ATI PN COMPREHENSIVE EXIT EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 70 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client following a
transurethral resection of the prostate. Which of the following interventions should
the nurse include in the plan of care? - ANSWER: The nurse should irrigate the
bladder using strict sterile technique and maintain closed catheter drainage system
to minimize the rick of infection.
A nurse is reviewing a client's electronic medical record and finds that an assistive
per sonnel recorder the client's temperature as 35.3 degrees Celsius (95.5 degrees F)
2 hrs earlier. Which of the following actions should the nurse take firsT? - ANSWER:
check the clients temp
A nurse is receiving change-of-
shift report for four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse see first?
- ANSWER: A client whose urinary output was 100mL for the past 12 hrs
A nurse in reinforcing teaching about weight loss with a female older adult client
who is overweight. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in
teaching? - ANSWER: keep fat intake to no more that 30% of daily caloric intake.
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has iron deficiency anemia. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWER: difficulty concentrating
A Nurse is collecting data from an older adult client who is 48 hr postoperative
following abdominal surgery. The provider writes a prescription to advance the client
to a re gular Diet. For which of the following findings should the nurse notify the
provider? - ANSWER: The client has absent bowel sounds
A parent brings her adolescent son to an urgent care center and states. "He is high
on something and needs help" The client is
exhibiting agitation and paranoia and reports visual hallucinations. The nurse should
suspect intoxication with which of the following substances? - ANSWER:
Methamphetamines
A nurse notices an assistive personnel taking a nap in the break room during he meal
t ime. The AP appears drowsy while performing routine tasks. Which of the following
a ctions should the nurse take? - ANSWER: Report the observations about the ap to
the unit's nurse manager.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a fluid volume deficit about
selec ting foods that have a high water content. The nurse should include that which
,of the following raw foods contains the highest amount of water per 1 cup serving? -
ANSWER: cherry tomatoes
The nurse is position a client who is scheduled for a lumbar puncture. The nurse
should assist the client into which of the following positions? - ANSWER: lateral
recumbent
A nurse is talking with a client whose son died in a motor- vehicle crash 2 weeks ago.
The client states "I really thought I'd be back to my usual routines by now, but I can't
think of anythingelse except my son is gone" Which of the following responses
should the nurse make? - ANSWER: Grieving for your son is hard work. It will take as
much time as you need to come to terms with your loss.
A nurse is assisting with monitoring a client who is at 40 weeks of gestation and is in
active labor. The nurse recognizes late deceleration on the fetal monitor tracing.
Whichof the following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER: Place the client in
the lateral position.
A nurse manager is providing an in-
service on hand hygiene to assistive personnel. which of the following information
should the nurse manager include in the in-service? - ANSWER: Remove rings when
washing hands with soap and water
A nurse is reinforcing home safety instructions with the parent of a newborn. Which
of the following statements should the nurse include in the instructions? - ANSWER:
Place your baby's crib away from heat vents.
A nurse is preparing to administer a client's morning medications.
Which of the follow ing actions should the nurse take to verify the client's identity? -
ANSWER: Scan the facility identification board.
A nurse is caring for a client following a bronchoscopy procedure. Which of the
following actions should the nurse perform first? - ANSWER: check for a gag reflex
While administering a medication to a client, a nurse notices a trayed electrical cord
connecting the client's continuous passive motion machine to the electrical outlet.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER: Remove the device
from the client's room.
A nurse is caring for a client who is 4 hr postoperative following a total
thyroidectomy. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse report to the
provider as indicating possible hypocalcemia? - ANSWER: Tingling of fingers
A nurse is caring for a client who has a Penrose drain. To ensure proper placement
an d functioning of the drain, which of the following should the nurse expect to
observe? - ANSWER: The safety pin is present at the distal end of the drain.
, A community health nurse is helping to reinforce teaching about hepatitis A with a
group of employees at a childcare facility.
