ATI RN Comprehensive Exit Retake Exam
Updated 2026 Actual Exam Complete 1004
Questions And Correct Detailed Answers
(Each question is listed in bold, along with its
corresponding answer(s).)
1. Diet for chronic renal failure — low protein & potassium
2. DM patient teaching — change shoes, wash feet w/soap & water
3. Pulse pressure — subtract systolic value from diastolic value
4. Lantus — never mix, long lasting, no peak
5. Rhogam — given @ 28 weeks & 72 hours post delivery when mom is Rh- &
baby is Rh+
6. Indication of baby dehydration improving — smooth fontanel
7. Patient with orthostatic hypotension — put near nursing station
8. Cleaning a wound — clean to dirty, use bulb syringe
9. Peripheral arterial disease — cramp in leg while walking (intermittent
claudication)
10. Seizure precautions — supine position
11. 20 weeks gestation, having urinary frequency — UA & C/S
12. Report to new nurse at shift change — patient at X-ray
13. S/S of hemolytic blood transfusion — flank pain
14. ER rape victim priority — assess anxiety
15. Nutrition — carbs 45%, protein 10–15%
16. Latex allergy — tape up cords
17. First ingredient on a food label — most content
18. Thoracentesis & painful with breathing — put patient on unaffected side for
1+ hour
19. Patient with IV sedation — check LOC if not responsive
20. Help older brother get used to baby — get a gift for big brother
21. Early decelerations — head compressions
,22. Methergine contraindication — HTN
23. Delegate to AP — I&O
24. HF monitoring — weights
25. Location for peripheral line — radial
26. Prioritizing care for multiple patients — low flank pain
27. Ativan — for seizures
28. Med for diabetes insipidus — desmopressin
29. Radiation tattoo — use mild soap & water
30. Uric acid stones — eat low-fat yogurt
31. Antigout med decreases uric acid level — allopurinol
32. Non-pharm relaxation technique for pain management in labor — hypnosis
33. Psychotic disorder assessment finding — flat affect
34. Newborn withdrawal from heroin (opioids) — hypertonicity
35. Mitral valve location — 5th intercostal
36. Amniocentesis — go pee before procedure
37. Total gastrectomy — lack B12, takes 30–60 min to eat a meal
38. Stoma color — pink or red is normal
39. MAOI’s diet — no pepperoni, no tyramine, cottage cheese OK
40. Give iron with? — orange juice
41. Statins contraindication — grapefruit juice
42. Haldol — lip smacking
43. Mag sulfate — decreased urine output, decreased respirations, decreased
pulmonary edema
44. Antidote for mag sulfate — calcium gluconate
45. Clozaril interventions — monitor WBC
46. Valproic acid — monitor liver function
47. Thyroid med effectiveness — weight loss
48. Diuretics — don’t skip doses
49. Dig adverse effects — N/V & headache
50. Prednisone — take with milk
,51. Hemo/peritoneal dialysis patient teaching — medical asepsis
52. Cranial nerve 11 — shoulder
53. Peripheral catheter insertion — advance catheter when you see flashback of
blood return
54. Dispose of insulin needles at home — in coffee container
55. Confirmation of NG placement — X-ray
56. Swallowing difficulty referral — speech therapy
57. Acrabose (acarbose) — skip a meal, skip dose, give with 1st bite of food
58. Sprains & strains — RICE
59. Pt DNR-CC & family asking questions; therapeutic response — “What did the
doctor tell you?”
