NUR 2790 Professional Nursing III / PN3

ATI Comprehensive Q & A

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A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a diazepam overdose. Which of the

following medication should the nurse administer?

- Flumazenil

A nurse is caring for a client who is febrile. To reduce the client’s fever, the nurse

applies a cooling blanket. Which of the following findings indicates the client is

having an adverse reaction to the cooling?

- Shivering

A nurse is planning care for a client who sustained a major burn over 20% of the

body. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include to support the

client’s nutritional requirements?

- Keep a calorie count for foods and beverages

A nurse is caring for a client who has severe hypertension and is to receive

nitroprusside via continuous IV infusion. Which of the following actions should the

nurse plan to take?

- Protect the IV bag from exposure to light

A nurse is caring for a client who is recovering from an amputation for her right arm

below the elbow. Which of the following information should the nurse report to the

occupational therapist?

- The client has two small children at home

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A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer of the throat and is receiving radiation

therapy. The nurse should monitor for which of the following findings as an adverse

effect of the radiation?

- Altered taste sensation 

A nurse in an intensive care unit is assessing a client who has heart failure and has

been receiving metoprolol for 3 days. Which of the following findings indicates the

treatment has been effective?

- Decreased edema

A nurse is admitting a client who has schizophrenia and experiences occasional

auditory hallucinations. The client states “It’s hard not to listen to the voices” which

of the following questions should the nurse ask the client?

- What helps you ignore what you are hearing?

A nurse is preparing to administer cefpodoxime 10 mg/kg/day PO divided equally

every 12 hr. to a child who weighs 66lbs. available is cefpodoxime 20 mg/ml oral

solution. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?

- 7.5

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A nurse is teaching a client who has chronic urinary tract infections. Which of the

following instructions should the nurse include?

- Try to void every 4 hr.

A nurse is assessing the coping strategies of a client who has recently retired. Which

of the following statements by the client indicates that the client is using

compensation as a defense mechanism?

- Since I retired, I have entered many gardening compensations

A nurse is caring for a client who is recovering from an amputation of her right arm

below the elbow. Which of the following information should the nurse report to the

occupational therapist?

- The client has two small children at home

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 12 weeks of gestation. The nurse

should tell the client that she will undergo which of the following screening tests at

16 weeks of gestation?

- Maternal serum alpha fetoprotein

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A nurse is planning care for a client who is 3 days postoperative following a below

the knee amputation. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the

plan?

- Assist the client to a prone position once a day for 1 hr. 

A nurse is assessing a client who is pregnant and has new diagnosis of hyperemesis

gravidarum. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

- Elevated blood pressure

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has type 1 dm about

preventing diabetic ketoacidosis when ill. Which of the following statements by the

client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

- I will call my doctor if I am sick

A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is experiencing delusions.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

- Encourage the client to rest quietly in bed twice per day

A nurse is teaching a wellness class about depression for a group of older adults’

clients. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

- Depression can be misdiagnoses as a neurocognitive disorder in older

adult clients

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A nurse is preparing for discharge information for a client who has type 2 dm. which

of the following information resources should the nurse provide to the client?

- Food exchange lists for meal planning from the American diabetes

association

A nurse is preparing to perform a heel stick on an infant. Which of the following

actions should the nurse plan to take to reduce the infant’s pain during the

procedure?

- Promote skin to skin contact with the infant’s guardian during the

procedure

A nurse is administering a continuous enteral feeding to a client. Which of the

following actions should the nurse take?

- Check gastric residuals every 4 hr.

A nurse is preparing to obtain a client’s signature on an informed consent form.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

- Ask the client to explain his understanding of the procedure

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