Which of the following characteristics should t he nurse identify as an external factor
that can impede learning for the participants? - ANSWER: Poor lighting in the
learning setting
A nurse is observing newly licensed nurse who is providing tracheostomy care for a
client. The nurse identifies proper performance of the procedure when the newly
licensed nurse selects which of the following solutions to clean the inner cannula? -
ANSWER: hydrogen peroxide
A nurse is caring for a client who has right sided heart failure. The client's partner
exp resses concern the the client will die. Which of the following responses should
the nurse make? - ANSWER: "It is difficult to see someone so sick. Whathave you
been told about your partner's prognosis?"
A nurse in a long-term care facility is assisting with an in-service for newly hired
assistive personnel about legal issues within the facility. Which of the following
should the nurse include as an example of assault? - ANSWER: Informing a client the
nurse is going to administer an injection even though the client refuses.
A nurse is collecting data from who is severe pain. Which of the tollowing questions
should the nurse ask first? - ANSWER: "Where is your pain located?"
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a client who is at
29 weeks gestation. For which of the following results should the nurse notify the
provider? - ANSWER: Platelet count 95,000 mm3
A nurse is performing a dressing change for a client who had abdominal surgery 5
day s ago. The nurse notes organs protruding from the incision. Which of the
following act ions should the nurse take? - ANSWER: Cover the exposed area with
sterile, saline-soaked dressings.
A nurse is speaking with the adult daughter of a client who has Alzheimer's disease.
The daughter states, "I love my dad, but caring for him is wearing me out." Which of
the following response should the nurse make? - ANSWER: "Let's discuss how caring
for your father is affecting your health.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a type 2 diabetes mellitus and re
ports waking during the night with tremors and anxiety. which of the following
inform ation should the nurse provide to help the client manage his symptoms? -
ANSWER: Eat a bedtime snack
a Nurse is reinforcing teaching for a client who has a coronary artery disease and is
taking low-
dose aspirin daily. The nurse should include that this medication has which of the
following therapeutic efollowingects for CAD? - ANSWER: antiplatelets
COMPLETE 70 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client following a
transurethral resection of the prostate. Which of the following interventions should
the nurse include in the plan of care? - ANSWER: The nurse should irrigate the
bladder using strict sterile technique and maintain closed catheter drainage system
to minimize the rick of infection.
A nurse is reviewing a client's electronic medical record and finds that an assistive
per sonnel recorder the client's temperature as 35.3 degrees Celsius (95.5 degrees F)
2 hrs earlier. Which of the following actions should the nurse take firsT? - ANSWER:
check the clients temp
A nurse is receiving change-of-
shift report for four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse see first?
- ANSWER: A client whose urinary output was 100mL for the past 12 hrs
A nurse in reinforcing teaching about weight loss with a female older adult client
who is overweight. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in
teaching? - ANSWER: keep fat intake to no more that 30% of daily caloric intake.
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has iron deficiency anemia. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWER: difficulty concentrating
A Nurse is collecting data from an older adult client who is 48 hr postoperative
following abdominal surgery. The provider writes a prescription to advance the client
to a re gular Diet. For which of the following findings should the nurse notify the
provider? - ANSWER: The client has absent bowel sounds
A parent brings her adolescent son to an urgent care center and states. "He is high
on something and needs help" The client is
exhibiting agitation and paranoia and reports visual hallucinations. The nurse should
suspect intoxication with which of the following substances? - ANSWER:
Methamphetamines
A nurse notices an assistive personnel taking a nap in the break room during he meal
t ime. The AP appears drowsy while performing routine tasks. Which of the following
a ctions should the nurse take? - ANSWER: Report the observations about the ap to
the unit's nurse manager.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a fluid volume deficit about
selec ting foods that have a high water content. The nurse should include that which
,of the following raw foods contains the highest amount of water per 1 cup serving? -
ANSWER: cherry tomatoes
The nurse is position a client who is scheduled for a lumbar puncture. The nurse
should assist the client into which of the following positions? - ANSWER: lateral
recumbent
A nurse is talking with a client whose son died in a motor- vehicle crash 2 weeks ago.
