ATI RN
ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor 2023 Updated Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Frequent glucose monitoring is necessary due to the high dextrose content in TPN.
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 2 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 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a thyroidectomy. Which of the following findings should the nurse monitor for as a sign of hypocalcemia?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Numbness around the mouth is a sign of hypocalcemia, which can occur post-thyroidectomy.
Extract:
1&0
Admission assessment
1900:
L intake over 12 hr
750 mL urine output over 12 hr
650 m
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following actions should the nurse take to decrease the risks for urinary tract infection for this client? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,B,F
Rationale: Reviewing catheter need reduces unnecessary use, fluid intake flushes the urinary tract, and perineal care minimizes bacterial contamination.
Extract:
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for amoxicillin for a respiratory infection. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A rash may indicate an allergic reaction to amoxicillin, requiring immediate follow-up.