ati rn concept based assessment level
3 practice b 2026 update
a nurse in a mental health clinic is assessing a client who states, "I don't think my
gambling is as big of a problem as my friends think it is." which of the following
findings should the nurse identify as meeting the diagnostic criteria of gambling
disorder?
a. the client makes no attempts to stop gambling.
b. the client gambles when feeling happy or enthusiastic.
c. the client gambles the same amount of money each week.
d. the client asks others for money to compensate for gambling losses - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----the client asks others for money to compensate for
gambling losses.
one of the diagnostic criteria for this is a reliance on others to provide money to
help with negative financial situations that are a direct result of gambling losses.
according to the american psychiatric association, a diagnosis of this requires that
,the client's behavior meets four of the defined criteria over the period of the past
12 months. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----gambling disorder
a nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. which of the following
manifestations should the nurse identify as positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
select all that apply.
a. magical thinking.
b. clang association.
c. auditory hallucinations.
d. flat affect.
e. emotional ambivalence. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----magical thinking.
clang association.
auditory hallucinations.
the nurse should identify that magical thinking, or the belief that one's thoughts
affect others, is a positive symptom of this disorder. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
schizophrenia manifestation
the nurse should identify that clang association, or choosing words based on their
sounds, is a positive symptom of this disorder. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
schizophrenia manifestation
,the nurse should identify that experiencing auditory hallucinations, or hearing
voices or sounds that do not exist, is a positive symptom of this disorder. - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----schizophrenia manifestation
the nurse is assessing a client who has end stage COPD. which of the following
images should the nurse identify as a late manifestation of this terminal illness?
a. flexion or contraction of the joints.
b. swan neck deformation.
c. tophi, related to chronic gout.
d. digital clubbing. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----digital clubbing
the nurse should identify digital clubbing when assessing a client who has this
disorder. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----late manifestation of COPD
evidence of decreased arterial oxygen levels, which occurs over time and is
evident as a late manifestation of COPD. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----digital
clubbing
a nurse in an ED is assessing a newly admitted client. the nurse should identify
that which of the following findings is a manifestation of acute cocaine toxicity?
a. hypotension.
b. pinpoint pupils.
c. agitation.
d. hypothermia. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----agitation
, agitation, dizziness, and tremor. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----acute cocaine
toxicity s/s
can cause convulsions and myocardial infarction. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
severe cocaine toxicity
a CNS stimulant - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----cocaine
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has preeclampsia without severe
symptoms. which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. monitor temperature twice each day.
b. restrict fluid intake to four 245 mL glasses a day.
c. maintain a dark, quiet environment as much as possible.
d. use a side lying position when resting in bed or on the couch. - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----use a side lying position when resting in bed or on the
couch.
increases blood flow to the uterus and placenta optimizing the delivery of
nutrients and oxygen to the fetus. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----side lying position
can result in hypotension, which diminishes blood flow to the uterus and
placenta. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----supine positioning
3 practice b 2026 update
a nurse in a mental health clinic is assessing a client who states, "I don't think my
gambling is as big of a problem as my friends think it is." which of the following
findings should the nurse identify as meeting the diagnostic criteria of gambling
disorder?
a. the client makes no attempts to stop gambling.
b. the client gambles when feeling happy or enthusiastic.
c. the client gambles the same amount of money each week.
d. the client asks others for money to compensate for gambling losses - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----the client asks others for money to compensate for
gambling losses.
one of the diagnostic criteria for this is a reliance on others to provide money to
help with negative financial situations that are a direct result of gambling losses.
according to the american psychiatric association, a diagnosis of this requires that
,the client's behavior meets four of the defined criteria over the period of the past
12 months. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----gambling disorder
a nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. which of the following
manifestations should the nurse identify as positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
select all that apply.
a. magical thinking.
b. clang association.
c. auditory hallucinations.
d. flat affect.
e. emotional ambivalence. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----magical thinking.
clang association.
auditory hallucinations.
the nurse should identify that magical thinking, or the belief that one's thoughts
affect others, is a positive symptom of this disorder. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
schizophrenia manifestation
the nurse should identify that clang association, or choosing words based on their
sounds, is a positive symptom of this disorder. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
schizophrenia manifestation
,the nurse should identify that experiencing auditory hallucinations, or hearing
voices or sounds that do not exist, is a positive symptom of this disorder. - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----schizophrenia manifestation
the nurse is assessing a client who has end stage COPD. which of the following
images should the nurse identify as a late manifestation of this terminal illness?
a. flexion or contraction of the joints.
b. swan neck deformation.
c. tophi, related to chronic gout.
d. digital clubbing. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----digital clubbing
the nurse should identify digital clubbing when assessing a client who has this
disorder. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----late manifestation of COPD
evidence of decreased arterial oxygen levels, which occurs over time and is
evident as a late manifestation of COPD. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----digital
clubbing
a nurse in an ED is assessing a newly admitted client. the nurse should identify
that which of the following findings is a manifestation of acute cocaine toxicity?
a. hypotension.
b. pinpoint pupils.
c. agitation.
d. hypothermia. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----agitation
, agitation, dizziness, and tremor. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----acute cocaine
toxicity s/s
can cause convulsions and myocardial infarction. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
severe cocaine toxicity
a CNS stimulant - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----cocaine
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has preeclampsia without severe
symptoms. which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. monitor temperature twice each day.
b. restrict fluid intake to four 245 mL glasses a day.
c. maintain a dark, quiet environment as much as possible.
d. use a side lying position when resting in bed or on the couch. - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----use a side lying position when resting in bed or on the
couch.
increases blood flow to the uterus and placenta optimizing the delivery of
nutrients and oxygen to the fetus. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----side lying position
can result in hypotension, which diminishes blood flow to the uterus and
placenta. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----supine positioning
