RN VATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR 2023/2024 REAL EXAM
180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/ VATI RN
COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR 2023/2024 GRADED A+
1. A nurse is providing teaching about the administration of gastrostomy tube feeding to the
parents of a school age child. Which of the following Instructions should the nurse include?
A. Administer the feeding over 30 min
B. Place the child in a supine position after the feeding
C. Warm the formula in the microwave prior to administration
D. Change the feeding bag and tubing every 3 days
2. A nurse in a community clinic is caring for a client who requests assistance with smoking
cessation. The nurse should expect a prescription for which of the following medications?
A. Chlordiazepoxide
B. Clonidine
C. Bupropion
D. Naltrexone
3. A newly licensed nurse is unsure if an assigned task is within their scope of practice.
Which of the following resources should the nurse consult?
A. Written prescription the provider
B. Verbal direction from the nurse manager
C. State Nurse Practice
D. Institutional policies and procedures
4. A nurse is providing discharge teaching about car seat safety to a parent of a newborn.
Which of following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A. "I will position my baby at a 45- degree angle in the car seat."
B. "I will place my baby in a forward-facing car seat in my back seat"
C. "I can place my baby in the front seat with the airbag turned off"
,D. "I can turn baby's car seat around when she weighs 15 pounds"
,5. A nurse is assessing a client who has heart failure and is prescribed a 2.000mL / 24 hr fluid
restriction. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
A. Watery stools of 400 mL in 8 hr ???
B. Urinary output of 420 mL in 8 hr ****420 x 3= 1260 – 2,000 retaining 740 ml x day
C. Oral intake of 300 mL in 8 hr
D. Intravenous intake of 240 mL in 8 hr
6. A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative immediately following a cardiac
catheterization with a right femoral approach Which the following actions should the nurse
take?
A. Elevate the head of the client’s bed to 450
B. Instruct the client to flex the right every 30 min
C. Assess the client's peripheral pulses every 15 min
D. Change the client's dressing 4 hr following the procedure
7. A nurse is reviewing the cardiac rhythm of a client who is on continuous ECG monitoring.
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of ventricular
tachycardia?
A. QRS complexes wider than 0.15 seconds
B. P-wave present with every QRS complex
C. PR interval of 0.24 seconds
D. Sawtooth shaped P waves
8. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has multiple sclerosis. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "Establish a voiding schedule by urinating once every 4 hours"
B. "Limit your daily intake of high-fiber foods"
C. "Avoid exercises that increase your body temperature"
D. "Wear an eye patch over one eye for an entire day before switching"
9. A nurse is providing preoperative teaching about patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) to a
client. Which of the following statements should the nurse include the teaching?
A. "You can adjust the amount of pain medication you receive by pushing on the keypad."
B. "The PCA will deliver a double dose of medication when you push the button twice."
C. "Continuous PCA infusion is designed to allow fluctuating plasma medication levels."
D. "You should push the button before physical activity to allow maximum pain control."
10. A nurse realizes that the wrong medication has been administered to a client. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Fill out an incident report
, B. Report the incident to the nurse manager
C. Measure the client's vital signs
180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/ VATI RN
COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR 2023/2024 GRADED A+
1. A nurse is providing teaching about the administration of gastrostomy tube feeding to the
parents of a school age child. Which of the following Instructions should the nurse include?
A. Administer the feeding over 30 min
B. Place the child in a supine position after the feeding
C. Warm the formula in the microwave prior to administration
D. Change the feeding bag and tubing every 3 days
2. A nurse in a community clinic is caring for a client who requests assistance with smoking
cessation. The nurse should expect a prescription for which of the following medications?
A. Chlordiazepoxide
B. Clonidine
C. Bupropion
D. Naltrexone
3. A newly licensed nurse is unsure if an assigned task is within their scope of practice.
Which of the following resources should the nurse consult?
A. Written prescription the provider
B. Verbal direction from the nurse manager
C. State Nurse Practice
D. Institutional policies and procedures
4. A nurse is providing discharge teaching about car seat safety to a parent of a newborn.
Which of following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A. "I will position my baby at a 45- degree angle in the car seat."
B. "I will place my baby in a forward-facing car seat in my back seat"
C. "I can place my baby in the front seat with the airbag turned off"
,D. "I can turn baby's car seat around when she weighs 15 pounds"
,5. A nurse is assessing a client who has heart failure and is prescribed a 2.000mL / 24 hr fluid
restriction. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
A. Watery stools of 400 mL in 8 hr ???
B. Urinary output of 420 mL in 8 hr ****420 x 3= 1260 – 2,000 retaining 740 ml x day
C. Oral intake of 300 mL in 8 hr
D. Intravenous intake of 240 mL in 8 hr
6. A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative immediately following a cardiac
catheterization with a right femoral approach Which the following actions should the nurse
take?
A. Elevate the head of the client’s bed to 450
B. Instruct the client to flex the right every 30 min
C. Assess the client's peripheral pulses every 15 min
D. Change the client's dressing 4 hr following the procedure
7. A nurse is reviewing the cardiac rhythm of a client who is on continuous ECG monitoring.
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of ventricular
tachycardia?
A. QRS complexes wider than 0.15 seconds
B. P-wave present with every QRS complex
C. PR interval of 0.24 seconds
D. Sawtooth shaped P waves
8. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has multiple sclerosis. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "Establish a voiding schedule by urinating once every 4 hours"
B. "Limit your daily intake of high-fiber foods"
C. "Avoid exercises that increase your body temperature"
D. "Wear an eye patch over one eye for an entire day before switching"
9. A nurse is providing preoperative teaching about patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) to a
client. Which of the following statements should the nurse include the teaching?
A. "You can adjust the amount of pain medication you receive by pushing on the keypad."
B. "The PCA will deliver a double dose of medication when you push the button twice."
C. "Continuous PCA infusion is designed to allow fluctuating plasma medication levels."
D. "You should push the button before physical activity to allow maximum pain control."
10. A nurse realizes that the wrong medication has been administered to a client. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Fill out an incident report
, B. Report the incident to the nurse manager
C. Measure the client's vital signs
