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ATI Comprehensive Predictor 2025 | 180 Verified
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Version: Final 1.1
,A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse assign to an AP?
a) Client who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and needs guidance on incentive spirometry
b) Client who has awoken following a bronchoscopy and requests a drink
c) Client who had a myocardial infarction 3 days ago reports chest discomfort
d) Client who had a cerebrovascular accident two days ago and needs help toileting - ✔✔d) Client who had a
cerebrovascular accident two days ago and needs help toileting
Nurse providing discharge teaching to the client who has schizophrenia and is starting therapy with
clozapine. Which of the following is the highest priority for the client to report to the provider?
a) Constipation
b) blurred vision
c) Fever
d) Dry Mouth - ✔✔c) Fever
A nurse observes an AP providing care to a child who is in skeletal traction. Which of the following action
requires intervention?
a) Providing a high protein snack
b) Assisting the child to reposition
c) Placing weights as a child's bed
d) Massaging pressure points-causes skin breakdown - ✔✔c) Placing weights as a child's bed
A nurse is planning to delegate to an AP the fasting blood glucose testing for a client who has diabetes
mellitus. Which of the following action should the nurse take?
a) Determine if the AP is qualified to perform the test.
b) Help the AP performed the blood glucose test
c) Assign the AP to ask the client is taking his diabetic medication today
d) Have AP check the medical record for prior blood glucose test results - ✔✔a) Determine if the AP is qualified to
perform the test.
A nurse is assessing client brought to the hospital psychiatric emergency services by a law enforcement
officer. The client has disorganized, incoherent speech with loose associations and religious content.
,You should recognize the signs and symptoms as being consistent with which of the following?
a) Alzheimer's disease
b) Schizophrenia
c) Substance intoxication
d) Depression - ✔✔b) Schizophrenia
A nurse is caring for a child who has infectious mononucleosis.. Which of the following findings are
associated with this diagnosis? Select all that apply
a) splenomegaly
b) Koplik spots
c) Malaise
d) Vertigo
e) Sore throat - ✔✔a) splenomegaly
c) Malaise
e) Sore throat
Nurse is performing dressing change for client was a sacral wound using negative pressure wound
therapy. Which The following actions should the nurse take first?
a) Apply skin preparation to wound edges.
b) Normal saline
c) Don sterile gloves
d) Determine pain level - ✔✔d) Determine pain level
A nurses caring for client recovery from the bowel surgery who has nasogastric tube connected to
low intermittent suction. Which the following assessment findings should indicate to the nurse that the NG
tube may not be functioning properly?
a) Drainage fluid is greenish-yellow
b) aspirate pH of 3
c) Abdominal rigidity
d) air bubbles noted in the NG tube - ✔✔c) Abdominal rigidity
A nurse is preparing to administer TPN with added fat supplements to a client who has malnutrition.
, Which of the following action should the nurse take?
a) Piggyback 0.9 sodium chloride with TPN solution
b) Check for an allergy to eggs
c) Discuss the TPS solution for 12 hours
d) Monitor for hypoglycemia - ✔✔b) Check for an allergy to eggs
A charge nurse is discussing the use of applying ice to a client's injured knee with a newly licensed nurse.
Which of the following should the nurse identify as a benefit? (A/C?)
a) Systemic analgesic effect
b) increase in your metabolism
c) Decreased capillary permeability
d) Vasodilation - ✔✔c) Decreased capillary permeability
Nurse is developing discharge care plans for client has osteoporosis. To prevent injury the nurse should
instruct the client to
a) Perform weight bearing exercises
b) Avoid crossing the legs beyond the midline
c) Avoid sitting in one position for prolonged periods
d) Split affected area - ✔✔a) Perform weight bearing exercises
A nurse on acute med-surgical unit is performing assessments on a group of clients. Which is highest
priority?
a) The client has surgical hypoparathyroidism and positive Trousseau's sign
b) A client who was Clostridium difficile with acute diarrhea
c) A client who is acute kidney injury and urine with a low specific gravity
d) The client who has oral cancer and reports a sore on his gums - ✔✔a) The client has surgical hypoparathyroidism and
positive Trousseau's sign
Nurses caring for a client was congestive heart failure. Which of the following prescriptions for the
provider should the nurse anticipate?
a) Call the provider to clients respiratory rate is less 18/min
b) Give the client 500 mL IV bolus of 0.9 sodium chloride over 1 hr
ATI Comprehensive Predictor 2025 | 180 Verified
Questions + Detailed Answers with Rationales
(Graded A+)
Questions and Mark scheme
Version: Final 1.1
,A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse assign to an AP?
