ATI Fundamentals Practice Questions
Chapter 1 - ANSHealth care delivery systems
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 - ANSA, B, D
A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a group of
nursing students. Which of the following health care financing mechanisms are 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 - ANSB, E
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 regarding surgical treatments for obesity
D. Educating acute care nurses on postoperative complications related to obesity - ANSA
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 if medications are safe for administration to clients - ANSB
,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 - ANSA, B, C
Chapter 2 - ANSInterprofessional team
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 her home.
B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults.
C. A client states that she wants her child baptized before surgery.
D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge.
E. A client states that he does not understand how to use a nebulizer. - ANSA, B, D
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 dietitian
D. Occupational therapist - ANSD
A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the adverse effects
of the medication he is receiving 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 - ANSA, C, D
A client who has had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with dysphagia
(difficulty swallowing). 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 - ANSD
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
she gives examples of the types of tasks certified nursing assistants (CNAs) may perform, which
of the following client activities should she include? (Select all that apply.)
A. Bathing
B. Ambulating
C. Toileting
D. Determining pain level
E. Measuring vital signs - ANSA, B, C, E
Chapter 3 - ANSEthical responsibilities
A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant blockages in
his 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 - ANSB
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 - ANSD
A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about the responsibilities organ donation and
procurement involve. When the nurse explains that all clients waiting for a kidney transplant
have to meet the same qualifications, the students should understand that this aspect of care
delivery is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
, C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence - ANSC
A nurse questions a medication prescription as too extreme in light of the client's advanced age
and unstable status. The nurse understands that this action is an example of which of the
following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence - ANSD
A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about how to know and what to expect when
ethical dilemmas arise. Which of the following situations should the students identify as an
ethical dilemma?
A. A nurse on a medical‑surgical unit demonstrates signs
of chemical impairment.
B. A nurse overhears another nurse telling an older adult client that if he doesn't stay in bed, she
will have to apply restraints.
C. A family has conflicting feelings about the initiation of enteral tube feedings for their father,
who is terminally ill.
D. A client who is terminally ill hesitates to name her spouse on her durable power of attorney
form. - ANSC
Chapter 4 - ANSLegal responsibilities
A nurse observes an assistive personnel (AP) reprimanding a client for not using the urinal
properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper on him if he does not use the urinal more
carefully next time. Which of the following torts is the AP committing?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. False imprisonment
D. Invasion of privacy - ANSA
A nurse is caring for a competent adult client who tells the nurse that he is thinking about
leaving the hospital against medical advice. The nurse believes that this is not in the client's
best interest, so she prepares to administer a PRN sedative medication the client has not
requested along with his usual medication. Which of the following types of tort is the nurse
about to commit?
A. Assault
B. False imprisonment
Chapter 1 - ANSHealth care delivery systems
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 - ANSA, B, D
A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a group of
nursing students. Which of the following health care financing mechanisms are 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 - ANSB, E
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 regarding surgical treatments for obesity
D. Educating acute care nurses on postoperative complications related to obesity - ANSA
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 if medications are safe for administration to clients - ANSB
,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 - ANSA, B, C
Chapter 2 - ANSInterprofessional team
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 her home.
B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults.
C. A client states that she wants her child baptized before surgery.
D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge.
E. A client states that he does not understand how to use a nebulizer. - ANSA, B, D
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 dietitian
D. Occupational therapist - ANSD
A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the adverse effects
of the medication he is receiving 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 - ANSA, C, D
A client who has had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with dysphagia
(difficulty swallowing). 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 - ANSD
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
she gives examples of the types of tasks certified nursing assistants (CNAs) may perform, which
of the following client activities should she include? (Select all that apply.)
A. Bathing
B. Ambulating
C. Toileting
D. Determining pain level
E. Measuring vital signs - ANSA, B, C, E
Chapter 3 - ANSEthical responsibilities
A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant blockages in
his 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 - ANSB
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 - ANSD
A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about the responsibilities organ donation and
procurement involve. When the nurse explains that all clients waiting for a kidney transplant
have to meet the same qualifications, the students should understand that this aspect of care
delivery is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
, C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence - ANSC
A nurse questions a medication prescription as too extreme in light of the client's advanced age
and unstable status. The nurse understands that this action is an example of which of the
following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence - ANSD
A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about how to know and what to expect when
ethical dilemmas arise. Which of the following situations should the students identify as an
ethical dilemma?
A. A nurse on a medical‑surgical unit demonstrates signs
of chemical impairment.
B. A nurse overhears another nurse telling an older adult client that if he doesn't stay in bed, she
will have to apply restraints.
C. A family has conflicting feelings about the initiation of enteral tube feedings for their father,
who is terminally ill.
D. A client who is terminally ill hesitates to name her spouse on her durable power of attorney
form. - ANSC
Chapter 4 - ANSLegal responsibilities
A nurse observes an assistive personnel (AP) reprimanding a client for not using the urinal
properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper on him if he does not use the urinal more
carefully next time. Which of the following torts is the AP committing?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. False imprisonment
D. Invasion of privacy - ANSA
A nurse is caring for a competent adult client who tells the nurse that he is thinking about
leaving the hospital against medical advice. The nurse believes that this is not in the client's
best interest, so she prepares to administer a PRN sedative medication the client has not
requested along with his usual medication. Which of the following types of tort is the nurse
about to commit?
A. Assault
B. False imprisonment
