VATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR
EXAM | QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS| 2023/2024 UPDATE| 100%
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1. A nurse in a providers office is
... [Show More] teaching to a client who is at 16 weeks of gestations
and has a new prescription for ferrous sulfate. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include?
~ Answer: "take your iron medication with fluids other than coffee or tea"
2. A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and has started taking loop
diuretic. Which of the following findings indicates the clients is experiencing an
adverse effect of the medication?
~ Answer: decreased reflexes
3. A nurse is performing a skin assessment for a client who is on bedrest. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take to prevent a pressure injury?
~ Answer: encourage client fluid intake of 2,500 ml daily
4. A nurse is discussing the z-track administration of hydroxyzine with a newly licensed
nurse. Which of the following statements indicates the newly licensed nurse
understands the purpose of the teaching?
~ Answer: "this technique decreases the risk of subcutaneous infiltration"
5. A nurse is performing high-frequency chest compressions using a mechanical chest
compression device for a child who has cystic fibrosis. Which of the following
findings indicates the treatment has been effective?
~ Answer: the child has increased sputum production
6. A nurse is planning care for a client who is at 10 weeks of gestations and has a history
of urinary tract infections (uti's). Which of the following information should the nurse
plan to include in the teaching about uti prevention?
~ Answer: empty the bladder before and after intercourse
7. A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for vancomycin 1 g iv every 12
hr. The client is scheduled to have the morning dose at 0700. The should schedule the
trough level at which of the following times?
~ Answer: 1800
8. A nurse is caring for a client who has breast cancer and has been receiving
chemotherapy. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse report to
the provider?
~ Answer: wbc 3,000
9. A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a client who has a magnesium level of
1.0 men/ml. Which os the following assessment findings should the nurse expect?
~ Answer: confusion
10. A charge nurse is teaching a group of unit nurses about the policy for clients who
have a history of mrsa. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
~ Answer: a client who has a history of mrsa can still transmit the infection
11. A nurse is caring for a client who is taking alprazolam. Which of the following
prescriptions should the nurse clarify with the provider?
~ Answer: ceftriaxone
12. A nurse is assessing a client who is postoperative following abdominal surgery. The
client states "i feel like my incision ripped open" the nurse notes dehiscence of the
incision. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
~ Answer: place the client in a low-fowlers position
13. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving radiation therapy through a sealed
implant. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
~ Answer: wear a lead apron when providing care for the client. [Show Less]