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Actual Exam for ATI - Fundamentals (2025)
comprehensive questions and verified answers (
detailed & elaborated) ACTUAL EXAM 2025 TEST!!
Eye Charts - (ANSWER)1. Snellen
- Stand 20 ft away
2. Rosenbaum
- Stand 14 inches away
SAFTEY IS BIG ON THIS ATI!
Factors that affect the patient's ability to protect themselves - (ANSWER)- Age
- Mobility
- Cognitive and sensory awareness
- Emotional state
- Ability to communicate
- Lifestyle
- Safety Awareness
Fall Risk - (ANSWER)- Decreased visual acuity
- Generalized weakness
- Urinary frequency
- Gait and balance problems (Cerebral palsy, MS, Parkinsons)
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- Cognitive dysfunction
- Medication side effects
Seizure precautions - (ANSWER)- Have oxygen, suction, oral airway at bedside
- Padded side rails
- Saline locked IV for immediate access (High risk patients)
- Rapid intervention to maintain airway patency.
- Clutter free environment
- Make sure everyone (family too) knows that if pt. has a seizure, to not put
anything in their mouth during seizure. *Only thing that would go in mouth during
seizure is airway for status epilepticus.
- During seizure do not restrain pt. Lower pt. to floor or bed and protect pt. head.
Remove nearby furniture. Put patient on side with head flexed slightly forward if
possible and loosen his clothing.
How would you help prevent falls for a patient with orthostatic hypotension? -
(ANSWER)- Avoid getting up to quickly
- Sit on the side of the bed for a few seconds prior to standing
- Stand at the side of the bed a few seconds prior to walking
Seclusion and Restraints - (ANSWER)- When everything else fails (orientation to
environment, family member, sitter, diversional activities, electronic devices) is
when you use restraints.
- Provider must prescribe after seeing the patient face to face
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Provider prescription for restraints must include what? - (ANSWER)- Reason for
restraints
- Type of restraints
- Location of restraints
- How long to use restraints
- Type of behavior that warrants restraints
- *Prescription only last 4 hours for an adult. Providers may renew these
prescriptions with a maximum of 24 consecutive hours.*
Restraints in an emergency situation - (ANSWER)- When there is an immediate
risk to the patient or others, nurses may place restraints on patient.
- The nurse must then obtain a prescription from the provider ASAP, usually
within 1 hour.
Nursing Responsibilities for patients in restraints - (ANSWER)- Explain the need
for restraints to pt. and family. They are for safety and are temporary.
- Ask pt. or guardian to sign consent form.
- Assess skin integrity and provide skin care according to hospital protocol, usually
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- Offer fluid and food.
- Provide means for hygiene and elimination.
- Monitor Vitals
- Offer range of motion exercises of extremities.
- Pad bony prominences to prevent skin breakdown.
- Use quick release knot to tie the restraints to the bed frame where they will not
tighten when raising or lowering the bed.
- Fit 2 fingers b/w restraints and patient.
- Remove or replace restraints frequently to ensure good circulation to the area
and allow for full range of motion to the limbs.
- Never leave pt. alone without restraints.
Fire Response - RACE - (ANSWER)R - *Rescue* and protect patients close to fire
by moving them to a safer location. Let patients who can walk, walk.
Actual Exam for ATI - Fundamentals (2025)
comprehensive questions and verified answers (
detailed & elaborated) ACTUAL EXAM 2025 TEST!!
Eye Charts - (ANSWER)1. Snellen
- Stand 20 ft away
2. Rosenbaum
- Stand 14 inches away
SAFTEY IS BIG ON THIS ATI!
Factors that affect the patient's ability to protect themselves - (ANSWER)- Age
- Mobility
- Cognitive and sensory awareness
- Emotional state
- Ability to communicate
- Lifestyle
- Safety Awareness
Fall Risk - (ANSWER)- Decreased visual acuity
- Generalized weakness
- Urinary frequency
- Gait and balance problems (Cerebral palsy, MS, Parkinsons)
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- Cognitive dysfunction
- Medication side effects
Seizure precautions - (ANSWER)- Have oxygen, suction, oral airway at bedside
- Padded side rails
- Saline locked IV for immediate access (High risk patients)
- Rapid intervention to maintain airway patency.
- Clutter free environment
- Make sure everyone (family too) knows that if pt. has a seizure, to not put
anything in their mouth during seizure. *Only thing that would go in mouth during
seizure is airway for status epilepticus.
- During seizure do not restrain pt. Lower pt. to floor or bed and protect pt. head.
Remove nearby furniture. Put patient on side with head flexed slightly forward if
possible and loosen his clothing.
How would you help prevent falls for a patient with orthostatic hypotension? -
(ANSWER)- Avoid getting up to quickly
- Sit on the side of the bed for a few seconds prior to standing
- Stand at the side of the bed a few seconds prior to walking
Seclusion and Restraints - (ANSWER)- When everything else fails (orientation to
environment, family member, sitter, diversional activities, electronic devices) is
when you use restraints.
- Provider must prescribe after seeing the patient face to face
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Provider prescription for restraints must include what? - (ANSWER)- Reason for
restraints
- Type of restraints
- Location of restraints
- How long to use restraints
- Type of behavior that warrants restraints
- *Prescription only last 4 hours for an adult. Providers may renew these
prescriptions with a maximum of 24 consecutive hours.*
Restraints in an emergency situation - (ANSWER)- When there is an immediate
risk to the patient or others, nurses may place restraints on patient.
- The nurse must then obtain a prescription from the provider ASAP, usually
within 1 hour.
Nursing Responsibilities for patients in restraints - (ANSWER)- Explain the need
for restraints to pt. and family. They are for safety and are temporary.
- Ask pt. or guardian to sign consent form.
- Assess skin integrity and provide skin care according to hospital protocol, usually
Q2.
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- Offer fluid and food.
- Provide means for hygiene and elimination.
- Monitor Vitals
- Offer range of motion exercises of extremities.
- Pad bony prominences to prevent skin breakdown.
- Use quick release knot to tie the restraints to the bed frame where they will not
tighten when raising or lowering the bed.
- Fit 2 fingers b/w restraints and patient.
- Remove or replace restraints frequently to ensure good circulation to the area
and allow for full range of motion to the limbs.
- Never leave pt. alone without restraints.
Fire Response - RACE - (ANSWER)R - *Rescue* and protect patients close to fire
by moving them to a safer location. Let patients who can walk, walk.
