ATI COMPREHESINE PREDICTOR EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS.
What is bipolar disorder? -Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder with recurrent episodes of depressi... [Show More] on and mania.
What comorbidities may be observed with a patient who is bipolar? -Substance use disorder (experiences more rapid cycling), anxiety disorders, eating disorders, ADHD.
What therapy will be useful for patients with bipolar? - Electroconvulsive therapy for the patient who is suicidal or rapid cycling who HAS taken Lithium and has proven ineffective. Used to subdue manic behavior
A 59-year-old woman with bipolar disorder is receiving haloperidol
(Haldol) 2 mg PO tid. She tells the nurse, "Milk is coming out of my
breasts." Which of the following responses by the nurse is BEST?
1. "You are seeing things that aren't real."
2. "Why don't we go make some fudge."
3. "You are experiencing a side effect of Haldol."
4. "I'll contact your physician to change your medication."
A nurse is caring for a client who has dementia. Which of the following interventions should the nurse take to minimize the risk for injury for this client?
a) use a bed exit alarm system
b) raise 4 side rails while client is in bed
c) apply one soft wrist restraint
d) dim the lights in the client's room –
After sustaining a closed head injury and numerous lacerations and
abrasions to the face and neck, a five-year-old child is admitted to the
emergency room. The client is unconscious and has minimal response to
noxious stimuli. Which of the following assessments, if observed by the
nurse three hours after admission, should be reported to the physician?
1. The client has slight edema of the eyelids.
2. There is clear fluid draining from the client's right ear.
3. There is some bleeding from the ch
The nurse is caring for a manic client in the seclusion room, and it is
time for lunch. It is MOST appropriate for the nurse to take which of the
following actions?
1. Take the client to the dining room with 1:1 supervision.
2. Inform the client he may go to the dining room when he controls his behavior.
3. Hold the meal until the client is able to come out of seclusion.
4. Serve the meal to the client in the seclusion room.
A client is given morphine 6 mg IV push for postoperative pain.
Following administration of this drug, the nurse observes the following:
pulse 68, respirations 8, BP 100/68, client sleeping quietly. Which of the
following nursing actions is MOST appropriate?
1. Allow the client to sleep undisturbed.
2. Administer oxygen via facemask or nasal prongs.
3. Administer naloxone (Narcan).
4. Place epinephrine 1:1,000 at the bedside.
The physician orders ranitidine hydrochloride (Zantac) 150 mg PO qd for
a client. The nurse should advise the client the BEST time to take this
medication is
1. before breakfast.
2. with dinner.
3. with food.
4. at hs.
. If a client develops cor pulmonale (right-sided heart failure), the nurse
would expect to observe
1. increasing respiratory difficulty seen with exertion.
2. cough productive of a large amount of thick, yellow mucus.
3. peripheral edema and anorexia.
4. twitching of extremities.
The nurse is performing triage on a group of clients in the emergency
department. Which of the following clients should the nurse see FIRST?
1. A 12-year-old oozing blood from a laceration of the left thumb due to cut on a
rusty metal can.
2. A 19-year-old with a fever of 103.8°F (39.8°C) who is able to identify her sister
but not the place
and time.
3. A 49-year-old with a compound fracture of the right leg who is complaining of
severe pain.
4. A 65-year-old with a flushed face, dry mucous me
The nurse in the outpatient clinic teaches a client with a sprained right
ankle to walk with a cane. What behavior, if demonstrated by the client,
would indicate that teaching was effective?
1. The client advances the cane 18 inches in front of her foot with each step.
2. The client holds the cane in her left hand.
3. The client advances her right leg, then her left leg, and then the cane.
4. The client holds the cane with her elbow flexed 60°.
The nurse is supervising the staff providing care for an 18-month-old
hospitalized with hepatitis A. The nurse determines that the staff's care is
appropriate if which of the following is observed?
1. The child is placed in a private room.
2. The staff removes a toy from the child's bed and takes it to the nurse's station.
3. The staff offers the child french fries and a vanilla milkshake for a midafternoon
snack.
4. The staff uses standard precautions
When using restraints for an agitated/aggressive patient, which of the
following statements should NOT influence the nurse's actions during this
intervention?
1. The restraints/seclusion policies set forth by the institution.
2. The patient's competence.
3. The patient's voluntary/involuntary status.
4. The patient's nursing care plan.
The nurse is caring for an 80-year-old client with Parkinson's disease.
Which of the following nursing goals is MOST realistic and appropriate in
planning care for this client?
1. Return the client to usual activities of daily living.
2. Maintain optimal function within the client's limitations.
3. Prepare the client for a peaceful and dignified death.
4. Arrest progression of the disease process in the client.
A client with a peptic ulcer had a partial gastrectomy and vagotomy
(Billroth I). In planning the discharge teaching, the client should be
cautioned by the nurse about which of the following?
1. Sit up for at least 30 minutes after eating.
2. Avoid fluids between meals.
3. Increase the intake of high-carbohydrate foods.
4. Avoid eating large meals that are high in simple sugars and liquids. -
A nurse is caring for a 37-year-old woman with metastatic ovarian
cancer admitted for nausea and vomiting. The physician orders total
parenteral nutrition (TPN), a nutritional consult, and diet recall. Which of
the following is the BEST indication that the patient's nutritional status has
improved after 4 days?
1. The patient eats most of the food served to her.
2. The patient has gained 1 pound since admission.
3. The patient's albumin level is 4.0mg/dL.
4. The patient's hemoglobin is 8.5g/dL
A client returns to his room following a myelogram. The nursing care
plan should include which of the following?
1. Encourage oral fluid intake.
2. Maintain the prone position for 12 hours.
3. Encourage the client to ambulate after the procedure.
4. Evaluate the client's distal pulses on the affected side. [Show Less]
