ATI Comprehensive Predictor Version A (180 Questions & Answers)Study Guide 2021

1. A nurse is caring for a client who is at 33 weeks of gestation following an amniocentesis. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following complications? a. Vomiting b. Hypertension c. Epigastric pain d. Contractions (Rationale: post procedures notify HCP immediately for bleeding, contractions. ATI book pg 119.) 2. A nurse is providing teaching to an older client about methods to promote nighttime sleep. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? a. Stay in bed at least 1 hr if unable to fall asleep b. Take a 1 hr nap during the day c. Preform exercises prior to bedtime d. Eat a light snack before bedtime 3. A nurse on a telemetry unit is caring for a client who becomes unconscious and whose monitor displays ventricular tachycardia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first after determining the client does not have a palpable pulse? a. Assess heart sounds b. Defibrillate ( Rationale: V-tach= 150 bpm it decreases cardiac output, if there’s a pulse do a cardioversion but PULSELESS you defibrillate) c. Establish IV access d. Administer epinephrine 4. A nurse is admitting a client who is 1 week postpartum and reports excessive vaginal bleeding. The nurse does not speak the same language as the client. The client’s partner and 10-year old child are accompanying her. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to gather the client's admission data? a. Have the clients child translate b. Allow the clients partner to translate c. Request a female interpreter through the facility d. Ask a nurse student who speaks the same language as the client to translate