ATI RN CONCEPT BASED ASSESSMENT
LEVEL 2 FINAL PAPER 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADE A
◉ gross motor skills Answer: physical abilities involving large body
movements, such as walking and jumping
-EX: 9 month-old infant SHOULD be able to sit UNSUPPORTED for
up to 10 MIN
◉ Biofeedback Answer: technique that uses audio and visual signals that
allow client to reduce muscle tension by gaining control over autonomic
physiologic functions.
◉ How should phenytoin be administered? Why? Answer: -
administered IV bolus at a rate no greater than 50mg/min.
-to prevent HYPOTENSION and BRADYCARDIA
◉ Manifestations of Parkinson's Disease Answer: tremor, rigidity,
BRADYKINESIA, postural instability, depression and other psychiatric
changes, dementia, autonomic symptoms, sleep disturbances
◉ Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Answer: spreads ERRATICALLY
through the LYMPHATIC SYSTEM to other organs. It also manifest in
PAINLESS, swollen lymph nodes found in the CERVICAL,
AXILLLARY, INGUINAL, & FEMORAL areas.
,◉ Hodgkin's lymphoma Answer: spreads SYSTEMICALLY from one
group of lymph nodes to the next group of nodes.
◉ Important teachings for client with new prescription of a
DIAPHRAGM. Answer: -should remain in place for 6HR
FOLLOWING INTERCOURSE
-should remove diaphragm NO MORE THAN 24HRS following
intercourse
-insert diaphragm NO MORE THAN 6HR PRIOR to intercourse
-apply about 10ml (2tsp) of SPERMICIDE inside diaphragm prior to
intercourse
-replace every 2 yrs.
-client should be refitted if their weight FLUCTUATE BY 20%
-client should be refitted following a ABDOMINAL SURGERY,
PELVIC SURGERY, & after each pregnancy
◉ A client with fibrocystic breast condition will... Answer: have
BREAST PAIN and tenderness as well ass LUMPS usually in the
UPPER OUTER QUADRANT of the breast.
◉ Expected findings of INTRADUCTAL PAPILLOMA BREAST
disorder? Answer: finding will include:
-mass in duct and NIPPLE DISCHARGE
,◉ Expected findings of DUCTAL EXTASIS BREAST DISORDER?
Answer: Enlarged axillary nodes and Nipple discharge.
◉ Client with COPD will experience... Answer: DIGITAL CLUBBING,
which DECREASES arterial O2 levels.
◉ tophi with chronic gout Answer: hard, painless nodule on first toe,
collection of NA urate crystals due to chronic gout, sometimes bursts
with chalky discharge
◉ Swan neck deformity Answer: -hyperextension of PIP joint and
flexion of DIP joint
-late manifestation of RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA)
◉ scleroderma Answer: chronic progressive disease of the skin and
internal organs with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue
-EXPECT flexion or contracture of joints. (late manifestation)
◉ Preferred meal plan for a patient with DIVERTICULITIS Answer: -
advance to high-fiber diet. Best source of fiber is a BANANA which
yields 3.1g of FIBER.
◉ Diverticulitis Answer: inflammation of the diverticula
, ◉ What type of medication can increase a patient's risk for a stroke?
Answer: -oral contraceptives B/C this will INCREASE the risk for
developing a THROMBOEMBOLISM.
◉ A client with HYPOPITUITARISM places the them at risk for
developing what type of condition? Answer: -osteoporosis
◉ How does light to moderate drinking, (150ml or 5oz of wine each
day) affect the client's risk for having a stroke? Answer: it doesn't
increase, it actually DECREASES the risk for stroke.
◉ What is Ewing Sarcoma? What are expected manifestations of this
disease? Answer: -rare malignant tumor arising in bone; most often
occurring in children
-client will experience pain in the UPPER THIGH as well as
LOCALIZED PAIN, SWELLING, & PALPABLE MASS.
◉ What are expected findings of Multiple Sclerosis (MS)? Answer: -
decrease visual acuity, diplopia, changes in peripheral vision, &
nystagmus (repeat of uncontrolled movements).
◉ What are expected finding of Amyotrophic Later Sclerosis (ALS)?
Answer: -fascifulcations of the face, twitching of the face or tongue.
◉ What is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)? Answer: Also known
an Lou Gherig's disease, ALS is a motor neuron disease which can lead
to paralysis.
