RN ATI CAPSTONE EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
RN ATI CAPSTONE EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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1. A nurse is planning to provide community education about viral hepatitis.
Which of the following should the nurse plan to include in the teaching?
A. A series of four hepatitis vaccines is recommended to prevent viral hepatitis
B. Hepatitis B is transmitted by contaminated food
C. Chronic hepatitis can lead to renal cell cancer
D. Clients who have a history of viral hepatitis are unable to donate blood -
Correct Answer-Clients who have a history of viral hepatitis are unable to donate
blood
2. A nurse in a residential mental health facility is planning care for a new client
who has obsessive compulsive disorder. Which of the following is appropriate for
the nurse to include in the plan of care?
A. Work with the client to create a flexible daily schedule
B. Gradually decrease the time allowed for ritualistic behavior
C. Offer solutions to assist in problem solving
D. Teach the client to meditate about obsessive thoughts - Correct Answer-Work
with the client to create a flexible daily schedule
3. A nurse is assessing an adult male who has a BMI of 20. The nurse should
identify that the client's BMI falls within which of the following categories?
A. Healthy weight
B. Malnutrition
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C. Overweight
D. Obesity - Correct Answer-Malnutrition
4. A nurse is caring for a client who is nulliparous and in the first stage of labor.
The last internal assessment revealed 100% cervical effacement with 5 cm of
dilation. At the end of the last contraction, the nurse observes a large gush of fluid
coming out of the client's perineal area. Which of the following is a priority action
by the nurse?
A. Perform another internal exam
B. Notify the client's provider
C. Check the FHR
D. Obtain a pH test of the fluid - Correct Answer-Check the FHR
5. A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which
of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
A. Encourage the client to gain 2.3 kg per week
B. Weigh the client once per week throughout hospitalization
C. Monitor the client for 1 hr after meals
D. Allow the client to choose meal times - Correct Answer-I think its D
6. A home health nurse is conducting an initial home visit for a client who has
terminal breast cancer. The client has two school-age children and a limited
support system. Which of the following is the priority nursing action?
A. Inform the client of available community resources
B. Assist the client in finding child care options
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C. Agree upon short-term goals for the client
D. Ask the client about their understanding of the diagnosis - Correct Answer-
Inform the client of available community resources
7. A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who has a nasal
fracture. Which of the following findings should cause the nurse to suspect a skull
fracture?
A. Clear fluid drainage from the nares
B. Report of pain around the eyes
C. Dried blood in the mouth
D. Mandibular asymmetry - Correct Answer-Clear fluid drainage from the nares
8. A nurse in an urgent care clinic is collecting admission history from a client who
is at 16 weeks of gestation and has bacterial vaginosis. The nurse should recognize
that which of the following clinical findings are associated with this infection?
A. Profuse milky white discharge
B. Frequency and dysuria
C. Low-grade fever
D. Hematuria - Correct Answer-Profuse milky white discharge
9. A nurse is discussing the z-track administration of hydroxyzine with a newly
licensed nurse. Which of the following statements indicates the newly licensed
nurse understands the purpose of the technique?
A. This technique prevents injury to the sciatic nerve
B. This technique decreases the risk of subcutaneous infiltration
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C. This technique allows a larger amount of medication to be injected
D. This technique increases the absorption rate of the drug - Correct Answer-This
technique decreases the risk of subcutaneous infiltration
10. A nurse is caring for a full-term newborn immediately following birth. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Instill erythromycin ophthalmic ointment in the newborn's eyes
B. Weigh the newborn
C. Place identification bracelets on the newborn
D. Dry the newborn - Correct Answer-Dry the newborn
16. A nurse is performing a skin assessment on a client who has risk factors for
development of skin cancer. The nurse should understand that a suspicious lesion
is
A. Asymmetric, with variegated coloring
B. Scaly and red
C. Brown, with a wart-like texture
D. Firm and rubbery - Correct Answer-Asymmetric, with variegated coloring
17. A nurse is assessing a client's internal eye structures with an ophthalmoscope.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Position the examination light toward the client's face
B. Stand on the right side of the client when examining the left eye
C. Dim the lights in the room prior to the examination
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RN ATI CAPSTONE EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
1. A nurse is planning to provide community education about viral hepatitis.
Which of the following should the nurse plan to include in the teaching?
