ATI Health Assessment Exam Questions and
Verified Answers
Question 1
When assessing the ear, which of the following is an emergency and requires
immediately contacting the provider?
A. Conductive hearing loss
B. Bloody drainage from the ear following head trauma
C. Edematous outer ear canal
D. Yellow or green malodorous discharge
Correct Answer
B. Bloody drainage from the ear following head trauma(The pressure of the type
of drainage from the ear following head trauma could signify the presence of a
fracture at the client’s skull.)
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,Question 2
Which of the following questions should you ask the client when assessing for an
orientation deficit? (Select all that apply.)
A. What is the date?
B. What is your birthday?
C. Do you know why you are here?
D. Who is the president?
E. What time is it?
F. Where you from?
Correct Answer
A. What's todays date?
B. What is your birthday?
C. Do you know why you are here?
D. Who is the president?
F. Where you from?
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,Question 3
A nurse is preparing education material for a client to maintain a healthy respiratory
status. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the materials?
(Select all that apply).
A. Instruct and encourage the client to obtain the influenza vaccine
B. Counsel the client about smoking cessation
C. Educate the client that hand hygiene is the first line of defense to prevent illness.
D. Inform the client that wearing a mask during the change of seasons prevents
illnesses.
Correct Answer
A. Instruct and encourage the client to obtain the influenza vaccine
B. Counsel the client about smoking cessation
C. Educate the client that hand hygiene is the first line of defense to prevent
illness.
Question 4
The nurse is inspecting a client's anterior chest. Which of the following should the
nurse inspect?
A. Ribs sloping downward at an angle.
B. Rales were noted along with the lower aspects of the lungs.
C. Rib deformities felt at the thoracic level.
D. The spine is without deformities.
Correct Answer
A. Ribs sloping downward at an angle.
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, Question 5
Client has head injury with a possible skull fracture: The client might have a
complication involving the 8th cranial nerve:
Correct Answer
A. Dizziness and hearing loss
Question 6
Assessment of client's pupillary reaction to light order:
Correct Answer
A. Have the client sit facing you at eye level
B. Observe the pupils for size
C. Darken the room
D. Instruct the client to look at a distant object
E. Move your penlight in from the side to shine on one pupil
F. Observe the pupillary response in both eyes
Question 7
A nurse is assessing the respiratory status of a client who has COPD. Which of the
following manifestations should the nurse Identify as an indicator of impending
respiratory failure?
Correct Answer
C. Tachycardia: Sign of respiratory therapy
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Verified Answers
Question 1
When assessing the ear, which of the following is an emergency and requires
immediately contacting the provider?
A. Conductive hearing loss
B. Bloody drainage from the ear following head trauma
C. Edematous outer ear canal
D. Yellow or green malodorous discharge
Correct Answer
B. Bloody drainage from the ear following head trauma(The pressure of the type
of drainage from the ear following head trauma could signify the presence of a
fracture at the client’s skull.)
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,Question 2
Which of the following questions should you ask the client when assessing for an
orientation deficit? (Select all that apply.)
A. What is the date?
B. What is your birthday?
C. Do you know why you are here?
D. Who is the president?
E. What time is it?
F. Where you from?
Correct Answer
A. What's todays date?
B. What is your birthday?
C. Do you know why you are here?
D. Who is the president?
F. Where you from?
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,Question 3
A nurse is preparing education material for a client to maintain a healthy respiratory
status. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the materials?
(Select all that apply).
A. Instruct and encourage the client to obtain the influenza vaccine
B. Counsel the client about smoking cessation
C. Educate the client that hand hygiene is the first line of defense to prevent illness.
D. Inform the client that wearing a mask during the change of seasons prevents
illnesses.
Correct Answer
A. Instruct and encourage the client to obtain the influenza vaccine
B. Counsel the client about smoking cessation
C. Educate the client that hand hygiene is the first line of defense to prevent
illness.
Question 4
The nurse is inspecting a client's anterior chest. Which of the following should the
nurse inspect?
A. Ribs sloping downward at an angle.
B. Rales were noted along with the lower aspects of the lungs.
C. Rib deformities felt at the thoracic level.
D. The spine is without deformities.
Correct Answer
A. Ribs sloping downward at an angle.
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, Question 5
Client has head injury with a possible skull fracture: The client might have a
complication involving the 8th cranial nerve:
Correct Answer
A. Dizziness and hearing loss
Question 6
Assessment of client's pupillary reaction to light order:
Correct Answer
A. Have the client sit facing you at eye level
B. Observe the pupils for size
C. Darken the room
D. Instruct the client to look at a distant object
E. Move your penlight in from the side to shine on one pupil
F. Observe the pupillary response in both eyes
Question 7
A nurse is assessing the respiratory status of a client who has COPD. Which of the
following manifestations should the nurse Identify as an indicator of impending
respiratory failure?
Correct Answer
C. Tachycardia: Sign of respiratory therapy
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