ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor 2026
Test Bank EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
What action should a nurse take when inserting an IV catheter for a 7-year-old child? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ Tell the child they will feel discomfort during the catheter insertion.
What finding should a nurse report for a client with an arteriovenous fistula? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ Absence of a bruit.
What statement indicates understanding of discharge teaching for a client with an implantable
cardioverter defibrillator? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ I will wear loose clothing around my ICD.
What is an appropriate response for a nurse to make to a client at 14 weeks gestation who feels
ambivalent about being pregnant? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Describe your feelings to me about being
pregnant.
What should a nurse include in the care plan for a client on a bowel-training program after a spinal cord
injury? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Administer a rectal suppository 30 minutes prior to scheduled
defecation times.
What action should a nurse take for a client in active labor requesting pain management? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ Place the client in a warm shower.
In triage after a disaster, which type of injury should a nurse assign the highest priority? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ 95% full-thickness body burn.
What guideline should a nurse include when updating protocols for the use of belt restraints? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ Document the client's condition every 15 minutes.
What characteristic should be included about effective nursing leadership? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔
Acts as an advocate for the nursing unit.
What laboratory finding indicates a need to revise the care plan for a client with diabetes mellitus? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ An HbA1c of 10%.
Which sexually transmitted infection is a nationally notifiable disease that must be reported to the state
health department? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Chlamydia.
What group facilitation technique should a nurse teach a newly licensed nurse for a mental health unit?
- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Use modeling to help clients improve their interpersonal skills.
What dietary action should a nurse include in the care plan for a client practicing Orthodox Judaism
during Passover? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Provide unleavened bread.
What finding indicates the effectiveness of treatment for a client with a pulmonary embolism? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ The client reports feeling less anxious.
,What is the next action a nurse should take after securing the airway of a client who ingested thirty
diazepam tablets? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Administer flumazenil to the client.
What finding should a nurse expect in a client who used cocaine one hour ago? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ Elevated temperature.
What manifestation should a nurse expect in a newborn with a blood glucose level of 30 mg/dl? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Jitteriness.
Which laboratory finding in a school-age child should a nurse report to the provider? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ WBC count of 14,000/mm3.
What should a charge nurse include about designating a health care proxy? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔
The proxy should make health care decisions for the client regardless of the client's ability to do so.
What can a proxy do if the client is under anesthesia? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Make treatment
decisions for the client.
What is the first action a nurse should take for a client in the PACU who reports nausea? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ Turn the client on their side.
In a situational crisis, what should a nurse do first for a client with a history of depression? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ Confirm the client's perception of the event.
What should a nurse do after obtaining a verbal prescription for restraints for a client in acute mania? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Obtain a prescription for restraint within 4 hours.
Which client should a charge nurse delegate to an LPN? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ A client who is
postoperative following a bowel resection with an NG tube set to continuous suction.
What intervention should a nurse include in the care plan for a paraplegic client with nonblanchable
erythema over the ischium? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Teach the client to shift his weight every 15
minutes while sitting.
What is a safe pain-management option for a client who is dilated to 10 cm and pushing? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ Pudendal block.
What finding in a client with major depressive disorder is most concerning? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔
The client reports giving away personal items.
Which immunizations can a pregnant client receive? (Select all that apply) - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔
Inactivated polio vaccine, Tetanus diphtheria and acellular pertussis vaccine, Inactivated influenza
vaccine.
What condition in a potential living kidney donor should be identified as a contraindication? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ Osteoarthritis.
What should a nurse recommend for a client on warfarin regarding spinach consumption? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ The client should limit how much spinach they eat.
, What dietary advice should be given to a client with gout regarding anchovies? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ The client should not continue to eat anchovies on their pizza.
What dietary change should a client on spironolactone make? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ The client
should reduce their intake of foods that contain potassium.
What should a client taking calcium carbonate do? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ The client should take
calcium carbonate with a full glass of water.
What response should a nurse provide to a caregiver of a terminal cancer patient who reports lack of
sleep? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ The nurse can offer information about respite care.
What is an appropriate response to a caregiver expressing difficulty in caring for a terminally ill patient? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ The nurse should acknowledge the difficulty by saying, 'It must be difficult
taking care of someone who is terminally ill'.
Which medication can cause an increase in glucose levels in a child with bacterial pneumonia? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Methylprednisolone.
What should a nurse teach a prima gravida client about folic acid? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ The
client should consume a maximum of 300 micrograms of folic acid every day.
How can a client increase dietary intake of folic acid? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ By eating cereals and
citrus fruits.
What is a priority assessment for a pregnant adolescent? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Understanding of
infant care.
What is a key point about critical pathways in nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Critical pathways are
used to decrease health care costs.
What vital sign should a nurse report for a client with schizophrenia on clozapine? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ The client reports a sore throat.
What vital sign indicates a potential concern for a client on clozapine? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Blood
pressure of 102/56 mm Hg.
What should a nurse monitor for a client on clozapine who reports dizziness? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ Heart rate.
What is a common side effect of clozapine that should be monitored? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Dry
mouth.
What weight change should be noted for a client on clozapine? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Weight gain
of 1 kg (2.2 lb.) in the past month.
What should a nurse assess regarding a client who has been taking clozapine? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ The client's dietary intake.
What is an important aspect of discharge teaching for clients on anticoagulants? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ Understanding dietary restrictions related to vitamin K.
