Ati rn
comprehensive
predictor exit exam 2023
Exam
What action should a nurse take when inserting an IV catheter for a 7-year-old child? -
answerTell the child they will feel discomfort during the catheter insertion.
What finding should a nurse report for a client with an arteriovenous fistula? -
answerAbsence of a bruit.
What statement indicates understanding of discharge teaching for a client with an
implantable cardioverter defibrillator? - answerI will wear loose clothing around my ICD.
What is an appropriate response for a nurse to make to a client at 14 weeks gestation
who feels ambivalent about being pregnant? - answerDescribe your feelings to me
about being pregnant.
What should a nurse include in the care plan for a client on a bowel-training program
after a spinal cord injury? - answerAdminister a rectal suppository 30 minutes prior to
scheduled defecation times.
What action should a nurse take for a client in active labor requesting pain
management? - answerPlace the client in a warm shower.
In triage after a disaster, which type of injury should a nurse assign the highest priority?
- answer95% full-thickness body burn.
What guideline should a nurse include when updating protocols for the use of belt
restraints? - answerDocument the client's condition every 15 minutes.
,What characteristic should be included about effective nursing leadership? - answerActs
as an advocate for the nursing unit.
What laboratory finding indicates a need to revise the care plan for a client with diabetes
mellitus? - answerAn HbA1c of 10%.
Which sexually transmitted infection is a nationally notifiable disease that must be
reported to the state health department? - answerChlamydia.
What group facilitation technique should a nurse teach a newly licensed nurse for a
mental health unit? - answerUse modeling to help clients improve their interpersonal
skills.
What dietary action should a nurse include in the care plan for a client practicing
Orthodox Judaism during Passover? - answerProvide unleavened bread.
What finding indicates the effectiveness of treatment for a client with a pulmonary
embolism? - answerThe client reports feeling less anxious.
What is the next action a nurse should take after securing the airway of a client who
ingested thirty diazepam tablets? - answerAdminister flumazenil to the client.
What finding should a nurse expect in a client who used cocaine one hour ago? -
answerElevated temperature.
What manifestation should a nurse expect in a newborn with a blood glucose level of 30
mg/dl? - answerJitteriness.
Which laboratory finding in a school-age child should a nurse report to the provider? -
answerWBC count of 14,000/mm3.
What should a charge nurse include about designating a health care proxy? -
answerThe proxy should make health care decisions for the client regardless of the
client's ability to do so.
What can a proxy do if the client is under anesthesia? - answerMake treatment
decisions for the client.
What is the first action a nurse should take for a client in the PACU who reports
nausea? - answerTurn the client on their side.
In a situational crisis, what should a nurse do first for a client with a history of
depression? - answerConfirm the client's perception of the event.
What should a nurse do after obtaining a verbal prescription for restraints for a client in
acute mania? - answerObtain a prescription for restraint within 4 hours.
, Which client should a charge nurse delegate to an LPN? - answerA client who is
postoperative following a bowel resection with an NG tube set to continuous suction.
What intervention should a nurse include in the care plan for a paraplegic client with
nonblanchable erythema over the ischium? - answerTeach the client to shift his weight
every 15 minutes while sitting.
What is a safe pain-management option for a client who is dilated to 10 cm and
pushing? - answerPudendal block.
What finding in a client with major depressive disorder is most concerning? - answerThe
client reports giving away personal items.
Which immunizations can a pregnant client receive? (Select all that apply) -
answerInactivated polio vaccine, Tetanus diphtheria and acellular pertussis vaccine,
Inactivated influenza vaccine.
What condition in a potential living kidney donor should be identified as a
contraindication? - answerOsteoarthritis.
What should a nurse recommend for a client on warfarin regarding spinach
consumption? - answerThe client should limit how much spinach they eat.
What dietary advice should be given to a client with gout regarding anchovies? -
answerThe client should not continue to eat anchovies on their pizza.
What dietary change should a client on spironolactone make? - answerThe client should
reduce their intake of foods that contain potassium.
What should a client taking calcium carbonate do? - answerThe client should take
calcium carbonate with a full glass of water.
What response should a nurse provide to a caregiver of a terminal cancer patient who
reports lack of sleep? - answerThe nurse can offer information about respite care.
What is an appropriate response to a caregiver expressing difficulty in caring for a
terminally ill patient? - answerThe nurse should acknowledge the difficulty by saying, 'It
must be difficult taking care of someone who is terminally ill'.
Which medication can cause an increase in glucose levels in a child with bacterial
pneumonia? - answerMethylprednisolone.