LEVEL 2 FINAL PAPER 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADE A
◉ gross motor skills Answer: physical abilities involving large body
movements, such as walking and jumping
-EX: 9 month-old infant SHOULD be able to sit UNSUPPORTED for
up to 10 MIN
◉ Biofeedback Answer: technique that uses audio and visual signals that
allow client to reduce muscle tension by gaining control over autonomic
physiologic functions.
◉ How should phenytoin be administered? Why? Answer: -
administered IV bolus at a rate no greater than 50mg/min.
-to prevent HYPOTENSION and BRADYCARDIA
◉ Manifestations of Parkinson's Disease Answer: tremor, rigidity,
BRADYKINESIA, postural instability, depression and other psychiatric
changes, dementia, autonomic symptoms, sleep disturbances
◉ Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Answer: spreads ERRATICALLY
through the LYMPHATIC SYSTEM to other organs. It also manifest in
PAINLESS, swollen lymph nodes found in the CERVICAL,
AXILLLARY, INGUINAL, & FEMORAL areas.
,◉ Hodgkin's lymphoma Answer: spreads SYSTEMICALLY from one
group of lymph nodes to the next group of nodes.
◉ Important teachings for client with new prescription of a
DIAPHRAGM. Answer: -should remain in place for 6HR
FOLLOWING INTERCOURSE
-should remove diaphragm NO MORE THAN 24HRS following
intercourse
-insert diaphragm NO MORE THAN 6HR PRIOR to intercourse
-apply about 10ml (2tsp) of SPERMICIDE inside diaphragm prior to
intercourse
-replace every 2 yrs.
-client should be refitted if their weight FLUCTUATE BY 20%
-client should be refitted following a ABDOMINAL SURGERY,
PELVIC SURGERY, & after each pregnancy
◉ A client with fibrocystic breast condition will... Answer: have
BREAST PAIN and tenderness as well ass LUMPS usually in the
UPPER OUTER QUADRANT of the breast.
◉ Expected findings of INTRADUCTAL PAPILLOMA BREAST
disorder? Answer: finding will include:
-mass in duct and NIPPLE DISCHARGE
,◉ Expected findings of DUCTAL EXTASIS BREAST DISORDER?
Answer: Enlarged axillary nodes and Nipple discharge.
◉ Client with COPD will experience... Answer: DIGITAL CLUBBING,
which DECREASES arterial O2 levels.
◉ tophi with chronic gout Answer: hard, painless nodule on first toe,
collection of NA urate crystals due to chronic gout, sometimes bursts
with chalky discharge
◉ Swan neck deformity Answer: -hyperextension of PIP joint and
flexion of DIP joint
-late manifestation of RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA)
◉ scleroderma Answer: chronic progressive disease of the skin and
internal organs with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue
-EXPECT flexion or contracture of joints. (late manifestation)
◉ Preferred meal plan for a patient with DIVERTICULITIS Answer: -
advance to high-fiber diet. Best source of fiber is a BANANA which
yields 3.1g of FIBER.
◉ Diverticulitis Answer: inflammation of the diverticula
, ◉ What type of medication can increase a patient's risk for a stroke?
Answer: -oral contraceptives B/C this will INCREASE the risk for
developing a THROMBOEMBOLISM.
◉ A client with HYPOPITUITARISM places the them at risk for
developing what type of condition? Answer: -osteoporosis
◉ How does light to moderate drinking, (150ml or 5oz of wine each
day) affect the client's risk for having a stroke? Answer: it doesn't
increase, it actually DECREASES the risk for stroke.
◉ What is Ewing Sarcoma? What are expected manifestations of this
disease? Answer: -rare malignant tumor arising in bone; most often
occurring in children
-client will experience pain in the UPPER THIGH as well as
LOCALIZED PAIN, SWELLING, & PALPABLE MASS.
◉ What are expected findings of Multiple Sclerosis (MS)? Answer: -
decrease visual acuity, diplopia, changes in peripheral vision, &
nystagmus (repeat of uncontrolled movements).
◉ What are expected finding of Amyotrophic Later Sclerosis (ALS)?
Answer: -fascifulcations of the face, twitching of the face or tongue.
◉ What is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)? Answer: Also known
an Lou Gherig's disease, ALS is a motor neuron disease which can lead
to paralysis.
