Health Assessment ATI EXAM 1
Questions and Answers 2026
ABnurseBisBintroducingBherselfBtoBaBclientBasBtheBfirstBstepBofBaBcomprehensiveBphysicalBexa
mination.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBstrategiesBshouldBtheBnurseBuseBwithBthisBclient?B(selectBal
lBthatBapply)
A.BAddressBtheBclientBwithBtheBappropriateBtitleBandBherBlastBname.
B.BUseBaBmixBofBopen-BandBclose-endedBquestions.
C.BReduceBenvironmentalBnoise.
D.BHaveBtheBclientBcompleteBaBhealthBhistoryBform.
E.BPerformBtheBgeneralBsurveyBbeforeBtheBexamination.B-BAnswerB,BC,BE
Rationale:
B.BOpen-endedBquestionsBhelpBtheBclientBtellBherBstoryBinBherBownBway.BClosed-endedBquest
ionsBareBusefulBforBclarifyingBandBverifyingBinformationBtheBnurseBgathersBfromBtheBclient'sBs
tory
C.Bquiet,BcomfortableBenvironmentBeliminatesBdistractionsBandBhelpsBtheBclientBfocusBonBthe
BimportantBaspectsBofBtheBinterview.
E.BTheBgeneralBsurveyBisBnoninvasiveBand,BalongBwithBtheBhealthBhistoryBandBvitalBsignBmea
surement,BcanBhelpBputBtheBclientBatBeaseBbeforeBtheBmoreBsensitiveBpartsBofBtheBprocess,B
suchBasBtheBexamination
ABnurseBinBaBprovider'sBofficeBisBdocumentingBhisBfindingsBfollowingBanBexaminationBheBperf
ormedBforBaBclientBnewBtoBtheBpractice.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBparametersBshouldBheBinclu
deBasBpartBofBtheBgeneralBsurvey?B(SelectBallBthatBapply.)
A.BPosture
B.BSkinBlesions
C.BSpeech
D.BAllergies.
E.BimmunizationBstatusB-BAnswerA,BB,BC
Rationale:
, A.BPostureBisBpartBofBtheBbodyBstructureBorBgeneralBappearanceBportionBofBtheBgeneralBsurv
ey.
B.BSkinBlesionsBareBpartBofBtheBbodyBstructureBorBgeneralBappearanceBportionBofBtheBgenera
lBsurvey.
C.BSpeechBisBpartBofBtheBbehaviorBportionBofBtheBgeneralBsurvey
ABnurseBisBcollectingBdataBforBaBclient'sBcomprehensiveBphysicalBexamination.BafterBtheBnurse
BinspectsBtheBclient'sBabdomen,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBskillsBofBtheBphysicalBexaminationBpr
ocessBshouldBsheBperformBnext?
A.olfaction
B.auscultation
C.Palpation
D.PercussionB-BAnswerB
Rationale:
B.BBecauseBpalpationBandBpercussionBcanBalterBtheBfrequencyBandBintensityBofBbowelBsounds
,BtheBnurseBshouldBauscultateBtheBabdomenBnextBandBbeforeBusingBthoseBtwoBtechniques
ABnurseBisBperformingBaBcomprehensiveBphysicalBexaminationBofBanBolderBadultBclient.BWhic
hBofBtheBfollowingBinterventionsBshouldBtheBnurseBuseBinBconsiderationBofBtheBclient'sBage?B
(SelectBallBthatBapply.)
a.CollectBtheBdataBinBoneBcontinuousBsession.
B.PlanBtoBallowBplentyBofBtimeBforBpositionBchanges.
C.MakeBsureBtheBclientBhasBanyBessentialBsensoryBaidsBinBplace.
D.BtellBtheBclientBtoBtakeBherBtimeBansweringBquestions.
