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ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor Exam | Latest Real Questions and Correct Answers – Grade A, Exams of Pharmacology

This document contains the latest verified real questions and correct answers from the ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor Exam. It thoroughly covers all major areas of nursing including medical-surgical, pharmacology, mental health, pediatrics, maternal-newborn, leadership, and community health. Ideal for RN students aiming to assess their NCLEX readiness and improve their final predictor scores with accurate, exam-aligned content.

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ATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR
EXAM LATEST REAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADE A
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who
reports ingesting 30 diazepam tablets 20 minutes ago. The client
is lethargic and has a respiratory rate of 10/min. After securing the
client's airway and initiating an IV, which of the following actions
should the nurse take next? - CORRECT ANSWER Administer
Flumazenil to the client-> it reverses the effects of diazepam
A nurse is assessing a client following an
esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Which of the following findings
should the nurse report to the provider? - CORRECT ANSWER
Abdominal pain
A nurse is reviewing the medication administration record of a
client. Which of the following prescriptions should the nurse
clarify? - CORRECT ANSWER Digoxin
.250 PO daily- yes, does not have a leading zero and has a
trailing one.
A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has paranoid
personality disorder and refuses to take their medication. Which
of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
- CORRECT ANSWER Limit the clients opportunities to
socialize with others
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ATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR

EXAM LATEST REAL QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT ANSWERS GRADE A

A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who

reports ingesting 30 diazepam tablets 20 minutes ago. The client

is lethargic and has a respiratory rate of 10/min. After securing the

client's airway and initiating an IV, which of the following actions

should the nurse take next? - CORRECT ANSWER Administer

Flumazenil to the client-> it reverses the effects of diazepam

A nurse is assessing a client following an

esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Which of the following findings

should the nurse report to the provider? - CORRECT ANSWER

Abdominal pain

A nurse is reviewing the medication administration record of a

client. Which of the following prescriptions should the nurse

clarify? - CORRECT ANSWER Digoxin

.250 PO daily- yes, does not have a leading zero and has a

trailing one.

A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has paranoid

personality disorder and refuses to take their medication. Which

of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?

  • CORRECT ANSWER Limit the clients opportunities to

socialize with others

A nurse is preparing to insert an IV catheter for a client. Which of

the following actions should the nurse plan to take? - CORRECT

ANSWER Choose vein that is palpable and straight

A nurse and outpatient mental health clinic is assessing

an

adolescent client. The nurse should expect the adolescent to

be

in which of the following of Erikson's stages of

psychosocial

development? - CORRECT ANSWER Identity vs role

confusion

A nurse is teaching a client about a variety of stress management

techniques. Which of the following instructions by the nurse is

appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWER Tighten your muscles

before relaxing them when using muscle relaxation techniques

A nurse is caring for a client who repeatedly refuses meals. The

nurse overhears and assistive personnel AP telling the client if

you don't eat I'll put restraints on your wrist and feed you. The

nurse should intervene and explain to the AP that this statement

constitutes which of the following torts? - CORRECT ANSWER

Assault

A nurse is preparing to remove an IV catheter from an arm of a

client who has phlebitis at a peripheral IV site. Which of the

following actions should the nurse plan to take? - CORRECT

ANSWER Place a warm moist compress on the site

A nurse is planning to delegate the fasting blood glucose testing

for a client who has diabetes mellitus chew and assistive

personnel ASAP. Which of the following actions should the nurse

take? - CORRECT ANSWER Determine if the AP has the skills

to perform the test

Applied direct pressure to the wound with thick dressing material

The nurse is caring for a client who experienced a traumatic brain

injury 72 hours ago. Which of the following findings should the

l nurse identify as a potential indication of increased intracrania

pressure? - CORRECT ANSWER Increasingly severe

headache

A nurse is assessing a 5 year old child who has diabetes insipidus

and is receiving desmopressin. Which of the following findings

should the nurse identify as an indication that the medication is

effective? - CORRECT ANSWER Cessation of nocturnal

enuresis

A nurse is caring for an infant who has coarctation of the aorta.

