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ATI PREDICTOR RN 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLE
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TE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (FE4FE)
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QUESTION 1 zm
A nurse in an outpatient clinic is assessing a client who is pregnant for unsafe behavi
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ors during pregnancy. Which of the following findings indicates a need for further eva
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luation?
ANSWER
A. The client started working in a parking garage 3 months ago.
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QUESTION 2 zm
A nurse is preparing to perform a heel stick on an infant. Which of the following actio
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ns should the nurse plan to take to reduce the infant's pain during the procedure?
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ANSWER
B. Promote skin-to-skin contact with the infant's guardian during the procedure.
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QUESTION 3 zm
A nurse is caring for a client who has lung cancer and has a sealed radiation implant.
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Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply)
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ANSWER
A. Wear a lead apron when providing care.
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B. Close the door to the client's room.
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D. Limit visitors to 30 min per day.
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QUESTION 4 zm
,A nurse in a surgical clinic is providing teaching to a client who is scheduled for a mo
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dified radical mastectomy. Which of the following statements by the client indicates a
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n understanding of the teaching?
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ANSWER
A. "I will complete my arm exercises four times a day."
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QUESTION 5 zm
A nurse in an emergency department is triaging clients following an external natural
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disaster. Which of the following clients should the nurse identify to receive care first?
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ANSWER
D. A client who has flail chest and a respiratory rate of 32/min
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QUESTION 6 zm
A nurse is reviewing laboratory findings for a client who is to receive a dose of enoxa
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parin. For which of the following laboratory values should the nurse withhold the dos
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e and notify the provider?
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ANSWER
D. Platelets 80,000/mm3 (150,000 to 400,000/mm3)
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QUESTION 7 zm
A nurse is preparing to administer morphine 30 mg oral suspension to a client. The a
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mount available is morphine 100 mg/5mL oral solution. How many mi should the nur
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se administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies
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. Do not use a trailing zero.)
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ANSWER
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QUESTION 8 zm
A nurse manager is teaching a group of nurses about bacterial meningitis. Which of th
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e following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
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ANSWER
A. "Bacterial meningitis can be prevented with immunization."
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,QUESTION 9 zm
A nurse is teaching a group of parents about car seat safety. Which of the following st
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atements should the nurse include in the teaching?
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ANSWER
D. Booster seats with belt-positioning should be used for school-age children until 8 years of age.
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QUESTION 10 zm
A nurse is teaching a client about routine prenatal testing, which of the following stat
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ements should the nurse include in the teaching?
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ANSWER
B. "You will have a rectovaginal culture to test for group B streptococcus."
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QUESTION 11 zm
A charge nurse is discussing communication techniques to use with a client who has h
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earing loss with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the new
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ly licensed nurse indicates the teaching was effective?
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ANSWER
D. "I will face the client when speaking."
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QUESTION 12 zm
A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client who had an exacerbation of COPD. W
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hich of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
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ANSWER
C. "During meals, you should eat foods with a high-calorie content first."
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QUESTION 13 zm
A nurse administered 400 mg of ibuprofen to a client 2 hr ago to treat pain following
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a biopsy. The client is crying and states. "It really still hurts a lot. Which of the follow
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ing actions should the nurse take?
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ANSWER
A. Ask the client to rate their pain on a scale of 0 to 10.
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QUESTION 14 zm
, A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for clozapine. Which of the f
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ollowing should the nurse recognize as an adverse effect of this medication?
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ANSWER
C. Agranulocytosis
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QUESTION 15 zm
A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client who has heart failure and notes a
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serum potassium level of 5.2 mEq/L (3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L). Which of the following medic
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ations should the nurse withheld?
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ANSWER
B. Spironolactone
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QUESTION 16 zm
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of terminal advanced lung canc
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er. Which of the following is an expected stage of grief based on the stages of dying?
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ANSWER
A. Denial
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QUESTION 17 zm
A nurse is caring for a client who has not completed their advance directives. Which o
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f the following actions should the nurse take?
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ANSWER
C. Ensure the client has identified a health care surrogate.
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QUESTION 18 zm
A nurse is caring for a client who asks for information regarding terminating their tre
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atment against their partner's wishes. By providing this information, the nurse is acti
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ng in which of the following roles for this client?
