ATI RN Predictor Study GUIDE with Questions And
Answers All correct 2025/2026 Latest Exam.
Addison's Disease - ✅✅- Is an endocrine disorder that occurs when the
adrenal glands do not produce enough of the hormone cortisol and in some
cases, the hormone aldosterone.
- The disease is characterized by weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue,
low BP and hyperpigmentation (darkening) of the skin in both
exposed and non-exposed parts of the body.
2. Common symptoms of Addison's Disease - ✅✅- Weight loss
- Hyperpigmentation
- Weakness/fatigue
- Low BP
- Loss of Body hair
3. Cushing's Disease - ✅✅- S/S: Hirsutism (excessive hair), moon face,
purple striatum (typically in the skin of the abdomen, thighs or breast), thin
extremities, buffalo hump
4. Testing for TB - ✅✅- A Mantoux skin test is the most accurate and
valuable screening tool available for TB. A positive result means only that
the client has been exposed to TB; it does not meant that the client has
active TB.
- A sputum culture for acid fast bacillus (AFB) is used to confirm the
diagnosis of pulmonary TB after a screening test and chest x-ray come
back positive.
,5. Teaching instructions for the use of a cane: - ✅✅(1) The cane is moved
forward about 12 inches
6. (2) Then, the weak leg is moved even with the cane.
7. (3) Finally, the strong leg is brought forward and ahead of the cane and
weak leg.
- Canes are held on the strong side
- The grip of the cane should be level with the trochanter of the femur
8. Veracity - ✅✅- Is truthfulness. This is the value that requires the nurse to
tell the truth to every client and to make sure that the client fully
understands the message.
9. Autonomy - ✅✅- Is the right to independence and personal freedom,
which leads to the primacy of self-determination
10.Fidelity - ✅✅- Is the duty to keep promises. It refers to the obligation to
be faithful to agreements, commitments and responsibilities that are made.
11.Nonmaleficence - ✅✅- Is the obligation and duty to do no harm.
12.Meningococcal vaccine - ✅✅- Recommended that this vaccine be given
to children who are 11 through 12 years of age and then given a booster
dose at age 16.
,13.When should the single dose of Herpes zoster vaccine be given? - ✅✅-
To adults 60 years or older whether or not they report a previous episode of
herpes zoster.
14.Rotavirus should be given at what age? - ✅✅- During the child's first year
of life.
15.Alendronate (Fosamax) - ✅✅- This medication is used to prevent and
treat postmenopausal osteoporosis and Paget's Disease.
- Alendronate must be taken first thing in the morning on an empty
stomach.
- The pt must be instructed to wait at least 30 minutes after taking
Alendronate before eating, drinking, or taking other medications.
16.What fto fexpect fwith fa fpt fhaving fa fchest ftube? f- f✅✅- fContinuous
fgentle fbubbling fin fthe fsuction fcontrol fchamber
- Crepitus f(with fa fpneumothorax, fthis fwill fpersist ffor fseveral fhours
fdepending)
- Oscillations for falso fcalled ftidaling fin fthe fwater fseal fchamber fupon
frespiration fare falso fexpected.
17.Symptoms fof fhypocalcemia f- f✅✅- fNumbness fand ftingling fin fthe fhands,
fsoles fof fthe ffeet fand faround fthe flips. f
- A fnurse fwould fassess fthe fclient ffor fa fpositive freaction fby feliciting
fthe fChvostek's fsign.
, 18.What fis fa fpotential fcomplication fof fa fthyroidectomy? f- f✅✅-
fHypocalcemia, fwhich fcan finclude fnumbness fand ftingling fin fthe fhands,
fsoles fof fthe ffeet fand faround fthe flips.
19.What fassessment ftool fwould fa fnurse fuse fto fdetermine fhypocalcemia? f-
f✅✅- fChvostek's fsign
20.What fis fChvostek's fsign? fAnd fhow fis fit fdone? f- f✅✅Tap fon fthe fpt's fface
fat fa fpoint fjust fanterior fto fthe fear fand fjust fbelow fthe fzygomatic fbone. fA
fpositive fresponse fwould fbe ftwitching fof fthe fipsilateral f(same fside fonly)
ffacial fmuscles, fsuggestive fof fneuromuscular fexcitability fcaused fby
fhypocalcemia.
21.Brudzinski's fsign f- f✅✅- fIs fan findication fof fmeningeal firritation, fwhich
fmay fbe fpositive fwith fpt's fwith fmeningitis. f
- To fperform fthis, fthe fclient fneeds fto fbe fsupine. fThe fnurse fplaces
fone fhand fbehind fthe fpt's fhead fand fplaces fthe fother fhand fon fthe
fclients fchest. fThe fnurse fthen fraises fthe fclients fhead f(with fthe fhand
fbehind fthe fhead) fwhile fthe fhand fon fthe fchest frestrains fthe fclients
fand fprevents fthe fclient ffrom frising. fFlexion fof fthe fclients flower
fextremities fconstitutes fa fpositive fsign.
22.Kernig's fsign f- f✅✅- fIs fan findication fof fmeningeal firritation. fThe
fmaneuver fis fusually fperformed fwith fthe fclient fsupine fwith fhips fand
fknees fin fflexion. fExtension fof fthe fknees fis fattempted fand fthe finability fto
fextend fthe fclients fknee fbeyond f135 fdegrees fw/out fcausing fpain
fconstitutes fa fpositive ftest.
