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ATI Test Taking Strategies Pretest And Posttest – Questions & Correct Answers
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ATI Test Taking Strategies Pretest And Posttest –Questions & Correct Answers
A nurse is caring for a female client who is prescribed an indwelling urinary
catheter. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
1. Perform a routine cleansing of the perineal area
2. Place the client in a dorsal recumbent position
3. Set up a sterile field with catherization supplies
4. Determine if the client has any physical limitations ✔️Ans - 4. Determine
if the client has any physical limitations
Using the nursing process, the nurse should first assess or collect data so a
plan of care can be developed. If the client has physical limitations, the nurse
may need to plan an alternative method of client positioning during the
procedure and obtain assistance from nursing staff. Based on this information,
appropriate interventions can be determined and implemented as a part of
the plan of care.
A nurse is collecting data from clients following a mass casualty event. Which
of the following clients should the nurse recommend for priority treatment?
1. A client who is in cardiac arrest
2. A client who has an open femur fracture
3. A client who has a large penetrating foot wound
4. A client who has multiple abrasions ✔️Ans - 2. A client who has an open
femur fracture
Clients who have an open fracture of a long bone have a life-threatening, but
survivable condition if immediate care is received. The highest priority is
assigned to the client who has injuries that are severe but has the potential to
survive with treatment.
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is having repeated episodes of
emesis. Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report
to the provider?
1. Urine output 40 mL/hr
, 2. Rapid capillary refill
3. Pulse rate 68/min
4. Decreased level of consciousness ✔️Ans - 4. Decreased level of
consciousness
A client who is repeated episodes of emesis is at risk for fluid volume deficit. A
decreased level of consciousness indicates extracellular fluid volume deficit.
Based on the stable vs. unstable priority-setting framework, this finding is the
priority and should be immediately reported to the provider.
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has left-sided
weakness due to a stroke. Which of the following interventions should the
nurse identify as the priority?
1. Determining whether the client is able to feed himself
2. Supporting role changes among the client's family members
3. Encouraging the client's efforts to begin a new hobby
4. Providing the client with information about a stroke support group ✔️Ans
- 1. Determining whether the client is able to feed himself
According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs priority-setting framework,
physiological needs, such as food and water, receive the highest priority.
Determining whether the client is able to feed himself is the priority
intervention to help ensure the client's physiological needs are met.
A nurse in a provider's office has completed preliminary screening of four
clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse recommend first
treatment?
1. A client who has a 5 cm long laceration on the arm
2. A client who has audible inspiratory stridor
3. A client who reports dysuria
4. A client who reports a headache of 5 on a 0 to 10 scale ✔️Ans - 2. A client
who has audible inspiratory stridor
A client who has audible respiratory stridor has airway impairment and is
unstable. Based on the stable vs. unstable priority-setting framework, the
nurse should identify this client as the priority and recommend immediate
treatment by the provider.
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