CRITICAL THINKING & NURSING
PROCESS ATI EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
1. By the second postoperative day, a client has not achieved satisfactory pain relief. Based on
this evaluation, which of the following actions should the nurse take, according to the nursing
process? - ANS A. Reassess the client to determine the reasons for inadequate pain relief.
B. Wait to see whether the pain lessens during the next 24 hr.
C. Change the plan of care to provide different pain relief interventions.
D. Teach the client about the plan of care for managing the pain.
A
2. A charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse care for a client who reports pain. The
nurse checked the client's MAR and noted the last dose of pain medication was 6 hr ago. The
prescription reads every 4 hr PRN for pain. The nurse administered the medication and checked
with the client 40 min later, when the client reported improvement. The newly licensed nurse
left out which of the following steps of the nursing process? - ANS A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Intervention
D. Evaluation
3. A charge nurse is reviewing the steps of the nursing process with a group of nurses. Which of
the following data should the charge nurse identify as objective data? (Select all that apply) -
ANS A. Respiratory rate is 22/min with even, unlabored respirations.
B. The client's partner states, "They said they hurt after walking about 10 minutes."
C. The client's pain rating is 3 on a scale of 0 to 10.
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PROCESS ATI EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
1. By the second postoperative day, a client has not achieved satisfactory pain relief. Based on
this evaluation, which of the following actions should the nurse take, according to the nursing
process? - ANS A. Reassess the client to determine the reasons for inadequate pain relief.
B. Wait to see whether the pain lessens during the next 24 hr.
C. Change the plan of care to provide different pain relief interventions.
D. Teach the client about the plan of care for managing the pain.
A
2. A charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse care for a client who reports pain. The
nurse checked the client's MAR and noted the last dose of pain medication was 6 hr ago. The
prescription reads every 4 hr PRN for pain. The nurse administered the medication and checked
with the client 40 min later, when the client reported improvement. The newly licensed nurse
left out which of the following steps of the nursing process? - ANS A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Intervention
D. Evaluation
3. A charge nurse is reviewing the steps of the nursing process with a group of nurses. Which of
the following data should the charge nurse identify as objective data? (Select all that apply) -
ANS A. Respiratory rate is 22/min with even, unlabored respirations.
B. The client's partner states, "They said they hurt after walking about 10 minutes."
C. The client's pain rating is 3 on a scale of 0 to 10.
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