ATI RN Capstone Proctored Comprehensive Assessment Exam A

A nurse is observing an assistive personnel (AP) measure blood pressures from the right arms of a group of clients. The nurse should instruct the AP to measure the blood pressure in the left arm of wh

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 weeks of gestation and has deep-vein thrombosis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is planning postoperative care for a client who is scheduled for a thoracotomy with chest tube placement. Which of the following pieces of equipment should the nurse plan to have at the client

A nurse is planning assignments for the upcoming shift. Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is planning care for a client who is undergoing brachytherapy with a low-dose radiation implant for treatment of prostate cancer. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include

A school nurse is using the Weber's test to check a child's hearing acuity. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who is postpartum and expresses concern about how her preschool-age son will react to having a baby sister. Which of the following strategies should the nurse suggest?

A nurse is planning care for a client who has a history of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and requires placement of an indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the following actions should the nurse tak

A nurse is teaching the guardian of a newborn about car seat safety. Which of the following statements by the guardian indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia and is taking risperidone. Which of the following adverse effects of the medication is the priority finding for the nurse to report to the provider?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for spironolactone and reports that they forgot to tell the provider that they take over- the-counter supplements. The nurse should instruct t

A nurse in an antepartum clinic is caring for four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse assess first?

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following abdominal surgery. The client reports feeling like "something opened up." The nurse peels back the dressing to find separation of the inci

A nurse observes two assistive personnel (AP) discussing a client's information in the facility cafeteria. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A community health nurse is providing education to a group of older adults about immunizations. Which of the following immunizations should the nurse recommend?

A nurse is admitting a client to the medical-surgical unit. The Patient Self-Determination Act requires the nurse to perform which of the following actions during the admission process?

A nurse is teaching a client who is postpartum about caring for their newborn's umbilical cord. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing acute alcohol toxicity. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan?

A nurse is implementing crisis intervention for a client following an incident of partner violence. Which of the following is the priority action for the nurse to take?

A nurse is assessing an older adult client. Which of the following statements indicates that the client is at a risk for being socially isolated?

A nurse is providing teaching to a guardian of a child who has ADHD. Which of the following strategies should the nurse suggest to improve the child's ability to concentrate?

A nurse is assessing a client who is taking losartan. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an adverse effect of this medication?

A nurse is preparing to administer heparin at 1,000 units/hr via continuous IV infusion to a client who had a coronary artery bypass graft. Available is heparin 25,000 units in dextrose 5% in water in

A nurse in an antepartum unit is caring for a client. Exhibits Select the 2 findings that require immediate follow-up.

A nurse in an antepartum unit is caring for a client. Exhibits For each potential assessment finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent with chorioamnionitis or preeclampsia. Each finding