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“ATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR “ TEST BANK NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
UPDATED 2025 – 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS , ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+
(LATEST VERSION)
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.
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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
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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
c) Give the client enalapril 2.5 mg PO twice daily
d) Call the provider if the clients pulse rate is less than 80/min
c) Give the client enalapril 2.5 mg PO twice daily
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for sertraline to treat
depression. Which of the
following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the
medication treatment plan?
a) I will be able starting this medication with feel better
b) I can expect to urinate frequently while on this medication
c) I understand I may experience difficulty sleeping on this medication
d) I should decrease my sodium intake while on this medication
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c) I understand I may experience difficulty sleeping on this medication
A nurse has been caring for a female client who has bruises on her arms that
she explains are a result of
physical abuse by her husband. The client states, "I don't know how much
longer I can take this, but I'm
afraid he'll really hurt me if I leave. "Which of the following is an appropriate
nursing intervention?"
a) Offer to speak to the client's husband regarding his abuse behavior.
b) Help the client to recognize the signs of escalation of abuse behavior
c) Assist the client to identify personal behaviors that trigger abusive behavior
d) Assist the client to Reports abusive behavior to the proper authority
b) Help the client to recognize the signs of escalation of abuse behavior
A client was having suicidal thoughts tells the nurse "It just does not seem
worth it anymore. Why not end
my misery?" Which of the following responses for the nurses appropriate?
a) Why do you think your life is not worth it anymore?
b) Do you have a plan to end your life?
c) I need to know what you mean my misery
d) You can trust me and tell me what you're thinking
b) Do you have a plan to end your life?
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following
assessment findings should
the nurse expect?
a) Decreased level consciousness
b) Unable to identify common objects
c) Poor problem solving ability
d) Preoccupation was somatic disturbances
c) Poor problem solving ability
A nurse is caring for a client who has deep vein thrombosis of the left lower
extremity. Which of the
following action should nurse take? There are 3 tabs that contain separate
categories of data.
a) Position the client with the affected extremity lower than the heart
b) Administration of acetaminophen
c) Massage the affected extremity every 4 hrs.
d) Withhold heparin IV infusion
d) Withhold heparin IV infusion
Is caring for clients was a new prescription for enoxaparin for the prevention
of DVT. Which of the
following is an appropriate action by the nurse?
a) Expel air bubble at the top of the prefilled syringe
b) Massage the injection site to evenly distribute the medication
c) Inject the medication the lateral abdominal wall
d) Administer an NSAID for injection site discomfort
“ATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR “ TEST BANK NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
UPDATED 2025 – 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS , ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+
(LATEST VERSION)
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.
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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
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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
c) Give the client enalapril 2.5 mg PO twice daily
d) Call the provider if the clients pulse rate is less than 80/min
c) Give the client enalapril 2.5 mg PO twice daily
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for sertraline to treat
depression. Which of the
following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the
medication treatment plan?
a) I will be able starting this medication with feel better
b) I can expect to urinate frequently while on this medication
c) I understand I may experience difficulty sleeping on this medication
d) I should decrease my sodium intake while on this medication
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c) I understand I may experience difficulty sleeping on this medication
A nurse has been caring for a female client who has bruises on her arms that
she explains are a result of
physical abuse by her husband. The client states, "I don't know how much
longer I can take this, but I'm
afraid he'll really hurt me if I leave. "Which of the following is an appropriate
nursing intervention?"
a) Offer to speak to the client's husband regarding his abuse behavior.
b) Help the client to recognize the signs of escalation of abuse behavior
c) Assist the client to identify personal behaviors that trigger abusive behavior
d) Assist the client to Reports abusive behavior to the proper authority
b) Help the client to recognize the signs of escalation of abuse behavior
A client was having suicidal thoughts tells the nurse "It just does not seem
worth it anymore. Why not end
my misery?" Which of the following responses for the nurses appropriate?
a) Why do you think your life is not worth it anymore?
b) Do you have a plan to end your life?
c) I need to know what you mean my misery
d) You can trust me and tell me what you're thinking
b) Do you have a plan to end your life?
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following
assessment findings should
the nurse expect?
a) Decreased level consciousness
b) Unable to identify common objects
c) Poor problem solving ability
d) Preoccupation was somatic disturbances
c) Poor problem solving ability
A nurse is caring for a client who has deep vein thrombosis of the left lower
extremity. Which of the
following action should nurse take? There are 3 tabs that contain separate
categories of data.
a) Position the client with the affected extremity lower than the heart
b) Administration of acetaminophen
c) Massage the affected extremity every 4 hrs.
d) Withhold heparin IV infusion
d) Withhold heparin IV infusion
Is caring for clients was a new prescription for enoxaparin for the prevention
of DVT. Which of the
following is an appropriate action by the nurse?
a) Expel air bubble at the top of the prefilled syringe
b) Massage the injection site to evenly distribute the medication
c) Inject the medication the lateral abdominal wall
d) Administer an NSAID for injection site discomfort
