VATI Comprehensive Predictor NCLEX
(Latest Updates) Questions
and Answers {Grade A} 100% Correct
(Verified Answers)
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. - correct 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. - correct 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. - correct 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 patient report awaking from sleep by contractions that are occurring every five
minutes and lasting 30 - 40 seconds. Which of the following questions should the
nurse ask to assess for true labor vs false labor? - correct answer "Have you noticed
any bloody show or fluid coming from your vagina"
(RAT) True labor has nothing to do with the start of contractions
A patient in the early postpartum period is talkative and enjoys recounting the details
of her labor and birth. The RN recognizes that the behaviors must likely indicate which
, the following? - correct answer The taking in phase of the maternal postpartum
adjustment
(RAT) Positive mom-infant bonding is incorrect - the bonding describes behaviors r/t
maternal adaptation to mothering the newborn, not specifically newborn-mother
interaction which would be indicative of positive bonding.
A RN is caring for a neonate who exhibits abstinence syndrome (NAS) and
demonstrates clinical manifestations of the condition. Which assessment finding is
associated with this condition? - correct answer Hypothermia
(RAT) NAS is the result of the neonate withdrawing from drugs as the neonate is
detached from the maternal supply.
(NOTE) baby's with NAS will not present with diminished/decreased DTR's but
increased DTR's instead, increased muscle tone, increased hypersensitivity to sound
and external stimuliation
(Latest Updates) Questions
and Answers {Grade A} 100% Correct
(Verified Answers)
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. - correct 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. - correct 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. - correct 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 patient report awaking from sleep by contractions that are occurring every five
minutes and lasting 30 - 40 seconds. Which of the following questions should the
nurse ask to assess for true labor vs false labor? - correct answer "Have you noticed
any bloody show or fluid coming from your vagina"
(RAT) True labor has nothing to do with the start of contractions
A patient in the early postpartum period is talkative and enjoys recounting the details
of her labor and birth. The RN recognizes that the behaviors must likely indicate which
, the following? - correct answer The taking in phase of the maternal postpartum
adjustment
(RAT) Positive mom-infant bonding is incorrect - the bonding describes behaviors r/t
maternal adaptation to mothering the newborn, not specifically newborn-mother
interaction which would be indicative of positive bonding.
A RN is caring for a neonate who exhibits abstinence syndrome (NAS) and
demonstrates clinical manifestations of the condition. Which assessment finding is
associated with this condition? - correct answer Hypothermia
(RAT) NAS is the result of the neonate withdrawing from drugs as the neonate is
detached from the maternal supply.
(NOTE) baby's with NAS will not present with diminished/decreased DTR's but
increased DTR's instead, increased muscle tone, increased hypersensitivity to sound
and external stimuliation