E.BinviteBtheBclientBtoBuseBtheBbathroomBbeforeBbeginningBtheBexaminationB-
BAnswerB,BC,BD,BE
Rationale:
Questions and Answers 2026
ABnurseBisBintroducingBherselfBtoBaBclientBasBtheBfirstBstepBofBaBcomprehensiveBphysicalBexa
mination.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBstrategiesBshouldBtheBnurseBuseBwithBthisBclient?B(selectBal
lBthatBapply)
A.BAddressBtheBclientBwithBtheBappropriateBtitleBandBherBlastBname.
B.BUseBaBmixBofBopen-BandBclose-endedBquestions.
C.BReduceBenvironmentalBnoise.
D.BHaveBtheBclientBcompleteBaBhealthBhistoryBform.
E.BPerformBtheBgeneralBsurveyBbeforeBtheBexamination.B-BAnswerB,BC,BE
Rationale:
B.BOpen-endedBquestionsBhelpBtheBclientBtellBherBstoryBinBherBownBway.BClosed-endedBquest
ionsBareBusefulBforBclarifyingBandBverifyingBinformationBtheBnurseBgathersBfromBtheBclient'sBs
tory
C.Bquiet,BcomfortableBenvironmentBeliminatesBdistractionsBandBhelpsBtheBclientBfocusBonBthe
BimportantBaspectsBofBtheBinterview.
E.BTheBgeneralBsurveyBisBnoninvasiveBand,BalongBwithBtheBhealthBhistoryBandBvitalBsignBmea
surement,BcanBhelpBputBtheBclientBatBeaseBbeforeBtheBmoreBsensitiveBpartsBofBtheBprocess,B
suchBasBtheBexamination
ABnurseBinBaBprovider'sBofficeBisBdocumentingBhisBfindingsBfollowingBanBexaminationBheBperf
ormedBforBaBclientBnewBtoBtheBpractice.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBparametersBshouldBheBinclu
deBasBpartBofBtheBgeneralBsurvey?B(SelectBallBthatBapply.)
A.BPosture
B.BSkinBlesions
C.BSpeech
D.BAllergies.
E.BimmunizationBstatusB-BAnswerA,BB,BC
Rationale:
, A.BPostureBisBpartBofBtheBbodyBstructureBorBgeneralBappearanceBportionBofBtheBgeneralBsurv
ey.
B.BSkinBlesionsBareBpartBofBtheBbodyBstructureBorBgeneralBappearanceBportionBofBtheBgenera
lBsurvey.
C.BSpeechBisBpartBofBtheBbehaviorBportionBofBtheBgeneralBsurvey
ABnurseBisBcollectingBdataBforBaBclient'sBcomprehensiveBphysicalBexamination.BafterBtheBnurse
BinspectsBtheBclient'sBabdomen,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBskillsBofBtheBphysicalBexaminationBpr
ocessBshouldBsheBperformBnext?
A.olfaction
B.auscultation
C.Palpation
D.PercussionB-BAnswerB
Rationale:
B.BBecauseBpalpationBandBpercussionBcanBalterBtheBfrequencyBandBintensityBofBbowelBsounds
,BtheBnurseBshouldBauscultateBtheBabdomenBnextBandBbeforeBusingBthoseBtwoBtechniques
ABnurseBisBperformingBaBcomprehensiveBphysicalBexaminationBofBanBolderBadultBclient.BWhic
hBofBtheBfollowingBinterventionsBshouldBtheBnurseBuseBinBconsiderationBofBtheBclient'sBage?B
(SelectBallBthatBapply.)
a.CollectBtheBdataBinBoneBcontinuousBsession.
B.PlanBtoBallowBplentyBofBtimeBforBpositionBchanges.
C.MakeBsureBtheBclientBhasBanyBessentialBsensoryBaidsBinBplace.
D.BtellBtheBclientBtoBtakeBherBtimeBansweringBquestions.
E.BinviteBtheBclientBtoBuseBtheBbathroomBbeforeBbeginningBtheBexaminationB-
BAnswerB,BC,BD,BE
Rationale: