ATI PN COMPREHENSIVE EXIT 4 STUDY GUIDE
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND PRACTICE
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ What is the priority nursing action for a client receiving IV fluids
who develops crackles in the lungs?
Answer: Slow the IV infusion.
◉ What precaution is required for a client with Clostridioides
difficile infection?
Answer: Contact precautions.
◉ What intervention is most appropriate for a client with anemia
experiencing fatigue and pallor?
Answer: Encourage rest periods.
◉ What medication effect should a nurse expect for a client with
glaucoma?
Answer: Decreased aqueous humor.
◉ What statement indicates understanding of colostomy care for a
client?
,Answer: The stoma should appear pink or red.
◉ Which finding requires stopping a blood transfusion?
Answer: Chills and fever.
◉ What complication is a client with osteoporosis at risk for?
Answer: Pathologic fractures.
◉ What assessment finding is expected for a client with a urinary
tract infection?
Answer: Cloudy urine.
◉ What important teaching should be given to a client prescribed
long-term prednisone?
Answer: Report signs of infection.
◉ What assessment finding supports a diagnosis of hypoxia?
Answer: Cyanosis.
◉ What is the primary effect of omeprazole prescribed for a client
with peptic ulcer disease?
Answer: Decreases acid secretion.
,◉ What finding is expected for a client with hypovolemia?
Answer: Hypotension.
◉ Which supplement should a nurse recommend for a client
receiving isoniazid?
Answer: Vitamin B6.
◉ What intervention promotes healing for a client with a pressure
injury?
Answer: Reposition every 2 hours.
◉ What should a nurse do for a client with heart failure who reports
a weight gain of 3 lb in 2 days?
Answer: Notify the provider.
◉ What precaution is required for a client with meningitis?
Answer: Droplet precautions.
◉ What complication is suspected for a client with a cast reporting
increasing pain and tightness?
Answer: Compartment syndrome.
, ◉ What finding is expected for a client with hyperthyroidism?
Answer: Heat intolerance.
◉ What complication is a client with Parkinson's disease at risk for?
Answer: Aspiration.
◉ What instruction is correct for proper hand hygiene?
Answer: Wash for at least 20 seconds.
◉ What lifestyle change is appropriate for a client with a new
diagnosis of hypertension?
Answer: Maintain a healthy weight.
◉ What finding should a nurse expect for a client with
hypocalcemia?
Answer: Muscle twitching.
◉ What is the priority action for a client receiving total parenteral
nutrition (TPN) who suddenly develops diaphoresis and confusion?
Answer: Check blood glucose.
◉ What is the priority assessment for a client receiving TPN?
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND PRACTICE
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ What is the priority nursing action for a client receiving IV fluids
who develops crackles in the lungs?
Answer: Slow the IV infusion.
◉ What precaution is required for a client with Clostridioides
difficile infection?
Answer: Contact precautions.
◉ What intervention is most appropriate for a client with anemia
experiencing fatigue and pallor?
Answer: Encourage rest periods.
◉ What medication effect should a nurse expect for a client with
glaucoma?
Answer: Decreased aqueous humor.
◉ What statement indicates understanding of colostomy care for a
client?
,Answer: The stoma should appear pink or red.
◉ Which finding requires stopping a blood transfusion?
Answer: Chills and fever.
◉ What complication is a client with osteoporosis at risk for?
Answer: Pathologic fractures.
◉ What assessment finding is expected for a client with a urinary
tract infection?
Answer: Cloudy urine.
◉ What important teaching should be given to a client prescribed
long-term prednisone?
Answer: Report signs of infection.
◉ What assessment finding supports a diagnosis of hypoxia?
Answer: Cyanosis.
◉ What is the primary effect of omeprazole prescribed for a client
with peptic ulcer disease?
Answer: Decreases acid secretion.
,◉ What finding is expected for a client with hypovolemia?
Answer: Hypotension.
◉ Which supplement should a nurse recommend for a client
receiving isoniazid?
Answer: Vitamin B6.
◉ What intervention promotes healing for a client with a pressure
injury?
Answer: Reposition every 2 hours.
◉ What should a nurse do for a client with heart failure who reports
a weight gain of 3 lb in 2 days?
Answer: Notify the provider.
◉ What precaution is required for a client with meningitis?
Answer: Droplet precautions.
◉ What complication is suspected for a client with a cast reporting
increasing pain and tightness?
Answer: Compartment syndrome.
, ◉ What finding is expected for a client with hyperthyroidism?
Answer: Heat intolerance.
◉ What complication is a client with Parkinson's disease at risk for?
Answer: Aspiration.
◉ What instruction is correct for proper hand hygiene?
Answer: Wash for at least 20 seconds.
◉ What lifestyle change is appropriate for a client with a new
diagnosis of hypertension?
Answer: Maintain a healthy weight.
◉ What finding should a nurse expect for a client with
hypocalcemia?
Answer: Muscle twitching.
◉ What is the priority action for a client receiving total parenteral
nutrition (TPN) who suddenly develops diaphoresis and confusion?
Answer: Check blood glucose.
◉ What is the priority assessment for a client receiving TPN?
