ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor Exam
2025-2026 with NGN Questions With New
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/.The nurse is providing teaching to a client with type 2 diabetes mellitus about
important points for disease and symptom management. Which statement by the
client indicates understanding?
A Using salt, herbs, and spices will improve the flavor of foods.
B Get an eye examination with an ophthalmologist annually.
C Arrange diet schedule around three regular meals a day.
D Inspect feet every month for ingrown nails, cuts, and calluses.
/.The nurse is providing education to a client who experiences recurrent levels of
moderate anxiety to situations and perceived stress. In addition to information
about prescribed medication and administration, which instruction should the
nurse include in the teaching?
A Center attention on positive upbeat music.
B Find outlets for more social interaction.
c.Practice using muscle relaxation techniques. D Think about reasons the
episodes occur.
/.The charge nurse is planning for the shift and has a registered nurse (RN) and a
practical nurse (PN) on the team. Which client should the charge nurse assign to
the RN?
A A 75-year-old client with renal calculi who requires urine straining.
B A 64-year-old client who had a total hip replacement the previous day.
C A 30-year-old depressed client who admits to suicide ideation.
D An adolescent with multiple contusions due to a fall that occurred 2 days ago.
/..A client with pancreatitis complains of severe epigastric pain, so the nurse
administers a prescribed narcotic analgesic. Ten minutes later, the client insists
,on sitting up and leaning forward. Which intervention should the nurse
implement?
A Raise head of bed until to a 90 degree angle.
B Position bedside table so the client can lean across it.
C Place bed in a reverse trendelenburg position.
D Encourage rest until the analgesic becomes effective.
/.The nurse is caring for a client who arrives to the emergency department with
reports of experiencing dizziness and difficulty walking to the bathroom. The
nurse observes right-sided weakness and sluggish enunciation of speech. The
nurse should immediately take which action?
A Maintain elevated positioning of the dependent joints on affected side.
B Keep the bed in the lowest position and initiate seizure and fall precautions.
C Place an indwelling urinary catheter and measure strict intake and output.
D Start two large bore IV catheters and review inclusion criteria for IV fibrinolytic
therapy.
/.A male client with a brain tumor is scheduled for a biopsy in the morning. During
the admission procedure, the client has a tonic-clonic seizure that lasts 50
seconds. Following the seizure, the client is lethargic and confused and his wife
tells the nurse that her husband has never had a seizure before and has always
been alert and communicative. Which action should the nurse take?
A Ask the wife to wait outside the room until the nurse can talk with her. B Keep
orienting the client to time and space until he is less confused.
C Notify the emergency response team of the client's seizure.
D Explain the postictal state that usually follows seizures
.
/.The nurse is providing lifestyle change education for a client to slow the
progression of coronary artery disease. Which statement(s)made by the client
should the nurse recognize as needing additional education? (Select all that
apply.)
A Keep a food diary.
B Eat more canned vegetables.
C Consume foods with saturated fats.
D Walk 30 minutes per day.
E Include oatmeal for breakfast. F Use a salt substitute.
, /.While caring for a toddler receiving oxygen via face mask, the nurse observes
that the child's lips and nares are dry and cracked. Which intervention should the
nurse implement?
A Use a water soluble lubricant on affected oral and nasal mucosa.
B Use a topical lidocaine analgesic for cracked lips.
C Ask the mother what she usually uses on the child's lips and nose.
D Apply a petroleum jelly to the child's nose and lips.
/.When assessing a multigravida on the first postpartum day, the nurse finds a
moderate amount of lochia rubra, with the uterus firm, and three fingerbreadths
above the umbilicus. What action should the nurse implement first?
A Increase intravenous infusion.
B Massage the uterus to decrease atony.
C Review the hemoglobin to determine hemorrhage.
D Check for a distended bladder.
/.The nurse is caring for a client on the first day postoperative for a descending
aortic aneurysm repair. Which assessment finding should the nurse prioritize
reporting to the healthcare provider?
Reference Range
Potassium (Reference Range: 3.5 to 5 mEq/L (3.5 to 5 mmol/L)]
A Serum potassium 4.8 mEg/L (4.8 mmol/L).
B Electrocardiogram ST segment elevation.
C Urine output 30 mL/hour. D Blood pressure 130/80.
/.The healthcare provider prescribes a low-fiber diet for a client with ulcerative
colitis. Which food selection indicate to the nurse that the client understand the
prescribed diet?
A Roast pork, fresh strawberries.
B Baked potato with skin, raw carrots.
C Roasted turkey, canned vegetables.
D Pancakes, whole-grain cereals
/.The psychiatric nurse is caring for clients in an adolescent unit. Which client
requires the nurse's immediate attention?
A An 18-year-old client with antisocial behavior who is being yelled at by other
clients.
