ATI Final Exam ~ Review Questions & Answers Updated 2026

ATI Final Exam ~ Review Questions
& Answers Updated 2026
ABnurseBisBteachingBaBclientBandBhisBfamilyBhowBtoBcareBforBtheBclient'sBtracheostomyBatBh
ome.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBinstructionsBisBappropriateBforBtheBclientBandBfamily?



1.BRemoveBtheBouterBcannulaBcautiouslyBforBroutineBcleaning.

2.BUseBtracheostomyBcoversBwhenBoutdoors.

3.BUseBsterileBtechniqueBwhenBperformingBtracheostomyBcareBatBhome.

4.BCleanseBirritatedBskinBwithBfull-strengthBhydrogenBperoxide.B-
BAnswer2.BUseBtracheostomyBcoversBwhenBoutdoors.



ABnurseBisBgivingBanBend-of-
shiftBreportBaboutBaBclientBadmittedBearlierBthatBdayBwithBpneumonia.BWhichBofBtheBfollowi
ngBpiecesBofBinformationBisBmostBessentialBtoBprovide?



1.BAdmittingBdiagnosis

2.BDiagnosticBtestBresults

3.BBodyBtemperature

4.BBreathBsoundsB-BAnswer4.BBreathBsounds



**ABCs**



ABnurseBisBcheckingBbloodBpressuresBatBaBcommunityBhealthBscreening.BWhichBofBtheBfollowi
ngBclientsBisBatBhighBriskBforBprimaryBhypertension?



1.BABclientBwhoBisBpregnant

2.BABclientBwhoBhasBanBelevatedBLDL

3.BABclientBwhoBtakesBoralBcontraceptives

4.BABclientBwhoBhasBkidneyBdiseaseB-BAnswer2.BABclientBwhoBhasBanBelevatedBLDL



ABnurseBisBplanningBcareBforBaBclientBwhoBhasBhadBaBstrokeBresultingBinBaphasiaBandBdysph
agia.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBtasksBshouldBtheBnurseBassignBtoBanBAP?B(SelectBallBthatBapply
.)

,-BAssistBtheBclientBwithBaBpartialBbedBbath.

-BMeasureBtheBclient'sBBPBafterBtheBnurseBadministersBanBantihypertensiveBmedication.

-BTestBtheBclient'sBswallowingBabilityBbyBprovidingBthickenedBliquids.

-BUseBaBcommunicationBboardBtoBaskBwhatBtheBclientBwantsBforBlunch.

-BIrrigateBtheBclient'sBindwellingBurinaryBcatheter.B-BAnswer-
BAssistBtheBclientBwithBaBpartialBbedBbath.

-BMeasureBtheBclient'sBBPBafterBtheBnurseBadministersBanBantihypertensiveBmedication.

-BUseBaBcommunicationBboardBtoBaskBwhatBtheBclientBwantsBforBlunch.



ABnurseBisBcaringBforBaBclientBwhoBisBcombativeBinBtheBemergencyBdepartment.BTheBprovide
rBordersBwristBrestraintsBafterBtheBclientBattemptsBtoBassaultBtheBadmittingBnurse.BWhichBofB
theBfollowingBactionsBisBappropriateBforBtheBnurseBtoBtake?



1.BTieBrestraintsBtoBtheBlowerBedgeBofBtheBsideBrail.

2.BRemoveBeachBrestraintBoneBatBaBtimeBeveryB2Bhr.

3.BEnsureB3Bfinger-widthsBofBspaceBbetweenBtheBrestraintBandBtheBclient'sBwrist.

4.BUseBaBsquareBknotBtoBsecurelyBtieBtheBrestraintsBtoBtheBbed.B-
BAnswer2.BRemoveBeachBrestraintBoneBatBaBtimeBeveryB2Bhr.



**ToBperformBROMBexercisesBandBneurovascularBchecks**



ABnurseBisBpreparingBtoBadministerBmorphineB4BmgBIVBbolusBtoBaBclient.BAvailableBisBmorph
ineB5mg/mL.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBanBappropriateBnursingBintervention?



1.BReturnBtheBunusedBmedicationBtoBtheBautomaticBdispensingBsystem.

2.BKeepBtheBremainingBmedicationBatBtheBclient'sBbedsideBforBlaterBuse.

3.BHaveBaBsecondBnurseBwitnessBtheBdisposalBofBremainingBmedication.

4.BLockBremainingBmedicationBinBsecureBcabinet.B-
BAnswer3.BHaveBaBsecondBnurseBwitnessBtheBdisposalBofBremainingBmedication.



ABnurseBisBcaringBforBaBclientBwhoBasksBaboutBtheBpurposeBofBadvanceBdirectives.BWhichBof
BtheBfollowingBisBanBappropriateBresponseBbyBtheBnurse?

