RN ATI CAPSTONE PROCTORED STUDY
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ A middle adult client who has unstable vital signs. Answer: A nurse
working in an emergency department is triaging four clients. Which
of the following clients should the nurse recommend for treatment
first?
◉ Measure the client's daily weight.. Answer: A nurse is caring for a
client who has fluid volume overload. Which of the following tasks
should the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel (AP)?
◉ 18 g. Answer: A nurse is preparing to administer mannitol 0.2g/kg
IV bolus over 5 min as a test dose to a client who has severe oliguria.
The client weighs 198 lb. What is the amount in grams the nurse
should administer?
◉D
https://prnt.sc/117izgs. Answer: A nurse is conducting a physical
examination for an adolescent and is assessing the range of motion
,of the legs. Which of the following images indicates the adolescent is
abducting the hip joint?
◉ Tremors. Answer: A nurse is caring for a client who has
hyperthyroidism. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect?
◉ Nuchal rigidity. Answer: A nurse is assessing a school-age child
who has bacterial meningitis. Which of the following findings should
the nurse expect?
◉ Auscultate the apical pulse at least 1 min.. Answer: A nurse is
assessing a newborn's heart rate. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
◉ Instruct the client to avoid coughing during the procedure..
Answer: A nurse is preparing to assist with a thoracentesis for a client
who has pleurisy. The nurse should plan to perform which of the
following actions?
◉ The child exhibits discomfort while walking.. Answer: A nurse in
the emergency department is assessing a preschooler who has a
facial laceration. The nurse should identify which of the following
findings as a potential indication of child sexual abuse?
, ◉ Fiber. Answer: A nurse is preparing to teach about dietary
management to a client who has Crohn's disease and an
enteroenteric fistula. Which of the following nutrients should the
nurse instruct the client to decrease in their diet?
◉ Turn off the CPM machine during mealtime.. Answer: A nurse is
caring for a client who has a prescription for a continuous passive
motion (CPM) machine following a total knee arthroplasty. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
◉ Radial vein of the inner arm. Answer: A nurse is preparing to
initiate IV access for an older adult client. Which of the following sites
should the nurse select when initiating the IV for this client?
◉ Sedentary lifestyle. Answer: A nurse is developing an education
program about osteoporosis for older adult clients. The nurse should
include which of the following variables as a risk factor for
osteoporosis?
◉ Initiate transmission-based precautions.. Answer: A nurse in the
emergency department is caring for a child who has a fever and fluid-
filled vesicles on the trunk and extremities. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse identify as the priority?
◉ Change the position of the client.. Answer: A nurse is caring for a
client who has a clogged percutaneous gastrostomy feeding tube.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ A middle adult client who has unstable vital signs. Answer: A nurse
working in an emergency department is triaging four clients. Which
of the following clients should the nurse recommend for treatment
first?
◉ Measure the client's daily weight.. Answer: A nurse is caring for a
client who has fluid volume overload. Which of the following tasks
should the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel (AP)?
◉ 18 g. Answer: A nurse is preparing to administer mannitol 0.2g/kg
IV bolus over 5 min as a test dose to a client who has severe oliguria.
The client weighs 198 lb. What is the amount in grams the nurse
should administer?
◉D
https://prnt.sc/117izgs. Answer: A nurse is conducting a physical
examination for an adolescent and is assessing the range of motion
,of the legs. Which of the following images indicates the adolescent is
abducting the hip joint?
◉ Tremors. Answer: A nurse is caring for a client who has
hyperthyroidism. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect?
◉ Nuchal rigidity. Answer: A nurse is assessing a school-age child
who has bacterial meningitis. Which of the following findings should
the nurse expect?
◉ Auscultate the apical pulse at least 1 min.. Answer: A nurse is
assessing a newborn's heart rate. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
◉ Instruct the client to avoid coughing during the procedure..
Answer: A nurse is preparing to assist with a thoracentesis for a client
who has pleurisy. The nurse should plan to perform which of the
following actions?
◉ The child exhibits discomfort while walking.. Answer: A nurse in
the emergency department is assessing a preschooler who has a
facial laceration. The nurse should identify which of the following
findings as a potential indication of child sexual abuse?
, ◉ Fiber. Answer: A nurse is preparing to teach about dietary
management to a client who has Crohn's disease and an
enteroenteric fistula. Which of the following nutrients should the
nurse instruct the client to decrease in their diet?
◉ Turn off the CPM machine during mealtime.. Answer: A nurse is
caring for a client who has a prescription for a continuous passive
motion (CPM) machine following a total knee arthroplasty. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
◉ Radial vein of the inner arm. Answer: A nurse is preparing to
initiate IV access for an older adult client. Which of the following sites
should the nurse select when initiating the IV for this client?
◉ Sedentary lifestyle. Answer: A nurse is developing an education
program about osteoporosis for older adult clients. The nurse should
include which of the following variables as a risk factor for
osteoporosis?
◉ Initiate transmission-based precautions.. Answer: A nurse in the
emergency department is caring for a child who has a fever and fluid-
filled vesicles on the trunk and extremities. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse identify as the priority?
◉ Change the position of the client.. Answer: A nurse is caring for a
client who has a clogged percutaneous gastrostomy feeding tube.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
