Ati rn comprehensive predictor exam docx

ATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR EXAM
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1. TheNpostanesthesiaNcareNunitN(PACU)NnurseNtransportsNtheNinpatientNsurgicalNpatientNtoNtheNmedical-
surgicalNfloor.NBeforeNleavingNtheNfloor,NtheNmedical-
surgicalNnurseNobtainsNaNcompleteNsetNofNvitalNsigns.NWhatNisNtheNrationaleNforNthisNnursingNaction?
a. ThisNisNdoneNtoNcompleteNtheNfirstNactionNinNaNhead-to-toeN assessment.

ThisNisNdoneNtoNcompareNandNmonitorNforNvitalNsignNvariationNduring

b. transport.
ThisNisNdoneNtoNensureNthatNtheNmedical-surgicalNnurseNchecksNonNthe
c. postoperativeNpatient.
ThisNisNdoneNtoNfollowNhospitalNpolicyNandNprocedureNforNcareNofNthe
d. surgicalNpatient.

ANS:NB
BeforeNtheNPACUNnurseNleavesNtheNacuteNcareNarea,NtheNstaffNnurseNassumingNcareNforNtheNpatientNtakesNaNco
mpleteNsetNofNvitalNsignsNtoNcompareNwithNPACUNfindings.NMinorNvitalNsignNvariationsNnormallyNoccurNafterNt
ransportingNtheNpatient.NTheNPACUNnurseNreviewsNtheNpatient’sNinformationNwithNtheNmedical-
surgicalNnurse,NincludingNtheNsurgicalNandNPACUNcourse,NphysicianNorders,NandNtheNpatient’sNcondition.NWhile
NvitalNsignsNmayNorNmayNnotNbeNtheNfirstNactionNinNaNhead-to-

toeNassessment,NthisNisNnotNtheNrationaleNforNthisNsituation.NWhileNfollowingNpolicyNorNascertainingNthatNtheNflo
orNnurseNchecksNonNtheNpatientNareNgoodNreasonsNforNsafeNcare,NtheyNareNnotNtheNbestNrationaleNforNobtainingNv
italNsigns.
2. TheNnurseNisNcaringNforNaNpatientNwhoNwillNundergoNaNremovalNofNaNlungNlobe.NWhichNlevelNofNcareNwil
lNtheNpatientNrequireNimmediatelyNpostNprocedure?
a. AcuteNcare—medical-surgicalNunit

b. AcuteNcare—intensiveNcareNunit

c. AmbulatoryNsurgery

d. AmbulatoryNsurgery—extendedNstay



ANS:NB


PatientsNundergoingNextensiveNsurgeryNandNrequiringNanesthesiaNofNlongNdurationNrecoverNslowly.NIfNaNpatient
NisNundergoingNmajorNsurgeryNsuchNasNaNprocedureNonNtheNlung,NaNstayNinNtheNhospitalNandNspecificallyNinNtheN

intensiveNcareNunitNisNrequiredNtoNmonitorNforNpotentialNrisksNtoNwell-
being.NThisNpatientNwouldNrequireNmoreNcareNthanNcanNbeNprovidedNonNaNmedical-
surgicalNunit.NItNisNnotNappropriateNforNthisNtypeNofNpatientNtoNgoNhomeNafterNtheNprocedureNorNtoNstayNinNanNex
tendedNstayNareaNofNanNambulatoryNsurgeryNareaNbecauseNofNtheNcomplexityNandNassociatedNrisks.
3. TheNnurseNisNcaringNforNaNgroupNofNpatients.NWhichNpatientNwillNtheNnurseNseeNfirst?
a. ANpatientNwhoNhadNcataractNsurgeryNisNcoughing.

ANpatientNwhoNhadNvascularNrepairNofNtheNrightNlegNisNnotNdoingNrightNleg

b. exercises.
ANpatientNafterNkneeNsurgeryNisNwearingNintermittentNpneumatic
c. compressionNdevicesNandNreceivingNheparin.

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, ANpatientNafterNsurgeryNhasNvitalNsignsNtakenNeveryN15NminutesNtwice,
d. everyN30NminutesNtwice,NhourlyNforN2NhoursNthenNeveryN4Nhours.

ANS:NA
ForNpatientsNwhoNhaveNhadNeye,Nintracranial,NorNspinalNsurgery,NcoughingNmayNbeNcontraindicatedNbecauseNofN
theNpotentialNincreaseNinNintraocularNorNintracranialNpressure.NTheNnurseNwillNneedNtoNseeNthisNpatientNfirstNtoN
controlNtheNcoughNandNintraocularNpressure.NAllNtheNrestNareNnormalNpostoperativeNpatients.NLegNexerciseNshou
ldNnotNbeNperformedNonNtheNoperativeNlegNwithNvascularNsurgery.NANpatientNafterNkneeNsurgeryNshouldNreceiveN
heparinNandNbeNwearingNintermittentNpneumaticNcompressionNdevices;NwhileNtheNnurseNwillNcheckNonNtheNpati
ent,NitNdoesNnotNhaveNtoNbeNfirst.NMonitoringNvitalNsignsNafterNsurgeryNisNrequiredNandNthisNisNtheNstandardNsch
edule.
4. TheNnurseNdemonstratesNpostoperativeNexercisesNforNaNpatient.NInNwhichNorderNwillNtheNnurseNinstructN
theNpatientNtoNperformNtheNexercises?
1. Turning
2. Breathing
3. Coughing
4. LegNexercises

a. 4,N1,N2,N3

b. 1,N2,N3,N4
c. 2,N3,N4,N1

d. 3,N1,N4,N2



ANS:NA
TheNsequenceNofNexercisesNisNlegNexercises,Nturning,Nbreathing,NandNcoughing.
MULTIPLENRESPONSE
1. TheNnurseNisNparticipatingNinNaN“time-
out.”NInNwhichNactivitiesNwillNtheNnurseNbeNinvolved?N(SelectNallNthatNapply.)
a. VerifyNtheNcorrectNsite.

b. VerifyNtheNcorrectNpatient.
c. VerifyNtheNcorrectNprocedure.

d. PerformN“time-out”NafterNsurgery.
e. PerformNtheNactualNmarkingNofNtheNoperativeNsite.


ANS:NA,NB,NC




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