ATI COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ATI COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
aspirin
-use8hcool8hcompress8hon8heye8hbefore8hcalling8hMD8hif8hitchy
-
avoid8hbending8hat8hthe8hwaist8hb/
c8hit8hcan8hraise8hintraoccular8hpressure8h(BEND8hAT8hTHE8hKNEES)
-don't8hlift8hanything8hover8h108hlbs

If8ha8hpatient8h248hhours8hp/o8hrefuses8hto8hambulate,8hwhat8hshould8hyou8hdo8hfirst?
8h-8hANSWERS-assess8hpain
-THEN8hyou8hcan8heducate,8hturn8hpatient,8hgive8hPRN8hanalgesic

What8hhappens8hduring8htrue8hlabor?8h-8hANSWERS-
cervix8htransitions8hto8hanterior8hposition
-contractions8hfelt8hin8hlow8hab8hand8hback
-increases8hw/8hambulation
-cervix8hthins

What8hare8hcommon8hside8heffects8hof8hamitryptiline8h(antidepressant)?8h-
8hANSWERS-
dry8hmouth8hand8hconstipation8h(eat8hfiber8hand8hchew8hgum)8hand8hBLURRED8hVIS
ION
-take8ha8hnight8hto8hminimize8hdrowsiness
-lack8hof8hability8hto8hsweat->avoid8hoverheating

What8hshould8hyou8hdo8hfor8hdiabetes8hinsipidus?8h-8hANSWERS-
monitor8hincrease8hurine8houtput8h(polyuria->over8h48hL/day)
-monitor8htachycardia
-orthostatic8hhypotension
-increased8hBUN
-monitor8hfor8hhyperthermia8hd/t8hdehydration

What8hshould8hyou8hdo8hto8hminimize8hrisk8hof8hincreased8hICP?8h-8hANSWERS-
place8hclient8hin8hquiet8henvironment
-spread8hout8hnursing8hactivities8hthroughout8hthe8hday
-keep8hhead8hof8hbed8hno8hmore8hthan8h258hdegrees

What8hshould8hyou8hdo8hfor8ha8hclient8hwho8hrecently8hgot8ha8hstoma8hand8hcan't8haff
ord8hit8hd/t8hlack8hof8hinsurance?8h-8hANSWERS-arrange8hfor8hsocial8hservices
-refer8hto8hamerican8hcancer8hsociety
-refer8hto8hsupport8hgroups
-refer8hto8henterostomal8htherapist
-DO8hNOT8hdelay8hdischarge

What8hshould8hyou8hteach8hfor8hmyasthenia8hgravis8hpatients?8h-8hANSWERS-
cut8hfood8hinto8hsmall8hbites8hand8heat8hslowly8h(SEMI-SOLID)

,-keep8hHOB8helevated8h30-608hmins8hafter8hmeal
-weigh8hself8hdaily
-take8hanticholinesterase8hmeds8h45-
608hmins8hbefore8hmeals8h(NOT8hanticholinergics)
-choose8hsnacks8hhigh8hin8hcalories
-ANNUAL8hFLU8hVACCINE-
>avoid8hpulmonary8hdisorders8hb/c8hcompromised8hresp8hmuscles

What8hshould8hyou8hdo8hfor8hclients8hwho8hhave8hrheumatoid8harthritis8hand8hare8hin8
hpain?8h-8hANSWERS-allow8hfrequent8hrest8hperiods8hthroughout8hthe8hday
-recommend8hwarm8hshowers,8hnot8hbaths8hto8hprevent8hfalls
-apply8hice8hto8hreduce8hinflammation
-don't8hdo8hmorning8hADLs8huntil8hpain8hmeds8hare8hgiven
-don't8htake8hmore8hthan8h48hg8hof8hacetaminophen/day
-encourage8hhigh8hiron,8hprotein8hand8hvitamins

What8hshould8hyou8hgive8ha8htoddler8hwho8hhas8hinfectious8hgastroenteritis?8h-
8hANSWERS-initiate8horal8hrehydration8htherapy
-
DONT8hgive8hBRAT8h(bananas,8hrice,8happlesauce,8htoast)8hdiet8hbecause8hit8hdoesn
't8hhave8helectrolytes

What8hshould8hyou8hdo8hif8hthe8hclient8hvomits8hon8ha8hreusable8hBP8hcuff?8h-
8hANSWERS-send8hit8hoff8hin8ha8hlabeled8hbag8hfor8hcontamination
-DONT8hthrow8hit8haway
-rinse8hin8hcold8hwater8himmediately8hafter
-use8hchlorine8hbleach8hto8hclean8hblood8hspills

