ATI RN
RN Comprehensive Predictor 2023 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a cholecystectomy. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Yellow-green drainage suggests infection or bile leakage, which requires immediate reporting.
Extract:
Nurses' Notes
Today 0800:
Client reports not feeling well with headache, body aches, and chills. Left breast red and tender with swollen, tender lymph nodes in the left axilla. Incision edges well-approximated without erythema or drainage. Small amount of lochia rubra noted.
0830:
Provider notified of findings. Prescriptions received.
Question 2 of 5
For each potential assessment finding, click to specify if the assessment finding is consistent with mastitis or endometritis. Each finding may support more than 1 disease process.
Options | Mastitis | Endometritis |
---|---|---|
Painful, tender breast | ||
Foul-smelling lochia | ||
Temperature | ||
Chills |
Correct Answer: A,B,C,D
Rationale: Painful breast: Mastitis - Typical symptom. Foul-smelling lochia: Endometritis - Indicates infection. Temperature: Both - Fever is common. Chills: Both - Common in both conditions.
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for levothyroxine. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Taking levothyroxine in the morning on an empty stomach ensures optimal absorption.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for doxycycline. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Doxycycline increases photosensitivity; avoiding sun exposure prevents severe skin reactions.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving continuous bladder irrigation following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Bright red urine with clots indicates active bleeding, requiring immediate reporting.