ATI RN
RN Comprehensive Predictor 2023 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a panic attack. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Deep, slow breaths help reduce hyperventilation and calm the client during a panic attack.
Extract:
Nurses' Notes
Vital Signs
Laboratory results
Provider prescriptions
0900:
Client who is at 38 weeks of gestation presents to the antepartum unit with uterine contractions, dark red vaginal bleeding, and abdominal pain that started approximately 45 min prior to arrival. Rates abdominal pain a 7 on a scale of 0 to 10. Client reports, "My blood pressure has been high during the pregnancy."
Home Medications: prenatal multivitamin, methyldopa 250 mg PO twice daily
Physical Exam:
General: tearful, anxious
Cardiovascular: S1, S2, no murmur
Respiratory: bilateral breath sounds clear
Abdomen: Uterine hypertonicity with a board-like abdomen, tenderness noted upon palpation of left upper quadrant FHR: 116/min, minimal variability noted
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following findings indicate an improvement in the client's condition? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: B,C,E,F
Rationale: Heart rate: Decrease indicates stabilization. Pain level: Reduction shows effective management. Vaginal bleeding: Decrease indicates controlled bleeding. Blood pressure: Stabilization shows improved circulation.
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is preparing to initiate intravenous fluids via infusion pump for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The nurse should check the expiration date on the safety inspection sticker to ensure the infusion pump has passed recent safety inspections and is safe to use.
Question 4 of 5
A school nurse is performing scoliosis screenings. The nurse should recognize which of the following clinical manifestations as an indication of scoliosis?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Uneven shoulder and pelvic heights are classic signs of scoliosis.
Question 5 of 5
For each assessment finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent with preeclampsia or HELLP syndrome. Each finding may support more than one disease process.
Correct Answer:
Rationale: Blood pressure: Preeclampsia - Hypertension. Urine protein: Preeclampsia - Kidney damage. Headache: Preeclampsia - CNS involvement. Edema: Preeclampsia - Fluid retention. Liver enzymes: HELLP - Elevated in syndrome. Platelet count: HELLP - Low in syndrome.