ATI PN COMPREHENSIVE EXIT EXAM |
170+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS RATED A+ | LATEST 2025
GUIDE
A nurse is caring for a client who has terminal cancer. Which of the
following actions
should the nurse take to promote the client's autonomy?
a. Be honest with the client about the prognosis
b. Allow the client to choose treatment times
c. Provide privacy during client care procedures
d. Administer pain medication on a routine schedule
b. Allow the client to choose treatment times
A nurse in a clinic is caring for a client who is at 40 weeks of gestation
and experiences a
sudden gush of vaginal fluids. Which of the following findings is evidence
of an obstetric
complication?
a. Turns a nitrazine strip blue
b. Appears greenish-brown in color
c. Preceded by bloody mucus
d. Has a pH of 7
b. Appears greenish-brown in color
,A nurse is assisting with the care of an adolescent client immediately
following a lumbar
puncture. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Administer opioids to the adolescent on a schedule
b. Position the adolescent with his neck hyperextended
c. Keep the adolescent NPO
d. Inform the adolescent that he might experience a headache
d. Inform the adolescent that he might experience a headache
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about advance directives with a client
who has end-stage heart
failure. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the
teaching?
a. "I am not allowed to change my mind once I sign this document."
b. "My partner needs to be present when I sign this document."
c. "I should discuss this document with my family after I sign it."
d. "An attorney will need to notarize this document for it to be valid."
c. "I should discuss this document with my family after I sign it."
A nurse is caring for a client who has continuous bladder irrigation
following a transurethral
resection of the prostate. The nurse notices clots and dark red blood in
the catheter collection
bag. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
,a. Clamp the urinary catheter tubing
b. Irrigate the bladder with 20 to 30 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride irrigation
c. Replace the indwelling urinary catheter with a smaller diameter
catheter
d. Allow the tubing to hang below the drainage bag
b. Irrigate the bladder with 20 to 30 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride irrigation
A nurse is planning to obtain a 12-lead ECG for a client who has a
history of cardiac
dysrhythmias. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to
take?
a. Instruct the client to remain as still as possible during the recording
b. Assist the client to the orthopneic position
c. Tell the client to expect a mild stinging sensation
d. Attach a blood pressure cuff to the clients upper arm
a. Instruct the client to remain as still as possible during the recording
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has genital herpes.
Which of the following
information should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. "You should increase fluid intake to relieve dysuria."
b. "You will no longer be infectious once you have completed a course of
antibiotics."
c. "You should wear nylon underwear until the lesions have healed."
d. "You should have the lesions drained as they appear."
a. "You should increase fluid intake to relieve dysuria."
, A nurse is preparing to empty a postoperative client's closed-wound
drainage system.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
a. Apply sterile gloves prior to handling the drainage system
b. Attach the drainage tube to low-intermittent suction
c. Cleanse the drainage port with soap and warm water
d. Compress the container before replacing the drainage plug
d. Compress the container before replacing the drainage plug
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a toddler who has a
new diagnosis of
asthma and a prescription for montelukast. Which of the following
instructions should the
nurse include in the teaching?
a. Administer the medication when the toddler has an acute asthma
attack
b. Mix the medication in juice prior to administration
c. Provide an additional dose of the medication prior to physical activity
d. Administer the medication to the toddler each evening
d. Administer the medication to the toddler each evening
A nurse in an acute mental health facility is caring for a newly admitted
client. Which of the
following should occur during the orientation phase of the nurse-client
relationship?
170+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS RATED A+ | LATEST 2025
GUIDE
A nurse is caring for a client who has terminal cancer. Which of the
following actions
should the nurse take to promote the client's autonomy?
a. Be honest with the client about the prognosis
b. Allow the client to choose treatment times
c. Provide privacy during client care procedures
d. Administer pain medication on a routine schedule
b. Allow the client to choose treatment times
A nurse in a clinic is caring for a client who is at 40 weeks of gestation
and experiences a
sudden gush of vaginal fluids. Which of the following findings is evidence
of an obstetric
complication?
a. Turns a nitrazine strip blue
b. Appears greenish-brown in color
c. Preceded by bloody mucus
d. Has a pH of 7
b. Appears greenish-brown in color
,A nurse is assisting with the care of an adolescent client immediately
following a lumbar
puncture. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Administer opioids to the adolescent on a schedule
b. Position the adolescent with his neck hyperextended
c. Keep the adolescent NPO
d. Inform the adolescent that he might experience a headache
d. Inform the adolescent that he might experience a headache
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about advance directives with a client
who has end-stage heart
failure. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the
teaching?
a. "I am not allowed to change my mind once I sign this document."
b. "My partner needs to be present when I sign this document."
c. "I should discuss this document with my family after I sign it."
d. "An attorney will need to notarize this document for it to be valid."
c. "I should discuss this document with my family after I sign it."
A nurse is caring for a client who has continuous bladder irrigation
following a transurethral
resection of the prostate. The nurse notices clots and dark red blood in
the catheter collection
bag. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
,a. Clamp the urinary catheter tubing
b. Irrigate the bladder with 20 to 30 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride irrigation
c. Replace the indwelling urinary catheter with a smaller diameter
catheter
d. Allow the tubing to hang below the drainage bag
b. Irrigate the bladder with 20 to 30 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride irrigation
A nurse is planning to obtain a 12-lead ECG for a client who has a
history of cardiac
dysrhythmias. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to
take?
a. Instruct the client to remain as still as possible during the recording
b. Assist the client to the orthopneic position
c. Tell the client to expect a mild stinging sensation
d. Attach a blood pressure cuff to the clients upper arm
a. Instruct the client to remain as still as possible during the recording
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has genital herpes.
Which of the following
information should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. "You should increase fluid intake to relieve dysuria."
b. "You will no longer be infectious once you have completed a course of
antibiotics."
c. "You should wear nylon underwear until the lesions have healed."
d. "You should have the lesions drained as they appear."
a. "You should increase fluid intake to relieve dysuria."
, A nurse is preparing to empty a postoperative client's closed-wound
drainage system.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
a. Apply sterile gloves prior to handling the drainage system
b. Attach the drainage tube to low-intermittent suction
c. Cleanse the drainage port with soap and warm water
d. Compress the container before replacing the drainage plug
d. Compress the container before replacing the drainage plug
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a toddler who has a
new diagnosis of
asthma and a prescription for montelukast. Which of the following
instructions should the
nurse include in the teaching?
a. Administer the medication when the toddler has an acute asthma
attack
b. Mix the medication in juice prior to administration
c. Provide an additional dose of the medication prior to physical activity
d. Administer the medication to the toddler each evening
d. Administer the medication to the toddler each evening
A nurse in an acute mental health facility is caring for a newly admitted
client. Which of the
following should occur during the orientation phase of the nurse-client
relationship?
