RN VATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR 2019 FORM A, B, C & D (ACTUAL EXAM) / VATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR 2019 FORM A,B,C &D EACH FORM CONTAINS 180 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|AGRADE 2024
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a postpartum client. Which of the following should the nurse explain as the most important reason for staff to wear identification?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who plans to bottle feed her newborn. Which of the following statements indicates an understanding of the instructions?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client diagnosed with osteoarthritis who reports joint pain,swelling, and stiffness. Which of the following client statements indicates understanding of the teaching?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is scheduled for a mammogram. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
A nurse is preparing a clients insulin regimen. Which of the following insulin’s can be mixed?
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who is postoperative following laser surgery for open-angle glaucoma. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the instructions?
A nurse is caring for a client who had a stroke and is having difficulty swallowing. The nurse should recommend a referral to which of the following members of the interprofessional team?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is 12 hr postpartum and has an episiotomy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A nurse is collecting data from a child who has acute Glomerulonephritis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A nurse is preparing to administer a liquid medication to a 6-month-old infant who is crying. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to reduce the risk of aspiration?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has peptic ulcer disease. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A nurse in long-term care facility has received change-of-shift report about four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse attend to first?
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has substance use disorder and reports recently taking opioids. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a manifestation of opioid intoxication?
A nurse in a urgent care clinic is collecting data from a client who reports having diarrhea for the past 3 days. Which of the following findings indicates hypokalemia?
A nurse is contributing to the discharge plans for four clients. The nurse should identify that which of the following clients requires an interdisciplinary care conference?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with an adolescent who has a new prescription for cefazolin. For which of the following findings should the nurse instruct the adolescent to monitor and report to the provider?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a group of expectant parents regarding the proper use of a car seat. Which of the following statements by a parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A nurse is caring for a school-age child who has epistaxis. Which of them following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is caring for four clients. Which of the following clients statements should the nurse attend to first?
A nurse in a providers office is talking on the phone with the parent of a school-age child who has varicella.
A nurse is collecting data from a client who hgb is 8.8 mg/dL. Which of the following statements should the nurse expect?
A nurse is administering a cleansing enema to a client who reports mild cramping during instillation of the solution. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse receives report on four clients. The nurse should first collect data about the client who has which of the following?
A nurse is setting up a sterile field prior to performing a dressing change. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is experiencing mania. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is caring for a client who has viral pneumonia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse who orienting to a medical-surgical unit is having difficulty finishing client care tasks during his shift. Which of the following suggestions should the nurse’s preceptor make to help the nurse with time management?
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty. The nurse is preparing to change the client’s dressing. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to demonstrate sensitivity to age-related changes?
A nurse working in an inpatient mental health facility is assisting with the plan of care for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following should the nurse recommend to include in the plan of care?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a postpartum client about bathing her newborn. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?
A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and reports difficulty limiting sodium in his diet. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse provide?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about nonpharmacological pain relief with a client who is 6 hr postpartum following a vaginal delivery. The client has an episiotomy and swelling of the labia. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new colostomy. He voices a reluctance about resuming sexual relations. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching about transmission precautions with a client who has hepatitis C. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about foot care with a client who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following client statements indicates to the nurse a need for further teaching?
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has bulimia nervosa. Which of the following interventions should the nurse recommend?
A nurse is assisting with the discharge planning for a client following a myocardial infarction. Which of the following is an appropriate referral for this client?
A nurse is contributing to the discharge plan of an older adult client who had a total hip arthroplasty. The client is unable to ambulate independently and lives alone. Which of the following care settings should the nurse recommend for this client?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a preschool-age child who has a new diagnosis of celiac disease. Which of the following foods should the nurse recommend?
A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who has mononucleosis. Which of the following isolation precautions should the nurse initiate?
A nurse is speaking to a client who called the provider’s office to report chest pain and requests clarification on how to take his sublingual nitroglycerin tablets. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client?
A nurse is caring for a client and begins to suspect he is experiencing transference. Which of the following client statements should the nurse identify as an indicator of transference?
A nurse is caring for a client who has been placed in restraints. Which of the following is appropriate?
A nurse is caring for a client who is newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. The nurse should recognize that the client needs a referral for diabetic education when the client does which of the following?
A nurse is preparing a client for surgery. The client tells the nurse that he is concerned about the safety of a large sum of money in his wallet. Which of the following actions is appropriate for the nurse to take?
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks is appropriate to delegate to an assistive personnel?
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has sustained a full-thickness burn and is in the emergent phase of the burn. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A nurse is collecting data from an 18-month-old toddler at a well-child visit. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
A nurse delegates a task to an assistive personnel (AP) and the AP refuses the assigned task. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A nurse on a medical unit is observing an assistive personnel (AP) delivering food trays. Which of the following actions by the AP requires intervention?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a vitamin C deficiency. Which of the following foods should the nurse include as having the highest vitamin C content?
A nurse is assisting with triaging clients in a mass casualty situation. The nurse should recommend that which of the following clients receive care first?
