ATI RN Capstone Proctored Comprehensive Assessment For Gaseous Exchange ATI, Sensory Perception and Human Growth And Development Latest Update 2025

ATI RN Capstone Proctored Comprehensive Assessment For
Gaseous Exchange ATI, Sensory Perception and Human
Growth And Development Latest Update 2025


QUESTION:A nurse is suctioning a client's tracheostomy using an open system. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?

-Correct Answer-Administer 100% oxygen before the procedure



QUESTION:A nurse caring for a client who has a chest tube. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take

-Correct Answer-Monitor the client for subcutaneous emphysema




QUESTION:A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a prescription for home
oxygen. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

-Correct Answer-1. Post a "No smoking" sign inside the home

2. Attach oxygen containers to a fixed object

3. Notify the fire department that oxygen is used in the home




QUESTION:A nurse is explaining the sequence of electrical conduction in the heart to a
newly licensed nurse. What should the nurse include as the correct sequence of the
transmission of electrical impulses?

-Correct Answer-- SA node

- AV node

- Bundle of His

- Right and left bundle branches


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,- Purkinje fibers




QUESTION:A nurse is teaching a client who has an abdominal incision about coughing and
deep breathing. In which order should the nurse instruct the client to perform the following
steps?

-Correct Answer-1. Take a deep breath

2. Hold your breath for several seconds

3. Exhale slowly

4. Brace the incision with a pillow and try to cough deeply



QUESTION:A nurse is planning care for a group of clients on a cardiopulmonary unit. Which
of the following clients should the nurse plan to see first?

-Correct Answer-A client who reports dyspnea when walking to the bathroom




QUESTION:A nurse is performing chest percussion therapy on a client. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?

-Correct Answer-Listen for a hollow sound when performing chest percussion therapy



QUESTION:A nurse is obtaining a health history from a client. Which of the following
findings should the nurse identify as risk factors for heart disease?

-Correct Answer-- A diet high in saturated fats

- A history of smoking for 25 years

- A sedentary lifestyle




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,QUESTION:A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of asthma and is wheezing. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take first?

-Correct Answer-Obtain the oxygen saturation

QUESTION:A nurse is caring for a client who has left-sided heart failure. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect?

-Correct Answer-Crackles in the lungs



QUESTION:A nurse is discussing ventilation and perfusion withe a newly licensed nurse. The
nurse should include in the discussion that the exchange oof oxygen and carbon dioxide
occurs at which of the following locations?

-Correct Answer-Alveoli




QUESTION:A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for a
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine to treat obstructive sleep apnea. Which
of the following statements should the nurse include?

-Correct Answer-"Cover your nose with the CPAP mask".



QUESTION:A nurse is assessing a client who is being discharged. The nurse notes the client
has a regular and quiet breathing. The nurse should identify this breathing pattern as which
of the following?

-Correct Answer-Normal breathing




QUESTION:A nurse is assessing a client who has COPD. The nurse should identify that which
of the following is an expected finding?

-Correct Answer-Clubbing of the fingers



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, QUESTION:A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving supplemental oxygen for hypoxia.
The nurse should identify that which of the following can cause hypoxia?

-Correct Answer-Smoke inhalation



QUESTION:A nurse is auscultating a client's heart sounds and hears low-pitched whooshing
or blowing sound over the apex of the heart. The nurse should identify that this indicates
which of the following?

-Correct Answer-Murmur




QUESTION:A nurse is caring for a client who has atelectasis. The nurse should identify that
which of the following substances is required to keep the client's alveoli from collapsing and
causing atelectasis?

-Correct Answer-Surfactant



QUESTION:A nurse is caring for a client who requires 7 L of oxygen saturation. Which of the
following oxygen delivery devices should the nurse expect to use?

-Correct Answer-Simple face mask




QUESTION:A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about pulmonary function tests. The
nurse should include that which of the following is the vital capacity?

-Correct Answer-The maximum volume of air that is expired after a maximum inspiration



QUESTION:A nurse is discussing atrial fibrillation with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the
following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of atrial
fibrillation?

-Correct Answer-"Atrial fibrillation is caused by electrical signals outside of the SA node".

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