ATI PN Comprehensive Predictor Form B | 150 Questions and Answers

ATI PN Comprehensive Predictor Form B | Questions and Answers |  

1.     A nurse is caring for a client who is 4 hr postoperative ff a total thyroidectomy. Which of the ff manifestations should the nurse report to the provider as indicating possible hypocalcemia?           

ANS: Tingling of fingers

2.     A nurse in a long-term care facility is assisting with an in-service for newly hired assistive personnel about legal issues within the facility. Which of the ff should the nurse include as an example of assault?           

ANS: Informing a client the nurse is going to administer an injection even though the client refuses

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3.     A nurse is collecting data from who is severe pain. Which of the ff questions should the nurse ask first?    

ANS: "Where is your pain located?"

4.     A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a client who is at 29 weeks gestation. For which of the ff results should the nurse notify the provider?     

ANS: Platelet count 95,000 mm3

5.     A nurse is performing a dressing change for a client who had abdominal surgery 5 days ago. The nurse notes organs protruding from the incision. Which of the ff actions should the nurse take?

ANS: Cover the exposed area with sterile, saline-soaked dressings.

6.     A nurse is speaking with the adult daughter of a client who has Alzheimer's disease. The daughter states, "I love my dad, but caring for him is wearing me out." Which of the ff response should the nurse make?         

ANS: "Let's discuss how caring for your father is affecting your health.

7.     A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a care for a client who has chest tube connected to a closed drainage system. Which of the ff actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?  

ANS: Maintain the drainage system below the level of the client's chest.

8.     A nurse in an acute mental health facility is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder and reports. "I am going to kill my girlfriend when I get out of here." Which of the ff actions should the nurse take? 

ANS: Notify the client's care team of the threats against the partner

9.     A nurse is admitting a client who is at high risk for suicide. Which of the ff actions is the nurse's priority?          

ANS: Search the client's personal belongings

10.  A nurse is caring for a client who is 1 day postoperative and is unable to ambulate. Which of the ff actions should the nurse take to promote the client's venous return?

ANS: Maintain the sequential compression device.

11.  A nurse in a pediatric clinic is collecting the data from a school-age child whose injuries are inconsistent with the parent's stated cause. Which of the ff actions should the nurse take?  

ANS: Report the suspected abuse to a appropriate agency.

12.  A nurse is collecting data from a middle adult female client who is taking melatonin. Which of the ff responses to the med should the nurse expect?       

ANS: Improved sleep

13.  A nurse on a pediatric unit is collecting data from four newly admitted clients. Which of the ff clients should the nurse identify as being at risk for urinary retention?          

ANS: A school-age child who has allergic rhinitis and is taking diphenhydramine.

14.  A nurse is preparing to administer purified protein derivative (PPD) to a client who has suspected TB. Which of the ff actions should the nurse plan to take?           

ANS: Ensure the injection produces a wheal on the skin

15.  A client who is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease verbalizes frustration due to increase difficulty with ambulation. Which of the ff responses should the nurse take?     

ANS: Perform active ROM with your arms and legs two times a day.