The client states "I really thought I'd be back to my usual routines by now, but I can't
think of anythingelse except my son is gone" Which of the following responses
should the nurse make? - ANSWER: Grieving for your son is hard work. It will take as
much time as you need to come to terms with your loss.
A nurse is assisting with monitoring a client who is at 40 weeks of gestation and is in
active labor. The nurse recognizes late deceleration on the fetal monitor tracing.
Whichof the following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER: Place the client in
the lateral position.
A nurse manager is providing an in-
service on hand hygiene to assistive personnel. which of the following information
should the nurse manager include in the in-service? - ANSWER: Remove rings when
washing hands with soap and water
A nurse is reinforcing home safety instructions with the parent of a newborn. Which
of the following statements should the nurse include in the instructions? - ANSWER:
Place your baby's crib away from heat vents.
A nurse is preparing to administer a client's morning medications.
Which of the follow ing actions should the nurse take to verify the client's identity? -
ANSWER: Scan the facility identification board.
A nurse is caring for a client following a bronchoscopy procedure. Which of the
following actions should the nurse perform first? - ANSWER: check for a gag reflex
While administering a medication to a client, a nurse notices a trayed electrical cord
connecting the client's continuous passive motion machine to the electrical outlet.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER: Remove the device
from the client's room.
A nurse is caring for a client who is 4 hr postoperative following a total
thyroidectomy. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse report to the
provider as indicating possible hypocalcemia? - ANSWER: Tingling of fingers
A nurse is caring for a client who has a Penrose drain. To ensure proper placement
an d functioning of the drain, which of the following should the nurse expect to
observe? - ANSWER: The safety pin is present at the distal end of the drain.
, A community health nurse is helping to reinforce teaching about hepatitis A with a
group of employees at a childcare facility.
Which of the following characteristics should t he nurse identify as an external factor
that can impede learning for the participants? - ANSWER: Poor lighting in the
learning setting
A nurse is observing newly licensed nurse who is providing tracheostomy care for a
client. The nurse identifies proper performance of the procedure when the newly
licensed nurse selects which of the following solutions to clean the inner cannula? -
ANSWER: hydrogen peroxide
A nurse is caring for a client who has right sided heart failure. The client's partner
exp resses concern the the client will die. Which of the following responses should
the nurse make? - ANSWER: "It is difficult to see someone so sick. Whathave you
been told about your partner's prognosis?"
A nurse in a long-term care facility is assisting with an in-service for newly hired
assistive personnel about legal issues within the facility. Which of the following
should the nurse include as an example of assault? - ANSWER: Informing a client the
nurse is going to administer an injection even though the client refuses.
A nurse is collecting data from who is severe pain. Which of the tollowing questions
should the nurse ask first? - ANSWER: "Where is your pain located?"
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a client who is at
29 weeks gestation. For which of the following results should the nurse notify the
provider? - ANSWER: Platelet count 95,000 mm3
A nurse is performing a dressing change for a client who had abdominal surgery 5
day s ago. The nurse notes organs protruding from the incision. Which of the
following act ions should the nurse take? - ANSWER: Cover the exposed area with
sterile, saline-soaked dressings.
A nurse is speaking with the adult daughter of a client who has Alzheimer's disease.
The daughter states, "I love my dad, but caring for him is wearing me out." Which of
the following response should the nurse make? - ANSWER: "Let's discuss how caring
for your father is affecting your health.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a type 2 diabetes mellitus and re
ports waking during the night with tremors and anxiety. which of the following
inform ation should the nurse provide to help the client manage his symptoms? -
ANSWER: Eat a bedtime snack
a Nurse is reinforcing teaching for a client who has a coronary artery disease and is
taking low-
dose aspirin daily. The nurse should include that this medication has which of the
following therapeutic efollowingects for CAD? - ANSWER: antiplatelets
