ATI COMPREHENSIVE / NCLEX REVIEW EXAM –
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS -2026 PREP
Endometiral infection usually occurs - Correct Answer✓✓ with a
prolonged rupture of membranes, not vacuum-assisted births.
Intenstinal gas is a common side effect of - Correct Answer✓✓ clients
following a cesarean birth
Cervical lacerations are common complications from - Correct
Answer✓✓ vacuum-assisted birth are rare but can include perineal,
vaginal, or cervical lacerations
When a client is experiencing a wound evisceration... - Correct
Answer✓✓ the nurse should initially stay with the client and call for
help. Next, the nurse should place saline-soaked gauze on the exposed
bowels to keep the internal organs moist. The nurse should then place
the client in a supine position with his hips and knees bent to relieve
pressure from the open wound. Last, the nurse should take the client's
vital signs to assess for changes in hemodynamics.
Valproic acid can cause - Correct Answer✓✓ hepatic toxicity
continuous passive motion (CPM) machine - Correct Answer✓✓ Turn
of the CPM machine during meals to promote comfort and dietary
intake.
-The affected extremity should maintain neutral alignment.
,Heparin - Correct Answer✓✓ is an anticoagulant that inhibits the
conversation of prothrombin to thrombin. Patients on an
anticoagulant drug such as heparin are at an increased risk of
bleeding.
-Signs of bleeding: ecchymoses, tarry stools, mucosal bleeding, and
pink/ red-tinged urine.
Correct method for walking upstairs with crutches - Correct
Answer✓✓
1. Hold to rail with one hand and crutches with the other hand.
2. Push down on the stair rail and the crutches and step up with the
"unaffected" leg.
3. If not allowed to place weight on the "affected" leg, hop up with the
"unaffected" leg.
4. Bring the "affected" leg and the crutches up beside the "unaffected"
leg.
5.Remember, the "unaffected" leg goes up first and the crutches move
with the "affected" leg.
Droplet precautions - Correct Answer✓✓ DROPLET: "SPIDERMAn"
-Sepsis
-Scarlet Fever
-Strep
-Pertussis
-Pneumonia
-Parvovirus
-Influenza
,-Diphtheria
-Epiglottitis
-Rubella
-Mumps
-Adenovirus
Management: Private room/mask
-A private room a rom with other clients with the same infectious
disease.
-Masks for providers and visitors
Airborne precautions: - Correct Answer✓✓ AIRBORNE: "My Chicken
Hez TB"
-Measles
-Chicken pox
-Herpes zoster
-TB
Management: neg. pressure room, private room, mask, n-95 for TB.
-A private room
-Masks or respiratory protection devices for caregivers and visitors.
-An N95 or high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) respirator is used if
the client is known or suspected to have TB.
, -Negative pressure airflow exchange in the room of at least six
exchanges per hour.
Contact precautions - Correct Answer✓✓ CONTACT: "MRS WEE"
-MRSA
-RSV
-Skin infections (herpes zoster, cutaneous diphtheria,
impetigo, pediculosis, scabies, and staph) -Wound infections
-Enteric infections (C-Diff)
-Eye infections (conjunctivitis)
Management: gown, gloves, goggles, private room
VRSA - contact and airborne precautions (private room, door closed,
negative pressure)
-A private room or a room with other clients with the same infection.
-Gloves and gowns worn by the caregivers and visitors.
Stage I pressure ulcer - Correct Answer✓✓ Intact skin with an area of
persistent, nonblanchable redness, typically over a bony prominence,
that may feel warmer or cooler than the adjacent tissue. The tissue is
swollen and has congestion, with possible discomfort at the site. With
darker skin tones, the ulcer may appear blue or purple.
Stage II pressure ulcer - Correct Answer✓✓ Partial-thickness skin loss
involving the epidermis and the dermis. The ulcer is visible and
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS -2026 PREP
Endometiral infection usually occurs - Correct Answer✓✓ with a
prolonged rupture of membranes, not vacuum-assisted births.
Intenstinal gas is a common side effect of - Correct Answer✓✓ clients
following a cesarean birth
Cervical lacerations are common complications from - Correct
Answer✓✓ vacuum-assisted birth are rare but can include perineal,
vaginal, or cervical lacerations
When a client is experiencing a wound evisceration... - Correct
Answer✓✓ the nurse should initially stay with the client and call for
help. Next, the nurse should place saline-soaked gauze on the exposed
bowels to keep the internal organs moist. The nurse should then place
the client in a supine position with his hips and knees bent to relieve
pressure from the open wound. Last, the nurse should take the client's
vital signs to assess for changes in hemodynamics.
Valproic acid can cause - Correct Answer✓✓ hepatic toxicity
continuous passive motion (CPM) machine - Correct Answer✓✓ Turn
of the CPM machine during meals to promote comfort and dietary
intake.
-The affected extremity should maintain neutral alignment.
,Heparin - Correct Answer✓✓ is an anticoagulant that inhibits the
conversation of prothrombin to thrombin. Patients on an
anticoagulant drug such as heparin are at an increased risk of
bleeding.
-Signs of bleeding: ecchymoses, tarry stools, mucosal bleeding, and
pink/ red-tinged urine.
Correct method for walking upstairs with crutches - Correct
Answer✓✓
1. Hold to rail with one hand and crutches with the other hand.
2. Push down on the stair rail and the crutches and step up with the
"unaffected" leg.
3. If not allowed to place weight on the "affected" leg, hop up with the
"unaffected" leg.
4. Bring the "affected" leg and the crutches up beside the "unaffected"
leg.
5.Remember, the "unaffected" leg goes up first and the crutches move
with the "affected" leg.
Droplet precautions - Correct Answer✓✓ DROPLET: "SPIDERMAn"
-Sepsis
-Scarlet Fever
-Strep
-Pertussis
-Pneumonia
-Parvovirus
-Influenza
,-Diphtheria
-Epiglottitis
-Rubella
-Mumps
-Adenovirus
Management: Private room/mask
-A private room a rom with other clients with the same infectious
disease.
-Masks for providers and visitors
Airborne precautions: - Correct Answer✓✓ AIRBORNE: "My Chicken
Hez TB"
-Measles
-Chicken pox
-Herpes zoster
-TB
Management: neg. pressure room, private room, mask, n-95 for TB.
-A private room
-Masks or respiratory protection devices for caregivers and visitors.
-An N95 or high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) respirator is used if
the client is known or suspected to have TB.
, -Negative pressure airflow exchange in the room of at least six
exchanges per hour.
Contact precautions - Correct Answer✓✓ CONTACT: "MRS WEE"
-MRSA
-RSV
-Skin infections (herpes zoster, cutaneous diphtheria,
impetigo, pediculosis, scabies, and staph) -Wound infections
-Enteric infections (C-Diff)
-Eye infections (conjunctivitis)
Management: gown, gloves, goggles, private room
VRSA - contact and airborne precautions (private room, door closed,
negative pressure)
-A private room or a room with other clients with the same infection.
-Gloves and gowns worn by the caregivers and visitors.
Stage I pressure ulcer - Correct Answer✓✓ Intact skin with an area of
persistent, nonblanchable redness, typically over a bony prominence,
that may feel warmer or cooler than the adjacent tissue. The tissue is
swollen and has congestion, with possible discomfort at the site. With
darker skin tones, the ulcer may appear blue or purple.
Stage II pressure ulcer - Correct Answer✓✓ Partial-thickness skin loss
involving the epidermis and the dermis. The ulcer is visible and
