ATI PN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR
REVIEW PART 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
Do not delegate - ANS What you can *EAT*
*E*-evaluate
*A*-assess
* T-*teach
Addison's & Cushings - ANS 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? - ANS Elevate veins, D-Angle Arteries
APGAR - ANS Appearance (all pink, pink and blue, blue (pale)
Pulse (>100, <100, absent)
Grimace (cough, grimace, no response)
Activity (flexed, flaccid, limp)
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,Respirations (strong cry, weak cry, absent)
Airborne precautions - ANS MTV or My chicken hez tb measles, chickenpox (varicella) Herpes
zoster/shingles TB
Airborne precautions protective equip - ANS private room, neg pressure with 6-12 air
exchanges/hr mask & respirator N95 for TB
Droplet precautions - ANS 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 - ANS 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
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, Skin infection- *VCHIPS* - ANS Varicella zoster
Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplez
Impetigo
Peduculosis
Scabies
Air or Pulmonary Embolism - ANS 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) - ANS (late decels, decreased variability, fetal
bradycardia, etc) Turn pt on Left side, give O2, stop pitocin, Increase IV fluids!
Tube feeding with decreased LOC - ANS Pt on Right side (promotes emptying of the stomach)
Head of bed elevated (prevent aspiration)
LOC - ANS Level of Consciousness
After lumbar puncture and oil based myelogram - ANS pt is flat SUPINE (prevent headache
and leaking of CSF)
Pt with heat stroke - ANS flat with legs elevated
during Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI) - ANS catheter is taped to the thigh. leg must be
kept straight.
After Myringotomy - ANS position on the side of AFFECTED ear, allows drainage.
Myringotomy - ANS surgical incision into the eardrum, to relieve pressure or drain fluid.
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REVIEW PART 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
Do not delegate - ANS What you can *EAT*
*E*-evaluate
*A*-assess
* T-*teach
Addison's & Cushings - ANS 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? - ANS Elevate veins, D-Angle Arteries
APGAR - ANS Appearance (all pink, pink and blue, blue (pale)
Pulse (>100, <100, absent)
Grimace (cough, grimace, no response)
Activity (flexed, flaccid, limp)
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1
,Respirations (strong cry, weak cry, absent)
Airborne precautions - ANS MTV or My chicken hez tb measles, chickenpox (varicella) Herpes
zoster/shingles TB
Airborne precautions protective equip - ANS private room, neg pressure with 6-12 air
exchanges/hr mask & respirator N95 for TB
Droplet precautions - ANS 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 - ANS 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
@COPYRIGHT 2026/2027 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
2
, Skin infection- *VCHIPS* - ANS Varicella zoster
Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplez
Impetigo
Peduculosis
Scabies
Air or Pulmonary Embolism - ANS 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) - ANS (late decels, decreased variability, fetal
bradycardia, etc) Turn pt on Left side, give O2, stop pitocin, Increase IV fluids!
Tube feeding with decreased LOC - ANS Pt on Right side (promotes emptying of the stomach)
Head of bed elevated (prevent aspiration)
LOC - ANS Level of Consciousness
After lumbar puncture and oil based myelogram - ANS pt is flat SUPINE (prevent headache
and leaking of CSF)
Pt with heat stroke - ANS flat with legs elevated
during Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI) - ANS catheter is taped to the thigh. leg must be
kept straight.
After Myringotomy - ANS position on the side of AFFECTED ear, allows drainage.
Myringotomy - ANS surgical incision into the eardrum, to relieve pressure or drain fluid.
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