2023 ATI RN PROCTORED
COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR
FORM A
Question Correct Answer Rationale / Notes
#
A nurse is
caring for a
client who is
at 33 weeks
of gestation This is a primary risk
following an post-procedure.
amniocentesi You should also
1 s. The nurse Contractions monitor for leakage
should of amniotic fluid,
monitor the bleeding, and
client for infection.
which of the
following
complication
s?
A nurse on a
telemetry The priority action
unit is caring for pulseless
for a client ventricular
2 Defibrillate
who tachycardia is
becomes immediate
unconscious defibrillation.
and whose
, Question Correct Answer Rationale / Notes
#
monitor
displays
ventricular
tachycardia.
Which action
should the
nurse take
first after
determining
the client
does not
have a
palpable
pulse?
A nurse is Rubella (German
admitting an measles) is highly
adolescent teratogenic,
who has Isolate the client from meaning it can
3
rubella. staff who are pregnant cause severe birth
Which action defects if
should the contracted during
nurse take? pregnancy.
A nurse is
Spironolactone is a
providing
"I will increase my intake potassium-sparing
discharge
of foods high in diuretic. Increasing
4 teaching to a
potassium like bananas potassium intake
client with
and oranges." can lead to
newly
hyperkalemia, a
diagnosed
, Question Correct Answer Rationale / Notes
#
heart failure dangerous
who is condition.
prescribed
spironolacto
ne. Which
statement by
the client
indicates a
need for
further
teaching?
A nurse is
assessing a
client who is
receiving
blood
transfusion
This symptom set
therapy. 15
indicates a potential
minutes after
acute hemolytic
starting, the Stop the transfusion and
transfusion
5 client reports maintain IV access with
reaction. Stopping
chills, lower normal saline
the transfusion is
back pain,
the first and most
and anxiety.
critical step.
The nurse
notes a
temperature
of 38.9°C
(102°F).
Which action
, Question Correct Answer Rationale / Notes
#
should the
nurse take
first?
A nurse is A PTT of 30-40
caring for a seconds is within
client who the normal range
has deep- (typically ~25-35
vein secs, depending on
Withhold heparin IV
thrombosis the lab), meaning
6 infusion PTT- 30-40
(DVT) of the the heparin is not at
seconds
left lower a therapeutic level.
extremity. The nurse should
Which action notify the provider
should the as the dosage likely
nurse take? needs adjustment.
A nurse is
Poor nutrition
reviewing
(specifically lack of
assessment
protein, vitamins A
data. For
and C, and zinc)
which client A client who has a
7 significantly impairs
should the nonhealing leg ulcer
wound healing. A
nurse
dietitian can assess
recommend
and optimize
referral to a
nutritional status.
dietitian?
A nurse is While protein is
Eat 1 g/kg of protein per
8 providing often restricted pre-
day
discharge dialysis, patients on
COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR
FORM A
Question Correct Answer Rationale / Notes
#
A nurse is
caring for a
client who is
at 33 weeks
of gestation This is a primary risk
following an post-procedure.
amniocentesi You should also
1 s. The nurse Contractions monitor for leakage
should of amniotic fluid,
monitor the bleeding, and
client for infection.
which of the
following
complication
s?
A nurse on a
telemetry The priority action
unit is caring for pulseless
for a client ventricular
2 Defibrillate
who tachycardia is
becomes immediate
unconscious defibrillation.
and whose
, Question Correct Answer Rationale / Notes
#
monitor
displays
ventricular
tachycardia.
Which action
should the
nurse take
first after
determining
the client
does not
have a
palpable
pulse?
A nurse is Rubella (German
admitting an measles) is highly
adolescent teratogenic,
who has Isolate the client from meaning it can
3
rubella. staff who are pregnant cause severe birth
Which action defects if
should the contracted during
nurse take? pregnancy.
A nurse is
Spironolactone is a
providing
"I will increase my intake potassium-sparing
discharge
of foods high in diuretic. Increasing
4 teaching to a
potassium like bananas potassium intake
client with
and oranges." can lead to
newly
hyperkalemia, a
diagnosed
, Question Correct Answer Rationale / Notes
#
heart failure dangerous
who is condition.
prescribed
spironolacto
ne. Which
statement by
the client
indicates a
need for
further
teaching?
A nurse is
assessing a
client who is
receiving
blood
transfusion
This symptom set
therapy. 15
indicates a potential
minutes after
acute hemolytic
starting, the Stop the transfusion and
transfusion
5 client reports maintain IV access with
reaction. Stopping
chills, lower normal saline
the transfusion is
back pain,
the first and most
and anxiety.
critical step.
The nurse
notes a
temperature
of 38.9°C
(102°F).
Which action
, Question Correct Answer Rationale / Notes
#
should the
nurse take
first?
A nurse is A PTT of 30-40
caring for a seconds is within
client who the normal range
has deep- (typically ~25-35
vein secs, depending on
Withhold heparin IV
thrombosis the lab), meaning
6 infusion PTT- 30-40
(DVT) of the the heparin is not at
seconds
left lower a therapeutic level.
extremity. The nurse should
Which action notify the provider
should the as the dosage likely
nurse take? needs adjustment.
A nurse is
Poor nutrition
reviewing
(specifically lack of
assessment
protein, vitamins A
data. For
and C, and zinc)
which client A client who has a
7 significantly impairs
should the nonhealing leg ulcer
wound healing. A
nurse
dietitian can assess
recommend
and optimize
referral to a
nutritional status.
dietitian?
A nurse is While protein is
Eat 1 g/kg of protein per
8 providing often restricted pre-
day
discharge dialysis, patients on
