ATI PN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR
2023 RETAKE GUIDE 1 AND 2 PRACTICE
SCRIPT UPDATED 2026 TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ Addison's & Cushings Answer: Addison's = down down down up
down
Cushings= up up up down up
hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume,
hypo/hyperkalemia, hypo/hyperglycemia
⫸ Better peripheral perfusion? Answer: Elevate veins, D-Angle Arteries
⫸ APGAR Answer: Appearance (all pink, pink and blue, blue (pale)
Pulse (>100, <100, absent)
Grimace (cough, grimace, no response)
Activity (flexed, flaccid, limp)
Respirations (strong cry, weak cry, absent)
⫸ Airborne precautions Answer: MTV or My chicken hez tb measles,
chickenpox (varicella) Herpes zoster/shingles TB
,⫸ Airborne precautions protective equip Answer: private room, neg
pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr mask & respirator N95 for TB
⫸ Droplet precautions Answer: spiderman! sepsis, scarlet fever,
streptococcal pharyngitis, parvovirus, pneumonia, pertussis,
influenza,
diptheria,
epiglottitis,
rubella,
mumps, meningitis, mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia, adeNovirus
(Private room and mask)
⫸ Contact precaution Answer: MRS WHISE
protect visitors & caregivers when 3 ft of the pt.
Multidrug-resistant organisms
RSV, Shigella, Wound infections, Herpes simplex, Impetigo, Scabies,
Enteric diseases caused by micro-organisms (C diff),
Gloves and gowns worn by the caregivers and visitors
Disposal of infectious dressing material into a single, nonporous bag
without touching the outside of the bag
PMGG= Private room/ share same illness, mask, gown and gloves
, ⫸ Skin infection- *VCHIPS* Answer: Varicella zoster
Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplez
Impetigo
Peduculosis
Scabies
⫸ Air or Pulmonary Embolism Answer: S/S chest pain, dyspnea,
tachycardia, pale/cyanotic, sense of impending doom. (turn pt to LEFT
side and LOWER the head of bed.)
⫸ Woman in labor (un-reassuring FHR) Answer: (late decels, decreased
variability, fetal bradycardia, etc) Turn pt on Left side, give O2, stop
pitocin, Increase IV fluids!
⫸ Tube feeding with decreased LOC Answer: Pt on Right side
(promotes emptying of the stomach) Head of bed elevated (prevent
aspiration)
⫸ LOC Answer: Level of Consciousness
⫸ After lumbar puncture and oil based myelogram Answer: pt is flat
SUPINE (prevent headache and leaking of CSF)
⫸ Pt with heat stroke Answer: flat with legs elevated
2023 RETAKE GUIDE 1 AND 2 PRACTICE
SCRIPT UPDATED 2026 TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ Addison's & Cushings Answer: Addison's = down down down up
down
Cushings= up up up down up
hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume,
hypo/hyperkalemia, hypo/hyperglycemia
⫸ Better peripheral perfusion? Answer: Elevate veins, D-Angle Arteries
⫸ APGAR Answer: Appearance (all pink, pink and blue, blue (pale)
Pulse (>100, <100, absent)
Grimace (cough, grimace, no response)
Activity (flexed, flaccid, limp)
Respirations (strong cry, weak cry, absent)
⫸ Airborne precautions Answer: MTV or My chicken hez tb measles,
chickenpox (varicella) Herpes zoster/shingles TB
,⫸ Airborne precautions protective equip Answer: private room, neg
pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr mask & respirator N95 for TB
⫸ Droplet precautions Answer: spiderman! sepsis, scarlet fever,
streptococcal pharyngitis, parvovirus, pneumonia, pertussis,
influenza,
diptheria,
epiglottitis,
rubella,
mumps, meningitis, mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia, adeNovirus
(Private room and mask)
⫸ Contact precaution Answer: MRS WHISE
protect visitors & caregivers when 3 ft of the pt.
Multidrug-resistant organisms
RSV, Shigella, Wound infections, Herpes simplex, Impetigo, Scabies,
Enteric diseases caused by micro-organisms (C diff),
Gloves and gowns worn by the caregivers and visitors
Disposal of infectious dressing material into a single, nonporous bag
without touching the outside of the bag
PMGG= Private room/ share same illness, mask, gown and gloves
, ⫸ Skin infection- *VCHIPS* Answer: Varicella zoster
Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplez
Impetigo
Peduculosis
Scabies
⫸ Air or Pulmonary Embolism Answer: S/S chest pain, dyspnea,
tachycardia, pale/cyanotic, sense of impending doom. (turn pt to LEFT
side and LOWER the head of bed.)
⫸ Woman in labor (un-reassuring FHR) Answer: (late decels, decreased
variability, fetal bradycardia, etc) Turn pt on Left side, give O2, stop
pitocin, Increase IV fluids!
⫸ Tube feeding with decreased LOC Answer: Pt on Right side
(promotes emptying of the stomach) Head of bed elevated (prevent
aspiration)
⫸ LOC Answer: Level of Consciousness
⫸ After lumbar puncture and oil based myelogram Answer: pt is flat
SUPINE (prevent headache and leaking of CSF)
⫸ Pt with heat stroke Answer: flat with legs elevated