Which of the following should the nurse identify as an expected

finding? - CORRECT ANSWER Weak femoral pulse

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 33 weeks of gestation

following an amniocentesis. The nurse should monitor the client

for which of the following complications? - CORRECT ANSWER

Contractions

Nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a newborn about

newborn genetic screening. Which of the following statements

should the nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER

This test should be performed after your baby is 24 hours old

A nurse is developing a plan of care for a newborn whose mother

tested positive for heroin during pregnancy. The newborn is

experiencing neonatal abstinence syndrome. Which of the

following actions should the nurse include in the plan? -

CORRECT ANSWER Minimize noise in the newborns

environment

A nurse is caring for a child who has cystic fibrosis and requires

postural drain. Which of the following actions should the nurse

take? - CORRECT ANSWER Perform the procedure prior to

meals

A school nurse is teaching a parent about absence seizures.

Which of the following information should the nurse include? -

CORRECT ANSWER This type of seizure can be mistaken by

daydreaming

A community health nurse is working with a group of clients. The

nurse practices the ethical principle of distributive justice by

performing which of the following tasks? - CORRECT ANSWER

Ensuring that a clients who is homeless receives preventative

medical care

A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving continuous

enteral tube feeding through an open system. Which of the

following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of f

care? - CORRECT ANSWER Flush the tubing with 30ml o

water every 4 hr

A nurse is caring for a client who asks for information regarding

organ donation. Which of the following responses should the

nurse make? - CORRECT ANSWER Your desire to be an

organ donor must be documented in writing

In nurses caring for a client who has placenta previa. Which of the

following findings should the nurse expect? - CORRECT

A nurse is caring for a client who is in the active phase of labor

and has decided to have a natural childbirth. Which is the

following pain management technique should the nurse suggest?

  • CORRECT ANSWER Provide information about the use of

hydrotherapy during labor

A nurse is assessing a client who has bipolar disorder and is

experiencing a depressive episode. Which of the following

findings should the nurse expect? - CORRECT ANSWER

Inability to carry out simple tasks

A nurse is reporting a client's laboratory test to the provider to

obtain a prescription for the clients daily warfarin. Which of the

following laboratory tests should the nurse plan to report to obtain

the prescription for the warfarin? - CORRECT ANSWER INR

A nurse is preparing a client for transfer to a long term

rehabilitation facility following a below the knee amputation of the

right leg. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to

protect the clients confidentiality? - CORRECT ANSWER

Provide a verbal report of the client's condition to the paramedic

performing the transfer

A nurse is admitting an older adult client who is transferring from

another facility. The nurse notes pressure ulcers on the clients

coccyx and abrasions around both wrists. Which of the following

actions should the nurse take to address suspicions of elderly

abuse? - CORRECT ANSWER Privately interviewed the client

about the injuries

A nurse is preparing to initiate intravenous fluids via an infusion

pump for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse

take? - CORRECT ANSWER Check the expiration date of the

safety inspection sticker of the pump.

A nurse is caring for a client who has an implanted venous access

port. Which of the following should the nurse use to access the

port? - CORRECT ANSWER A non-coring needle

A nurse is caring for a client who is near the end of life and is on

complete bed rest. The client states that he needs to have a

bowel movement, and the nurse offers a bedpan. The client

states, "I've always used the bathroom." Which of the following

responses should the nurse make? - CORRECT ANSWER

"Tell me what concerns you have about using a bedpan."

A nurse is providing an in service about client evacuation during a

fire. Which of the following clients should the nurse instruct the

staff to evacuate first? - CORRECT ANSWER A client who is

ambulatory and receiving oxygen.

A nurse is assessing a client who has a possible right

pneumothorax. Which of the following findings should the nurse

expect? - CORRECT ANSWER Reduced right-side breath

sounds

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a liver

biopsy. In which of the following positions should the nurse place

the client immediately following the procedure? - CORRECT

ANSWER Right lateral

A nurse is caring for a client who states he recently purchased

lavender oil to use when he gets the flu. The nurse should

recognize which of the following findings as a potential

contraindication for using lavender? - CORRECT ANSWER

medications? - CORRECT ANSWER Naloxone

A nurse is planning care for a school aged child who is 4 hours

postoperative following appendicitis. Which of the following

actions should the nurse include in the plan of care? - CORRECT

ANSWER Administer analgesics on scheduled basis for 24

hours

A nurse is caring for a client whose child died from cancer. The

client states it's hard to go on without him. Which of the following

questions should the nurse ask the client first? - CORRECT

ANSWER "Are you thinking about ending your life?"