2025-2026 with NGN Questions With New
Update Solutions | Verified
/.The nurse is providing teaching to a client with type 2 diabetes mellitus about
important points for disease and symptom management. Which statement by the
client indicates understanding?
A Using salt, herbs, and spices will improve the flavor of foods.
B Get an eye examination with an ophthalmologist annually.
C Arrange diet schedule around three regular meals a day.
D Inspect feet every month for ingrown nails, cuts, and calluses.
/.The nurse is providing education to a client who experiences recurrent levels of
moderate anxiety to situations and perceived stress. In addition to information
about prescribed medication and administration, which instruction should the
nurse include in the teaching?
A Center attention on positive upbeat music.
B Find outlets for more social interaction.
c.Practice using muscle relaxation techniques. D Think about reasons the
episodes occur.
/.The charge nurse is planning for the shift and has a registered nurse (RN) and a
practical nurse (PN) on the team. Which client should the charge nurse assign to
the RN?
A A 75-year-old client with renal calculi who requires urine straining.
B A 64-year-old client who had a total hip replacement the previous day.
C A 30-year-old depressed client who admits to suicide ideation.
D An adolescent with multiple contusions due to a fall that occurred 2 days ago.
/..A client with pancreatitis complains of severe epigastric pain, so the nurse
administers a prescribed narcotic analgesic. Ten minutes later, the client insists
,on sitting up and leaning forward. Which intervention should the nurse
implement?
A Raise head of bed until to a 90 degree angle.
B Position bedside table so the client can lean across it.
C Place bed in a reverse trendelenburg position.
D Encourage rest until the analgesic becomes effective.
/.The nurse is caring for a client who arrives to the emergency department with
reports of experiencing dizziness and difficulty walking to the bathroom. The
nurse observes right-sided weakness and sluggish enunciation of speech. The
nurse should immediately take which action?
A Maintain elevated positioning of the dependent joints on affected side.
B Keep the bed in the lowest position and initiate seizure and fall precautions.
C Place an indwelling urinary catheter and measure strict intake and output.
D Start two large bore IV catheters and review inclusion criteria for IV fibrinolytic
therapy.
/.A male client with a brain tumor is scheduled for a biopsy in the morning. During
the admission procedure, the client has a tonic-clonic seizure that lasts 50
seconds. Following the seizure, the client is lethargic and confused and his wife
tells the nurse that her husband has never had a seizure before and has always
been alert and communicative. Which action should the nurse take?
A Ask the wife to wait outside the room until the nurse can talk with her. B Keep
orienting the client to time and space until he is less confused.
C Notify the emergency response team of the client's seizure.
D Explain the postictal state that usually follows seizures
.
/.The nurse is providing lifestyle change education for a client to slow the
progression of coronary artery disease. Which statement(s)made by the client
should the nurse recognize as needing additional education? (Select all that
apply.)
A Keep a food diary.
B Eat more canned vegetables.
C Consume foods with saturated fats.
D Walk 30 minutes per day.
E Include oatmeal for breakfast. F Use a salt substitute.
, /.While caring for a toddler receiving oxygen via face mask, the nurse observes
that the child's lips and nares are dry and cracked. Which intervention should the
nurse implement?
A Use a water soluble lubricant on affected oral and nasal mucosa.
B Use a topical lidocaine analgesic for cracked lips.
C Ask the mother what she usually uses on the child's lips and nose.
D Apply a petroleum jelly to the child's nose and lips.
/.When assessing a multigravida on the first postpartum day, the nurse finds a
moderate amount of lochia rubra, with the uterus firm, and three fingerbreadths
above the umbilicus. What action should the nurse implement first?
A Increase intravenous infusion.
B Massage the uterus to decrease atony.
C Review the hemoglobin to determine hemorrhage.
D Check for a distended bladder.
/.The nurse is caring for a client on the first day postoperative for a descending
aortic aneurysm repair. Which assessment finding should the nurse prioritize
reporting to the healthcare provider?
Reference Range
Potassium (Reference Range: 3.5 to 5 mEq/L (3.5 to 5 mmol/L)]
A Serum potassium 4.8 mEg/L (4.8 mmol/L).
B Electrocardiogram ST segment elevation.
C Urine output 30 mL/hour. D Blood pressure 130/80.
/.The healthcare provider prescribes a low-fiber diet for a client with ulcerative
colitis. Which food selection indicate to the nurse that the client understand the
prescribed diet?
A Roast pork, fresh strawberries.
B Baked potato with skin, raw carrots.
C Roasted turkey, canned vegetables.
D Pancakes, whole-grain cereals
/.The psychiatric nurse is caring for clients in an adolescent unit. Which client
requires the nurse's immediate attention?
A An 18-year-old client with antisocial behavior who is being yelled at by other
clients.
