Foundations of Nursing Exam 1 ATI Questions and Correct Answers Updated 2026 A+

Foundations of Nursing
Exam 1 ATI Questions
and Correct Answers
Updated 2026 A+
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edBclient.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBactionsBshouldBtheBnurseBplanBtoBtake?B-
BAnswerEngageBinBactiveBlisteningBwithBtheBclientBandBallowBtheBclientBtoBexpressBcon
cernsBearlyBinBtheBassessmentBprocess



ABnurseBisBconductingBaBgeneralBsurveyBonBaBclientBandBnotesBaBcontinuousBtwitching
BmovementBofBaBmuscleBinBtheBclient'sBleftBarm.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBtermsBshoul
dBtheBnurseBuseBtoBdescribeBtheBinvoluntaryBmovement?B-BAnswerFasciculation



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essment.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBinformationBshouldBtheBnurseBincludeBinBtheBdocum
entation?B(SelectBallBthatBapply)B-
BAnswerUseBofBassistiveBdevices,BheightBandBweight,BbehaviorBandBmood



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BAnswerEnsureBtheBclient'sBfeetBareBinBcontactBwithBtheBwallBorBmeasuringBpole



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BanBoralBprobeBinBtheirBmouth.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBalternativeBroutesBshouldBthe
BnurseBuseBtoBobtainBtheBmostBaccurateBcoreBtempBofBtheBclient?B-BAnswerRectal



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ouldBidentifyBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBfactorsBcanBinterfereBwithBobtainingBaBpulseBoxBr
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BAnswerTheBclientBreportsBthatBtheBpainBhasBbeenBpresentBforB4Byears,BtheBclientBrep
ortsBneverBfeelingBtotalBreliefBfromBpain,BtheBclientBreportsBthatBtheBpainBisBrecurring
BandBdoesBnotBalwaysBoriginateBinBtheBsameBlocation



ABnurseBisBplanningBtoBtakeBanBorthostaticBbpBfromBaBclientBwhoBhasBaBsyncope.BInB
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BAnswerPlaceBtheBclientBinBaBsupineBpositionBandBallowBthemBtoBrest,BtakeBtheBclient
sBbpBinBtheBsupineBposition,BkeepBtheBcuffBinBplaceBandBassistBtheBclientBtoBaBseated
Bposition,BtakeBtheBclient'sBbloodBpressureBinBaBseatedBposition,BassistBclientBtoBstand
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termBcareBfacility.BTheBnurseBisBassessingBtheBclient'sBemotionalBstate.BWhichBofBtheBf
ollowingBfindingsBshouldBtheBnurseBrecordBasBaBsubjective,BunexpectedBfinding?B-
BAnswerTheBclientBreportsBtheyBfeelBsadBandBlonelyBmostBofBtheBtime



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BAnswerOxygenBsaturationB96%BonBO2B2L/minBviaBnasalBcannula



ABnurseBisBcompletingBanBinitialBassessmentBchecklistBonBanBolderBadultBclient.BTheBcli
entBisBaccompaniedBbyBtheirBcaregiver.BForBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBindicatorsBshouldBt
heBnurseBobserveBwhenBassessingBforBpotentialBmaltreatmentBofBtheBclient?B(SelectBall
BthatBapply)B-
BAnswerDirtyBclothing,BunexplainedBphysicalBinjuries,BmalnourishedBappearance



ABnurseBassessBaBclient'sBrespiratoryBrateBandBnotesBthatBitBisBbelowBtheBexpectedBref
erenceBrange.BTheBnurseBshouldBidentifyBthatBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBfindingsBcanBcau
seBaBdecreasedBrespiratoryBrange?B-
BAnswerTheBclientBtakesBaBnarcoticBpainBmedicationBforBchronicBpain

, ABnurseBisBprovidingBteachingBtoBaBclientBwhoBasks,B"WhatBareBthingsBthatBcanBaffect
BmyBbloodBpressure?"BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBinformationBshouldBtheBnurseBincludeBa
sBfactorsBthatBaffectBbp?B(SelectBallBthatBapply)B-
BAnswerTimeBofBday,Bobesity,BdiureticBmedication,Bsmoking



ABnurseBisBobtainingBaBclient'sBpulseBandBnotesBaBregularBrhythmBwithBaBrateBofB110
Bbpm.BTheBnurseBshouldBidentifyBthisBasBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBunexpectedBfindings?
B-BAnswerTachycardia



ABnurseBisBassessingBaBclient'sBrespirationsBandBnotesBtheyBareBshallowBandBatBaBrate
BofB24/min.BTheBnurseBshouldBidentifyBthisBasBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBunexpectedBfin
dings?B-BAnswerTachypnea



ABnurseBisBassessingBaBclient'sBneck.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBshouldBtheBnurseBaskBth
eBclientBtoBperformBduringBtheBassessment?B-
BAnswerInstructBtheBclientBtoBswallow,BapplyBdownwardBpressureBandBaskBtheBclientBt
oBshrugBtheirBshoulders,BrequestBtheBclientBtoBmoveBtheirBheadBforwardBandBbackwar
dBandBthenBsideBtoBside



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BAnswerLungBsounds,BbowelBsounds,BpedalBpulses,BmentalBstatus



ABnurseBisBperformingBanBassessmentBofBaBclient'sBabdomen.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingB
actionsBshouldBtheBnurseBtake?B-BAnswerAuscultateBbowelBsoundsBpriorBtoBpalpating



ABnurseBisBpreparingBanBassessmentBonBaBclientBwhoBreportsBearBpain.BWhichBofBthe
BfollowingBactionsBshouldBtheBnurseBtake?B-BAnswerPalpateBtheBmastoidBareaBforBpain



ABnurseBisBassessingBaBclient'sBposteriorBandBlateralBchest.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBact
ionsBshouldBtheBnurseBtake?B-
BAnswerObserveBforBtheBuseBofBaccessoryBmusclesBduringBinspiration