A nurse is teaching a client about advanced directives. Which of

the following statements by the client indicates an understanding

of the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER A living will is a

document that includes my wishes about healthcare decisions

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is 14 weeks of

gestation about findings to report to the provider. Which of the

following findings should the nurse include in the teaching? -

CORRECT ANSWER Swelling of the face

The nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has a

new prescription of haloperidol. Which of the following adverse

effects should the nurse instruct the client to report to the

provider? - CORRECT ANSWER Shuffling gait

A charged nurse is monitoring a newly licensed nurse who was

caring for a client who was receiving total parenteral nutrition

(TPN). Which of the following assessments by the newly licensed

nurse indicate an understanding of the procedure? - CORRECT

ANSWER "I will hang a new bag of TPN and IV tubing every 24

hrs"

A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and notes the

FHR baseline has been 100 b/m for the past 15 minutes. The

nurse should identify which of the following conditions as a

possible cause of fetal bradycardia? - CORRECT ANSWER

Maternal Hypoglycemia

A nurse is assessing a client who has histrionic personality

disorder. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse

expect? - CORRECT ANSWER Self-centered behaviors

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a three-year old

child who has suspected epiglottitis. Which of the following

actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER Prepare

to assist in intubation

In nurses teaching a client who is trying to conceive. Which of the

following should the nurse instruct the client to increase in her diet

to prevent a neural tube defect? - CORRECT ANSWER Folate

A nurse is assessing a client who is postoperative and has a

history of pulmonary embolism. Which of the following findings is

a priority for the nurse to report to the provider? - CORRECT

ANSWER Dyspnea

A nurse is performing a neurological examination on the client as

a part of a complete physical assessment. The nurse should

identify the cranial nerve XI is intact when the client performs

which of the following actions? - CORRECT ANSWER Shrugs

his shoulders

A nurse is speaking with a caregiver of a client who has

Alzheimer's disease. The caregiver states providing constant care

is very stressful and is affecting all areas of my life. Which of the

following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER

Assist the caregiver to arrange for day care program for the client.

A nurse and assistive personnel AP are assigned to a group of

clients on the unit. Which of the following clients should the nurse

instruct the AP to report to the nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER A

client who has a prescription for compression stockings and did

not receive them

A nurse planning care for a client who sustained a major burn

over 20% of the body. Which of the following interventions should

the nurse include to support the clients nutritional requirements? -

CORRECT ANSWER Keep a calorie count for foods and

beverages

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving radiation therapy

and is experiencing anorexia. Which of the following actions

should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER Provided the

client with cold foods rather than hot foods

A nurse is teaching dietary guidelines to the client who has celiac

disease. Which of the following food choices is appropriate for this

client? - CORRECT ANSWER Potato pancakes

A nurse is collecting a sputum specimen from a client who has

tuberculosis. Which of the following actions should the nurse

take? - CORRECT ANSWER Obtain the specimen immediately

upon the client waking up

A nurse is planning teaching for a client who has a newly

implanted implantable cardioverter/defibrillator. Which of the

following information should the nurse include? - CORRECT

ANSWER Wear loose fitting clothing

A nurse is planning care for a client who has acute appendicitis.

Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? -

CORRECT ANSWER Keep the client on NPO status

A community health nurse is working with a family that is

struggling to adapt following the loss of a family member. Which

of the following actions should the nurse take first? - CORRECT

ANSWER Determine the roles of individual family members

A nurse in a clinic is planning care for a child who has ADHD and

is taking atomoxetine. Which of the following laboratory values

should the nurse monitor? - CORRECT ANSWER Liver

function test

A nurse is teaching a prenatal class about infection prevention at

the Community Center. Which of the following statements by a

client indicates an understanding of the teaching? - CORRECT

ANSWER I can visit my nephew who has chicken pox five days

after the sores have crusted

My home health nurse is planning care for a client who has

Alzheimer's Disease. Which of the following actions should the

nurse include in the plan of care? - CORRECT ANSWER Place

locks at the top of exterior doors

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving brachytherapy for

endometrial cancer. Which of the following actions should the

findings should the nurse identify as the priority? - CORRECT

ANSWER Dysphagia

A nurse is assessing a client who has type one diabetes mellitus

and was administered insulin lispro one hour ago. Which of the

following manifestations indicates that the client might be

experiencing hypoglycemia? - CORRECT ANSWER Confusion

A nurse is preparing an in service for a group of nurses about

malpractice insurance and nursing. Which of the following

examples should the nurse include in the teaching as an example

of malpractice? - CORRECT ANSWER Administering

potassium via IV bolus

A nurse is admitting a client to a medical surgical unit. When

performing medication reconciliation for the client, which of the

following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER

Compare new prescriptions with the list of medications the client

reports

A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has cystic fibrosis.

