VATI COMP PREDICTOR EXAM WITH

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VATI COMP PREDICTOR EXAM WITH

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Question : A RN is reviewing discharge instructions regarding

car seat safety to the parent of a newborn. Which of the following instructions will the nurse include in the discharge teaching (SATA)

• Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat.
• Be sure the car seat is at a 90 degree angle
• Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle
• Position the car seat behind the passenger or drivers seat
• Position the care seat in the middle of the back seat
• Keep infants in rear-facing car seats until age 6 months
• Keep infants in rear-facing car seat until 2 yr old or until the

child reaches the maximum ht and wt for the seat.

Correct answer: (A, C, E, G)

• Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat - (RAT) the car

seat should never be in the front seat of a car due to the increased risk for injury from the air bags during a MVA.

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• Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle - (RAT) the car

seat should be at a 45 degree angle.

• Position the care seat in the middle of the back seat - (RAT)

the car seat should be in the middle away from air bags and side impact.

• Keep infants in rear-facing car seat until 2 yr - (RAT) keep

the child in the rear-facing car seat until the child reaches 2yo or until the child reaches the maximum ht and wt for the seat.

Question : A RN is caring for a patient who fell at a nursing

home. The patient is oriented x 3 (person, place & time) and can follow directions. Which of the following actions should the RN take to decrease the risk of another fall? (SATA)

• Place a belt restraint on the patient when they are sitting on

the bedside commode

• Keep the bed in its lowest position with all side rails up

• Make sure that the patient's call light is within reach

• Provide the patient with nonskid footwear

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• Complete a fall-risk assessment

Correct answer: (C,D,E)

• Make sure that the patient's call light is within reach

• Provide the patient with nonskid footwear

• Complete a fall-risk assessment

Note- You do not put all the side rails up in the bed because this is considered a restraint.

Question : A RN is caring for a patient who has a Hx of falls.

Which of the following actions is the RNs priority?

• Complete a fall-risk assessment

• Educate the patient and family about fall risks

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• Eliminate safety hazards from the patients environment

• Make sure the patient uses assistive aids in their possession

Correct answer: A. Complete a fall-risk assessment

(Rat) this is a priority nursing question therefore the question should direct you to the nursing process. The first action the nurse should take using the nursing process is to assess or collect data from the patient.

Question : A RN discovers a small paper fire in a trash in a

patients bathroom. The patient has been taken to safety and the alarm has been activated. Which of the following actions should the RN take?

• Open the windows in the patients room to allow smoke to

escape

• Obtain a class C fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire

• Remove all electrical equipment from the patient room