60. Delegating to AP about skeletal traction: needs more teaching — AP places
weight on bed
61. Daughter feeling guilty about admitting parent into long-term facility;
therapeutic response — rephrase what daughter is feeling
62. How a good nurse plans her day — rechecks her priorities halfway through her
shift
63. Good nurse sets these when she works — goals
64. Patient gets bad Dx, asks you not to tell spouse; your response — “You have
a right to privacy”
65. Delegate to AP — CPR
66. Baby in contact precautions in private room; how to save hospital $ — bring
formula PRN
67. How a nurse properly manages time mid-shift — reevaluates goals
68. Which psych patient would you see first? — hallucinations
69. Dementia patient at ER with marks on coccyx & wrist, suspected abuse —
ask patient, interview him
70. Psych patient yelling in front of group, very agitated — isolate patient
71. Charge nurse scheduling resolution between nurses — nurse listens to both
sides
, 72. Respite care — gives family a break
73. Patient in seclusion documentation — what happened prior to seclusion that
caused it
74. Parkinson’s patient teaching — nutrition: thicken liquids
75. Patient receiving radiation, what should you wear? — lead apron
76. Patient suffering from hyperthermia — seizure precautions
77. Patient refuses last minute for a procedure he already consented for — okay
to stop procedure
78. S/S of smallpox — rash on tongue
79. Xerostoma — humidifier
80. Vagina procedure, cervical cancer — place catheter
81. Lyme disease — report it
82. Lice (pediculosis capitis) — can survive on surfaces for up to 48 hours
83. RSV — keep stethoscope in room (droplet)
84. 16 weeks gestation — can get AFP test done
85. Bacterial meningitis — droplet precautions
86. When can kid return to school for chicken pox — when lesions are crusted
over
87. Kicks a ball: developmental stage — 24 months
88. Baby with cleft lip — untie arms & perform ROM
89. Wrong ostomy care — changing everyday may lead to skin irritation
90. After male circumcision — apply petroleum jelly with every diaper change
91. Breastfeeding with Hep C — don’t breastfeed if you have cracked nipples
92. Contraindication with oral contraceptives — HTN
93. Combination contraceptives contraindications — patient with migraines
94. When percussing RUQ, what should we feel? — dullness
95. Dementia patient — offer finger foods
96. Black males at great risk for — CVA
97. Med for alcohol withdrawal — disulfiram (Antabuse)
98. Better nutrition — canola oil
Updated 2026 Actual Exam Complete 1004
Questions And Correct Detailed Answers
(Each question is listed in bold, along with its
corresponding answer(s).)
1. Diet for chronic renal failure — low protein & potassium
2. DM patient teaching — change shoes, wash feet w/soap & water
3. Pulse pressure — subtract systolic value from diastolic value
4. Lantus — never mix, long lasting, no peak
5. Rhogam — given @ 28 weeks & 72 hours post delivery when mom is Rh- &
baby is Rh+
6. Indication of baby dehydration improving — smooth fontanel
7. Patient with orthostatic hypotension — put near nursing station
8. Cleaning a wound — clean to dirty, use bulb syringe
9. Peripheral arterial disease — cramp in leg while walking (intermittent
claudication)
10. Seizure precautions — supine position
11. 20 weeks gestation, having urinary frequency — UA & C/S
12. Report to new nurse at shift change — patient at X-ray
13. S/S of hemolytic blood transfusion — flank pain
14. ER rape victim priority — assess anxiety
15. Nutrition — carbs 45%, protein 10–15%
16. Latex allergy — tape up cords
17. First ingredient on a food label — most content
18. Thoracentesis & painful with breathing — put patient on unaffected side for
1+ hour
19. Patient with IV sedation — check LOC if not responsive
20. Help older brother get used to baby — get a gift for big brother
21. Early decelerations — head compressions
,22. Methergine contraindication — HTN
23. Delegate to AP — I&O
24. HF monitoring — weights
25. Location for peripheral line — radial
26. Prioritizing care for multiple patients — low flank pain
27. Ativan — for seizures
28. Med for diabetes insipidus — desmopressin
