VATI RN COMPREHENSIVE 2019 PREDICTOR
EXAM FORM B| 180 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS| 100% CORRECT
1. A nurse is providing teaching to a client
... [Show More] who has heart failure and a new prescription for
furosemide. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
A. "Taking furosemide can cause your potassium levels to be high"
B. "Eat foods that are high in sodium"
C. "Rise slowly when getting out of bed"
D. "Taking furosemide can cause you to be overhydrated"
✓ Answer: C
2. A nurse is teaching dietary guidelines to a client who has celiac disease which of the
following food choices is appropriate for the client?
A. White flour tortillas
B. potato pancakes
C. Wheat crackers
D. Canned barley soup
✓ Answer: B
3. A nurse is caring for a client who has depression and reports taking ST. John's wort along
with citalopram. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following
conditions as a result of an interaction between these substances?
A. Serotonin syndrome
B. Tardive dyskinesia
C. Pseudo parkinsonism.
D. Acute dystonia.
✓ Answer: A
4. A nurse is providing teaching about immunizations to a client who is pregnant. The nurse
should inform the client that she can receive which of the following immunizations
during pregnancy? (Select all that apply)
A. Varicella vaccine.
B. Inactivated polio vaccine.
C. Tetanus diphtheria and acellular pertussis vaccine
D. Rubella vaccine.
E. Inactivated influenza vaccine.
✓ Answer: C AND E
5. A nurse in the emergency department is performing triage for multiple clients following a
disaster in the community. To which of the following types of injuries should the nurse
assign the highest priority?
A. Below the knee amputatioN
B. 10cm (4 in) laceration
C. Fractured tibia
D. 95% full thickness body burn
✓ Answer: A
6. A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a group of clients. The nurse should
recommend a referral to a dietitian
A. A client who has a prescription for warfarin and states "I will need to
limit how much spinach I eat".
B. A client who has gout and states, "I can continue to eat anchovies on my
pizza. "
C. A client who has a prescription for spironolactone and states "I will
reduce my intake of foods that contain potassium".
D. A client who has (Unable to read) and states "I'll plan to take my
calcium carbonate with a full glass of water".
✓ Answer: B
7. A nurse is admitting a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following is an
expected finding?
A. Iron 90 mcg/dl
B. Prealbumin 10 mcg/dl
C. Serum creatinine 0. 8 mg/dl
D. Calcium 9. 5 mg/dl
✓ Answer: B
8. A nurse is preparing to administer eye drops to a school-age child. Identify the actions the
nurse should take. (Type the steps in order)
✓ Apply pressure to the lacrimal punctum.
✓ Ask the child to look upward.
✓ Pull the lower eyelid downward.
✓ Instill the drops of medication.
✓ Place the child in a sitting position.
✓ Answer: 52341
9. A nurse is caring for a client who is at 41 week of gestation and is receiving oxytocin for
labor induction. The nurse notes early deceleration on the fetal heart rate monitor . Which
of the following nursing actions should the nurse take ?
A. Continue the monitor the fetal heart rate
B. Stop the oxytocin infusion
C. Perform a vaginal examination
D. Initiate an amnioinfusion
✓ Answer: A
10. A nurse is conducting an initial assessment of a client and noticed a discrepancy between
the clients current IV infusion and the information received during the shift report. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Complete an incident report and place it in the client's medical record.
B. Compare the current infusion with the prescription in the client's medication
record.
C. Contact the charge nurse to see if the prescription was changed.
D. Submit a written warning for the nurse involved in the incident.
✓ Answer: B
11. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the
following should the nurse report to the provider? Exhibit 1: Blood pressure: 102/56 mm
Hg. Heart rate: 95/min Respiratory rate: 18/min Temperature: 37. 4C (99. 3F) Exhibit 2:
Medication Administration Record Clozapine 150 mg PO twice daily Benztropine 0. 5
mg PO twice daily as needed for tremors. Exhibit 3 Nurse's notes: Client reports feeling
dizzy when changing positions, Reports weight gain of 1kg (2. 2 lb. ) in the past month.
Also reports a sore throat for the past 3 days and dry mouth. Client ate 75% of breakfast
and reports slightly nauseous.
A. Dietary intake
B. Heart rate.
C. Sore throat.
D. Blood pressure.
✓ Answer: C
12. A nurse is preparing to administer an autologous blood product to a client. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take to identify the client?
A. Match the client's blood type with the type and cross match specimens.
B. Confirm the provider's prescription matches the number on the blood
component.
C. Ask the client to state the blood type and the date of their last blood
donation.
D. Ensure that the client's identification band matches the number on the
blood unit.
✓ Answer: A
13. A nurse is performing physical therapy for a client who has Parkinson's disease. Which of
the following statements by the client indicates the need for a referral to physical
therapy?
A. "I have been experiencing more tremors in my left arm than before"
B. "I noticed that I am having a harder time holding on to my toothbrush"
C. "Lately, I feel like my feet are freezing up, as they are stuck to the
ground"
D. "Sometimes, I feel I am making a chewing motion when I'm not eating" [Show Less]