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VATI RN Comprehensive Predictor 2026 A+ GRADE AS
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QUESTION 1 zm
Term
ANSWER
Definition
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Prior to delegating client care, consider the following.
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ANSWER
Predictability of outcome ●Will the completion of the task have a predictable outcome? ●Is it a rou
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tine treatment? ●Is it a new treatment? Potential for harm ●Is there a chance that something negat
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ive can happen to the client (risk for bleeding, risk for aspiration)? ●Is the client unstable? Complex
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ity of care ●Are complex tasks required as a part of the client's care? ●Is the delegatee legally able
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kills? Level of interaction with the client ●Is there a need to provide psychosocial support or educat
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ion during the performance of the task?
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QUESTION 3 zm
Examples of tasks nurses can delegate to practical nurses and assistive personnel
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ANSWER
TO PN Monitoring findings (as input to the RN's ongoing assessment)Reinforcing client teaching fro
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some states). TO AP Activities of daily living (ADLs) Bathing Grooming Dressing Toileting Ambulatin
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, g Feeding (without swallowing precautions). Positioning Routine tasks. Bed making. Specimen collect
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ion Intake and output Vital signs (for stable clients).
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QUESTION 4 zm
Right direction/communication (five rights of delegations)
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ANSWER
Data that needs to be collected ●Method and timeline for reporting, including when to report conce
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rns/findings ●Specific task(s) to be performed; client-
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specific instructions ●Expected results, timelines, and expectations for follow-
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up communication RIGHT DIRECTION AND COMMUNICATION: Delegate an AP to assist the client in
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room 312 with a shower before 0900 and to notify the nurse when complete. WRONG DIRECTION A
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ND COMMUNICATION: Delegate an AP to assist the client in room 312 with morning hygiene.
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QUESTION 5 zm
Steps in providing educational programs
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ANSWER
1. Identify and respond: Determine the need for knowledge or skill proficiency 2. Analyze: Look for
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deficiencies, and develop learning objectives to meet the need 3. Research: Resources available to ad
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dress learning objectives based on evidence-
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based practice 4. Plan: Program to address objectives using available resources 5. Implement: Progra
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m(s) at a time conducive to staff availability; consider online learning modules 6. Evaluate: Use mate
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rials and observations to measure behavior changes secondary to learning objectives
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QUESTION 6 zm
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ANSWER
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ife. Systolic murmur. Episodes of acute cyanosis and hypoxia (blue or "Tet" spells knee chest positio
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n or squating). SURGICAL PROCEDURES Shunt placement until able to undergo primary repair. Comp
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lete repair within the first year of life.
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QUESTION 7 zm
Defects that increase pulmonary blood flow
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ANSWER
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Exam Solution zm
VATI RN Comprehensive Predictor 2026 A+ GRADE AS
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SURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWER zm zm zm zm zm
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QUESTION 1 zm
Term
ANSWER
Definition
QUESTION 2 zm
Prior to delegating client care, consider the following.
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ANSWER
Predictability of outcome ●Will the completion of the task have a predictable outcome? ●Is it a rou
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tine treatment? ●Is it a new treatment? Potential for harm ●Is there a chance that something negat
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ive can happen to the client (risk for bleeding, risk for aspiration)? ●Is the client unstable? Complex
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ity of care ●Are complex tasks required as a part of the client's care? ●Is the delegatee legally able
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mto perform the task and do they have the skills necessary? Need for problem solving and innovatio
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n ●Is nursing judgment required while performing the task? ●Does it require nursing assessment s
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kills? Level of interaction with the client ●Is there a need to provide psychosocial support or educat
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ion during the performance of the task?
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QUESTION 3 zm
Examples of tasks nurses can delegate to practical nurses and assistive personnel
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ANSWER
TO PN Monitoring findings (as input to the RN's ongoing assessment)Reinforcing client teaching fro
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m a standard care planPerforming tracheostomy careSuctioningChecking NG tube patencyAdministeri
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some states). TO AP Activities of daily living (ADLs) Bathing Grooming Dressing Toileting Ambulatin
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, g Feeding (without swallowing precautions). Positioning Routine tasks. Bed making. Specimen collect
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ion Intake and output Vital signs (for stable clients).
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QUESTION 4 zm
Right direction/communication (five rights of delegations)
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ANSWER
Data that needs to be collected ●Method and timeline for reporting, including when to report conce
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rns/findings ●Specific task(s) to be performed; client-
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specific instructions ●Expected results, timelines, and expectations for follow-
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up communication RIGHT DIRECTION AND COMMUNICATION: Delegate an AP to assist the client in
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room 312 with a shower before 0900 and to notify the nurse when complete. WRONG DIRECTION A
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ND COMMUNICATION: Delegate an AP to assist the client in room 312 with morning hygiene.
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QUESTION 5 zm
Steps in providing educational programs
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ANSWER
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deficiencies, and develop learning objectives to meet the need 3. Research: Resources available to ad
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dress learning objectives based on evidence-
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based practice 4. Plan: Program to address objectives using available resources 5. Implement: Progra
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m(s) at a time conducive to staff availability; consider online learning modules 6. Evaluate: Use mate
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rials and observations to measure behavior changes secondary to learning objectives
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QUESTION 6 zm
Tetralogy of Fallot. zm zm
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ife. Systolic murmur. Episodes of acute cyanosis and hypoxia (blue or "Tet" spells knee chest positio
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n or squating). SURGICAL PROCEDURES Shunt placement until able to undergo primary repair. Comp
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QUESTION 7 zm
Defects that increase pulmonary blood flow
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ANSWER
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