ATI Comprehensive Predictor Exam 2019 (180 Q &
A, Verified and 100% Correct Answers)
1. A nurse is caring for a client who had a partial laryngectomy and is receiving continuous enteral
feedings at 65 mL/hr through a gastrostomy tube. Which of the following findings requires
immediate intervention by the nurse?
Correct Ans - The infusion pump for administering contimuous feeding is turned off.
2. A nurse is assessing a client who has a magnesium level of 4.4 mEq/L. Which
of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Ans - Hypotension
3. A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client who has an increased cholesterol level. Which of
the following foods should the nurse recommend?
Correct Ans - Egg whites
4. A nurse is caring for a toddler who has respiratory syncytial virus. Which of the following actions
should the nurse plan to take?
Correct Ans - Use a designated stethoscope when caring for the toddler.
5. A nurse is assessing a client who has a chest tube following a thoracotomy. Which of the
following findings requires intervention by the nurse?
Correct Ans - 1 cm of water present in the water seal
6. A nurse is reviewing the medical history of a client who is taking garlic supplement. The nurse
should identify that which of the following findings is a contraindication for taking this
supplement?
Correct Ans - The client takes aspirin daily.
7. A nurse is planning to provide community education about viral hepatitis. Which of
the following should the nurse plan to include in the teaching?
Correct Ans -
,series of four hepatitis vaccines is recommended to prevent viral hepatitis.
8. A nurse is reviewing the history and physical of a client who has right ventricular
Heart failure. Which of the following is an expected finding?
Correct Ans -
Elevated pulmonary artery pressure
9. A home health nurse is conducting an initial home visit for a client who has terminal breast
cancer. The client has two school-age children and a limited support system.
Which of the following is the priority nursing action?
Correct Ans -
Inform the
Client of available community resources.
10. A nurse is providing postoperative teaching to a client who has a newly-inserted pacemaker.
Which of the following statements by the client indicates that the teaching has been effective?
Correct Ans - "I will use my cell phone on the ear opposite of my pacemaker."
11. A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and has started taking a loop diuretic. Which
of the following findings indicates the client is experiencing an adverse effect of the medication?
Correct Ans - Decreased reflexes
12. A nurse is caring for a client who has neutropenia due to HIV. Which of the following
precautions should the nurse take while caring for this client?
Correct Ans - Wear
an N95 respirator.
13. A nurse manager is presenting information to the nursing staff regarding the appropriate use of
client restraints. Which of the following should the nurse include?
(Select all that apply.)
Correct Ans - The nurse should pad the bony prominences. The nurse should remove the restraints
every 2 hr. The provider’s prescription should include the
,14.A nurse is providing discharge teaching about disease prevention to a client who has active
tuberculosis. Which of the following should the nurse include?
Correct Ans - Educating the client how to cover nose and mouth with tissues when coughing
15. A nurse is caring for a client who reports difficulty falling asleep at night. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
Correct Ans - Schedule routine care tasks during hours when the client is awake.
16. A nurse is preparing a client for surgery and has just administered the preoperative
injection. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Ans -
Review deep breathing and coughing exercises.
17. A nurse suspects another nurse is chemically impaired during their shift. Which of the following is an
appropriate action for the nurse to take?
Correct Ans - Report to the nurse manager.
18. A nurse in the recovery room is assessing a client who has a new chest tube. The nurse finds that the
water seal is no longer tidaling. The nurse should identify the finding as resulting from which of the
following?
Correct Ans - The tubing may be kinked.
19. A nurse delegates tasks to a licensed practical nurse (LPN) and an assistive personnel (AP). When
admitting a client who is experiencing acute liver failure and who has ascites and an NG tube, which of
the following tasks is most appropriate for the nurse to delegate to the LPN?
Correct Ans - Measure the amount of gastric drainage every 2 hr.
20. A nurse is assessing an adult male client who has a BMI of 20. The nurse should identify that the
client's BMI falls within which of the following categories?
Correct Ans - Healthy weight
21. A nurse is assessing a client who has a long arm cast. For which of the following
, findings should the nurse monitor when assessing for acute compartment
syndrome?
Correct Ans - Change in mental status
22.A nurse is planning care for a newly admitted client. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse plan to take first? (Click on the "Exhibit" button for
additional information about the client. There are three tabs that contain separate
categories of data.)
Correct Ans - Administer pain medication to the client.
23. A community health nurse is performing a vision screening on a 4-month-old infant.
When shining a light source into the infant's visual field, which of the following is an
expected finding?
Correct Ans - The infant closes their eyes.
24. A nurse is planning discharge teaching for a client who is scheduled to receive intravenous infusions
at home. Which of the following instructions should the nurse plan to include?
Correct Ans - Place the infusion pump cord against the baseboards.
25. A nurse is caring for a client who has just returned to the unit following a bronchoscopy. Which of
the following actions by the assistive personnel requires the nurse to intervene?
Correct Ans - Offers oral fluids to the client
26.A nurse is assessing an infant who has water intoxication. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Ans - Generalized edema
27.A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and receiving electronic fetal monitoring. The nurse is
reviewing the monitor tracing and notes early decelerations. Which of the following should the nurse
expect?
Correct Ans -
Head compression
28. nurse in a pediatric unit is caring for a group of clients. For which of the following
diseases should the nurse implement droplet precautions?
