An older adult client who has presbyopia
D. A client who has an albumin level of 3.7 g/dL (normal 3.4-5.4)
B. A client who has a nonhealing leg ulcer
8. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a chronic kidney disease
and is receiving hemodialysis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the teaching?
a. Eat 1 g/kg of protein per day
b. Take magnesium hydroxide for indigestion
c. Drink at least 3 L of fluid daily-
Consume foods high in potassium- restrict
a. Eat 1 g/kg of protein per day