Test Bank EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
What action should a nurse take when inserting an IV catheter for a 7-year-old child? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ Tell the child they will feel discomfort during the catheter insertion.
What finding should a nurse report for a client with an arteriovenous fistula? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ Absence of a bruit.
What statement indicates understanding of discharge teaching for a client with an implantable
cardioverter defibrillator? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ I will wear loose clothing around my ICD.
What is an appropriate response for a nurse to make to a client at 14 weeks gestation who feels
ambivalent about being pregnant? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Describe your feelings to me about being
pregnant.
What should a nurse include in the care plan for a client on a bowel-training program after a spinal cord
injury? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Administer a rectal suppository 30 minutes prior to scheduled
defecation times.
What action should a nurse take for a client in active labor requesting pain management? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ Place the client in a warm shower.
In triage after a disaster, which type of injury should a nurse assign the highest priority? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ 95% full-thickness body burn.
What guideline should a nurse include when updating protocols for the use of belt restraints? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ Document the client's condition every 15 minutes.
What characteristic should be included about effective nursing leadership? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔
Acts as an advocate for the nursing unit.
What laboratory finding indicates a need to revise the care plan for a client with diabetes mellitus? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ An HbA1c of 10%.
Which sexually transmitted infection is a nationally notifiable disease that must be reported to the state
health department? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Chlamydia.
What group facilitation technique should a nurse teach a newly licensed nurse for a mental health unit?
- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Use modeling to help clients improve their interpersonal skills.
What dietary action should a nurse include in the care plan for a client practicing Orthodox Judaism
during Passover? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Provide unleavened bread.
What finding indicates the effectiveness of treatment for a client with a pulmonary embolism? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ The client reports feeling less anxious.
,What is the next action a nurse should take after securing the airway of a client who ingested thirty
diazepam tablets? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Administer flumazenil to the client.
What finding should a nurse expect in a client who used cocaine one hour ago? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ Elevated temperature.
What manifestation should a nurse expect in a newborn with a blood glucose level of 30 mg/dl? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Jitteriness.
Which laboratory finding in a school-age child should a nurse report to the provider? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ WBC count of 14,000/mm3.
What should a charge nurse include about designating a health care proxy? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔
The proxy should make health care decisions for the client regardless of the client's ability to do so.
What can a proxy do if the client is under anesthesia? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Make treatment
decisions for the client.
What is the first action a nurse should take for a client in the PACU who reports nausea? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ Turn the client on their side.
In a situational crisis, what should a nurse do first for a client with a history of depression? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ Confirm the client's perception of the event.
What should a nurse do after obtaining a verbal prescription for restraints for a client in acute mania? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Obtain a prescription for restraint within 4 hours.
Which client should a charge nurse delegate to an LPN? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ A client who is
postoperative following a bowel resection with an NG tube set to continuous suction.
What intervention should a nurse include in the care plan for a paraplegic client with nonblanchable
erythema over the ischium? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Teach the client to shift his weight every 15
minutes while sitting.
What is a safe pain-management option for a client who is dilated to 10 cm and pushing? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ Pudendal block.
What finding in a client with major depressive disorder is most concerning? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔
The client reports giving away personal items.
Which immunizations can a pregnant client receive? (Select all that apply) - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔
Inactivated polio vaccine, Tetanus diphtheria and acellular pertussis vaccine, Inactivated influenza
vaccine.
What condition in a potential living kidney donor should be identified as a contraindication? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ Osteoarthritis.
What should a nurse recommend for a client on warfarin regarding spinach consumption? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ The client should limit how much spinach they eat.
, What dietary advice should be given to a client with gout regarding anchovies? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ The client should not continue to eat anchovies on their pizza.
What dietary change should a client on spironolactone make? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ The client
should reduce their intake of foods that contain potassium.
What should a client taking calcium carbonate do? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ The client should take
calcium carbonate with a full glass of water.
What response should a nurse provide to a caregiver of a terminal cancer patient who reports lack of
sleep? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ The nurse can offer information about respite care.
What is an appropriate response to a caregiver expressing difficulty in caring for a terminally ill patient? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ The nurse should acknowledge the difficulty by saying, 'It must be difficult
taking care of someone who is terminally ill'.
Which medication can cause an increase in glucose levels in a child with bacterial pneumonia? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Methylprednisolone.
What should a nurse teach a prima gravida client about folic acid? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ The
client should consume a maximum of 300 micrograms of folic acid every day.
How can a client increase dietary intake of folic acid? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ By eating cereals and
citrus fruits.
What is a priority assessment for a pregnant adolescent? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Understanding of
infant care.
What is a key point about critical pathways in nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Critical pathways are
used to decrease health care costs.
What vital sign should a nurse report for a client with schizophrenia on clozapine? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ The client reports a sore throat.
What vital sign indicates a potential concern for a client on clozapine? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Blood
pressure of 102/56 mm Hg.
What should a nurse monitor for a client on clozapine who reports dizziness? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ Heart rate.
What is a common side effect of clozapine that should be monitored? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Dry
mouth.
What weight change should be noted for a client on clozapine? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Weight gain
of 1 kg (2.2 lb.) in the past month.
What should a nurse assess regarding a client who has been taking clozapine? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ The client's dietary intake.
What is an important aspect of discharge teaching for clients on anticoagulants? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ Understanding dietary restrictions related to vitamin K.
