ATI Comprehensive Exam Prep
ATI COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PREP NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW VERSION!!
A nurse educator is teaching a group of newly licensed nurses about the need to
complete an incident report. Which of the following examples should the nurse
include as a reportable incident and an indication for completing a report?
A. A nurse has had two unsuccessful attempts at starting a new IV line on a client.
B. Two visitors are heard arguing at the nurses' station.
C. A client refuses to take his prescribed antibiotic medication.
D. A nurse administered a medication via the wrong route. - Correct Answer-D. A
nurse administered a medication via the wrong route.
A nurse is reviewing the urinalysis report of a client who has acute
glomerulonephritis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect in the
client's urine?
A. Uric acid crystals
B. Protein
C. WBCs
D. Nitrates - Correct Answer-B. Protein
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Uric acid crystals are an expected finding for a client who has urolithiasis.
A nurse is assessing a pt who received 2 units of packed RBCs 48 hr ago. Which of
the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the therapy is effective?
A. Hemoglobin 14.9 g/dL
B. WBC 12,000/mm3
C. Potassium 4.8 mEq/L
D. BUN 18 mg/dL - Correct Answer-A. Hemoglobin 14.9 g/dL
The nurse should identify that the hemoglobin and hematocrit levels indicate the
effectiveness of RBC transfusion therapy. This hemoglobin level is within the
expected reference range, indicating the therapy is effective.
A nurse in an ED is caring for a client who is unconscious and requires emergency
medical procedures. The nurse is unable to locate members of the pt's family to
obtain consent. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Contact the facility's ethics committee.
B. Obtain consent from the client's employer.
C. Limit care to comfort measures.
D. Proceed with provision of medical care. - Correct Answer-D. Proceed with
provision of medical care.
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A nurse is caring for a child who has sickle cell anemia and is having a vaso-
occulsive crisis. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement
first?
A. Collect a blood sample for laboratory tests.
B. Administer medication for pain.
C. Apply warm packs to affected areas.
D. Infuse IV fluids. - Correct Answer-D. Infuse IV fluids.
A nurse is providing teaching about advance directives to a middle adult pt. Which
of the following pt responses indicates an understand of the teaching?
A. "I can designate my partner as my health care surrogate."
B. "I am only 40 years old, so I don't need to worry about this yet."
C. "I will need a lawyer's help to draw up the documents."
D. "I have no family, so I don't need to worry about having advance directives." -
Correct Answer-A. "I can designate my partner as my health care surrogate."
A nurse is caring for a newborn who has herpes simplex virus (HSV). Which of the
following isolation precautions should the nurse initiate?
A. contact
B. droplet
C. airborne
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D. protective environment - Correct Answer-A. contact
A nurse is caring for a pt who is taking valproic acid for seizure control. For which
of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor and report?
A. Weight loss
B. Jaundice
C. Bradycardia
D. Polyuria - Correct Answer-B. Jaundice
A nurse enters a pt's room and sees smoke coming from a small fire in the trash
can. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Remove the client from the room.
B. Activate the fire alarm.
C. Close the door to the client's room.
D. Extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher - Correct Answer-A. Remove the
client from the room.
A community health nurse is providing teaching about home safety with a group
of older adult pts. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
A. "Unplug your appliances by grasping the cord and pulling it straight from the
outlet."
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ATI COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PREP NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW VERSION!!
A nurse educator is teaching a group of newly licensed nurses about the need to
complete an incident report. Which of the following examples should the nurse
include as a reportable incident and an indication for completing a report?
A. A nurse has had two unsuccessful attempts at starting a new IV line on a client.
B. Two visitors are heard arguing at the nurses' station.
C. A client refuses to take his prescribed antibiotic medication.
D. A nurse administered a medication via the wrong route. - Correct Answer-D. A
nurse administered a medication via the wrong route.
A nurse is reviewing the urinalysis report of a client who has acute
glomerulonephritis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect in the
client's urine?
A. Uric acid crystals
B. Protein
C. WBCs
D. Nitrates - Correct Answer-B. Protein
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Uric acid crystals are an expected finding for a client who has urolithiasis.
A nurse is assessing a pt who received 2 units of packed RBCs 48 hr ago. Which of
the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the therapy is effective?
A. Hemoglobin 14.9 g/dL
B. WBC 12,000/mm3
C. Potassium 4.8 mEq/L
D. BUN 18 mg/dL - Correct Answer-A. Hemoglobin 14.9 g/dL
The nurse should identify that the hemoglobin and hematocrit levels indicate the
effectiveness of RBC transfusion therapy. This hemoglobin level is within the
expected reference range, indicating the therapy is effective.
A nurse in an ED is caring for a client who is unconscious and requires emergency
medical procedures. The nurse is unable to locate members of the pt's family to
obtain consent. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Contact the facility's ethics committee.
B. Obtain consent from the client's employer.
C. Limit care to comfort measures.
D. Proceed with provision of medical care. - Correct Answer-D. Proceed with
provision of medical care.
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A nurse is caring for a child who has sickle cell anemia and is having a vaso-
occulsive crisis. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement
first?
A. Collect a blood sample for laboratory tests.
B. Administer medication for pain.
C. Apply warm packs to affected areas.
D. Infuse IV fluids. - Correct Answer-D. Infuse IV fluids.
A nurse is providing teaching about advance directives to a middle adult pt. Which
of the following pt responses indicates an understand of the teaching?
A. "I can designate my partner as my health care surrogate."
B. "I am only 40 years old, so I don't need to worry about this yet."
C. "I will need a lawyer's help to draw up the documents."
D. "I have no family, so I don't need to worry about having advance directives." -
Correct Answer-A. "I can designate my partner as my health care surrogate."
A nurse is caring for a newborn who has herpes simplex virus (HSV). Which of the
following isolation precautions should the nurse initiate?
A. contact
B. droplet
C. airborne
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D. protective environment - Correct Answer-A. contact
A nurse is caring for a pt who is taking valproic acid for seizure control. For which
of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor and report?
A. Weight loss
B. Jaundice
C. Bradycardia
D. Polyuria - Correct Answer-B. Jaundice
A nurse enters a pt's room and sees smoke coming from a small fire in the trash
can. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Remove the client from the room.
B. Activate the fire alarm.
C. Close the door to the client's room.
D. Extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher - Correct Answer-A. Remove the
client from the room.
A community health nurse is providing teaching about home safety with a group
of older adult pts. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
A. "Unplug your appliances by grasping the cord and pulling it straight from the
outlet."
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