ATI FUNDAMENTALS FOR NURSING
TESTBANK QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026 | Practice Test | A+
• purpose of incident reports (3) -✓✓--help risk management investigate existing
policies and procedures
--prevent future occurrences of similar events
--promote QI
• Nursing process steps (4) -✓✓1. Evaluation
2. Assessment
3. Diagnosis
4. Planning
• lateral violence -✓✓acts of aggression between colleagues (i.e. gossiping, bullying)
• Joint commission 'do not use' abbreviation list -✓✓abbreviations that can be easily
misinterpreted
QOD, q.d.--must write it out
IU--must use units
• who is responsible for obtaining informed consent from patients? -✓✓physician
• how much of daily grain intake should be whole grains? -✓✓at least half
• when to obtain trough drug level -✓✓immediately before next drug administration so
we know the lowest it gets before the next dose
• affect of aerosolized botulinum toxin (4) -✓✓ptosis
dysphagia
descending paralysis
difficulty breathing
• appropriate response after IV infiltration -✓✓document finding
remove IV
elevate limb
apply cold compress if hypertonic
apply hot/cold if iso/hypotonic
• what tasks can be delegated to an LPN? -✓✓--Oral, IM, SQ, topical, eye/ear,
inhalation, GI, NG medication administration
,--Urinary catheterization
--narcotics/controlled substances count
--monitor intravenous (IV) flow rate and may administer IV piggyback (secondary)
medications
• Public healthcare financing mechanisms (2) -✓✓medicare
medicaid
• private HC financing mechanisms (5) -✓✓traditional insurance
managed care organizations (MCOs)
preferred provider organizations (PPOs)
exclusive provider organizations (EPOs)
long-term care insurance
• how does traditional insurance work? -✓✓insurance company will reimburse HC
facilities for services on a fee-for service basis
• MCOs -✓✓primary care providers oversee comprehensive care for clients and focus
on prevention/promotion--they must approve before client gets hospitalized
• PPOs -✓✓clients choose from list of contracted providers and can pay more to seek
out-of-network provider
• EPOs -✓✓clients choose from list of providers within contracted organization
• long-term care insurance -✓✓reimburses HC facility for expenses not covered by
medicare
• levels of healthcare (5) -✓✓preventative
primary
secondary
tertiary
continuing
• preventative HC -✓✓educating and promoting health/wellness to reduce risk
i.e. immunization, stress management, seat belt use
• primary HC -✓✓health promotion for early detection
i.e. doctor visits, vision screening, BP/cholesterol screening
• secondary HC -✓✓diagnosis and treatment of acute illness/injury
provided through hospitals, emergent care centers
, • tertiary HC -✓✓specialized care for specialized conditions
provided through ICUs, oncology centers, burn centers
• nursing personnel team (3) -✓✓RNs
LPNs
unlicensed assistive personnel--CNAs, CMAs
• advanced practice nurse (APN) team (4) -✓✓clinical nurse specialist (CNS)
nurse practitioner (NP)
certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA)
certified nurse midwife (CNM)
• ethical principles of nursing (5) -✓✓autonomy
beneficence--positive actions to help others
fidelity--keep promises
justice--fairness
nonmaleficence--avoidance of harm/injury
• autonomy -✓✓right to make own decisions
• unintentional torts (2) -✓✓negligence
malpractice (professional negligence)
• intentional torts (3) -✓✓assault--conduct that makes another person fearful/anxious
battery--wrongful physical contact
false imprisonment--confined or restrained against will
• what type of tort would a nurse be in violation of if..
nurse restrains a client and administers an injection against their wishes and without
orders -✓✓battery
• what type of tort would nurse be in violation of if..
nurse tells client she will put diaper on him if he doesn't use urinal correctly -✓✓assault
• what type of tort would nurse be in violation of if..
