ATI RN
ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor 2023 Updated Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving a blood transfusion. Which of the following findings indicates a possible hemolytic reaction?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Fever and chills are signs of a hemolytic transfusion reaction, requiring immediate intervention.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has a stage III pressure injury. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Keeping the wound bed moist promotes healing in stage III pressure injuries.
Extract:
Admission Assessment
Nurses' Notes
Vital signs
1200:
58-year-old client reporting chest pain is admitted to the emergency department. Client states chest pain began this morning after breakfast and chest pain radiates to left arm. Client rates chest pain as 4 on a scale of 0 to 10. Client has medical history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and hyperlipidemia.
Social history: denies alcohol use, has smoked a pack of cigarettes per day for 35 years Current medications:
Lisinopril 20 mg PO daily Glucophage 500 mg PO BID Simvastatin 40 mg PO daily
Question 3 of 5
Complete the following sentence by using the list of options.
| administer oxygen at 2 L/min via nasal cannula |
| request a prescription for a beta-blocker |
| administer sublingual nitroglycerin |
| cardiac catheterization |
| request a prescription for an increase in statin medication |
| check a STAT cardiac troponin |
Correct Answer: A,C
Rationale: Oxygen addresses decreased saturation, and nitroglycerin relieves chest pain in a potential myocardial infarction.
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for albuterol via a metered-dose inhaler. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Shaking the inhaler ensures the medication is properly mixed for effective delivery.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is planning care for a school-age child who is 4 hr postoperative following appendicitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Administering analgesics on a scheduled basis ensures consistent pain control and helps prevent unnecessary discomfort.