ATI RN
ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor 2023 Updated Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client who has a history of Addison's disease. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Hyperkalemia is a common finding in Addison's disease due to adrenal insufficiency.
Question 2 of 5
A staff nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse suction a client's tracheostomy. Which of the following actions by the newly licensed nurse requires intervention by the staff nurse?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Suctioning should be applied for no more than 10-15 seconds to prevent hypoxia.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following an appendectomy. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A temperature of 38.4°C may indicate a postoperative infection, requiring immediate follow-up.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who repeatedly refuses meals. The nurse overhears an assistive personnel (AP) telling the client, 'If you don't eat, I'll put restraints on your wrists and feed you.' The nurse should intervene and explain to the AP that this statement constitutes which of the following torts?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The AP's statement is a verbal threat creating fear of imminent harm, constituting assault.
Extract:
Nurses' Notes
0945:
Adult child accompanying parent reports cognitive and physical decline in the client, expressing concern over memory loss, thought processes, appetite, and self-care. Adult child states, "My sibling and I hired help at home for my parent. We thought that might help, but it has not. I found the title to the car today. signed over to me."
Client makes poor eye contact, speaks in a monotone voice, and has a lack of facial expression. Client reports sleeping 7 hr a night and getting up "once or twice per night to go to the bathroom."
Client reports not wanting to eat anymore. Client's child reports their parent has lost about 8 Ib in the past month.
1030:
Client found sitting in Client says, "Why don't you just leave me? I am of no use."
Question 5 of 5
Click to highlight the findings that require immediate follow-up.
| expressing concern over memory and thought process, appetite, and self-care |
| lost about 8 lb in the past month |
| Why don't you just leave me? I am of no use. |
| Heart rate 68/min |
Correct Answer: A,B,C
Rationale: Cognitive decline, weight loss, and potential suicidal ideation require urgent follow-up.