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VATI PN Comprehensive Predictor 2020 Proctored Exam is a nursing-school practice exam with 180 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
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Start Practice ExamA nurse is collecting a sputum specimen from a client for culture and sensitivity. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is 1 day postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty and has deep-vein thrombosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect in the affec
A nurse is collecting data for a client following electroconvulsive therapy. Which of the following adverse effects should the nurse expect?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about smoking cessation. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A nurse is caring for a client who was recently admited 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 m
A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for an adolescent who is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A nurse in an acute mental health facility observes a client having a panic atack. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement first?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription for digoxin to treat heart failure. Which of the following should the nurse include as an expected effect of this medication?
A nurse working on a mental health unit is meeting with a client who has been on the unit for 2 days. The nurse greets the client and asks, "What has been happening with you today?" Which of the follo
A nurse and assistive personnel (AP) are caring for a client who requests a PRN pain medication. After the nurse administers the medication, which of the following tasks should the nurse assign to the
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with the guardian of a client who is neutropenic. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A nurse is assisting with the care of an adolescent who is scheduled for surgery. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
The nurse is checking the home environment of a client for safety hazards. Which of the following items require intervention by the nurse?
A nurse is admitting a client who has active tuberculosis. Which of the following nursing interventions is appropriate?
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 who is receiving total parenteral nutrition. Which of the following laboratory results indicates a possible complication of this therapy?
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 assisting with an admission interview for a client who has schizophrenia. He tells the nurse that he is receiving special audible messages from the Central Intelligence Agency that no one e
A nurse in an 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 reviewing the laboratory results of a client who has DKA. The client's ABG results are pH 7.30, PaCO₂ 34 mm Hg and HCO₃ 21 mEq/L. The nurse should identify that these values indicate which
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 th
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 contrace
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with an older adult client who has osteoarthritis. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A nurse is preparing to admit a client who has bacterial meningitis. Which of the following items should the nurse place in the client's room?