ATI: Fundamentals of Nursing CMS Review –
2025/2026 Updated Study Guide & Practice
Questions | NCLEX Exam Prep | 100% Pass
Guarantee
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the
following examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
A. Home health care
B. Rehabilitation facilities
C. Diagnostic centers
D. Skilled nursing facilities
E. Oncology centers - correct answerA, B, D
Restorative health care involves intermediate follow-up care for restoring health and
promoting self-care.
A. Home health care is a type of restorative health care.
B. Rehabilitation facilities are a type of restorative health care.
D. Skilled nursing facilities are a type of restorative health care.
A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a
group of nurses. Which of the following health care financing mechanisms should the
nurse include as federally funded? (Select all that apply.)
A. Preferred provider organization (PPO)
B. Medicare
C. Long-term care insurance
D. Exclusive provider organization (EPO)
E. Medicaid - correct answerB, E
B. Medicare is federally funded.
E. Medicaid is federally funded.
A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of clients
who have obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse include as a primary
health care strategy?
,A. Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine office visits
B. Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehabilitation centers for clients who
have obesity
C. Providing specialized intraoperative training in surgical treatments for obesity
D. Educating acute care nurses about postoperative complications related to obesity -
correct answerA
Identify obesity screenings at office visits as an example of primary health care. Primary
health care emphasizes health promotion and disease control, is often delivered during
office visits, and includes screenings.
A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting. Which
of the following tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of state licensing
boards?
A. Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a specific diagnosis
B. Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations
C. Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
D. Determining whether medications are safe for administration to clients - correct
answerB
Identify that state licensing boards are responsible for ensuring that health care
providers and agencies comply with state regulations.
A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care services to a group of newly
licensed nurses. Which of the following examples of care or care settings should the
nurse classify as tertiary care? (Select all that apply.)
A. Intensive care unit
B. Oncology treatment center
C. Burn center
D. Cardiac rehabilitation
E. Home health care - correct answerA, B, C
Tertiary health care involves the provision of specialized and highly technical care.
A. The care nurses deliver in intensive care units.
B. The care nurses deliver in oncology treatment centers.
C. The care nurses deliver in burn centers.
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit. For which of the
following client care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social worker?
(Select all that apply.)
A. A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in the home.
B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults.
,C. A client states, "I would like to have my child baptized before surgery."
D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge.
E. A client states, "I do not understand how to use a nebulizer." - correct answerA, B, D
A. Initiate a referral for a social worker to provide information and assistance in
coordinating hospice care for a client.
B. Initiate a referral for a social worker to provide information and assistance in
coordinating care for community resources available for clients.
D. Initiate a referral for a social worker to assist the client in obtaining medical
equipment for use after discharge.
A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to
use adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral to which of
the following members of the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Registered dietician
D. Occupational therapist - correct answerD
An occupational therapist can assist clients who have physical challenges to use
adaptive devices and strategies to help with self-care activities.
A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the
adverse effects of the medication prescribed for pain management. Which of the
following members of the interprofessional care team can assist the client in
understanding the medication's effects? (Select all that apply.)
A. Provider
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Pharmacist
D. Registered nurse
E. Respiratory therapist - correct answerA, C, D
A. The provider must be knowledgeable about any medication prescribed for the client,
including its actions, effects, and interactions.
C. A pharmacist must be knowledgeable about any medication dispensed for the client,
including its actions, effects and interactions.
D. A registered nurse must be knowledgeable about any medication administered,
including its actions, effects, and interactions.
A client who had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with dysphagia.
The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral with which of the following
members of the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
, B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Occupational therapist
D. Speech-language pathologist - correct answerD
A speech-language pathologist can initiate specific therapy for clients who have
difficulty with feeding due to swallowing difficulties.
A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of the various
members of the health care team they will encounter on a medical-surgical unit. When
providing examples of the type of tasks certified nursing assistants (CNAs) can perform,
which of the following client activities should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
A. Bathing
B. Ambulating
C. Toileting
D. Determining pain level
E. Measuring vital signs - correct answerA, B, C, E
It is within the range of function for a CNA to provide basic care to clients (bathing,
assisting with ambulation, assisting with toileting, measuring and recording vital signs).
A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant
blockages of the coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this client's choice is an
example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence - correct answerB
In this situation, the client is exercising their right to make their own personal decision
about surgery, regardless of others' opinions of what is "best" for them. This is an
example of autonomy.
A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to ambulation. The
nurse understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the
following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Beneficence - correct answerD
Beneficence is action that promotes good for others, without any self-interest. By
administering pain medication before the client attempts a potentially painful exercise
like ambulation, the nurse is taking a specific and positive action to help the client.
