ATI CMS FUNDAMENTALS PROCTORED EXAM | 100+ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | ACHIEVE LEVEL 3 |
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Core Domains
Safe, Effective Care Environment (Management of Care, Safety & Infection Control)
Health Promotion and Maintenance
Psychosocial Integrity
Basic Care and Comfort
Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
Reduction of Risk Potential
Physiological Adaptation
Introduction
This comprehensive practice assessment is designed to prepare candidates for the ATI CMS Fundamentals
Proctored Exam, focusing on achieving a Level 3 proficiency. It rigorously evaluates the core competencies
required for safe, effective nursing practice, including clinical reasoning, professional judgment, and the
application of the nursing process in various scenarios. The examination emphasizes critical thinking in areas
such as patient safety, infection control, medication administration, and prioritization of care. This resource
mirrors the structure and cognitive demands of the official ATI proctored assessment, helping candidates
build confidence and mastery in fundamental nursing concepts essential for both the exam and clinical
practice.
,SECTION ONE
Question 1
A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to an
assistive personnel (AP)?
A. Changing the dressing for a client who has a stage 3 pressure injury
B. Determining a client's response to a diuretic
C. Comparing radial pulses for a client who is postoperative
D. Providing postmortem care to a client
🟢 Correct Answer: D
🔴 RATIONALE: Providing postmortem care is a routine, noninvasive task that falls within the scope of practice
for an assistive personnel (AP). Dressing changes (A) require sterile technique and wound assessment, which are
nursing responsibilities. Determining a client's response to a diuretic (B) and comparing radial pulses (C) require
nursing assessment and clinical judgment, which cannot be delegated to an AP .
Question 2
A nurse is caring for a client who has influenza and is on isolation precautions. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take to prevent the spread of infection?
,A. Wear a mask when working within 3 feet of the client
B. Administer metronidazole
C. Don protective eyewear before entering the room
D. Place the client in a negative airflow room
🟢 Correct Answer: A
🔴 RATIONALE: Influenza is spread via droplet transmission. The CDC recommends wearing a mask when
working within 3 feet of a client on droplet precautions . Metronidazole (B) is an antibiotic, not an antiviral, and
is not used for influenza. Protective eyewear (C) is not required for standard droplet precautions. Negative
airflow rooms (D) are required for airborne precautions, not droplet precautions .
Question 3
A nurse obtains a prescription for wrist restraints for a client who is trying to pull out his NG tube. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Attach the restraints securely to the side rails of the client's bed
B. Apply the restraints to allow as little movement as possible
C. Allow room for two fingers to fit between the client's skin and the restraints
D. Remove the restraints every 4 hours
🟢 Correct Answer: C
, 🔴 RATIONALE: Restraints should be applied with enough slack to allow two fingers to fit between the restraint
and the client's skin to prevent impaired circulation and injury . Restraints should be secured to the bed frame,
not the side rails (A), and should be removed every 2 hours for range of motion and circulation checks, not
every 4 hours (D) .
Question 4
A nurse is admitting a client who has tuberculosis. Which of the following types of transmission precautions
should the nurse plan to initiate?
A. Droplet
B. Airborne
C. Protective environment
D. Contact
🟢 Correct Answer: B
🔴 RATIONALE: Tuberculosis (TB) is transmitted via airborne droplet nuclei, necessitating airborne precautions.
This requires a negative pressure airflow room and the use of an N95 respirator .
Question 5
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Core Domains
Safe, Effective Care Environment (Management of Care, Safety & Infection Control)
Health Promotion and Maintenance
Psychosocial Integrity
Basic Care and Comfort
Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
Reduction of Risk Potential
Physiological Adaptation
Introduction
This comprehensive practice assessment is designed to prepare candidates for the ATI CMS Fundamentals
Proctored Exam, focusing on achieving a Level 3 proficiency. It rigorously evaluates the core competencies
required for safe, effective nursing practice, including clinical reasoning, professional judgment, and the
application of the nursing process in various scenarios. The examination emphasizes critical thinking in areas
such as patient safety, infection control, medication administration, and prioritization of care. This resource
mirrors the structure and cognitive demands of the official ATI proctored assessment, helping candidates
build confidence and mastery in fundamental nursing concepts essential for both the exam and clinical
practice.
,SECTION ONE
Question 1
A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to an
assistive personnel (AP)?
A. Changing the dressing for a client who has a stage 3 pressure injury
B. Determining a client's response to a diuretic
C. Comparing radial pulses for a client who is postoperative
D. Providing postmortem care to a client
🟢 Correct Answer: D
🔴 RATIONALE: Providing postmortem care is a routine, noninvasive task that falls within the scope of practice
for an assistive personnel (AP). Dressing changes (A) require sterile technique and wound assessment, which are
nursing responsibilities. Determining a client's response to a diuretic (B) and comparing radial pulses (C) require
nursing assessment and clinical judgment, which cannot be delegated to an AP .
Question 2
A nurse is caring for a client who has influenza and is on isolation precautions. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take to prevent the spread of infection?
,A. Wear a mask when working within 3 feet of the client
B. Administer metronidazole
C. Don protective eyewear before entering the room
D. Place the client in a negative airflow room
🟢 Correct Answer: A
🔴 RATIONALE: Influenza is spread via droplet transmission. The CDC recommends wearing a mask when
working within 3 feet of a client on droplet precautions . Metronidazole (B) is an antibiotic, not an antiviral, and
is not used for influenza. Protective eyewear (C) is not required for standard droplet precautions. Negative
airflow rooms (D) are required for airborne precautions, not droplet precautions .
Question 3
A nurse obtains a prescription for wrist restraints for a client who is trying to pull out his NG tube. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Attach the restraints securely to the side rails of the client's bed
B. Apply the restraints to allow as little movement as possible
C. Allow room for two fingers to fit between the client's skin and the restraints
D. Remove the restraints every 4 hours
🟢 Correct Answer: C
, 🔴 RATIONALE: Restraints should be applied with enough slack to allow two fingers to fit between the restraint
and the client's skin to prevent impaired circulation and injury . Restraints should be secured to the bed frame,
not the side rails (A), and should be removed every 2 hours for range of motion and circulation checks, not
every 4 hours (D) .
Question 4
A nurse is admitting a client who has tuberculosis. Which of the following types of transmission precautions
should the nurse plan to initiate?
A. Droplet
B. Airborne
C. Protective environment
D. Contact
🟢 Correct Answer: B
🔴 RATIONALE: Tuberculosis (TB) is transmitted via airborne droplet nuclei, necessitating airborne precautions.
This requires a negative pressure airflow room and the use of an N95 respirator .
Question 5