A nurse is working in an urgent care clinic when a client who does not speak the same language arrives with a laceration that will require suturing. Which of the following actions appropriate for the nurse to take?
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has dehydration and is receiving continuous IV therapy. Which of the following findings indicates effectiveness of the IV therapy?
A nurse is caring for a child who has terminal cancer. Which of the following responses by the child’s siblings should the nurse expect?
A nurse is caring for a client who attempted suicide. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is removing a female client’s indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is collecting data from a parent of a preschooler at a well-child visit. Which of the following findings is a contraindication to a measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) immunization?
A home health nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about kitchen safety. Which of the following instructions should the nurse reinforce about using a fire extinguisher?
A nurse is caring for a client who is asking about the technique of effleurage and its use in labor and delivery. Which of the following responses should the nurse make regarding this technique?
A nurse is preparing to administer required immunizations to a toddler during a well-child visit. The parent asks the nurse how many baby aspirins he should administer if the toddler develops a fever. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A nurse is caring for a client who is in mechanical restraints after becoming violent with a staff member. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with an older adult client who has a new prescription for digoxin for heart failure. Which of the following effects should the nurse include as an expected outcome of this medication?
A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client who has Alzheimer’s disease. Which of the following actions should the nurse recommend for the plan of care?
A nurse is caring for a client in a provider’s office. The client asks about the purpose of a living will. Which of the following is the appropriate response by the nurse?
A nurse is planning to administer an ophthalmic medication to a client. Which of the following actions will minimize systemic absorption of the medication?
A nurse is caring for a client who has a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is requesting an oral contraceptive. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication to the use of oral contraceptives?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription for lithium carbonate. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A nurse is caring for a client who is undergoing evaluation for a thoracic aortic aneurysm. Which of the following findings should make the nurse suspect an impending rupture of the aneurysm?
A nurse is escorting a client to his car following discharge from an acute mental health facility. The client states intentions to harm a friend when he leaves the facility. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is planning to reinforce teaching with a preschooler who is about to undergo an incision and drainage for cellulitis on the left arm. Which of the following techniques should the nurse use?
A nurse receives a verbal order for a client to receive a stat dose of meperidine 100 mg PO. She administers the medication, charts the administration, and then realizes she has administered phenytoin 100 mg PO. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A nurse is caring for a postoperative client and obtains a pulse oximeter reading of 89%. Which of the following interventions should the nurse take first?
A nurse is preparing to administer 5 units of regular insulin and 20 units of NPH insulin to a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A nurse is caring for a client who has urolithiasis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is observing the mother of a 12-hr-old newborn. Which of the following actions by the mother requires intervention by the nurse?
A nurse in a mental health facility is reviewing the laboratory reports for four clients. Which of the following results should the nurse report to the provider immediately?
After receiving change-of-shift report, which of the following clients should the nurse collect data from first?
A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who has Hodgkin’s disease and is receiving chemotherapy. Because a private room is not available, the nurse should recommend that the client share a room with a client who has which of the following diagnoses?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is about to undergo an upper gastrointestinal series with fluoroscopy. Which of the following information should the nurse provide?
A nurse is evaluating a client who just attended a breastfeeding class. Which of the following statements by the client demonstrates that she has understood the teaching?
A nurse is preparing morning medications for a client who has a potassium level of 3.2 mEq/L. For which of the following medications should the nurse withhold administration and notify the provider?
A nurse in a pediatric clinic is reviewing the urine laboratory results for an adolescent. For which of the following results should the nurse notify the provider?
A nurse is admitting a client who has active tuberculosis. Which of the following nursing interventions is appropriate?
A nurse is caring for a client who was recently admitted to an inpatient mental health unit. The client tells the nurse that he is not coming out of his room anymore because other clients on the unit make fun of him. Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition. Which of the following laboratory results indicates a possible complication of this therapy?
A nurse in the newborn nursery is planning to obtain blood from a newborn by a heel stick. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
A nurse from a medical-surgical unit is floating to a postpartum unit. Which of the appropriate assignment for the nurse to accept?
A client who is participating in an anger management session explains that his recent behaviors are related to his job loss. Which of the following defense mechanisms is the client using?
A nurse working at a crisis hotline call center receives a call from a client who states, \I cannot take it. My life is over.\” Which of the following is the priority response by the nurse?”
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a newborn who had a circumcision. Which of the following client statements indicates understanding of the teaching?
A client’s daughter calls the nurse requesting information about her mother’s condition. The client’s chart does not specify that information can be released to the daughter. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?
A nurse is caring for a 17-year-old client who admitted for an emergency appendectomy. Which of the following is an appropriate action by the nurse in obtaining informed consent?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about home care with the parents of a child who has a seizure disorder. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A nurse in a mental health unit asks a client who has schizophrenia, \How are you?\” Which of the following responses should the nurse identify as the speech alteration of echolalia?”
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the family of a client who is receiving palliative care for terminal cancer. Which of the following guidelines should the nurse emphasize about appropriate pain control measures?