VATI COMPREHENSIVE NURSING
ASSESSMENT TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
ACCURATE RESPONSES EXPERT REVIEW
◉ A RN is caring for a patient who weighs 80 kg and is 5 ft 3 in tall.
Calculate the BMI and determine if the patients BMI indicates a
healthy weight, underweight, overweight, or obese..
Answer: Use the formula (wt. in lbs)/(ht in in^2) multiply by 703 to
get the BMI.
BMI is 31 (obese)
(Rat) A BMI greater than 30 indicates obesity. A 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 weighs 246 lbs with a height of
5 ft 4 in. Calculate the BMI of the female patient..
Answer: Use the formula (lbs)/(in^2) multiply by 703
BMI 42 indicates the patient is obese
,◉ A RN is reviewing discharge instructions regarding car seat safety
to the parent of a newborn. Which of the following instructions will
the nurse include in the discharge teaching (SATA)
A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat.
B. Be sure the car seat is at a 90 degree angle
C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle
D. Position the car seat behind the passenger or drivers seat
E. Position the care seat in the 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..
Answer: (A, C, E, G)
A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat - (RAT) the car seat
should never be in the front seat of a car due to the increased risk for
injury from the air bags during a MVA.
C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle - (RAT) the car seat
should be at a 45 degree angle.
E. Position the care seat in the middle of the back seat - (RAT) the
car seat should be in the middle away from air bags and side impact.
,G. Keep infants in rear-facing car seat until 2 yr - (RAT) keep the
child in the rear-facing car seat until the child reaches 2yo or until
the child reaches the maximum ht and wt for the seat.
◉ A RN is caring for a patient who fell at a nursing home. The
patient is oriented x 3 (person, place & time) and can follow
directions. Which of the following actions should the RN take to
decrease the risk of another fall? (SATA)
A. Place a belt restraint on the patient when they are sitting on the
bedside commode
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.
Answer: (C,D,E)
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
Note- You do not put all the side rails up in the bed because this is
considered a restraint.
◉ A RN is caring for a patient who has a Hx of falls. Which of the
following actions is the RNs priority?
A. Complete a fall-risk assessment
B. Educate the patient and family about fall risks
C. Eliminate safety hazards from the patients environment
D. Make sure the patient uses assistive aids in their possession.
Answer: A. Complete a fall-risk assessment
(Rat) this is a priority nursing question therefore the question
should direct you to the nursing process. The first action the nurse
should take using the nursing process is to assess or collect data
from the patient.
ASSESSMENT TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
ACCURATE RESPONSES EXPERT REVIEW
◉ A RN is caring for a patient who weighs 80 kg and is 5 ft 3 in tall.
Calculate the BMI and determine if the patients BMI indicates a
healthy weight, underweight, overweight, or obese..
Answer: Use the formula (wt. in lbs)/(ht in in^2) multiply by 703 to
get the BMI.
BMI is 31 (obese)
(Rat) A BMI greater than 30 indicates obesity. A 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 weighs 246 lbs with a height of
5 ft 4 in. Calculate the BMI of the female patient..
Answer: Use the formula (lbs)/(in^2) multiply by 703
BMI 42 indicates the patient is obese
,◉ A RN is reviewing discharge instructions regarding car seat safety
to the parent of a newborn. Which of the following instructions will
the nurse include in the discharge teaching (SATA)
A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat.
B. Be sure the car seat is at a 90 degree angle
C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle
D. Position the car seat behind the passenger or drivers seat
E. Position the care seat in the 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..
Answer: (A, C, E, G)
A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat - (RAT) the car seat
should never be in the front seat of a car due to the increased risk for
injury from the air bags during a MVA.
C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle - (RAT) the car seat
should be at a 45 degree angle.
E. Position the care seat in the middle of the back seat - (RAT) the
car seat should be in the middle away from air bags and side impact.
,G. Keep infants in rear-facing car seat until 2 yr - (RAT) keep the
child in the rear-facing car seat until the child reaches 2yo or until
the child reaches the maximum ht and wt for the seat.
◉ A RN is caring for a patient who fell at a nursing home. The
patient is oriented x 3 (person, place & time) and can follow
directions. Which of the following actions should the RN take to
decrease the risk of another fall? (SATA)
A. Place a belt restraint on the patient when they are sitting on the
bedside commode
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.
Answer: (C,D,E)
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
Note- You do not put all the side rails up in the bed because this is
considered a restraint.
◉ A RN is caring for a patient who has a Hx of falls. Which of the
following actions is the RNs priority?
A. Complete a fall-risk assessment
B. Educate the patient and family about fall risks
C. Eliminate safety hazards from the patients environment
D. Make sure the patient uses assistive aids in their possession.
Answer: A. Complete a fall-risk assessment
(Rat) this is a priority nursing question therefore the question
should direct you to the nursing process. The first action the nurse
should take using the nursing process is to assess or collect data
from the patient.
