ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor 2023/2024 Form C

RN Comprehensive Predictor 2023/2024 Form C

161. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has cancer and a prescriptionfor
a fentanyl 25 mcg/hr transdermal patch. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the teaching?
a. Avoid hot tubs while wearing the patch
b. Apply the patch to your forearm
c. Avoid high fiber foods while taking this medication
d. Remove the patch for 8 hr every to reduce the risk of tolerance
162. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing mild anxiety. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Feelings of dread
b. Heightened perceptual field
c. Rapid speech
d. Purposeless activity
163. A nurse is teaching a parent about safely securing her 3-months-old infant in a car seat.
Which of the following images indicates that the parent understands the teaching?
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164. A nurse is preparing to remove an IV catheter form the arm of a client who has phlebitis
at a peripheral IV site. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
a. Express drainage from the IV site and send it to be cultured
b. Apply a pressure dressing at the IV site
c. Place a warm, moist compress on the site
d. Insert a new IV catheter distal to the discontinued IV site
165. A nurse is caring for a client who asks for information regarding organ donation.Which
of the following responses should the nurse make?
a. Your desire to be an organ donor must be documented in writing
b. You must be at least 21 years of age to become an organ donor
c. Your name cannot be removed once you are listed on the organ donor list
d. I cannot be a witness for your consent to donate
166. A nurse is assessing a client who is prescribed spironolactone. Which of the following
laboratory values should the nurse monitor for this client?
a. Platelet count
b. Urine ketones
c. Serum potassium
d. Total bilirubin
167. A nurse is conduction an initial assessment of a client and notices a discrepancy
between the client’s current IV infusion and the information received during the shift report.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Complete an incident report and place it in the client’s medical record
b. Contact the charge nurse to see if the prescription was changed
c. Compare the current infusion with the prescription in the client’s medication record
d. Submit a written warning for the nurse involved in the incident
168. A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving magnesium sulfate by continuous IV
infusion. Which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as a result of magnesium
sulfate toxicity?
a. Polyuria
b. Tachypnea
c. Pruritus
d. Hyporeflexia
169. A nurse is planning to administer atenolol to a client. Which ofthe following should the
nurse assess prior to administering the medication?
a. BUN
b. Respiratory rate
c. Blood pressure
d. aPTT
170. a nurse is providing prenatal teaching for a client who is scheduled for an
amniocentesis. Which of the following statements indicates that the client understands the
teaching?
a. I need to have an enema before the test
b. I will drink an oral glucose solution during the test
c. I should urinate before the test
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d. I will lie on my left side during the test
171. A community health nurse receives a referral for a family home visit. Which of the
following tasks should the nurse perform first?
a. Contact the family by phone
b. Implement the nursing process
c. Clarify the source of the referral
d. Schedule a time for home visit
172. A nurse is caring for an infant who has gastroenteritis. Which ofthe following
assessment findings should the nurse report to the provider?
a. Decreased appetite and irritability
b. Sunken fontanels and dry mucous membranes
c. Temperature 38 C (100.4 F) and pulse rate 124/min
d. Pale and a 24 hr fluid deficit of 30 ml
173. A nurse is caring for a client who has depression and is experiencing loss ofappetite.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Offer high-calorie, high-protein snacks to the client
b. Weigh the client once each day
c. Encourage the client to eat foods selected by the dietitian
d. Recommend the family provide the client privacy during meals
174. A nurse is planning care for a client who is scheduled to have a paracentesis. Whichof
the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Instruct the client to empty her bladder prior to the procedure
b. Position the client over an overbed table prior to the procedure
c. Initiate NPO status 4 hr prior to the procedure
d. Administer 1L dextrose 5% in water IV bolus prior to the procedure
175. A nurse is transcribing new medication prescriptions for a group of clients. Forwhich of
the following prescriptions should the nurse contact the provider for clarification?
a. Zolpidem 10 mg PO one tablet at bedtime
b. Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg PO BID
c. Triamcinolone acetonide 100 mcg/inhalation two puffsTID
d. Lorazepam .5 mg PO one tablet daily
176. Exhibit Question
177. A nurse in a PACU is transferring care of a client to a nurse on the medical-surgical
unit. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the hand-offreport?
a. The estimated blood loss was 250 ml
b. There was a total of 10 sponges used during the procedure
c. The client is a member of the board of directors
d. The client was intubated without complications