ATI RN
RN Comprehensive Predictor 2023 Questions
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 1 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 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a continuous heparin infusion. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse monitor?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Heparin's anticoagulant effect is monitored by aPTT to ensure therapeutic levels.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is assessing an adolescent client. The nurse should expect the adolescent to be in which of the following of Erikson's stages of psychosocial development?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: According to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, adolescents (ages 12-18) are in the stage of Identity vs. Role Confusion. During this stage, they work to develop a sense of personal identity and to explore different roles and beliefs.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is reading a tuberculin skin test for a client who received a purified protein derivative test 72 hr ago. Which of the following findings indicates a positive test?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: An induration measuring 10 mm is considered positive in most adults, indicating TB exposure.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a bowel resection. Which of the following findings indicates a paralytic ileus?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Abdominal distention is a key sign of paralytic ileus due to impaired intestinal motility.