ATI RN Community Health Proctored Exam 2025/2026
ATI RN Community Health Proctored Exam
2025/2026 | Complete 70 Q&A Study Guide with
Detailed Rationales – Guaranteed A+
A newly admitted client who has major depressive disorder states to the nurse,
"I'm a failure, I can't even cope with the little things anymore." Which of the
following responses should the nurse provide?
A) "What happened in your life to make you feel like such a failure?"
B) "It sounds as if you are feeling pretty overwhelmed right now"
C) "Do you feel like you don't deserve to feel good about yourself?"
D) "I know you feel like that now, but you'll feel differently when you get better" -
VERIFIED ANSWER-C) "Do you feel like you don't deserve to feel good about
yourself?"
A newly licensed nurse is preparing to administer medications to a client. The
nurse notes that the provider has prescribed a medication that is unfamiliar to
him. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) Consult the medication reference book available on the unit
B) Ask a more experienced nurse for information about the medication
C) Call the clients provider and verify the prescription
D) Ask the client if she takes this medication at home -VERIFIED ANSWER-A)
Consult the medication reference book available on the unit
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,ATI RN Community Health Proctored Exam 2025/2026
A nurse has received a prescription for dextran to administer to a client. The
nurse should recognize that dextran belongs in which of the following functional
classifications
A) Skeletal muscle relaxants
B) Beta-adrenergic blockers
C) Broad-spectrum anti-infective agents
D) Plasma volume expanders -VERIFIED ANSWER-D) Plasma volume expanders
A nurse in a providers office is assessing a client who has heart failure. The
client has gained weight since her last, and her an,les are edematous. Which of
the following findings is another clinical manifestation of fluid volume excess
A) Sunken eyeball
B) Hypotension
C) Poor skin turgor
D) Bounding pulse -VERIFIED ANSWER-D) Bounding pulse
A nurse in an oncology clinic is assessing a client who is undergoing treatment
for ovarian cancer. Which of the following statements by the client indicates she
is experiencing psychological distress?
A) "My parents are retired, and they have come to help with our children
B) "I am going to ask my husband to go to counseling with me"
C) "I keep having nightmares about my upcoming surgery"
D) "My girlfriends bought me a nice wig" -VERIFIED ANSWER-C) "I keep having
night,ares about my upcoming surgery"
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, ATI RN Community Health Proctored Exam 2025/2026
A nurse is a rehabilitation facility is observing an assistive personal (AP) help a
client transfer from a bed to a wheelchair. Which of the following actions
indicates to the nurse that the AP understands how to perform this task
A) Locking the brakes on the bed and the wheelchair before moving the client
B) Lowering the footplates of the wheelchair before the transfer
C) Placing the wheelchair perpendicular to the bed
D) Placing the wheelchair on the clients weaker side prior to the transfer -
VERIFIED ANSWER-A) Locking the brakes on the bed and the wheelchair before
moving the client
A nurse is administering an IM injection to a 5-month-old infant. Which of the
following injection sites should the nurse use?
A) Deltoid
B) Ventrogluteal
C) Vastus lateralis
D) Dorsogluteal -VERIFIED ANSWER-C) Vastus lateralis
A nurse is admitting a client who has decreased circulation in his left leg. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A) Evaluate pedal pulses
B) Obtain a medical history
C) Measure vital signs
D) Assess for leg pain -VERIFIED ANSWER-A) Evaluate pedal pulses
A nurse is admitting a client who will undergo a craniotomy. During the planning
phase of the nursing process, which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
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ATI RN Community Health Proctored Exam
2025/2026 | Complete 70 Q&A Study Guide with
Detailed Rationales – Guaranteed A+
A newly admitted client who has major depressive disorder states to the nurse,
"I'm a failure, I can't even cope with the little things anymore." Which of the
following responses should the nurse provide?
A) "What happened in your life to make you feel like such a failure?"
B) "It sounds as if you are feeling pretty overwhelmed right now"
C) "Do you feel like you don't deserve to feel good about yourself?"
D) "I know you feel like that now, but you'll feel differently when you get better" -
VERIFIED ANSWER-C) "Do you feel like you don't deserve to feel good about
yourself?"
A newly licensed nurse is preparing to administer medications to a client. The
nurse notes that the provider has prescribed a medication that is unfamiliar to
him. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) Consult the medication reference book available on the unit
B) Ask a more experienced nurse for information about the medication
C) Call the clients provider and verify the prescription
D) Ask the client if she takes this medication at home -VERIFIED ANSWER-A)
Consult the medication reference book available on the unit
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,ATI RN Community Health Proctored Exam 2025/2026
A nurse has received a prescription for dextran to administer to a client. The
nurse should recognize that dextran belongs in which of the following functional
classifications
A) Skeletal muscle relaxants
B) Beta-adrenergic blockers
C) Broad-spectrum anti-infective agents
D) Plasma volume expanders -VERIFIED ANSWER-D) Plasma volume expanders
A nurse in a providers office is assessing a client who has heart failure. The
client has gained weight since her last, and her an,les are edematous. Which of
the following findings is another clinical manifestation of fluid volume excess
A) Sunken eyeball
B) Hypotension
C) Poor skin turgor
D) Bounding pulse -VERIFIED ANSWER-D) Bounding pulse
A nurse in an oncology clinic is assessing a client who is undergoing treatment
for ovarian cancer. Which of the following statements by the client indicates she
is experiencing psychological distress?
A) "My parents are retired, and they have come to help with our children
B) "I am going to ask my husband to go to counseling with me"
C) "I keep having nightmares about my upcoming surgery"
D) "My girlfriends bought me a nice wig" -VERIFIED ANSWER-C) "I keep having
night,ares about my upcoming surgery"
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, ATI RN Community Health Proctored Exam 2025/2026
A nurse is a rehabilitation facility is observing an assistive personal (AP) help a
client transfer from a bed to a wheelchair. Which of the following actions
indicates to the nurse that the AP understands how to perform this task
A) Locking the brakes on the bed and the wheelchair before moving the client
B) Lowering the footplates of the wheelchair before the transfer
C) Placing the wheelchair perpendicular to the bed
D) Placing the wheelchair on the clients weaker side prior to the transfer -
VERIFIED ANSWER-A) Locking the brakes on the bed and the wheelchair before
moving the client
A nurse is administering an IM injection to a 5-month-old infant. Which of the
following injection sites should the nurse use?
A) Deltoid
B) Ventrogluteal
C) Vastus lateralis
D) Dorsogluteal -VERIFIED ANSWER-C) Vastus lateralis
A nurse is admitting a client who has decreased circulation in his left leg. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A) Evaluate pedal pulses
B) Obtain a medical history
C) Measure vital signs
D) Assess for leg pain -VERIFIED ANSWER-A) Evaluate pedal pulses
A nurse is admitting a client who will undergo a craniotomy. During the planning
phase of the nursing process, which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
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