ATI RN
RN Comprehensive Predictor Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is developing a plan of care for a newborn whose mother tested positive for heroin during pregnancy. The newborn is experiencing neonatal abstinence syndrome. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome are hypersensitive to stimuli, including noise. Minimizing noise reduces stress and overstimulation, which can exacerbate symptoms.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client whose partner recently died. The nurse sits with the client to provide comfort. Which of the following ethical principles is the nurse demonstrating?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Sitting with the client to provide comfort demonstrates beneficence, the ethical principle of acting to promote the client's well-being.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition. Which of the following results should the nurse identify as an indication that the client has developed a common complication of this nutritional therapy?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A glucose level of 198 mg/dL indicates hyperglycemia, a common TPN complication due to high glucose content.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking disulfiram for alcohol use disorder and reports ingestion of alcohol. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Tinnitus is a specific adverse effect of disulfiram when alcohol is consumed, due to acetaldehyde accumulation.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing alcohol withdrawal. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect to administer?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Lorazepam, a benzodiazepine, is used to manage alcohol withdrawal symptoms and prevent seizures.