Which of the following actions should the nurse instruct the client

to take prior to initiating postural drainage? - CORRECT

ANSWER Use an albuterol inhaler

A nurse is working with a client who has an anxiety disorder and

is in the orientation phase of the therapeutic relationship. Which of

the following statements should the nurse make during this

phase? - CORRECT ANSWER We should establish our roles

in the initial session

A nurse manager is planning a staff in service to address

advocacy in client care. The nurse should promote which of the

following practices during the in service? SATA - CORRECT

ANSWER Encouraging clients to seek further information from

the provider

Addressing client needs when providing resources

Promoting health care access

A nurse is implementing seizure precautions for a client who has

had a tonic clonic seizure. Which of the following interventions

should the nurse include in the plan of care? - CORRECT

ANSWER Insert an IV saline lock

A nurse is caring for a male client who has a spinal cord injury.

Which of the following techniques should the nurse use when

providing perineal care? - CORRECT ANSWER Use water with

no soap to prevent skin irritation

A nurse is reviewing the medical history of a client who asks

about the use of warfarin. The nurse should identify which of the

following findings as a contraindication for administration of this

medication? - CORRECT ANSWER Recent eye surgery

A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing expressive

aphasia and right hemiparesis following a stroke. Which of the

following actions by the nurse best promotes communication

among the staff caring for the client? - CORRECT ANSWER

Having interdisciplinary team meetings for the client on a regular

basis

The nurse is preparing a client to undergo a cardiac

catheterization. Which of the following tasks should the nurse

perform prior to the procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER Obtain

a CBC with differential

should the nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER

You will need to have a cesarean birth if there are any visible

lesions

A nurse is caring for a client who has a stool culture that is

positive for C. Diff. Which of the following infection control

precautions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER

Remove the protective gown while in the clients room

A nurse is providing preoperative teaching to a client about the

administration of morphine via PCA pump. Which of the following

statements by the client indicates an understanding of the

teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER I will receive a limited amount

of pain medication when i press the button

A nurse is caring for a client who is alert and oriented and is

receiving continuous ECG monitoring. The cardiac rhythm strip

shows a wavy baseline, no distinguishable P waves, and an

increased heart rate. The nurse identified the cardiac rhythm as

which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER Atrial fibrillation

A nurse is preparing to administer the first dose of cefazolin via

intermittent IV infusion to a client. Which of the following actions

should the nurse take first? - CORRECT ANSWER Review the

clients allergy history

A nurse is caring for a client who is on bed rest. The nurse should

recognize that which of the following findings is a complication of

immobility? - CORRECT ANSWER Swollen area on calf

A nurse is preparing to administer 3 medications to a client who is

receiving continuous enteral feeding through the Ng tube. Which

of the following actions is appropriate for the nurse to take? -

CORRECT ANSWER Use a syringe to allow the medications to

flow by gravity

A nurse is caring for a client who has end stage kidney disease.

The client's adult child asks the nurse about becoming a living

kidney donor for their parents. Which of the following conditions in

the child's medical history should the nurse identify as a

contraindication to the procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER

Hypertension

A nurse is teaching about preventative measures to a female

client who has chronic urinary tract infections. Which of the

following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? -

CORRECT ANSWER Drink 2 liters of water per day

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following total

hip arthroplasty. Which of the following actions should the nurse

take to prevent dislocation of the prosthesis? - CORRECT

ANSWER Keep an abduction pillow between the client's legs

A nurse is planning care for a client who is to receive alteplase

recombinant for a thrombus in the coronary artery. Which of the

following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care? -

CORRECT ANSWER Monitor vital signs every hour for the first

4 hours

A home care nurse is making a follow-up visit with a client who

has COPD and is using a compressed oxygen system in his

home. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? -

CORRECT ANSWER Place the oxygen tank away from

curtains or drapes

A nurse manager is addressing reports of conflict within a nursing