What should a nurse teach a prima gravida client about folic acid? - answerThe client
should consume a maximum of 300 micrograms of folic acid every day.
comprehensive
predictor exit exam 2023
Exam
What action should a nurse take when inserting an IV catheter for a 7-year-old child? -
answerTell the child they will feel discomfort during the catheter insertion.
What finding should a nurse report for a client with an arteriovenous fistula? -
answerAbsence of a bruit.
What statement indicates understanding of discharge teaching for a client with an
implantable cardioverter defibrillator? - answerI will wear loose clothing around my ICD.
What is an appropriate response for a nurse to make to a client at 14 weeks gestation
who feels ambivalent about being pregnant? - answerDescribe your feelings to me
about being pregnant.
What should a nurse include in the care plan for a client on a bowel-training program
after a spinal cord injury? - answerAdminister a rectal suppository 30 minutes prior to
scheduled defecation times.
What action should a nurse take for a client in active labor requesting pain
management? - answerPlace the client in a warm shower.
In triage after a disaster, which type of injury should a nurse assign the highest priority?
- answer95% full-thickness body burn.
What guideline should a nurse include when updating protocols for the use of belt
restraints? - answerDocument the client's condition every 15 minutes.
,What characteristic should be included about effective nursing leadership? - answerActs
as an advocate for the nursing unit.
What laboratory finding indicates a need to revise the care plan for a client with diabetes
mellitus? - answerAn HbA1c of 10%.
Which sexually transmitted infection is a nationally notifiable disease that must be
reported to the state health department? - answerChlamydia.
What group facilitation technique should a nurse teach a newly licensed nurse for a
mental health unit? - answerUse modeling to help clients improve their interpersonal
skills.
What dietary action should a nurse include in the care plan for a client practicing
Orthodox Judaism during Passover? - answerProvide unleavened bread.
What finding indicates the effectiveness of treatment for a client with a pulmonary
embolism? - answerThe client reports feeling less anxious.
What is the next action a nurse should take after securing the airway of a client who
ingested thirty diazepam tablets? - answerAdminister flumazenil to the client.
What finding should a nurse expect in a client who used cocaine one hour ago? -
answerElevated temperature.
What manifestation should a nurse expect in a newborn with a blood glucose level of 30
mg/dl? - answerJitteriness.
Which laboratory finding in a school-age child should a nurse report to the provider? -
answerWBC count of 14,000/mm3.
What should a charge nurse include about designating a health care proxy? -
answerThe proxy should make health care decisions for the client regardless of the
client's ability to do so.
What can a proxy do if the client is under anesthesia? - answerMake treatment
decisions for the client.
What is the first action a nurse should take for a client in the PACU who reports
nausea? - answerTurn the client on their side.
In a situational crisis, what should a nurse do first for a client with a history of
depression? - answerConfirm the client's perception of the event.
What should a nurse do after obtaining a verbal prescription for restraints for a client in
acute mania? - answerObtain a prescription for restraint within 4 hours.
, Which client should a charge nurse delegate to an LPN? - answerA client who is
postoperative following a bowel resection with an NG tube set to continuous suction.
What intervention should a nurse include in the care plan for a paraplegic client with
nonblanchable erythema over the ischium? - answerTeach the client to shift his weight
every 15 minutes while sitting.
What is a safe pain-management option for a client who is dilated to 10 cm and
pushing? - answerPudendal block.
What finding in a client with major depressive disorder is most concerning? - answerThe
client reports giving away personal items.
Which immunizations can a pregnant client receive? (Select all that apply) -
answerInactivated polio vaccine, Tetanus diphtheria and acellular pertussis vaccine,
Inactivated influenza vaccine.
What condition in a potential living kidney donor should be identified as a
contraindication? - answerOsteoarthritis.
What should a nurse recommend for a client on warfarin regarding spinach
consumption? - answerThe client should limit how much spinach they eat.
What dietary advice should be given to a client with gout regarding anchovies? -
answerThe client should not continue to eat anchovies on their pizza.
What dietary change should a client on spironolactone make? - answerThe client should
reduce their intake of foods that contain potassium.
What should a client taking calcium carbonate do? - answerThe client should take
calcium carbonate with a full glass of water.
What response should a nurse provide to a caregiver of a terminal cancer patient who
reports lack of sleep? - answerThe nurse can offer information about respite care.
What is an appropriate response to a caregiver expressing difficulty in caring for a
terminally ill patient? - answerThe nurse should acknowledge the difficulty by saying, 'It
must be difficult taking care of someone who is terminally ill'.
Which medication can cause an increase in glucose levels in a child with bacterial
pneumonia? - answerMethylprednisolone.
What should a nurse teach a prima gravida client about folic acid? - answerThe client
should consume a maximum of 300 micrograms of folic acid every day.