A. A series of four hepatitis vaccines is recommended to prevent viral hepatitis
B. Hepatitis B is transmitted by contaminated food
C. Chronic hepatitis can lead to renal cell cancer
D. Clients who have a history of viral hepatitis are unable to donate blood -
Correct Answer-Clients who have a history of viral hepatitis are unable to donate
blood
2. A nurse in a residential mental health facility is planning care for a new client
who has obsessive compulsive disorder. Which of the following is appropriate for
the nurse to include in the plan of care?
A. Work with the client to create a flexible daily schedule
B. Gradually decrease the time allowed for ritualistic behavior
C. Offer solutions to assist in problem solving
D. Teach the client to meditate about obsessive thoughts - Correct Answer-Work
with the client to create a flexible daily schedule
3. A nurse is assessing an adult male who has a BMI of 20. The nurse should
identify that the client's BMI falls within which of the following categories?
A. Healthy weight
B. Malnutrition
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C. Overweight
D. Obesity - Correct Answer-Malnutrition
4. A nurse is caring for a client who is nulliparous and in the first stage of labor.
The last internal assessment revealed 100% cervical effacement with 5 cm of
dilation. At the end of the last contraction, the nurse observes a large gush of fluid
coming out of the client's perineal area. Which of the following is a priority action
by the nurse?
A. Perform another internal exam
B. Notify the client's provider
C. Check the FHR
D. Obtain a pH test of the fluid - Correct Answer-Check the FHR
5. A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which
of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
A. Encourage the client to gain 2.3 kg per week
B. Weigh the client once per week throughout hospitalization
C. Monitor the client for 1 hr after meals
D. Allow the client to choose meal times - Correct Answer-I think its D
6. A home health nurse is conducting an initial home visit for a client who has
terminal breast cancer. The client has two school-age children and a limited
support system. Which of the following is the priority nursing action?
A. Inform the client of available community resources
B. Assist the client in finding child care options
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C. Agree upon short-term goals for the client
D. Ask the client about their understanding of the diagnosis - Correct Answer-
Inform the client of available community resources
7. A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who has a nasal
fracture. Which of the following findings should cause the nurse to suspect a skull
fracture?
A. Clear fluid drainage from the nares
B. Report of pain around the eyes
C. Dried blood in the mouth
D. Mandibular asymmetry - Correct Answer-Clear fluid drainage from the nares
8. A nurse in an urgent care clinic is collecting admission history from a client who
is at 16 weeks of gestation and has bacterial vaginosis. The nurse should recognize
that which of the following clinical findings are associated with this infection?
A. Profuse milky white discharge
B. Frequency and dysuria
C. Low-grade fever
D. Hematuria - Correct Answer-Profuse milky white discharge
9. A nurse is discussing the z-track administration of hydroxyzine with a newly
licensed nurse. Which of the following statements indicates the newly licensed
nurse understands the purpose of the technique?
A. This technique prevents injury to the sciatic nerve
B. This technique decreases the risk of subcutaneous infiltration
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C. This technique allows a larger amount of medication to be injected
D. This technique increases the absorption rate of the drug - Correct Answer-This
technique decreases the risk of subcutaneous infiltration
10. A nurse is caring for a full-term newborn immediately following birth. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Instill erythromycin ophthalmic ointment in the newborn's eyes
B. Weigh the newborn
C. Place identification bracelets on the newborn
D. Dry the newborn - Correct Answer-Dry the newborn
16. A nurse is performing a skin assessment on a client who has risk factors for
development of skin cancer. The nurse should understand that a suspicious lesion
is
A. Asymmetric, with variegated coloring
B. Scaly and red
C. Brown, with a wart-like texture
D. Firm and rubbery - Correct Answer-Asymmetric, with variegated coloring
17. A nurse is assessing a client's internal eye structures with an ophthalmoscope.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Position the examination light toward the client's face
B. Stand on the right side of the client when examining the left eye
C. Dim the lights in the room prior to the examination
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