ATI Comprehensive Exam
ATI COMPREHENSIVE EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |BRAND NEW VERSION!!
What should you do if the client vomits on a reusable BP cuff? - Correct Answer--
send it off in a labeled bag for contamination
-DONT throw it away
-rinse in cold water immediately after
-use chlorine bleach to clean blood spills
What does petechiae over the chest after a lower leg injury mean? - Correct
Answer--at risk for fat embolism syndrome
-PRIORITY FINDING
What is important about newborn safety? - Correct Answer--set hot water heater
temp at 120 degree F or below
-DONT sleep with blanket
-make sure crib slats are no more than 2.5 in apart
-place baby's car seat rear facing until 2
What is within the LVN scope? Assistive personnel? - Correct Answer--LVN: insert
NG tube
-AP scope: prepare bed, obtain stool sample
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What should you instruct the client of a newborn baby regarding motor vehicle
safety? - Correct Answer--place baby at 45 degree angle
-rear facing until 2 year old
-place blanket over baby AFTER harness is set
-secure retainer clip at level of baby's armpit
What about a physicial assessment is wrong? - Correct Answer--SHOULDNT write
detailed notes
What are the steps of trach care for a child? - Correct Answer-1. Take out inner
cannula
2. Remove soiled dressing
3. Clean stoma
4. Replace collar
What is important regarding NPH and regular insulin? - Correct Answer--air into
NPH, air into regular
-draw from regular, draw from NPH
-roll NPH between palms
-use same needle
What is care like for patients with DVT? - Correct Answer--elevate leg to reduce
edema and improve blood flow
-encourage ambulation
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-drink 2-3 L of fluid to decrease platelet aggreggation and prevent dehydration
-place warm compress on leg
For clients with uric acid formation urinary calculi, what foods can they eat? -
Correct Answer--oranges
-AVOID meats, alcohol, chicken
What is the first action a nurse should take when discharging a client who was
abused? - Correct Answer--develop a safety/escape plan
-THEN provide info about social services and support groups
What is the priority for children with cystic fibrosis? - Correct Answer--hemoptysis
over 250 ml/24 hours indicates risk for brain hemorrhage
What are main manifestations of vaso occlusive crisis? - Correct Answer--
hematuria (occlusion of kidneys)
-swelling of hands and feet
-visual disturbances (NOT hearing disturbances)
What are manifestations of autonomic dysreflexia? - Correct Answer--facial
flushing
-nasal congestion
-headache
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What is true about methadone? - Correct Answer--can keep taking when pregnant
-can develop dependency
-can cause sedation
-don't take more than one dose EVER
What are signs of oxygen toxicity? - Correct Answer--bradypnea d/t respiratory
depression
-substernal chest pain (for increased work of breathing)
-crackles
What are manifestations of digoxin toxicity? - Correct Answer--nausea
-anorexia
-stomach pain
-bradycardia
-visual disturbances
-diarrhea
-muscle weakness
What are indications that a client is at risk for pressure ulcers? - Correct Answer--
low albumin/Hgb
-weight loss
-diarrhea
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ATI COMPREHENSIVE EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |BRAND NEW VERSION!!
What should you do if the client vomits on a reusable BP cuff? - Correct Answer--
send it off in a labeled bag for contamination
-DONT throw it away
-rinse in cold water immediately after
-use chlorine bleach to clean blood spills
What does petechiae over the chest after a lower leg injury mean? - Correct
Answer--at risk for fat embolism syndrome
-PRIORITY FINDING
What is important about newborn safety? - Correct Answer--set hot water heater
temp at 120 degree F or below
-DONT sleep with blanket
-make sure crib slats are no more than 2.5 in apart
-place baby's car seat rear facing until 2
What is within the LVN scope? Assistive personnel? - Correct Answer--LVN: insert
NG tube
-AP scope: prepare bed, obtain stool sample
1|Page
, ATI Comprehensive Exam
What should you instruct the client of a newborn baby regarding motor vehicle
safety? - Correct Answer--place baby at 45 degree angle
-rear facing until 2 year old
-place blanket over baby AFTER harness is set
-secure retainer clip at level of baby's armpit
What about a physicial assessment is wrong? - Correct Answer--SHOULDNT write
detailed notes
What are the steps of trach care for a child? - Correct Answer-1. Take out inner
cannula
2. Remove soiled dressing
3. Clean stoma
4. Replace collar
What is important regarding NPH and regular insulin? - Correct Answer--air into
NPH, air into regular
-draw from regular, draw from NPH
-roll NPH between palms
-use same needle
What is care like for patients with DVT? - Correct Answer--elevate leg to reduce
edema and improve blood flow
-encourage ambulation
2|Page
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-drink 2-3 L of fluid to decrease platelet aggreggation and prevent dehydration
-place warm compress on leg
For clients with uric acid formation urinary calculi, what foods can they eat? -
Correct Answer--oranges
-AVOID meats, alcohol, chicken
What is the first action a nurse should take when discharging a client who was
abused? - Correct Answer--develop a safety/escape plan
-THEN provide info about social services and support groups
What is the priority for children with cystic fibrosis? - Correct Answer--hemoptysis
over 250 ml/24 hours indicates risk for brain hemorrhage
What are main manifestations of vaso occlusive crisis? - Correct Answer--
hematuria (occlusion of kidneys)
-swelling of hands and feet
-visual disturbances (NOT hearing disturbances)
What are manifestations of autonomic dysreflexia? - Correct Answer--facial
flushing
-nasal congestion
-headache
3|Page
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What is true about methadone? - Correct Answer--can keep taking when pregnant
-can develop dependency
-can cause sedation
-don't take more than one dose EVER
What are signs of oxygen toxicity? - Correct Answer--bradypnea d/t respiratory
depression
-substernal chest pain (for increased work of breathing)
-crackles
What are manifestations of digoxin toxicity? - Correct Answer--nausea
-anorexia
-stomach pain
-bradycardia
-visual disturbances
-diarrhea
-muscle weakness
What are indications that a client is at risk for pressure ulcers? - Correct Answer--
low albumin/Hgb
-weight loss
-diarrhea
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