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ANSWER
B. Advocate
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QUESTION 19 zm
Exam Solution zm
ATI PREDICTOR RN 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLE
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TE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (FE4FE)
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QUESTION 1 zm
A nurse in an outpatient clinic is assessing a client who is pregnant for unsafe behavi
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ors during pregnancy. Which of the following findings indicates a need for further eva
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luation?
ANSWER
A. The client started working in a parking garage 3 months ago.
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QUESTION 2 zm
A nurse is preparing to perform a heel stick on an infant. Which of the following actio
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ns should the nurse plan to take to reduce the infant's pain during the procedure?
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ANSWER
B. Promote skin-to-skin contact with the infant's guardian during the procedure.
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QUESTION 3 zm
A nurse is caring for a client who has lung cancer and has a sealed radiation implant.
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Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply)
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ANSWER
A. Wear a lead apron when providing care.
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B. Close the door to the client's room.
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D. Limit visitors to 30 min per day.
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QUESTION 4 zm
,A nurse in a surgical clinic is providing teaching to a client who is scheduled for a mo
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dified radical mastectomy. Which of the following statements by the client indicates a
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n understanding of the teaching?
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ANSWER
A. "I will complete my arm exercises four times a day."
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QUESTION 5 zm
A nurse in an emergency department is triaging clients following an external natural
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disaster. Which of the following clients should the nurse identify to receive care first?
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ANSWER
D. A client who has flail chest and a respiratory rate of 32/min
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QUESTION 6 zm
A nurse is reviewing laboratory findings for a client who is to receive a dose of enoxa
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parin. For which of the following laboratory values should the nurse withhold the dos
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e and notify the provider?
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ANSWER
D. Platelets 80,000/mm3 (150,000 to 400,000/mm3)
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QUESTION 7 zm
A nurse is preparing to administer morphine 30 mg oral suspension to a client. The a
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mount available is morphine 100 mg/5mL oral solution. How many mi should the nur
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se administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies
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. Do not use a trailing zero.)
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ANSWER
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QUESTION 8 zm
A nurse manager is teaching a group of nurses about bacterial meningitis. Which of th
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e following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
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ANSWER
A. "Bacterial meningitis can be prevented with immunization."
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,QUESTION 9 zm
A nurse is teaching a group of parents about car seat safety. Which of the following st
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atements should the nurse include in the teaching?
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ANSWER
D. Booster seats with belt-positioning should be used for school-age children until 8 years of age.
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QUESTION 10 zm
A nurse is teaching a client about routine prenatal testing, which of the following stat
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ements should the nurse include in the teaching?
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ANSWER
B. "You will have a rectovaginal culture to test for group B streptococcus."
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QUESTION 11 zm
A charge nurse is discussing communication techniques to use with a client who has h
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earing loss with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the new
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ly licensed nurse indicates the teaching was effective?
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ANSWER
D. "I will face the client when speaking."
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QUESTION 12 zm
A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client who had an exacerbation of COPD. W
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hich of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
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ANSWER
C. "During meals, you should eat foods with a high-calorie content first."
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QUESTION 13 zm
A nurse administered 400 mg of ibuprofen to a client 2 hr ago to treat pain following
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a biopsy. The client is crying and states. "It really still hurts a lot. Which of the follow
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ing actions should the nurse take?
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ANSWER
A. Ask the client to rate their pain on a scale of 0 to 10.
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QUESTION 14 zm
, A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for clozapine. Which of the f
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ollowing should the nurse recognize as an adverse effect of this medication?
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ANSWER
C. Agranulocytosis
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QUESTION 15 zm
A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client who has heart failure and notes a
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serum potassium level of 5.2 mEq/L (3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L). Which of the following medic
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ations should the nurse withheld?
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ANSWER
B. Spironolactone
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QUESTION 16 zm
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of terminal advanced lung canc
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er. Which of the following is an expected stage of grief based on the stages of dying?
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ANSWER
A. Denial
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QUESTION 17 zm
A nurse is caring for a client who has not completed their advance directives. Which o
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f the following actions should the nurse take?
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ANSWER
C. Ensure the client has identified a health care surrogate.
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QUESTION 18 zm
A nurse is caring for a client who asks for information regarding terminating their tre
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atment against their partner's wishes. By providing this information, the nurse is acti
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ng in which of the following roles for this client?
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ANSWER
B. Advocate
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QUESTION 19 zm