,1.B"ItBallowsBtheBcourtBtoBoverruleBanBadultBclient'sBrefusalBofBmedicalBtreatment."

2.B"ItBpermitsBaBclientBtoBwithholdBmedicalBinformationBfromBhealthBcareBpersonnel."

3.B"ItBindicatesBtheBformBofBtreatmentBaBclientBisBwillingBtoBacceptBinBtheBeventBofBaBserio
usBillness."

4.B"ItBallowsBhealthBcareBpersonnelBinBtheBemergencyBdepartmentBtoBstabilizeBaBclient'sBcon
dition."B-
BAnswer3.B"ItBindicatesBtheBformBofBtreatmentBaBclientBisBwillingBtoBacceptBinBtheBeventBof
BaBseriousBillness."



ABnurseBfindsBaBclientBonBtheBfloorBuponBenteringBtheBclient'sBroom.BTheBroommateBreports
BthatBtheBclientBwasBtryingBtoBgetBoutBofBbedBandBfellBoverBtheBbedrailBontoBtheBfloor.BWh
ichBofBtheBfollowingBisBcorrectBdocumentationBofBthisBincident?



1.BIncidentBreportBcompleted.

2.BClientBclimbedBoverBtheBbedrails.

3.BClientBfoundBlyingBonBfloor.

4.BClientBwasBtryingBtoBgetBoutBofBbed.B-BAnswer3.BClientBfoundBlyingBonBfloor.



**remember,BbeBObjectiveBinBdocumentation**



ABclientBwhoBisBpostoperativeBisBverbalizingBpainBasBaB2BonBaBpainBscaleBofB0BtoB10.BTheB
nurseBunderstandsBthatBtheBpreoperativeBteachingBregardingBpainBcontrolBhasBbeenBeffectiveB
whenBtheBclientBstatesBwhichBofBtheBfollowing?



1.B"IBthinkBIBshouldBtakeBmyBpainBmedicationBmoreBoften,BsinceBitBisBnotBcontrollingBmyBpai
n."

2.B"BreathingBfasterBwillBhelpBmeBkeepBmyBmindBoffBofBtheBpain."

3.B"ItBmayBhelpBmeBtoBlistenBtoBmusicBwhileBI'mBlyingBinBbed."

4.B"IBdon'tBwantBtoBwalkBtoday,BbecauseBI'mBexperiencingBsomeBpain."B-
BAnswer3.B"ItBmayBhelpBmeBtoBlistenBtoBmusicBwhileBI'mBlyingBinBbed."



**nonpharmacologicalBinterventionBtoBpain**

, ABclientBdemonstratesBangerBwhenBtheBnurseBdoesBnotBrespondBwithinB5BminBofBringingBfor
BtheBnurse.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBanBappropriateBresponseBbyBtheBnurse?



1.B"I'mBsorry,BbutBanotherBclientBneededBmyBattention."

2.B"IBarrivedBasBsoonBasBIBcould.BWhatBcanBIBdoBforByou?"

3.B"ItBmustBbeBfrustrating.BIBhaveBaBfewBminutesBnow."

4.B"WeBhadBanBemergencyBonBtheBunit,BbutBnowBI'mBhere."B-
BAnswer3.B"ItBmustBbeBfrustrating.BIBhaveBaBfewBminutesBnow."



**therapeuticBbyBacknowledgingBclient'sBfeelings**



ABnurseBisBadmittingBaBclientBwhoBisBhavingBanBexacerbationBofBheartBfailure.BInBplanningBt
hisBclient'sBcare,BwhenBshouldBtheBnurseBinitiateBdischargeBplanning?



1.BDuringBtheBadmissionBprocess

2.BAsBsoonBasBtheBclient'sBconditionBisBstable

3.BDuringBtheBinitialBteamBconference

4.BAfterBconsultingBwithBtheBclient'sBfamilyB-BAnswer1.BDuringBtheBadmissionBprocess



**dischargeBplanningBstartsBatBadmissionB(patientBneedsBforBduringBandBafterBhospital)**



ABnurseBmanagerBisBoverseeingBtheBcareBofBaBunit.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBshouldBtheBnurs
eBmanagerBidentifyBasBaBviolationBofBHIPPABguidelines?



1.BTheBassignedBnurseBreviewsBtheBmedicalBchartBwithBaBnursingBstudent.

2.BABnursingBstudentBdiscussesBaBclient'sBstatusBwithBtheBassignedBnurseBatBtheBbedside.

3.BTheBassignedBnurseBreturnsBaBcallBtoBaBclient'sBPowerBofBAttorneyBtoBdiscussBtheBclient's
Bcare.

4.BABnursingBstudentBconsultsBaBformerBclassmateBtoBassistBwithBherBdocumentation.B-
BAnswer4.BABnursingBstudentBconsultsBaBformerBclassmateBtoBassistBwithBherBdocumentation.



**onlyBthoseBinBdirectBcare**