VATI Comprehensive Predictor NCLEX
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Low-residue diet Dairy products & eggs, such as custard and
yogurt
(Rat) A low-residue diet consists of foods that are
low in fiber and are easy to digest such as eggs,
custard, yogurt and ripe bananas - NOTE
Legumes such as lentils and black beans are high
in fiber and are not considered low in residue.
A RN is caring for a patient who Use the formula (wt. in lbs)/(ht in in^2) multiply by
weighs 80 kg and is 5 ft 3 in tall. 703 to get the BMI.
Calculate the BMI and determine if
the patients BMI indicates a healthy BMI is 31 (obese)
weight, underweight, overweight, (Rat) A BMI greater than 30 indicates obesity. A
or obese. BMI of 25-29.9 indicates overweight. A BMI of
18.5-24.9 is a normal/healthy BMI. A BMI <18.5
indicates underweight.
A RN admits a female patient who Use the formula (lbs)/(in^2) multiply by 703
weighs 246 lbs with a height of 5 ft
4 in. Calculate the BMI of the BMI 42 indicates the patient is obese
female patient.
,A RN is reviewing discharge (A, C, E, G)
instructions regarding car seat
safety to the parent of a newborn. A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat -
Which of the following instructions (RAT) the car seat should never be in the front
will the nurse include in the seat of a car due to the increased risk for injury
discharge teaching (SATA) from the air bags during a MVA.
C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle -
A. Position the infant rear-facing in (RAT) the car seat should be at a 45 degree
the backseat. angle.
B. Be sure the car seat is at a 90 E. Position the care seat in the middle of the back
degree angle seat - (RAT) the car seat should be in the middle
C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 away from air bags and side impact.
degree angle G. Keep infants in rear-facing car seat until 2 yr -
D. Position the car seat behind the (RAT) keep the child in the rear-facing car seat
passenger or drivers seat until the child reaches 2yo or until the child
E. Position the care seat in the reaches the maximum ht and wt for the seat.
middle of the back seat
F. Keep infants in rear-facing car
seats until age 6 months
G. Keep infants in rear-facing car
seat until 2 yr old or until the child
reaches the maximum ht and wt for
the seat.
,A RN is caring for a patient who fell (C,D,E)
at a nursing home. The patient is
oriented x 3 (person, place & time) C. Make sure that the patient's call light is within
and can follow directions. Which of reach
the following actions should the RN
take to decrease the risk of another D. Provide the patient with nonskid footwear
fall? (SATA)
E. Complete a fall-risk assessment
A. Place a belt restraint on the
patient when they are sitting on the Note- You do not put all the side rails up in the
bedside commode bed because this is considered a restraint.
B. Keep the bed in its lowest
position with all side rails up
C. Make sure that the patient's call
light is within reach
D. Provide the patient with nonskid
footwear
E. Complete a fall-risk assessment
A RN is caring for a patient who has A. Complete a fall-risk assessment
a Hx of falls. Which of the following
actions is the RNs priority? (Rat) this is a priority nursing question therefore
the question should direct you to the nursing
A. Complete a fall-risk assessment process. The first action the nurse should take
using the nursing process is to assess or collect
B. Educate the patient and family data from the patient.
about fall risks
C. Eliminate safety hazards from the
patients environment
D. Make sure the patient uses
assistive aids in their possession
, A RN discovers a small paper fire in D. Place wet towels along the base of the door to
a trash in a patients bathroom. The the patients room - (RAT) to contain the fire and
patient has been taken to safety smoke in the room.
and the alarm has been activated. Note - do not obtain a class C fire extinguisher
Which of the following actions but instead obtain a class A fire extinguisher
should the RN take? which is used for ordinary combustibles such as
cloth and paper.
A. Open the windows in the
patients room to allow smoke to
escape
B. Obtain a class C fire extinguisher
to extinguish the fire
C. Remove all electrical equipment
from the patient room
D. Place wet towels along the base
of the door to the patients room
A nurse manager is completing an R - Rescue and protect the patients who are at or
in-service on a group of new nurses near the fire. Patients who can walk are able to
in the transition to practice do so on command to a safe location.
program. The nurse manager asks
one nurse student to define the A - Activate the alarm
acronym "RACE". Please indicate
what each letter in the acronym C - Contain/confine the fire by closing doors and
means. windows, by placing a wet towel under the door
in the patients room, and by turning off all
oxygen sources and any electrical devices.
Ventilate patient's who are on life support by
using a bag-valve mask
E - Extinguish the fire with a general/appropriate
fire extinguisher (Class A) for your normal
combustables
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study guide (Latest Update 2026) UPDATE!!