Answers All correct 2025/2026 Latest Exam.
Addison's Disease - ✅✅- Is an endocrine disorder that occurs when the
adrenal glands do not produce enough of the hormone cortisol and in some
cases, the hormone aldosterone.
- The disease is characterized by weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue,
low BP and hyperpigmentation (darkening) of the skin in both
exposed and non-exposed parts of the body.
2. Common symptoms of Addison's Disease - ✅✅- Weight loss
- Hyperpigmentation
- Weakness/fatigue
- Low BP
- Loss of Body hair
3. Cushing's Disease - ✅✅- S/S: Hirsutism (excessive hair), moon face,
purple striatum (typically in the skin of the abdomen, thighs or breast), thin
extremities, buffalo hump
4. Testing for TB - ✅✅- A Mantoux skin test is the most accurate and
valuable screening tool available for TB. A positive result means only that
the client has been exposed to TB; it does not meant that the client has
active TB.
- A sputum culture for acid fast bacillus (AFB) is used to confirm the
diagnosis of pulmonary TB after a screening test and chest x-ray come
back positive.
,5. Teaching instructions for the use of a cane: - ✅✅(1) The cane is moved
forward about 12 inches
6. (2) Then, the weak leg is moved even with the cane.
7. (3) Finally, the strong leg is brought forward and ahead of the cane and
weak leg.
- Canes are held on the strong side
- The grip of the cane should be level with the trochanter of the femur
8. Veracity - ✅✅- Is truthfulness. This is the value that requires the nurse to
tell the truth to every client and to make sure that the client fully
understands the message.
9. Autonomy - ✅✅- Is the right to independence and personal freedom,
which leads to the primacy of self-determination
10.Fidelity - ✅✅- Is the duty to keep promises. It refers to the obligation to
be faithful to agreements, commitments and responsibilities that are made.
11.Nonmaleficence - ✅✅- Is the obligation and duty to do no harm.
12.Meningococcal vaccine - ✅✅- Recommended that this vaccine be given
to children who are 11 through 12 years of age and then given a booster
dose at age 16.
,13.When should the single dose of Herpes zoster vaccine be given? - ✅✅-
To adults 60 years or older whether or not they report a previous episode of
herpes zoster.
14.Rotavirus should be given at what age? - ✅✅- During the child's first year
of life.
15.Alendronate (Fosamax) - ✅✅- This medication is used to prevent and
treat postmenopausal osteoporosis and Paget's Disease.
- Alendronate must be taken first thing in the morning on an empty
stomach.
- The pt must be instructed to wait at least 30 minutes after taking
Alendronate before eating, drinking, or taking other medications.
16.What fto fexpect fwith fa fpt fhaving fa fchest ftube? f- f✅✅- fContinuous
fgentle fbubbling fin fthe fsuction fcontrol fchamber
- Crepitus f(with fa fpneumothorax, fthis fwill fpersist ffor fseveral fhours
fdepending)
- Oscillations for falso fcalled ftidaling fin fthe fwater fseal fchamber fupon
frespiration fare falso fexpected.
17.Symptoms fof fhypocalcemia f- f✅✅- fNumbness fand ftingling fin fthe fhands,
fsoles fof fthe ffeet fand faround fthe flips. f
- A fnurse fwould fassess fthe fclient ffor fa fpositive freaction fby feliciting
fthe fChvostek's fsign.
, 18.What fis fa fpotential fcomplication fof fa fthyroidectomy? f- f✅✅-
fHypocalcemia, fwhich fcan finclude fnumbness fand ftingling fin fthe fhands,
fsoles fof fthe ffeet fand faround fthe flips.
19.What fassessment ftool fwould fa fnurse fuse fto fdetermine fhypocalcemia? f-
f✅✅- fChvostek's fsign
20.What fis fChvostek's fsign? fAnd fhow fis fit fdone? f- f✅✅Tap fon fthe fpt's fface
fat fa fpoint fjust fanterior fto fthe fear fand fjust fbelow fthe fzygomatic fbone. fA
fpositive fresponse fwould fbe ftwitching fof fthe fipsilateral f(same fside fonly)
ffacial fmuscles, fsuggestive fof fneuromuscular fexcitability fcaused fby
fhypocalcemia.
21.Brudzinski's fsign f- f✅✅- fIs fan findication fof fmeningeal firritation, fwhich
fmay fbe fpositive fwith fpt's fwith fmeningitis. f
- To fperform fthis, fthe fclient fneeds fto fbe fsupine. fThe fnurse fplaces
fone fhand fbehind fthe fpt's fhead fand fplaces fthe fother fhand fon fthe
fclients fchest. fThe fnurse fthen fraises fthe fclients fhead f(with fthe fhand
fbehind fthe fhead) fwhile fthe fhand fon fthe fchest frestrains fthe fclients
fand fprevents fthe fclient ffrom frising. fFlexion fof fthe fclients flower
fextremities fconstitutes fa fpositive fsign.
22.Kernig's fsign f- f✅✅- fIs fan findication fof fmeningeal firritation. fThe
fmaneuver fis fusually fperformed fwith fthe fclient fsupine fwith fhips fand
fknees fin fflexion. fExtension fof fthe fknees fis fattempted fand fthe finability fto
fextend fthe fclients fknee fbeyond f135 fdegrees fw/out fcausing fpain
fconstitutes fa fpositive ftest.
