ATI PN Comprehensive exam exam 2024/2025 – retake version with NGN Questions & Correct answers

ATI PN ComPreheNsIve exam exAm 2024/2025 – reTAke versIoN wITh NGN QuesTIoNs & CorreCT ANswers

◉ A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who is at risk of developing pressure ulcers. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of

care? Answer: Place the client in a 30° lateral position.

◉ A nurse is assisting with performing a non stress test for a client who is at 39 weeks of gestation which of the followinginstructions should the nurse reinforce with the client? Answer: "You should depress the button on the handheld when you feel your baby move."

◉ A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client following cataract surgery.Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching marker?

Answer: Sleep on the non-operative side for 2 weeks.

◉ A nurse manager is preparing to complete a performance analysis for a group of assistive personnel. The manager asks a stafollowing nurse for feedback on each assistants a bilities. Which of the following actions should the stafollowing nurse take?

Answer: Discuss how each AP's actions measure against the job description.

◉ A nurse working in a provider's office receives a phone call from the parent of a school- age child who has varicella. The parent asked the nurse when the child can return to school. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? Answer: "When the lesions have scabbed over."

◉ 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 following actions should the nurse take? Answer: Report the suspected abuse to a appropriate agency.

◉ A nurse is collecting data from a middle adult female client who is taking melatonin.

Which of the following responses to the med should the nurse expect? Answer:

improved sleep

◉ A nurse on a pediatric unit is collecting data from four newly admitted clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse identify as being at risk for urinary retention?Answer: A school-age child who has allergic rhinitis and is taking diphenhydramine.

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

Answer: Ensure the injection produces a wheal on the skin

◉ 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 following actions should the nurse i nclude in the plan of care? Answer: Maintain the drainage system below the level ofIthe client's chest.

◉ 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 following actions should the nurse take? Answer: Notify the client's care team of the threats against the partner

◉ A nurse is admitting a client who is at high risk for suicide.Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority? Answer: Search the client's personal belongings

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

return? Answer: Maintain the sequential compression device.

◉ A nurse on an acute care unity is collecting data from a school-age Child who has cystic fibrosis. Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse? Answer: Reports lack of appetite

◉ A nurse assisting with a childbirth class is discussing non pharmacological strategies used during labor. Which of the following statements by a client indicates an understanding of cutaneous stimulation? Answer: "I should use counterpressure for back pain during labor."

◉ A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who has major depressive dis order. Which of the following communication technique should the nurse use to establish a trusting relationship with the client? Answer: Offering general leads

◉ A nurse is preparing to administer medications to a client who is NPO and is receiving enteral feedings through an NG tube.Which of the following prescription should the nurse clarify with the provider? Answer: Metoprolol ER 50mg per NG tube BID

◉ A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who is newly diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia. Which of the following foods should the nurse include in the plan

as having the highest amount of iron? Answer: Boiled spinach

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◉ A nurse is administering lorazepam to a client who is scheduled for surgery within 1 yr. Which of the following actions should the nurse take after administering the

medication ? Answer: Instruct the client not to get out of bed.

◉ A nurse is observing an AP caring for a client. For which of the following actions should the nurse intervene? Answer: An AP reports client information to the oncoming AP in the hallway

◉ A nurse is instructing an assistive personnel on the use of proper body mechanics when moving a client. which of the following statements by the assistive personnel should the nurse identify as an understanding of the teaching? Answer: I will use a pull sheet to help slide the client toward me.

◉ a Nurse in maintaining droplet precautions for a client who has meningitis. Which of t he following actions should the nurse take? Answer: Wear a surgical mask within 3 feet of the client.

◉ A nurse is collecting data from a female client who has a new diagnosis of genital her

pes. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? Answer: Painful

erythematous vesicles.

◉ a school nurse is having a conversation with the parents of an adolescent. The nurse should identify which of the following situations as an ethical dilemma for the parents?Answer: "We can't decide whether to try to homeschool our child or move her to a private school."

◉ A nurse is preparing to administer a rectal suppository to a school-age child. Which of the following action should the nurse plan to take? Answer: Use one finger to insert the suppository past the anal sphincters.

◉ A nurse is observing a stable preterm newborn who develops apnea for longer t han 20 sec, with a decrease heart rate of 20/min.Which of the following actions shoul d the nurse take first? Answer: Flick the sole of the newborn's foot

◉ A nurse is assisting in the plan of care for a female client who is to undergo a12-lead ECG. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care

Answer: Instruct the client to remain still while the test is performed.

◉ A nurse is preparing to insert an indwelling urinary catheter for a female client who has a urinary retention. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Answer: Open the outer package flap of the catheterization kit away from her body.

◉ A nurse I caring for a client who has expressive aphasia following a stroke. Which of the following communication methods should the nurse use? Answer: Provide a picture board.

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