ATI COMPREHENSIVE EXIT FINAL EXAM – QUESTION AND

ANSWERS

ATI Comprehensive Exit Exam

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1) A nurse in an emergency department completes an assessment on an adolescent client

that has conduct disorder. The client threatened suicide toteacher at school. Which of

the following statements should the nurse include in the assessment?

a) Tell me about your siblings

b) Tell me what kind of music you like

c) Tell me how often do you drink alcohol

d) Tell me about your school schedule

2) *A nurse is observing bonding to the client her newborn. Which offollowing

actions by the client requires the nurse to intervene?

a) Holding the newborn in an en face position

b) Asking the father to change the newborn's diaper

c) Requesting the nurse take the newborn nursery so she can rest

d) Viewing the newborn’s actions to be uncooperative

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3) A nurse is caring for client who is taking levothyroxin. Which of thefollowing

findings should indicate that the medication is effective?

a) Weight loss (this drug acts as T4 and will normalize the effects of

hypothyroidism)

b) Decreased blood pressure

c) Absence of seizures

d) Decrease inflammation

4) A nurse is planning discharge teaching for cord care for the parent ofa newborn.

Which instructions would you include in the teaching?

a) Contact provider if the cord still turns black (it’s going to turn black)

b) Clean the base of the cord with hydrogen peroxide daily (clean withneutral pH

cleanser)

c) Keep the cord dry until it falls o f f (cord should be kept clean and dry to

prevent infection)

d) The cord stump will fall off in five days (cord falls off in 10-14 days)

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5) A nurse is assessing a client in the PACU. Which of the following findings

indicates decreased cardiac output?

a) Shivering

b) Oliguria

c) Bradypnea

d) Constricted pupils

6) Caring for a client who has a fecal impaction actions to

be taken when digitally evacuating the stool

Insert a lubricated gloved finger and advance along the rectalwall.

7) Dietary teaching for a new prescription of

phenelzine Broccoli, Yogurt, Cream Cheese

8) Nurse administers incorrect dose of medication. Which

facts related to incident report should the nurse document

in the client's medical record?

Time the medication was given

9) Patient refused a newly open fentanyl patch. Which of the

following actions should the nurse take?

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