ATI PRACTICE CORE NURSING CONCEPTS
AND TEST STRATEGY REVIEW 2026
◉ what are the normal ranges for potassium?
Answer: 3.5-5
◉ What is a correct statement about cane use?
Answer: cane should be held on the stronger side of the body
◉ What position should a client be in for incentive spirometry?
Answer: semi fowlers
◉ what should a nurse include in C diff education?
Answer: family should wear gowns and gloves
◉ what should you do with medical waste?
Answer: ask another nurse to observe the medication wastage
◉ what is the sound that was included in the practice assessment?
Answer: arterial bruits
, ◉ how do you irrigate an indwelling cath?
Answer: subtract the amount of irrigant used from the clients urine
output
◉ what should you assess to identify safety needs?
Answer: visual acuity, fields, and pupil clarity
◉ what is a sign of infiltration in an IV?
Answer: blanched skin
◉ what should you do before administering 0.5 ml of an oral liquid
medicine?
Answer: shake the medicine to ensure that it is mixed properly
◉ what is the priority assessment to an older adult after giving Iv
fluids?
Answer: Auscultate lung sounds
◉ how do you help someone with vision loss eat better?
Answer: describe food location in clock pattern
◉ when someone has been immobile for three weeks, what requires
further assessment?
AND TEST STRATEGY REVIEW 2026
◉ what are the normal ranges for potassium?
Answer: 3.5-5
◉ What is a correct statement about cane use?
Answer: cane should be held on the stronger side of the body
◉ What position should a client be in for incentive spirometry?
Answer: semi fowlers
◉ what should a nurse include in C diff education?
Answer: family should wear gowns and gloves
◉ what should you do with medical waste?
Answer: ask another nurse to observe the medication wastage
◉ what is the sound that was included in the practice assessment?
Answer: arterial bruits
, ◉ how do you irrigate an indwelling cath?
Answer: subtract the amount of irrigant used from the clients urine
output
◉ what should you assess to identify safety needs?
Answer: visual acuity, fields, and pupil clarity
◉ what is a sign of infiltration in an IV?
Answer: blanched skin
◉ what should you do before administering 0.5 ml of an oral liquid
medicine?
Answer: shake the medicine to ensure that it is mixed properly
◉ what is the priority assessment to an older adult after giving Iv
fluids?
Answer: Auscultate lung sounds
◉ how do you help someone with vision loss eat better?
Answer: describe food location in clock pattern
◉ when someone has been immobile for three weeks, what requires
further assessment?