What8hdoes8hpetechiae8hover8hthe8hchest8hafter8ha8hlower8hleg8hinjury8hmean?8h-
8hANSWERS-at8hrisk8hfor8hfat8hembolism8hsyndrome
-PRIORITY8hFINDING

What8his8himportant8habout8hnewborn8hsafety?8h-8hANSWERS-
set8hhot8hwater8hheater8htemp8hat8h1208hdegree8hF8hor8hbelow
-DONT8hsleep8hwith8hblanket
-make8hsure8hcrib8hslats8hare8hno8hmore8hthan8h2.58hin8hapart
-place8hbaby's8hcar8hseat8hrear8hfacing8huntil8h2

What8his8hwithin8hthe8hLVN8hscope?8hAssistive8hpersonnel?8h-8hANSWERS-
LVN:8hinsert8hNG8htube
-AP8hscope:8hprepare8hbed,8hobtain8hstool8hsample

What8hshould8hyou8hinstruct8hthe8hclient8hof8ha8hnewborn8hbaby8hregarding8hmotor8hv
ehicle8hsafety?8h-8hANSWERS-place8hbaby8hat8h458hdegree8hangle
-rear8hfacing8huntil8h28hyear8hold
-place8hblanket8hover8hbaby8hAFTER8hharness8his8hset
-secure8hretainer8hclip8hat8hlevel8hof8hbaby's8harmpit

What8habout8ha8hphysicial8hassessment8his8hwrong?8h-8hANSWERS-
SHOULDNT8hwrite8hdetailed8hnotes

, What8hare8hthe8hsteps8hof8htrach8hcare8hfor8ha8hchild?8h-
8hANSWERS1.8hTake8hout8hinner8hcannula
2.8hRemove8hsoiled8hdressing
3.8hClean8hstoma
4.8hReplace8hcollar

What8his8himportant8hregarding8hNPH8hand8hregular8hinsulin?8h-8hANSWERS-
air8hinto8hNPH,8hair8hinto8hregular
-draw8hfrom8hregular,8hdraw8hfrom8hNPH
-roll8hNPH8hbetween8hpalms
-use8hsame8hneedle

What8his8hcare8hlike8hfor8hpatients8hwith8hDVT?8h-8hANSWERS-
elevate8hleg8hto8hreduce8hedema8hand8himprove8hblood8hflow
-encourage8hambulation
-drink8h2-
38hL8hof8hfluid8hto8hdecrease8hplatelet8haggreggation8hand8hprevent8hdehydration
-place8hwarm8hcompress8hon8hleg

For8hclients8hwith8huric8hacid8hformation8hurinary8hcalculi,8hwhat8hfoods8hcan8hthey8he
at?8h-8hANSWERS-oranges
-AVOID8hmeats,8halcohol,8hchicken

What8his8hthe8hfirst8haction8ha8hnurse8hshould8htake8hwhen8hdischarging8ha8hclient8hw
ho8hwas8habused?8h-8hANSWERS-develop8ha8hsafety/escape8hplan
-THEN8hprovide8hinfo8habout8hsocial8hservices8hand8hsupport8hgroups

What8his8hthe8hpriority8hfor8hchildren8hwith8hcystic8hfibrosis?8h-8hANSWERS-
hemoptysis8hover8h2508hml/248hhours8hindicates8hrisk8hfor8hbrain8hhemorrhage

What8hare8hmain8hmanifestations8hof8hvaso8hocclusive8hcrisis?8h-8hANSWERS-
hematuria8h(occlusion8hof8hkidneys)
-swelling8hof8hhands8hand8hfeet
-visual8hdisturbances8h(NOT8hhearing8hdisturbances)

What8hare8hmanifestations8hof8hautonomic8hdysreflexia?8h-8hANSWERS-
facial8hflushing
-nasal8hcongestion
-headache

What8his8htrue8habout8hmethadone?8h-8hANSWERS-
can8hkeep8htaking8hwhen8hpregnant
-can8hdevelop8hdependency8h
-can8hcause8hsedation
-don't8htake8hmore8hthan8hone8hdose8hEVER

What8hare8hsigns8hof8hoxygen8htoxicity?8h-8hANSWERS-
bradypnea8hd/t8hrespiratory8hdepression
-substernal8hchest8hpain8h(for8hincreased8hwork8hof8hbreathing)