nurse believes client will leave AMA, so she combines a PRN sedative with his
scheduled medication -✓✓false imprisonment
TESTBANK QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026 | Practice Test | A+
• purpose of incident reports (3) -✓✓--help risk management investigate existing
policies and procedures
--prevent future occurrences of similar events
--promote QI
• Nursing process steps (4) -✓✓1. Evaluation
2. Assessment
3. Diagnosis
4. Planning
• lateral violence -✓✓acts of aggression between colleagues (i.e. gossiping, bullying)
• Joint commission 'do not use' abbreviation list -✓✓abbreviations that can be easily
misinterpreted
QOD, q.d.--must write it out
IU--must use units
• who is responsible for obtaining informed consent from patients? -✓✓physician
• how much of daily grain intake should be whole grains? -✓✓at least half
• when to obtain trough drug level -✓✓immediately before next drug administration so
we know the lowest it gets before the next dose
• affect of aerosolized botulinum toxin (4) -✓✓ptosis
dysphagia
descending paralysis
difficulty breathing
• appropriate response after IV infiltration -✓✓document finding
remove IV
elevate limb
apply cold compress if hypertonic
apply hot/cold if iso/hypotonic
• what tasks can be delegated to an LPN? -✓✓--Oral, IM, SQ, topical, eye/ear,
inhalation, GI, NG medication administration
,--Urinary catheterization
--narcotics/controlled substances count
--monitor intravenous (IV) flow rate and may administer IV piggyback (secondary)
medications
• Public healthcare financing mechanisms (2) -✓✓medicare
medicaid
• private HC financing mechanisms (5) -✓✓traditional insurance
managed care organizations (MCOs)
preferred provider organizations (PPOs)
exclusive provider organizations (EPOs)
long-term care insurance
• how does traditional insurance work? -✓✓insurance company will reimburse HC
facilities for services on a fee-for service basis
• MCOs -✓✓primary care providers oversee comprehensive care for clients and focus
on prevention/promotion--they must approve before client gets hospitalized
• PPOs -✓✓clients choose from list of contracted providers and can pay more to seek
out-of-network provider
• EPOs -✓✓clients choose from list of providers within contracted organization
• long-term care insurance -✓✓reimburses HC facility for expenses not covered by
medicare
• levels of healthcare (5) -✓✓preventative
primary
secondary
tertiary
continuing
• preventative HC -✓✓educating and promoting health/wellness to reduce risk
i.e. immunization, stress management, seat belt use
• primary HC -✓✓health promotion for early detection
i.e. doctor visits, vision screening, BP/cholesterol screening
• secondary HC -✓✓diagnosis and treatment of acute illness/injury
provided through hospitals, emergent care centers
, • tertiary HC -✓✓specialized care for specialized conditions
provided through ICUs, oncology centers, burn centers
• nursing personnel team (3) -✓✓RNs
LPNs
unlicensed assistive personnel--CNAs, CMAs
• advanced practice nurse (APN) team (4) -✓✓clinical nurse specialist (CNS)
nurse practitioner (NP)
certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA)
certified nurse midwife (CNM)
• ethical principles of nursing (5) -✓✓autonomy
beneficence--positive actions to help others
fidelity--keep promises
justice--fairness
nonmaleficence--avoidance of harm/injury
• autonomy -✓✓right to make own decisions
• unintentional torts (2) -✓✓negligence
malpractice (professional negligence)
• intentional torts (3) -✓✓assault--conduct that makes another person fearful/anxious
battery--wrongful physical contact
false imprisonment--confined or restrained against will
• what type of tort would a nurse be in violation of if..
nurse restrains a client and administers an injection against their wishes and without
orders -✓✓battery
• what type of tort would nurse be in violation of if..
nurse tells client she will put diaper on him if he doesn't use urinal correctly -✓✓assault
• what type of tort would nurse be in violation of if..
nurse believes client will leave AMA, so she combines a PRN sedative with his
scheduled medication -✓✓false imprisonment
