ATI PN Comprehensive Exit Review
Questions and answers, Rated A+. 2022
Nuchal rigidity (neck stiffness), photophobia (intolerance of bright light) and headache. - ✔✔180. A
nurse is assisting with the admission of an adolescent client who is suspected of having bacterial
meningitis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
179. A nurse is planning client care for a shift. Which of the following should the nurse plan to delegate
to an assistive personnel? - ✔✔d. Ambulating a client receiving patient-controlled analgesia.
178. A nurse is reinforcing teaching to an adult client who is prescribe Lipitor. The nurse should advise
the client that which of the following is an adverse effect of this medication and should be reported to
the provider? - ✔✔b. Unexplained muscle pain
177. A nurse is collecting data from a client who has right-sided heart failure. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? - ✔✔a. Dependent edema
A pregnant client presents with bright red painless vaginal bleeding at 30 weeks. What should the nurse
plan to assess for?
a. Placenta previa
b. Placental abruption
c. Cervical dilation
d. Cervical tears - ✔✔a. Placenta previa
The new graduate nurse on a surgical oncology floor is reviewing osteosarcoma signs and symptoms.
Which of the following findings does the nurse review that can be seen in a client with osteosarcoma?
Select all that apply
a. Localized acute pain
b. increased range of motion
c. gait disturbance
, d. increased appetite
e. palpable mass - ✔✔a. Localized acute pain-e. palpable mass-. c. gait disturbance
A client with COPD is receiving care at the primary provider's clinic with worsening of symptoms of
emphysema. The provider orders an outpatient chest xray to determine if there have been any changes
in lung structure. Which best describes what would show on a chest x-ray in the later stages of
emphysema?
a. increase size of heart
b. flattened diaphragm
c. plaque formation scattered throughout the lung
d. mediastinal shift to the right - ✔✔b. flattened diaphragm
A client presents for the care of a primary care facility. The client is coughing and has a fever of 102.
Which statement from the nurse regarding protective equipment is most appropriate in preventing the
potential spread of this client's infection?
a. please wait while I put on a mask before taking your vital signs
b. I'm sorry, but you cannot come in here with your symptoms
c. you will need to wear a mask, gown, and gloves while you wait to see the doctor
d. you will need to wear a mask while you wait to see the provider - ✔✔you will need to wear a mask
while you wait to see the provider
The nurse speaking to parents about treating head lice advises that any children with allergies to which
of the following should avoid using permethrin 1%?
a. ragweed
b. strawberries
c. grass and hay
d. peanut butter - ✔✔a. ragweed
A client has developed a reaction after receiving a blood transfusion. The nurse suspects that it is a
bacterial reaction due to a contaminated blood product. Which of the following signs or symptoms
would the nurse see with this type of reaction? Select all that apply
a. hypertension
Questions and answers, Rated A+. 2022
Nuchal rigidity (neck stiffness), photophobia (intolerance of bright light) and headache. - ✔✔180. A
nurse is assisting with the admission of an adolescent client who is suspected of having bacterial
meningitis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
179. A nurse is planning client care for a shift. Which of the following should the nurse plan to delegate
to an assistive personnel? - ✔✔d. Ambulating a client receiving patient-controlled analgesia.
178. A nurse is reinforcing teaching to an adult client who is prescribe Lipitor. The nurse should advise
the client that which of the following is an adverse effect of this medication and should be reported to
the provider? - ✔✔b. Unexplained muscle pain
177. A nurse is collecting data from a client who has right-sided heart failure. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? - ✔✔a. Dependent edema
A pregnant client presents with bright red painless vaginal bleeding at 30 weeks. What should the nurse
plan to assess for?
a. Placenta previa
b. Placental abruption
c. Cervical dilation
d. Cervical tears - ✔✔a. Placenta previa
The new graduate nurse on a surgical oncology floor is reviewing osteosarcoma signs and symptoms.
Which of the following findings does the nurse review that can be seen in a client with osteosarcoma?
Select all that apply
a. Localized acute pain
b. increased range of motion
c. gait disturbance
, d. increased appetite
e. palpable mass - ✔✔a. Localized acute pain-e. palpable mass-. c. gait disturbance
A client with COPD is receiving care at the primary provider's clinic with worsening of symptoms of
emphysema. The provider orders an outpatient chest xray to determine if there have been any changes
in lung structure. Which best describes what would show on a chest x-ray in the later stages of
emphysema?
a. increase size of heart
b. flattened diaphragm
c. plaque formation scattered throughout the lung
d. mediastinal shift to the right - ✔✔b. flattened diaphragm
A client presents for the care of a primary care facility. The client is coughing and has a fever of 102.
Which statement from the nurse regarding protective equipment is most appropriate in preventing the
potential spread of this client's infection?
a. please wait while I put on a mask before taking your vital signs
b. I'm sorry, but you cannot come in here with your symptoms
c. you will need to wear a mask, gown, and gloves while you wait to see the doctor
d. you will need to wear a mask while you wait to see the provider - ✔✔you will need to wear a mask
while you wait to see the provider
The nurse speaking to parents about treating head lice advises that any children with allergies to which
of the following should avoid using permethrin 1%?
a. ragweed
b. strawberries
c. grass and hay
d. peanut butter - ✔✔a. ragweed
A client has developed a reaction after receiving a blood transfusion. The nurse suspects that it is a
bacterial reaction due to a contaminated blood product. Which of the following signs or symptoms
would the nurse see with this type of reaction? Select all that apply
a. hypertension