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Terms in this set (175)
Low-residue diet Dairy products & eggs, such as custard and
yogurt
(Rat) A low-residue diet consists of foods that are
low in fiber and are easy to digest such as eggs,
custard, yogurt and ripe bananas - NOTE
Legumes such as lentils and black beans are high
in fiber and are not considered low in residue.
A RN is caring for a patient who Use the formula (wt. in lbs)/(ht in in^2) multiply by
weighs 80 kg and is 5 ft 3 in tall. 703 to get the BMI.
Calculate the BMI and determine if
the patients BMI indicates a healthy BMI is 31 (obese)
weight, underweight, overweight, (Rat) A BMI greater than 30 indicates obesity. A
or obese. BMI of 25-29.9 indicates overweight. A BMI of
18.5-24.9 is a normal/healthy BMI. A BMI <18.5
indicates underweight.
A RN admits a female patient who Use the formula (lbs)/(in^2) multiply by 703
weighs 246 lbs with a height of 5 ft
4 in. Calculate the BMI of the BMI 42 indicates the patient is obese
female patient.
,A RN is reviewing discharge (A, C, E, G)
instructions regarding car seat
safety to the parent of a newborn. A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat -
Which of the following instructions (RAT) the car seat should never be in the front
will the nurse include in the seat of a car due to the increased risk for injury
discharge teaching (SATA) from the air bags during a MVA.
C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle -
A. Position the infant rear-facing in (RAT) the car seat should be at a 45 degree
the backseat. angle.
B. Be sure the car seat is at a 90 E. Position the care seat in the middle of the back
degree angle seat - (RAT) the car seat should be in the middle
C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 away from air bags and side impact.
degree angle G. Keep infants in rear-facing car seat until 2 yr -
D. Position the car seat behind the (RAT) keep the child in the rear-facing car seat
passenger or drivers seat until the child reaches 2yo or until the child
E. Position the care seat in the reaches the maximum ht and wt for the seat.
middle of the back seat
F. Keep infants in rear-facing car
seats until age 6 months
G. Keep infants in rear-facing car
seat until 2 yr old or until the child
reaches the maximum ht and wt for
the seat.
,A RN is caring for a patient who fell (C,D,E)
at a nursing home. The patient is
oriented x 3 (person, place & time) C. Make sure that the patient's call light is within
and can follow directions. Which of reach
the following actions should the RN
take to decrease the risk of another D. Provide the patient with nonskid footwear
fall? (SATA)
E. Complete a fall-risk assessment
A. Place a belt restraint on the
patient when they are sitting on the Note- You do not put all the side rails up in the
bedside commode bed because this is considered a restraint.
B. Keep the bed in its lowest
position with all side rails up
C. Make sure that the patient's call
light is within reach
D. Provide the patient with nonskid
footwear
E. Complete a fall-risk assessment
A RN is caring for a patient who has A. Complete a fall-risk assessment
a Hx of falls. Which of the following
actions is the RNs priority? (Rat) this is a priority nursing question therefore
the question should direct you to the nursing
A. Complete a fall-risk assessment process. The first action the nurse should take
using the nursing process is to assess or collect
B. Educate the patient and family data from the patient.
about fall risks
C. Eliminate safety hazards from the
patients environment
D. Make sure the patient uses
assistive aids in their possession
, A RN discovers a small paper fire in D. Place wet towels along the base of the door to
a trash in a patients bathroom. The the patients room - (RAT) to contain the fire and
patient has been taken to safety smoke in the room.
and the alarm has been activated. Note - do not obtain a class C fire extinguisher
Which of the following actions but instead obtain a class A fire extinguisher
should the RN take? which is used for ordinary combustibles such as
cloth and paper.
A. Open the windows in the
patients room to allow smoke to
escape
B. Obtain a class C fire extinguisher
to extinguish the fire
C. Remove all electrical equipment
from the patient room
D. Place wet towels along the base
of the door to the patients room
A nurse manager is completing an R - Rescue and protect the patients who are at or
in-service on a group of new nurses near the fire. Patients who can walk are able to
in the transition to practice do so on command to a safe location.
program. The nurse manager asks
one nurse student to define the A - Activate the alarm
acronym "RACE". Please indicate
what each letter in the acronym C - Contain/confine the fire by closing doors and
means. windows, by placing a wet towel under the door
in the patients room, and by turning off all
oxygen sources and any electrical devices.
Ventilate patient's who are on life support by
using a bag-valve mask
E - Extinguish the fire with a general/appropriate
fire extinguisher (Class A) for your normal
combustables