a) Client who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and needs guidance on incentive spirometry
b) Client who has awoken following a bronchoscopy and requests a drink
c) Client who had a myocardial infarction 3 days ago reports chest discomfort
d) Client who had a cerebrovascular accident two days ago and needs help toileting - ✔✔d) Client who had a
cerebrovascular accident two days ago and needs help toileting
Nurse providing discharge teaching to the client who has schizophrenia and is starting therapy with
clozapine. Which of the following is the highest priority for the client to report to the provider?
a) Constipation
b) blurred vision
c) Fever
d) Dry Mouth - ✔✔c) Fever
A nurse observes an AP providing care to a child who is in skeletal traction. Which of the following action
requires intervention?
a) Providing a high protein snack
b) Assisting the child to reposition
c) Placing weights as a child's bed
d) Massaging pressure points-causes skin breakdown - ✔✔c) Placing weights as a child's bed
A nurse is planning to delegate to an AP the fasting blood glucose testing for a client who has diabetes
mellitus. Which of the following action should the nurse take?
a) Determine if the AP is qualified to perform the test.
b) Help the AP performed the blood glucose test
c) Assign the AP to ask the client is taking his diabetic medication today
d) Have AP check the medical record for prior blood glucose test results - ✔✔a) Determine if the AP is qualified to
perform the test.
A nurse is assessing client brought to the hospital psychiatric emergency services by a law enforcement
officer. The client has disorganized, incoherent speech with loose associations and religious content.
,You should recognize the signs and symptoms as being consistent with which of the following?
a) Alzheimer's disease
b) Schizophrenia
c) Substance intoxication
d) Depression - ✔✔b) Schizophrenia
A nurse is caring for a child who has infectious mononucleosis.. Which of the following findings are
associated with this diagnosis? Select all that apply
a) splenomegaly
b) Koplik spots
c) Malaise
d) Vertigo
e) Sore throat - ✔✔a) splenomegaly
c) Malaise
e) Sore throat
Nurse is performing dressing change for client was a sacral wound using negative pressure wound
therapy. Which The following actions should the nurse take first?
a) Apply skin preparation to wound edges.
b) Normal saline
c) Don sterile gloves
d) Determine pain level - ✔✔d) Determine pain level
A nurses caring for client recovery from the bowel surgery who has nasogastric tube connected to
low intermittent suction. Which the following assessment findings should indicate to the nurse that the NG
tube may not be functioning properly?
a) Drainage fluid is greenish-yellow
b) aspirate pH of 3
c) Abdominal rigidity
d) air bubbles noted in the NG tube - ✔✔c) Abdominal rigidity
A nurse is preparing to administer TPN with added fat supplements to a client who has malnutrition.
, Which of the following action should the nurse take?
a) Piggyback 0.9 sodium chloride with TPN solution
b) Check for an allergy to eggs
c) Discuss the TPS solution for 12 hours
d) Monitor for hypoglycemia - ✔✔b) Check for an allergy to eggs
A charge nurse is discussing the use of applying ice to a client's injured knee with a newly licensed nurse.
Which of the following should the nurse identify as a benefit? (A/C?)
a) Systemic analgesic effect
b) increase in your metabolism
c) Decreased capillary permeability
d) Vasodilation - ✔✔c) Decreased capillary permeability
Nurse is developing discharge care plans for client has osteoporosis. To prevent injury the nurse should
instruct the client to
a) Perform weight bearing exercises
b) Avoid crossing the legs beyond the midline
c) Avoid sitting in one position for prolonged periods
d) Split affected area - ✔✔a) Perform weight bearing exercises
A nurse on acute med-surgical unit is performing assessments on a group of clients. Which is highest
priority?
a) The client has surgical hypoparathyroidism and positive Trousseau's sign
b) A client who was Clostridium difficile with acute diarrhea
c) A client who is acute kidney injury and urine with a low specific gravity
d) The client who has oral cancer and reports a sore on his gums - ✔✔a) The client has surgical hypoparathyroidism and
positive Trousseau's sign
Nurses caring for a client was congestive heart failure. Which of the following prescriptions for the
provider should the nurse anticipate?
a) Call the provider to clients respiratory rate is less 18/min
b) Give the client 500 mL IV bolus of 0.9 sodium chloride over 1 hr
