ATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR
Comprehensive Cue-Card Bundle
2026/2027 Edition | 11 Body System Modules | 55 High-Yield Cards
HOW TO USE: Study each cue card by covering the ANSWER side. Aim to recite
the key point and mnemonic before checking. Repeat daily for 7 days before the
exam.
MODULE 1: CARDIOVASCULAR
Card 1.1 Cardiovascular
❓ QUESTION A client has a PR interval of 0.24 sec on telemetry.
What rhythm is this?
✅ ANSWER First-Degree AV Block
🔑 KEY POINT Normal PR = 0.12–0.20 sec. Prolonged PR without
dropped beats = 1st-degree block.
🧠 MNEMONIC PR Prolonged → 1st place (slowest conduction)
Card 1.2 Cardiovascular
❓ QUESTION ST segment elevation on telemetry strip – priority
action?
✅ ANSWER Immediately notify the provider (possible MI)
🔑 KEY POINT ST elevation = STEMI until proven otherwise. Time is
muscle.
🧠 MNEMONIC S-T Elevation → STEMI → Emergency
Card 1.3 Cardiovascular
❓ QUESTION What position is best for left-sided heart failure?
✅ ANSWER High Fowler's (90°)
🔑 KEY POINT Reduces preload, eases pulmonary congestion, improves
breathing.
,🧠 MNEMONIC Sit UP for Left-sided HF (pulmonary edema goes Down)
Card 1.4 Cardiovascular
❓ QUESTION Client with heart failure starts furosemide. What
adverse effect requires patient teaching?
✅ ANSWER Hypokalemia (monitor for muscle cramps, instruct to
rise slowly)
🔑 KEY POINT Loop diuretics waste K⁺, Na⁺, Cl⁻. Orthostatic hypotension
is also common.
🧠 MNEMONIC FUROSEMIDE Flushes out K (Potassium)
Card 1.5 Cardiovascular
❓ QUESTION What lab value should be monitored for a client taking
spironolactone?
✅ ANSWER Serum potassium (risk of hyperkalemia)
🔑 KEY POINT Spironolactone is potassium-sparing → can cause
dangerous hyperkalemia.
🧠 MNEMONIC Spiro SAVES K → K goes UP → Monitor for
hyperKalemia
Card 1.6 Cardiovascular
❓ QUESTION Elevated PAWP indicates which complication?
✅ ANSWER Left ventricular failure (increased LVEDP)
🔑 KEY POINT PAWP reflects left-heart pressure. Elevated = LV cannot
eject properly.
🧠 MNEMONIC PAWP up = Left side Pushed up (LV failure)
Card 1.7 Cardiovascular
❓ QUESTION Client with DVT – which intervention is
contraindicated?
✅ ANSWER Massaging the affected extremity
, 🔑 KEY POINT Massage can dislodge a clot → pulmonary embolism.
Elevate, apply warm packs, give anticoagulants.
🧠 MNEMONIC DVT: NO Massage – May Embolise
Card 1.8 Cardiovascular
❓ QUESTION Low-dose dopamine priority finding?
✅ ANSWER BP 92/68 mm Hg – indicates inadequate perfusion
🔑 KEY POINT Low-dose dopamine increases renal perfusion.
Hypotension = not working → notify provider.
🧠 MNEMONIC Dopamine Drops BP concern → perfusion failing
Comprehensive Cue-Card Bundle
2026/2027 Edition | 11 Body System Modules | 55 High-Yield Cards
HOW TO USE: Study each cue card by covering the ANSWER side. Aim to recite
the key point and mnemonic before checking. Repeat daily for 7 days before the
exam.
MODULE 1: CARDIOVASCULAR
Card 1.1 Cardiovascular
❓ QUESTION A client has a PR interval of 0.24 sec on telemetry.
What rhythm is this?
✅ ANSWER First-Degree AV Block
🔑 KEY POINT Normal PR = 0.12–0.20 sec. Prolonged PR without
dropped beats = 1st-degree block.
🧠 MNEMONIC PR Prolonged → 1st place (slowest conduction)
Card 1.2 Cardiovascular
❓ QUESTION ST segment elevation on telemetry strip – priority
action?
✅ ANSWER Immediately notify the provider (possible MI)
🔑 KEY POINT ST elevation = STEMI until proven otherwise. Time is
muscle.
🧠 MNEMONIC S-T Elevation → STEMI → Emergency
Card 1.3 Cardiovascular
❓ QUESTION What position is best for left-sided heart failure?
✅ ANSWER High Fowler's (90°)
🔑 KEY POINT Reduces preload, eases pulmonary congestion, improves
breathing.
,🧠 MNEMONIC Sit UP for Left-sided HF (pulmonary edema goes Down)
Card 1.4 Cardiovascular
❓ QUESTION Client with heart failure starts furosemide. What
adverse effect requires patient teaching?
✅ ANSWER Hypokalemia (monitor for muscle cramps, instruct to
rise slowly)
🔑 KEY POINT Loop diuretics waste K⁺, Na⁺, Cl⁻. Orthostatic hypotension
is also common.
🧠 MNEMONIC FUROSEMIDE Flushes out K (Potassium)
Card 1.5 Cardiovascular
❓ QUESTION What lab value should be monitored for a client taking
spironolactone?
✅ ANSWER Serum potassium (risk of hyperkalemia)
🔑 KEY POINT Spironolactone is potassium-sparing → can cause
dangerous hyperkalemia.
🧠 MNEMONIC Spiro SAVES K → K goes UP → Monitor for
hyperKalemia
Card 1.6 Cardiovascular
❓ QUESTION Elevated PAWP indicates which complication?
✅ ANSWER Left ventricular failure (increased LVEDP)
🔑 KEY POINT PAWP reflects left-heart pressure. Elevated = LV cannot
eject properly.
🧠 MNEMONIC PAWP up = Left side Pushed up (LV failure)
Card 1.7 Cardiovascular
❓ QUESTION Client with DVT – which intervention is
contraindicated?
✅ ANSWER Massaging the affected extremity
, 🔑 KEY POINT Massage can dislodge a clot → pulmonary embolism.
Elevate, apply warm packs, give anticoagulants.
🧠 MNEMONIC DVT: NO Massage – May Embolise
Card 1.8 Cardiovascular
❓ QUESTION Low-dose dopamine priority finding?
✅ ANSWER BP 92/68 mm Hg – indicates inadequate perfusion
🔑 KEY POINT Low-dose dopamine increases renal perfusion.
Hypotension = not working → notify provider.
🧠 MNEMONIC Dopamine Drops BP concern → perfusion failing
