ATI Capstone for NCLEX Question And
Answers 2023
Sodium value - correct answer 136-145 mEq/L
Potassium value - correct answer 3.5-5.0 mEq/L
Total calcium value - correct answer 9.0-10.5 mg/dL
Magnesium value - correct answer 1.3-2.1 mg/dL
Phosphorus value - correct answer 3.0-4.5 mg/dL
BUN value - correct answer 10-20 mg/dL
Creatinine value - correct answer 0.6 - 1.2mg/dL males
0.5 - 1.1 mg/dL females
Glucose value - correct answer 70-105 mg/dL
Normal HgbA1c value - correct answer <6.5%
WBC count - correct answer 5,000-10,000/mm3
RBC count - correct answer Men 4.7-6.1 million/mm3
Women 4.2-5.4 million/mm3
Hemoglobin values - correct answer Men 14-18g/100 mL
,ATI Capstone for NCLEX Question And
Answers 2023
Women 12-16 g/100 mL
Hematocrit values - correct answer Men 42-52%
Women 37-47%
Platelet count - correct answer 150,000-400,000/mm3
pCO2 normal range - correct answer 35 to45 mm Hg
pO2 normal range - correct answer 80-100 mmHg
HCO3 normal range - correct answer 21-26mmol/L
Normal PT - correct answer 11-12.5 sec
Normal INR - correct answer 0.7-1.8 (Therapeutic INR 2-3)
Normal PTT - correct answer 30-40 sec (Therapeutic PTT 1.5 - 2 x normal or control values)
Digoxin normal range - correct answer 0.5 to 2.0ng/mL
Lithium normal range - correct answer 0.8 to 1.4 mEq/L
Dilantin normal range - correct answer 10-20 mg=cg/mL
,ATI Capstone for NCLEX Question And
Answers 2023
-Anticonvulsant
Theophylline normal range - correct answer 10-20 mcg/mL
Latex allergies can often be experienced by clients who are also allergic to - correct answer bananas,
apricots, cherries, grapes, kiwis, passion fruit, avocados, chestnuts, tomatoes, and/or peaches
Order of nursing assessment - correct answer I-inspection
P-palpation
P-percussion
A-auscultation
**Except with abdomen it is IAPP-inspect, auscultate, percuss and palpate.
Cane walking - correct answer C-cane
O-opposite
A-affected
L-leg
Crutch walking - correct answer Remember the phase "step up" when picturing a person going up stairs
with crutches
-The good leg goes up first followed by the crutches and the bad leg. The opposite happens going down
the stairs....OR "up to heaven...down to hell"
RNs DO NOT delegate what they can EAT - correct answer Evaluate, Assess, Teach
Airborne = My Chicken Hez TB (remembering isolation precautions) - correct answer -Measles
, ATI Capstone for NCLEX Question And
Answers 2023
-Chicken pox
-Herpes zoster
-TB
Management = neg. pressure room, private room, mask, n-95 for TB
Droplet - SPIDERMAn (remembering isolation precautions) - correct answer -Sepsis
-Scarlet Fever
-Strep
-Pertussis
-Pneumonia
-Parvovirus
-Influenza
-Diphtheria
-Epiglottitis
-Rubella
-Mumps
-Adenovirus
Management = private room/mask
Contact - MRS WEE (remembering isolation precautions) - correct answer -MRSA
-VRSA
Answers 2023
Sodium value - correct answer 136-145 mEq/L
Potassium value - correct answer 3.5-5.0 mEq/L
Total calcium value - correct answer 9.0-10.5 mg/dL
Magnesium value - correct answer 1.3-2.1 mg/dL
Phosphorus value - correct answer 3.0-4.5 mg/dL
BUN value - correct answer 10-20 mg/dL
Creatinine value - correct answer 0.6 - 1.2mg/dL males
0.5 - 1.1 mg/dL females
Glucose value - correct answer 70-105 mg/dL
Normal HgbA1c value - correct answer <6.5%
WBC count - correct answer 5,000-10,000/mm3
RBC count - correct answer Men 4.7-6.1 million/mm3
Women 4.2-5.4 million/mm3
Hemoglobin values - correct answer Men 14-18g/100 mL
,ATI Capstone for NCLEX Question And
Answers 2023
Women 12-16 g/100 mL
Hematocrit values - correct answer Men 42-52%
Women 37-47%
Platelet count - correct answer 150,000-400,000/mm3
pCO2 normal range - correct answer 35 to45 mm Hg
pO2 normal range - correct answer 80-100 mmHg
HCO3 normal range - correct answer 21-26mmol/L
Normal PT - correct answer 11-12.5 sec
Normal INR - correct answer 0.7-1.8 (Therapeutic INR 2-3)
Normal PTT - correct answer 30-40 sec (Therapeutic PTT 1.5 - 2 x normal or control values)
Digoxin normal range - correct answer 0.5 to 2.0ng/mL
Lithium normal range - correct answer 0.8 to 1.4 mEq/L
Dilantin normal range - correct answer 10-20 mg=cg/mL
,ATI Capstone for NCLEX Question And
Answers 2023
-Anticonvulsant
Theophylline normal range - correct answer 10-20 mcg/mL
Latex allergies can often be experienced by clients who are also allergic to - correct answer bananas,
apricots, cherries, grapes, kiwis, passion fruit, avocados, chestnuts, tomatoes, and/or peaches
Order of nursing assessment - correct answer I-inspection
P-palpation
P-percussion
A-auscultation
**Except with abdomen it is IAPP-inspect, auscultate, percuss and palpate.
Cane walking - correct answer C-cane
O-opposite
A-affected
L-leg
Crutch walking - correct answer Remember the phase "step up" when picturing a person going up stairs
with crutches
-The good leg goes up first followed by the crutches and the bad leg. The opposite happens going down
the stairs....OR "up to heaven...down to hell"
RNs DO NOT delegate what they can EAT - correct answer Evaluate, Assess, Teach
Airborne = My Chicken Hez TB (remembering isolation precautions) - correct answer -Measles
, ATI Capstone for NCLEX Question And
Answers 2023
-Chicken pox
-Herpes zoster
-TB
Management = neg. pressure room, private room, mask, n-95 for TB
Droplet - SPIDERMAn (remembering isolation precautions) - correct answer -Sepsis
-Scarlet Fever
-Strep
-Pertussis
-Pneumonia
-Parvovirus
-Influenza
-Diphtheria
-Epiglottitis
-Rubella
-Mumps
-Adenovirus
Management = private room/mask
Contact - MRS WEE (remembering isolation precautions) - correct answer -MRSA
-VRSA
