ATI RN CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026
EXAM Q&A STUDY SHEET
◉gross motor skills. Answer: physical abilities involving large body
movements, such as walking and jumping
-EX: 9 month-old infant SHOULD be able to sit UNSUPPORTED for up
to 10 MIN
◉Biofeedback. Answer: technique that uses audio and visual signals
that allow client to reduce muscle tension by gaining control over
autonomic physiologic functions.
◉How should phenytoin be administered? Why?. Answer: -
administered IV bolus at a rate no greater than 50mg/min.
-to prevent HYPOTENSION and BRADYCARDIA
◉Manifestations of Parkinson's Disease. Answer: tremor, rigidity,
BRADYKINESIA, postural instability, depression and other
psychiatric changes, dementia, autonomic symptoms, sleep
disturbances
,◉Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Answer: spreads ERRATICALLY
through the LYMPHATIC SYSTEM to other organs. It also manifest in
PAINLESS, swollen lymph nodes found in the CERVICAL, AXILLLARY,
INGUINAL, & FEMORAL areas.
◉Hodgkin's lymphoma. Answer: spreads SYSTEMICALLY from one
group of lymph nodes to the next group of nodes.
◉Important teachings for client with new prescription of a
DIAPHRAGM.. Answer: -should remain in place for 6HR FOLLOWING
INTERCOURSE
-should remove diaphragm NO MORE THAN 24HRS following
intercourse
-insert diaphragm NO MORE THAN 6HR PRIOR to intercourse
-apply about 10ml (2tsp) of SPERMICIDE inside diaphragm prior to
intercourse
-replace every 2 yrs.
-client should be refitted if their weight FLUCTUATE BY 20%
-client should be refitted following a ABDOMINAL SURGERY, PELVIC
SURGERY, & after each pregnancy
◉A client with fibrocystic breast condition will.... Answer: have
BREAST PAIN and tenderness as well ass LUMPS usually in the
UPPER OUTER QUADRANT of the breast.
,◉Expected findings of INTRADUCTAL PAPILLOMA BREAST
disorder?. Answer: finding will include:
-mass in duct and NIPPLE DISCHARGE
◉Expected findings of DUCTAL EXTASIS BREAST DISORDER?.
Answer: Enlarged axillary nodes and Nipple discharge.
◉Client with COPD will experience.... Answer: DIGITAL CLUBBING,
which DECREASES arterial O2 levels.
◉tophi with chronic gout. Answer: hard, painless nodule on first toe,
collection of NA urate crystals due to chronic gout, sometimes bursts
with chalky discharge
◉Swan neck deformity. Answer: -hyperextension of PIP joint and
flexion of DIP joint
-late manifestation of RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA)
◉scleroderma. Answer: chronic progressive disease of the skin and
internal organs with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue
-EXPECT flexion or contracture of joints. (late manifestation)
, ◉Preferred meal plan for a patient with DIVERTICULITIS. Answer: -
advance to high-fiber diet. Best source of fiber is a BANANA which
yields 3.1g of FIBER.
◉Diverticulitis. Answer: inflammation of the diverticula
◉What type of medication can increase a patient's risk for a stroke?.
Answer: -oral contraceptives B/C this will INCREASE the risk for
developing a THROMBOEMBOLISM.
◉A client with HYPOPITUITARISM places the them at risk for
developing what type of condition?. Answer: -osteoporosis
◉How does light to moderate drinking, (150ml or 5oz of wine each
day) affect the client's risk for having a stroke?. Answer: it doesn't
increase, it actually DECREASES the risk for stroke.
◉What is Ewing Sarcoma? What are expected manifestations of this
disease?. Answer: -rare malignant tumor arising in bone; most often
occurring in children
-client will experience pain in the UPPER THIGH as well as
LOCALIZED PAIN, SWELLING, & PALPABLE MASS.
EXAM Q&A STUDY SHEET
◉gross motor skills. Answer: physical abilities involving large body
movements, such as walking and jumping
-EX: 9 month-old infant SHOULD be able to sit UNSUPPORTED for up
to 10 MIN
◉Biofeedback. Answer: technique that uses audio and visual signals
that allow client to reduce muscle tension by gaining control over
autonomic physiologic functions.
◉How should phenytoin be administered? Why?. Answer: -
administered IV bolus at a rate no greater than 50mg/min.
-to prevent HYPOTENSION and BRADYCARDIA
◉Manifestations of Parkinson's Disease. Answer: tremor, rigidity,
BRADYKINESIA, postural instability, depression and other
psychiatric changes, dementia, autonomic symptoms, sleep
disturbances
,◉Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Answer: spreads ERRATICALLY
through the LYMPHATIC SYSTEM to other organs. It also manifest in
PAINLESS, swollen lymph nodes found in the CERVICAL, AXILLLARY,
INGUINAL, & FEMORAL areas.
◉Hodgkin's lymphoma. Answer: spreads SYSTEMICALLY from one
group of lymph nodes to the next group of nodes.
◉Important teachings for client with new prescription of a
DIAPHRAGM.. Answer: -should remain in place for 6HR FOLLOWING
INTERCOURSE
-should remove diaphragm NO MORE THAN 24HRS following
intercourse
-insert diaphragm NO MORE THAN 6HR PRIOR to intercourse
-apply about 10ml (2tsp) of SPERMICIDE inside diaphragm prior to
intercourse
-replace every 2 yrs.
-client should be refitted if their weight FLUCTUATE BY 20%
-client should be refitted following a ABDOMINAL SURGERY, PELVIC
SURGERY, & after each pregnancy
◉A client with fibrocystic breast condition will.... Answer: have
BREAST PAIN and tenderness as well ass LUMPS usually in the
UPPER OUTER QUADRANT of the breast.
,◉Expected findings of INTRADUCTAL PAPILLOMA BREAST
disorder?. Answer: finding will include:
-mass in duct and NIPPLE DISCHARGE
◉Expected findings of DUCTAL EXTASIS BREAST DISORDER?.
Answer: Enlarged axillary nodes and Nipple discharge.
◉Client with COPD will experience.... Answer: DIGITAL CLUBBING,
which DECREASES arterial O2 levels.
◉tophi with chronic gout. Answer: hard, painless nodule on first toe,
collection of NA urate crystals due to chronic gout, sometimes bursts
with chalky discharge
◉Swan neck deformity. Answer: -hyperextension of PIP joint and
flexion of DIP joint
-late manifestation of RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA)
◉scleroderma. Answer: chronic progressive disease of the skin and
internal organs with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue
-EXPECT flexion or contracture of joints. (late manifestation)
, ◉Preferred meal plan for a patient with DIVERTICULITIS. Answer: -
advance to high-fiber diet. Best source of fiber is a BANANA which
yields 3.1g of FIBER.
◉Diverticulitis. Answer: inflammation of the diverticula
◉What type of medication can increase a patient's risk for a stroke?.
Answer: -oral contraceptives B/C this will INCREASE the risk for
developing a THROMBOEMBOLISM.
◉A client with HYPOPITUITARISM places the them at risk for
developing what type of condition?. Answer: -osteoporosis
◉How does light to moderate drinking, (150ml or 5oz of wine each
day) affect the client's risk for having a stroke?. Answer: it doesn't
increase, it actually DECREASES the risk for stroke.
◉What is Ewing Sarcoma? What are expected manifestations of this
disease?. Answer: -rare malignant tumor arising in bone; most often
occurring in children
-client will experience pain in the UPPER THIGH as well as
LOCALIZED PAIN, SWELLING, & PALPABLE MASS.
