LATEST 2025/2026 ATI FUNDAMENTALS
PROCTORED EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWER
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is admitting a client. Which
of the following information should the nurse document in the
client’s record first?
Assessment
A nurse is witnessing a client sign an informed consent form
for surgery. Which of the following describes what the nurse is
affirming by this action?
The signature on the preoperative consent form is the
client’s
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is washing her hands prior
to assisting with a surgical procedure. Which of the following
actions by the nurse demonstrates proper surgical hand-
washing techniques?
,The nurse washes with her hands held higher than her
elbows.
A nurse at a screening clinic is assessing a client who reports
a history of a heart murmur related to aortic valve stenosis. At
which of the following anatomical areas should the nurse place
the stethoscope to auscultate the aortic valve?
Second intercostal space to the right of the sternum
A nurse is measuring vital signs for a client and notices an
irregularity in the pulse. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
Count the apical pulse rate for 1 full minute, and describe
the rhythm in
the chart.
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who becomes
agitated when the nurse requests the client’s dentures be
removed prior to surgery. Which of the following responses
should the nurse make?
“What worries you about being without your teeth?”
,A nurse is caring for a client who has a terminal illness. The
client asks several questions about the nurse’s religious
, A nurse is caring for a client who has Type 1 diabetes mellitus
and is resistant to learning self-injection of insulin. Which of
the following statements should the nurse make?
“Tell me what I can do to help you overcome your fear of
giving yourself injections.”
A charge nurse is teaching adult cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) to a group of newly licensed nurses.
Which of the following actions should the charge nurse
teach as the first response in CPR?
Confirm unresponsiveness.
A community health nurse is preparing a campaign about
seasonal influenza. Which of the following plans should the
nurse include as a secondary prevention?
Screening groups of older adults in nursing care facilities
for early influenza manifestations
A nurse is preparing to provide tracheostomy care for a client.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Perform hand hygiene
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PROCTORED EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWER
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is admitting a client. Which
of the following information should the nurse document in the
client’s record first?
Assessment
A nurse is witnessing a client sign an informed consent form
for surgery. Which of the following describes what the nurse is
affirming by this action?
The signature on the preoperative consent form is the
client’s
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is washing her hands prior
to assisting with a surgical procedure. Which of the following
actions by the nurse demonstrates proper surgical hand-
washing techniques?
,The nurse washes with her hands held higher than her
elbows.
A nurse at a screening clinic is assessing a client who reports
a history of a heart murmur related to aortic valve stenosis. At
which of the following anatomical areas should the nurse place
the stethoscope to auscultate the aortic valve?
Second intercostal space to the right of the sternum
A nurse is measuring vital signs for a client and notices an
irregularity in the pulse. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
Count the apical pulse rate for 1 full minute, and describe
the rhythm in
the chart.
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who becomes
agitated when the nurse requests the client’s dentures be
removed prior to surgery. Which of the following responses
should the nurse make?
“What worries you about being without your teeth?”
,A nurse is caring for a client who has a terminal illness. The
client asks several questions about the nurse’s religious
, A nurse is caring for a client who has Type 1 diabetes mellitus
and is resistant to learning self-injection of insulin. Which of
the following statements should the nurse make?
“Tell me what I can do to help you overcome your fear of
giving yourself injections.”
A charge nurse is teaching adult cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) to a group of newly licensed nurses.
Which of the following actions should the charge nurse
teach as the first response in CPR?
Confirm unresponsiveness.
A community health nurse is preparing a campaign about
seasonal influenza. Which of the following plans should the
nurse include as a secondary prevention?
Screening groups of older adults in nursing care facilities
for early influenza manifestations
A nurse is preparing to provide tracheostomy care for a client.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Perform hand hygiene
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