TISSUE INTEGRITY ATI CORE EXAM SET 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+

TISSUE INTEGRITY ATI CORE EXAM SET 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔10.A nurse is caring for a child who has tinea pedis. The child's parent asks the
nurse what this infection is commonly
called. The nurse should respond with which of the following common names?
A. Shingles
B. Athlete's foot
C. Fever blister
D. Valley fever - ✔✔B. Athlete's foot
Rationale:Athlete's foot is the common name for tinea pedis.

✔✔11.A charge nurse is making a room assignment for a client who has scabies. In
which of the following rooms should
the nurse place the client?
A. A negative-pressure isolation room
B. A semi-private room with a client who has pediculosis capitis
C. A positive-pressure isolation room
D. A private room - ✔✔D. A private room
Rationale: The nurse should place a client who has a communicable condition, such as
scabies, in a private room to reduce the risk of exposure and possible transmission to
other clients. If
necessary, the nurse can use a semi-private room with a client who has the same
condition.

✔✔12.A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about the risk factors for dehiscence
for clients who have surgical
incisions. Which of the following factors should the nurse include in the teaching?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Poor nutritional state
B. Altered mental status
C. Obesity
D. Pain medication administration
E. Wound infection - ✔✔A. Poor nutritional state
C. Obesity
E. Wound infection

✔✔13.A nurse is caring for a client who has a wound infection. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take when
obtaining a wound-drainage specimen for culture?
A. Cleanse the wound with 0.9% sodium chloride saline irrigation before obtaining the
specimen.
B. Irrigate the wound with an antiseptic prior to obtaining the specimen.
C. Include intact skin at the wound edges in the culture.

, D. Swab an area of skin away from the wound to identify the usual flora. - ✔✔A.
Cleanse the wound with 0.9% sodium chloride saline irrigation before obtaining the
specimen.
Rationale: The nurse should remove all wound exudate and any residual antimicrobial
ointment or cream
to avoid altering the culture results.

✔✔14.A nurse is planning care for a client who is confined to bed. Which of the
following actions should the nurse include
in the plan?
A. Massage the client's red bony prominences.
B. Assess the client's skin for increased coolness.
C. Reposition the client every 2 hr.
D. Keep the client's skin moist. - ✔✔C. Reposition the client every 2 hr.
Rationale: The nurse should change the client's position every 2 hr to stimulate
circulation and prevent
pressure ulcers.

✔✔15.A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is at risk for skin breakdown. Which
of the following interventions
should the nurse use to help maintain the integrity of the client's skin?
A. Reposition the client every 3 hr.
B. Massage bony prominences to promote circulation.
C. Provide the client with a diet high in protein.
D. Apply cornstarch to keep the skin dry - ✔✔C. Provide the client with a diet high in
protein.
Rationale:Inadequate intake of protein, iron, vitamins, and calories increase the risk for
skin breakdown.

✔✔16.A nurse is completing discharge teaching to a client about nutrition therapy for
wound healing following major
surgery. Which of the following vitamins that promote wound healing should the nurse
include in the teaching?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin B12
C. Vitamin C
D. Vitamin D
E. Vitamin K - ✔✔A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin B12
C. Vitamin C

E. Vitamin K