2025/2026 Updated Study Guide & Practice
Questions | NCLEX Exam Prep | 100% Pass
Guarantee
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the
following examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
A. Home health care
B. Rehabilitation facilities
C. Diagnostic centers
D. Skilled nursing facilities
E. Oncology centers - correct answerA, B, D
Restorative health care involves intermediate follow-up care for restoring health and
promoting self-care.
A. Home health care is a type of restorative health care.
B. Rehabilitation facilities are a type of restorative health care.
D. Skilled nursing facilities are a type of restorative health care.
A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a
group of nurses. Which of the following health care financing mechanisms should the
nurse include as federally funded? (Select all that apply.)
A. Preferred provider organization (PPO)
B. Medicare
C. Long-term care insurance
D. Exclusive provider organization (EPO)
E. Medicaid - correct answerB, E
B. Medicare is federally funded.
E. Medicaid is federally funded.
A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of clients
who have obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse include as a primary
health care strategy?
,A. Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine office visits
B. Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehabilitation centers for clients who
have obesity
C. Providing specialized intraoperative training in surgical treatments for obesity
D. Educating acute care nurses about postoperative complications related to obesity -
correct answerA
Identify obesity screenings at office visits as an example of primary health care. Primary
health care emphasizes health promotion and disease control, is often delivered during
office visits, and includes screenings.
A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting. Which
of the following tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of state licensing
boards?
A. Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a specific diagnosis
B. Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations
C. Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
D. Determining whether medications are safe for administration to clients - correct
answerB
Identify that state licensing boards are responsible for ensuring that health care
providers and agencies comply with state regulations.
A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care services to a group of newly
licensed nurses. Which of the following examples of care or care settings should the
nurse classify as tertiary care? (Select all that apply.)
A. Intensive care unit
B. Oncology treatment center
C. Burn center
D. Cardiac rehabilitation
E. Home health care - correct answerA, B, C
Tertiary health care involves the provision of specialized and highly technical care.
A. The care nurses deliver in intensive care units.
B. The care nurses deliver in oncology treatment centers.
C. The care nurses deliver in burn centers.
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit. For which of the
following client care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social worker?
(Select all that apply.)
A. A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in the home.
B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults.
,C. A client states, "I would like to have my child baptized before surgery."
D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge.
E. A client states, "I do not understand how to use a nebulizer." - correct answerA, B, D
A. Initiate a referral for a social worker to provide information and assistance in
coordinating hospice care for a client.
B. Initiate a referral for a social worker to provide information and assistance in
coordinating care for community resources available for clients.
D. Initiate a referral for a social worker to assist the client in obtaining medical
equipment for use after discharge.
A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to
use adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral to which of
the following members of the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Registered dietician
D. Occupational therapist - correct answerD
An occupational therapist can assist clients who have physical challenges to use
adaptive devices and strategies to help with self-care activities.
A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the
adverse effects of the medication prescribed for pain management. Which of the
following members of the interprofessional care team can assist the client in
understanding the medication's effects? (Select all that apply.)
A. Provider
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Pharmacist
D. Registered nurse
E. Respiratory therapist - correct answerA, C, D
A. The provider must be knowledgeable about any medication prescribed for the client,
including its actions, effects, and interactions.
C. A pharmacist must be knowledgeable about any medication dispensed for the client,
including its actions, effects and interactions.
D. A registered nurse must be knowledgeable about any medication administered,
including its actions, effects, and interactions.
A client who had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with dysphagia.
The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral with which of the following
members of the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
, B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Occupational therapist
D. Speech-language pathologist - correct answerD
A speech-language pathologist can initiate specific therapy for clients who have
difficulty with feeding due to swallowing difficulties.
A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of the various
members of the health care team they will encounter on a medical-surgical unit. When
providing examples of the type of tasks certified nursing assistants (CNAs) can perform,
which of the following client activities should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
A. Bathing
B. Ambulating
C. Toileting
D. Determining pain level
E. Measuring vital signs - correct answerA, B, C, E
It is within the range of function for a CNA to provide basic care to clients (bathing,
assisting with ambulation, assisting with toileting, measuring and recording vital signs).
A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant
blockages of the coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this client's choice is an
example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence - correct answerB
In this situation, the client is exercising their right to make their own personal decision
about surgery, regardless of others' opinions of what is "best" for them. This is an
example of autonomy.
A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to ambulation. The
nurse understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the
following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Beneficence - correct answerD
Beneficence is action that promotes good for others, without any self-interest. By
administering pain medication before the client attempts a potentially painful exercise
like ambulation, the nurse is taking a specific and positive action to help the client.
