V1 ATI PN Comprehensive Predictor 2020

Extract:

Question 1 of 5

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is about to undergo an upper gastrointestinal series with fluoroscopy. Which of the following information should the nurse provide?

A. You will receive an injection of contrast dye during the testB. Consume a clear liquid breakfast on the day of the procedureC. Someone should drive you home after the procedureD. You will have to drink a contrast medium before the test

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Drinking contrast medium is required for GI visualization.

Question 2 of 5

A nurse is monitoring an assistive personnel (AP) who is applying elastic antiembolic stockings for a client who has phlebitis. Which of the following actions by the AP indicates that they are performing the skill correctly?

A. Rolls the extra stocking material down to the client's kneeB. Massages the legs before applying the stockingsC. Elevates the legs before applying the stockingsD. Positions the client in a chair before applying the stockings

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Elevating legs reduces swelling for proper stocking fit.

Question 3 of 5

A nurse is caring for a client who has a new colostomy. The client tells the nurse, 'I don't want anyone to see me with this bag.' Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

A. Many people have colostomies, and they live full livesB. Would it help to speak to someone else who has a colostomy?C. Why don't you want people to see the colostomy bag?D. The colostomy is probably only temporary

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Offering peer support addresses body image concerns therapeutically.

Question 4 of 5

A nurse is reinforcing teaching about epidural PCA with a client who is in active labor. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?

A. The machine is programmed to prevent you from administering more than a safe doseB. During medication administration, you will not be able to move your legs freelyC. This method of pain control will shorten the second stage of laborD. This type of anesthesia commonly causes a postpartum headache

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Safety programming prevents overdose in PCA.

Question 5 of 5

A nurse in an acute mental health facility observes a client having a panic attack. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement first?

A. Discuss the client's feelings prior to the panic attack.B. Encourage the use of positive self-talk strategiesC. Instruct the client to use abdominal breathingD. Administer an anti-anxiety medication

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Abdominal breathing reduces acute panic symptoms immediately.

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