Correct Ans -
A, Verified and 100% Correct Answers)
1. A nurse is caring for a client who had a partial laryngectomy and is receiving continuous enteral
feedings at 65 mL/hr through a gastrostomy tube. Which of the following findings requires
immediate intervention by the nurse?
Correct Ans - The infusion pump for administering contimuous feeding is turned off.
2. A nurse is assessing a client who has a magnesium level of 4.4 mEq/L. Which
of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Ans - Hypotension
3. A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client who has an increased cholesterol level. Which of
the following foods should the nurse recommend?
Correct Ans - Egg whites
4. A nurse is caring for a toddler who has respiratory syncytial virus. Which of the following actions
should the nurse plan to take?
Correct Ans - Use a designated stethoscope when caring for the toddler.
5. A nurse is assessing a client who has a chest tube following a thoracotomy. Which of the
following findings requires intervention by the nurse?
Correct Ans - 1 cm of water present in the water seal
6. A nurse is reviewing the medical history of a client who is taking garlic supplement. The nurse
should identify that which of the following findings is a contraindication for taking this
supplement?
Correct Ans - The client takes aspirin daily.
7. A nurse is planning to provide community education about viral hepatitis. Which of
the following should the nurse plan to include in the teaching?
Correct Ans -
,series of four hepatitis vaccines is recommended to prevent viral hepatitis.
8. A nurse is reviewing the history and physical of a client who has right ventricular
Heart failure. Which of the following is an expected finding?
Correct Ans -
Elevated pulmonary artery pressure
9. A home health nurse is conducting an initial home visit for a client who has terminal breast
cancer. The client has two school-age children and a limited support system.
Which of the following is the priority nursing action?
Correct Ans -
Inform the
Client of available community resources.
10. A nurse is providing postoperative teaching to a client who has a newly-inserted pacemaker.
Which of the following statements by the client indicates that the teaching has been effective?
Correct Ans - "I will use my cell phone on the ear opposite of my pacemaker."
11. A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and has started taking a loop diuretic. Which
of the following findings indicates the client is experiencing an adverse effect of the medication?
Correct Ans - Decreased reflexes
12. A nurse is caring for a client who has neutropenia due to HIV. Which of the following
precautions should the nurse take while caring for this client?
Correct Ans - Wear
an N95 respirator.
13. A nurse manager is presenting information to the nursing staff regarding the appropriate use of
client restraints. Which of the following should the nurse include?
(Select all that apply.)
Correct Ans - The nurse should pad the bony prominences. The nurse should remove the restraints
every 2 hr. The provider’s prescription should include the
,14.A nurse is providing discharge teaching about disease prevention to a client who has active
tuberculosis. Which of the following should the nurse include?
Correct Ans - Educating the client how to cover nose and mouth with tissues when coughing
15. A nurse is caring for a client who reports difficulty falling asleep at night. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
Correct Ans - Schedule routine care tasks during hours when the client is awake.
16. A nurse is preparing a client for surgery and has just administered the preoperative
injection. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Ans -
Review deep breathing and coughing exercises.
17. A nurse suspects another nurse is chemically impaired during their shift. Which of the following is an
appropriate action for the nurse to take?
Correct Ans - Report to the nurse manager.
18. A nurse in the recovery room is assessing a client who has a new chest tube. The nurse finds that the
water seal is no longer tidaling. The nurse should identify the finding as resulting from which of the
following?
Correct Ans - The tubing may be kinked.
19. A nurse delegates tasks to a licensed practical nurse (LPN) and an assistive personnel (AP). When
admitting a client who is experiencing acute liver failure and who has ascites and an NG tube, which of
the following tasks is most appropriate for the nurse to delegate to the LPN?
Correct Ans - Measure the amount of gastric drainage every 2 hr.
20. A nurse is assessing an adult male client who has a BMI of 20. The nurse should identify that the
client's BMI falls within which of the following categories?
Correct Ans - Healthy weight
21. A nurse is assessing a client who has a long arm cast. For which of the following
, findings should the nurse monitor when assessing for acute compartment
syndrome?
Correct Ans - Change in mental status
22.A nurse is planning care for a newly admitted client. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse plan to take first? (Click on the "Exhibit" button for
additional information about the client. There are three tabs that contain separate
categories of data.)
Correct Ans - Administer pain medication to the client.
23. A community health nurse is performing a vision screening on a 4-month-old infant.
When shining a light source into the infant's visual field, which of the following is an
expected finding?
Correct Ans - The infant closes their eyes.
24. A nurse is planning discharge teaching for a client who is scheduled to receive intravenous infusions
at home. Which of the following instructions should the nurse plan to include?
Correct Ans - Place the infusion pump cord against the baseboards.
25. A nurse is caring for a client who has just returned to the unit following a bronchoscopy. Which of
the following actions by the assistive personnel requires the nurse to intervene?
Correct Ans - Offers oral fluids to the client
26.A nurse is assessing an infant who has water intoxication. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Ans - Generalized edema
27.A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and receiving electronic fetal monitoring. The nurse is
reviewing the monitor tracing and notes early decelerations. Which of the following should the nurse
expect?
Correct Ans -
Head compression
28. nurse in a pediatric unit is caring for a group of clients. For which of the following
diseases should the nurse implement droplet precautions?
Correct Ans -
