ATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR STUDY THIS ONE, EXIT EXAM | LATEST 2026/27

ATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR STUDY THIS ONE,
EXIT EXAM | LATEST 2026/27




An h;8-year-old h;client h;is h;returned h;to h;the h;recovery h;room h;after h;a
bronchoscopy. h;The h;nurse h;should h;position h;the h;client
1. h;in h;semi-Fowler's h;position.
2. h;prone, h;with h;the h;head h;turned h;to h;the h;side.
3. h;with h;the h;head h;of h;the h;bed h;elevated h;45° h;and h;the h;neck h;extended.
4. h;supine, h;with h;the h;head h;in h;the h;midline h;position.

ANS:1
A h;23-year-old h;man h;is h;admitted h;with h;a h;subdural h;hematoma h;and h;cerebral
edema h;after h;a h;motorcycle h;accident. h;Which h;of h;the h;following h;symptoms h;should
the h;nurse h;expect h;to h;see h;INITIALLY?
1. h;Unequal h;and h;dilated h;pupils.
2. h;Decerebrate h;posturing.
3. h;Grand h;mal h;seizures.
4. h;Decreased h;level h;of h;consciousness.

ANS:4
A h;23-year-old h;woman h;at h;32-weeks h;gestation h;is h;seen h;in h;the h;outpatient
clinic. h;Which h;of h;the h;following h;findings, h;if h;assessed h;by h;the h;nurse, h;would
indicate h;a h;possible h;complication?
1. h;The h;client's h;urine h;test h;is h;positive h;for h;glucose h;and h;acetone.
2. h;The h;client h;has h;1+ h;pedal h;edema h;in h;both h;feet h;at h;the h;end h;of h;the h;day.
3. h;The h;client h;complains h;of h;an h;increase h;in h;vaginal h;discharge.
4. h;The h;client h;says h;she h;feels h;pressure h;against h;her h;diaphragm h;when h;the h;baby h;moves.

ANS:1

,A h;38-year-old h;woman h;is h;returned h;to h;her h;room h;after h;a h;subtotal
thyroidectomy h;for h;treatment h;of h;hyperthyroidism. h;Which h;of h;the h;following, h;if
found h;by h;the h;nurse h;at h;the h;patient's h;bedside, h;is h;nonessential?
1. h;Potassium h;chloride h;for h;IV h;administration.
2. h;Calcium h;gluconate h;for h;IV h;administration.
3. h;Tracheostomy h;set-up.
4. h;Suction h;equipment.

ANS:1
A h;59-year-old h;woman h;with h;bipolar h;disorder h;is h;receiving h;haloperidol
(Haldol) h;2 h;mg h;PO h;tid. h;She h;tells h;the h;nurse, h;"Milk h;is h;coming h;out h;of h;my
breasts." h;Which h;of h;the h;following h;responses h;by h;the h;nurse h;is h;BEST?
1. h;"You h;are h;seeing h;things h;that h;aren't h;real."
2. h;"Why h;don't h;we h;go h;make h;some h;fudge."
3. h;"You h;are h;experiencing h;a h;side h;effect h;of h;Haldol."
4. h;"I'll h;contact h;your h;physician h;to h;change h;your h;medication."

ANS:3
A h;69-year-old h;client h;is h;undergoing h;his h;second h;exchange h;of h;intermittent
peritoneal h;dialysis h;(IPD). h;Which h;of h;the h;following h;would h;require h;an
intervention h;by h;the h;nurse?
1. h;The h;client h;complains h;of h;pain h;during h;the h;inflow h;of h;the h;dialysate.
2. h;The h;client h;complains h;of h;constipation.
3. h;The h;dialysate h;outflow h;is h;cloudy.
4. h;There h;is h;blood-tinged h;fluid h;around h;the h;intra-abdominal h;catheter.

ANS:3
The h;ABC h;framework h;identifies, h;in h;order, h;the h;three h;basic h;needs h;for h;sustaining h;life

Airway
Breathing
Circulation

An h;adolescent h;client h;is h;ordered h;to h;take h;tetracycline h;HCL h;(Achromycin)
250 h;mg h;PO h;bid. h;Which h;of h;the h;following h;instructions h;should h;be h;given h;to h;this
client h;by h;the h;nurse?
1. h;"Take h;the h;medication h;on h;a h;full h;stomach, h;or h;with h;a h;glass h;of h;milk."
2. h;"Wear h;sunscreen h;and h;a h;hat h;when h;outdoors."

, 3. h;"Continue h;taking h;the h;medication h;until h;you h;feel h;better."
4. h;"Avoid h;the h;use h;of h;soaps h;or h;detergents h;for h;two h;weeks."

ANS:2
Adverse h;effect h;of h;Verapamil

ANS:Avoid grapefruit juice
h; h;




Adverse h;effects h;of h;ferrous h;sulfate

ANS:constipation;
upset h;stomach;
black h;or h;dark-colored h;stools; h;or.
temporary h;staining h;of h;the h;teeth.

After h;abdominal h;surgery, h;a h;client h;has h;a h;nasogastric h;tube h;attached h;to h;low
suctioning. h;The h;client h;becomes h;nauseated, h;and h;the h;nurse h;observes h;a
decrease h;in h;the h;flow h;of h;gastric h;secretions. h;Which h;of h;the h;following h;nursing
interventions h;would h;be h;MOST h;appropriate?
1. h;Irrigate h;the h;nasogastric h;tube h;with h;distilled h;water.
2. h;Aspirate h;the h;gastric h;contents h;with h;a h;syringe.
3. h;Administer h;an h;antiemetic h;medicine.
4. h;Insert h;a h;new h;nasogastric h;tube.

ANS:2
After h;a h;client h;develops h;left-sided h;hemiparesis h;from h;a h;cerebral h;vascular
accident h;(CVA), h;there h;is h;a h;decrease h;in h;muscle h;tone. h;Which h;of h;the h;following
nursing h;diagnoses h;would h;be h;a h;priority h;to h;include h;in h;his h;care h;plan?
1. h;Alteration h;in h;mobility h;related h;to h;paralysis.
2. h;Alteration h;in h;skin h;integrity h;related h;to h;decrease h;in h;tissue h;oxygenation.
3. h;Alteration h;in h;skin h;integrity h;related h;to h;immobility.
4. h;Alteration h;in h;communication h;related h;to h;decrease h;in h;thought h;processes

ANS:2
After h;sustaining h;a h;closed h;head h;injury h;and h;numerous h;lacerations h;and
abrasions h;to h;the h;face h;and h;neck, h;a h;five-year-old h;child h;is h;admitted h;to h;the
emergency h;room. h;The h;client h;is h;unconscious h;and h;has h;minimal h;response h;to
noxious h;stimuli. h;Which h;of h;the h;following h;assessments, h;if h;observed h;by h;the
nurse h;three h;hours h;after h;admission, h;should h;be h;reported h;to h;the h;physician?