Exam 1 ATI Practice Questions & Answers Updated 2026

Exam 1 ATI Practice Questions &
Answers Updated 2026
ABnurseBisBcaringBforBaBclientBwhoBstatesB"IBhaveBtoBcheckBwithBmyBwifeBandBseeBifBsheBt
hinksBIBamBreadyBtoBgoBhome"BTheBnurseBreplies,B"HowBdoByouBfeelBaboutBgoingBhomeBto
day?"BWhichBclarifyingBtechniqueBisBtheBnurseBusingBtoBenhanceBcommunicationBwithBtheBcli
ent?B



A.Bpacing

B.Breflecting

C.Bparaphrasing

D.BrestatingB-BAnswerB



whichBofBtheBfollowingBactionsBshouldBtheBnurseBtakeBwhenBusingBtheBcommunicationBtechni
queBofBactiveBlisteningB(selectBallBthatBapply)



A.BopenBposture

B.BwriteBdownBwhatBclientBsaysBtoBavoidBforgettingBdetails

C.BestablishBandBmaintainBeyeBcontact

D.BnodBinBagreementBwithBtheBclientBthroughoutBconversation

E.BrespondBpositivelyBwhenBgivingBfeedbackB-BAnswerAB

C

E



aBnurseBifBcaringBforBaBclientBwhoBisBconcernedBaboutBhisBimpendingBdischargeBtoBhomeBwi
thBaBnewBcolostomyBbecauseBheBisBanBavidBswimmer.BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBsh
ouldBtheBnurseBuseB(selectBallBthatBapply)



A.ByouBwillBdoBgreat.ByouBjustBhaveBtoBgetBusedBtoBit.

B.BwhatBareByouBworriedBaboutBgoingBhome

C.ByourBdailyBroutinesBwillBbeBdifferentBwhenByouBgoBhome

D.BtellBmeBaboutByourBsupportBsystemByoullBhaveBafterByouBleaveBtheBhospital

E.BletBmeBtellByouBaboutBaBfriendBofBmineBwithBaBcolostomyBwhoBalsoBenjoysBswimmingB-
BAnswerC

,D

E



whichBofBtheBfollowingBstrategiesBshouldBaBnurseBuseBtoBestablishBaBhelpingBrelationshipBwit
hBaBclient



A.BmakeBsureBtheBcommunicationBisBequallyBreciprocalBbetweenBtheBnurseBandBclient

B.BencourageBclientBtoBcommunicateBhisBthoughtsBandBfeelings

C.BgiveBnurse-clientBcommunicationBnoBtimeBlimits

D.BallowBcommunicationBtoBoccurBspontaneouslyBthroughoutBnurse-clientBrelationshipB-
BAnswerB



aBnurseBisBcaringBforBaBschool-
ageBchildBwhoBisBsittingBinBaBchair.BtoBfacilitateBeffectiveBcommunication,BwhichBofBtheBfollo
wingBactionsBshouldBtheBnurseBtake



A.BtouchBchildsBarm

B.BsitBatBeyeBlevel

C.BstandBfacingBchild

D.BstandBwithBrelaxedBpostureB-BAnswerB



ABchargeBnurseBisBconductingBaBclassBonBtherapeuticBcommunicationBtoBaBgroupBofBnewlyBli
censedBnurses.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBresponsesBbyBtheBnewlyBlicensedBnurseBrequiresBaddi
tionalBteachingBregardingBnonverbalBcommunication?



A.BPersonalBspace

B.BPosture

C.BEyeBcontact

D.BIntonationB-BAnswerD



ABnurseBisBcommunicatingBwithBaBclientBonBtheBacuteBmentalBhealthBfacility.BTheBclientBstat
es,B"IBcan'tBsleep.BIBstayBupBallBnight."BTheBnurseBresponds,B"YouBareBhavingBdifficultyBsleepi
ng?"BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBtherapeuticBcommunicationBtechniquesBisBtheBnurseBdemonstrati
ng?

, A.BOfferingBgeneralBleads

B.BSummarizing

C.BFocusing

D.BRestatingB-BAnswerD



ABnurseBisBcommunicatingBwithBaBnewlyBadmittedBclient.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBaBbarrie
rBtoBtherapeuticBcommunication?



A.BOfferingBadvice

B.BReflectingBmeaning

C.BListeningBattentively

D.BGivingBinformationB-BAnswerA



ABnurseBisBconductingBtherapyBwithBseveralBclientsBandBtheirBfamilies.BEffectiveBcommunicatio
nBwithBclientsBandBfamiliesBisBbasedBon:



A.BdiscussingBin-depthBtopicsBwithBwhichBtheBclientBfeelsBcomfortable.

B.BusingBsilenceBtoBavoidBunpleasantBorBdifficultBtopics.

C.BattendingBtoBverbalBandBnonverbalBbehaviors.

D.BrequiringBtheBclientBandBfamilyBtoBaskBforBfeedback.B-BAnswerC



WhenBaBfamilyBasksBaBnurseBforBreassuranceBaboutBaBclient'sBcondition,BwhichBofBtheBfollow
ingBisBanBappropriateBresponse?



A.B"IBthinkByourBsonBisBgettingBbetter.BWhatBhaveByouBnoticed?"

B.B"I'mBsureBeverythingBwillBbeBokay.BItBjustBtakesBtimeBtoBheal."

C.B"I'mBnotBsureBwhat'sBwrong.BHaveByouBaskedBtheBdoctorBaboutByourBconcerns?"

D.B"IBunderstandByou'reBconcerned.BLet'sBdiscussBwhatBconcernsByouBspecifically."B-BAnswerD



ABnurseBisBcaringBforBaB20-year-
oldBclientBwhoBisBsexuallyBactiveBandBhasBcomeBtoBtheBcollegeBhealthBclinicBforBaBfirst-