ATI RN Concept Based
Assessment Level 3 Practice B
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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?
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, 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
Assessment Level 3 Practice B
2026 Exam Questions and
Detailed Answers | Get it 100%
Correct Answers
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?
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, 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