29. Radiation tattoo — use mild soap & water
30. Uric acid stones — eat low-fat yogurt
31. Antigout med decreases uric acid level — allopurinol
32. Non-pharm relaxation technique for pain management in labor — hypnosis
33. Psychotic disorder assessment finding — flat affect
34. Newborn withdrawal from heroin (opioids) — hypertonicity
35. Mitral valve location — 5th intercostal
36. Amniocentesis — go pee before procedure
37. Total gastrectomy — lack B12, takes 30–60 min to eat a meal
38. Stoma color — pink or red is normal
39. MAOI’s diet — no pepperoni, no tyramine, cottage cheese OK
40. Give iron with? — orange juice
41. Statins contraindication — grapefruit juice
42. Haldol — lip smacking
43. Mag sulfate — decreased urine output, decreased respirations, decreased
pulmonary edema
44. Antidote for mag sulfate — calcium gluconate
45. Clozaril interventions — monitor WBC
46. Valproic acid — monitor liver function
47. Thyroid med effectiveness — weight loss
48. Diuretics — don’t skip doses
49. Dig adverse effects — N/V & headache
50. Prednisone — take with milk
,51. Hemo/peritoneal dialysis patient teaching — medical asepsis
52. Cranial nerve 11 — shoulder
53. Peripheral catheter insertion — advance catheter when you see flashback of
blood return
54. Dispose of insulin needles at home — in coffee container
55. Confirmation of NG placement — X-ray
56. Swallowing difficulty referral — speech therapy
57. Acrabose (acarbose) — skip a meal, skip dose, give with 1st bite of food
58. Sprains & strains — RICE
59. Pt DNR-CC & family asking questions; therapeutic response — “What did the
doctor tell you?”
60. Delegating to AP about skeletal traction: needs more teaching — AP places
weight on bed
61. Daughter feeling guilty about admitting parent into long-term facility;
therapeutic response — rephrase what daughter is feeling
62. How a good nurse plans her day — rechecks her priorities halfway through her
shift
63. Good nurse sets these when she works — goals
64. Patient gets bad Dx, asks you not to tell spouse; your response — “You have
a right to privacy”
65. Delegate to AP — CPR
66. Baby in contact precautions in private room; how to save hospital $ — bring
formula PRN
67. How a nurse properly manages time mid-shift — reevaluates goals
68. Which psych patient would you see first? — hallucinations
69. Dementia patient at ER with marks on coccyx & wrist, suspected abuse —
ask patient, interview him
70. Psych patient yelling in front of group, very agitated — isolate patient
71. Charge nurse scheduling resolution between nurses — nurse listens to both
sides
, 72. Respite care — gives family a break
73. Patient in seclusion documentation — what happened prior to seclusion that
caused it
74. Parkinson’s patient teaching — nutrition: thicken liquids
75. Patient receiving radiation, what should you wear? — lead apron
76. Patient suffering from hyperthermia — seizure precautions
77. Patient refuses last minute for a procedure he already consented for — okay
to stop procedure
78. S/S of smallpox — rash on tongue
79. Xerostoma — humidifier
80. Vagina procedure, cervical cancer — place catheter
81. Lyme disease — report it
82. Lice (pediculosis capitis) — can survive on surfaces for up to 48 hours
83. RSV — keep stethoscope in room (droplet)
84. 16 weeks gestation — can get AFP test done
85. Bacterial meningitis — droplet precautions
86. When can kid return to school for chicken pox — when lesions are crusted
over
87. Kicks a ball: developmental stage — 24 months
88. Baby with cleft lip — untie arms & perform ROM
89. Wrong ostomy care — changing everyday may lead to skin irritation
90. After male circumcision — apply petroleum jelly with every diaper change
91. Breastfeeding with Hep C — don’t breastfeed if you have cracked nipples
92. Contraindication with oral contraceptives — HTN
93. Combination contraceptives contraindications — patient with migraines
94. When percussing RUQ, what should we feel? — dullness
95. Dementia patient — offer finger foods
96. Black males at great risk for — CVA
97. Med for alcohol withdrawal — disulfiram (Antabuse)
98. Better nutrition — canola oil
