ATI PN Comprehensive Exit Exam Questions and Answers 2023 1. A nurse in a long-term care facility is assisting with an inservice
for newly hired assistive personnel about legal issues
within the facility. Which of the following should the nurse
include as an example ofIassault?
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,1. A nurse in a long-term care facility is assisting with an in-
service for newly hired assistive personnel about legal issues
within the facility. Which of the following should the nurse
include as an example ofIassault?
ANS: Informing a client the nurse is going to administer an
injection even though the client refuses.
2. A nurse is collecting data from who is severe pain. Which ofIthe
following questions should the nurse ask first?
ANS: "Where is your pain located?"
3. A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a client who is at
29 weeks gestation. For which of the following results should the
nurse notify the provider?
ANS: Platelet count 95,000 mm3
4. A nurse is performing a dressing change for a client who had
abdominal surgery 5 day s ago. The nurse notes organs protruding
from the incision. Which of the following act ions should the nurse
take?
ANS: Cover the exposed area with sterile, saline-soaked dressings.
5. A nurse is speaking with the adult daughter of a client who has
Alzheimer's disease. The daughter states, "I love my dad,
but caring for him is wearing me out." Which of the
following response should the nurse make?
ANS: "Let's discuss how caring for your father is affecting
your health.
,6. A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a care for a client who
has chest tube co nnected to a closed drainage system. Which ofIthe
following actions should the nurse i nclude in the plan of care?
ANS: Maintain the drainage system below the level ofIthe client's
chest.
7. A nurse in an acute mental health facility is caring for a client
who has borderline personality disorder and reports. "I am going
to kill my girlfriend when I get out ofIhere." Which ofIthe
following actions should the nurse take?
ANS: Notify the client's care team of the threats against the partner
8. A nurse is admitting a client who is at high risk for suicide.
Which ofIthe following actions is the nurse's priority? ANS:
Search the client's personal belongings
9. A nurse is caring for a client who is 1 day postoperative and is
unable to ambulate. W hich ofIthe following actions should the
nurse take to promote the client's venous return?
ANS: Maintain the sequential compression device.
10. A nurse on an acute care unity is collecting data from a school-
age Child who has cystic fibrosis. Which ofIthe following
findings is the priority for the nurse?
ANS: Reports lack of appetite
, 11. A nurse working in a provider's ofollowingice receives a phone
call from the parent ofIa school-
age child who has varicella. The parent asked the nurse when the
child can return to school. Which of the following responses
should the nurse make?
ANS: "When the lesions have scabbed over."
12. A nurse in a pediatric clinic is collecting the data from a school-
age child whose injuries are inconsistent with the parent's stated
cause. Which ofIthe following actions should the nurse take?
ANS: Report the suspected abuse to an appropriate agency.
13. A nurse is collecting data from a middle adult female client
who is taking melatonin.Which ofIthe following responses to
the med should the nurse expect?
ANS: Improved sleep
14. A nurse on a pediatric unit is collecting data from four newly
admitted clients. Which ofIthe following clients should the nurse
identify as being at risk for urinary retention? ANS: A school-
age child who has allergic rhinitis and is taking
diphenhydramine.
15. A nurse is preparing to administer purified protein derivative (PPD)
to a client who ha s suspected TB. Which ofIthe following actions
should the nurse plan to take?
ANS: Ensure the injection produces a wheal on the skin
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