ATI RN COMMUNITY HEALTH CMS EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS CORRECT
ANSWERS
A |school |nurse |is |assessing |a |child |who |has |been |stung |by |a |bee. |The |child's |hand |is |swelling |and
|the |nurse |notes |that |the |child |is |allergic |to |insect |stings. |Which |of |the |following |findings |should
|the |nurse |expect |if |the |child |develops |anaphylaxis? |(SATA)
A) Bradycardia
B) Nausea
C) Hypertension
D) Urticaria
E) Stridor |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-B) |Nausea
D) Urticaria
E) Stridor
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |is |unconscious. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse
|take |when |providing |oral |care |for |the |client?
A) Test |for |the |presence |of |the |clients |gag |reflex
B) Place |the |client |in |the |supine |position
C) Use |a |firm |toothbrush |for |tooth |and |gum |care
D) Use |2 |gauze-wrapped |fingers |to |hold |the |mouth |open |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-A) |Test |for
|the |presence |of |the |clients |gag |reflex
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |middle-aged |adult |client. |The |nurse |should |identify |which |of |the |following
|statements |as |an |indication |that |the |client |has |completed |Eriksons |developmental |task |for |her
|age |group?
A) "I |am |comfortable |with |my |decision |to |choose |a |lifelong |partner."
B) "I |think |I |have |done |a |good |job |with |my |children |since |they |are |all |independent |now."
C) "As |I |look |back |over |my |life, |I |can |see |that |I |have |achieved |most |of |the |goals |I |set |for |myself."
D) I |love |my |work |so |much |that |it's |difficult |to |think |about |retirement." |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-
B) |"I |think |I |have |done |a |good |job |with |my |children |since |they |are |all |independent |now."
,A |nurse |is |conducting |an |admission |interview |with |a |client. |Which |of |the |following |pieces |of
|assessment |information |should |the |nurse |collect |during |the |introductory |phase |of |the |interview?"
A) Clients |level |of |comfort |and |ability |to |participate |in |the |interview
B) Previous |illnesses |and |surgeries
C) Events |surrounding |the |clients |recent |illness
D) Sociocultural |history |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-A) |Clients |level |of |comfort |and |ability |to |participate
|in |the |interview
A |nurse |is |planning |to |assess |the |abdomen |of |a |client |who |reports |feeling |bloated |for |several
|weeks. |Which |of |the |following |methods |of |assessment |should |the |nurse |use |first?
A) inspection
B) Auscultation
C) Percussion
D) Palpation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-A) |Inspection
A |nurse |is |performing |a |comprehensive |physical |assessment |of |a |client. |The |nurse |should |use
|inspection |to |assess |which |of |the |following?
A) Liver |size
B) Pedal |edema
C) Skin |texture
D) Gait |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-D) |Gait
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |is |immobile. |The |nurse |should |recognize |that |immobility |places
|the |client |at |risk |of |which |of |the |following |health |alterations?
A) Increased |intestinal |motility
B) Respiratory |alkalosis
C) Decreased |cardiac |output
D) Hypocalcemia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-C) |Decreased |cardiac |output
A |nurse |is |preparing |to |perform |mouth |care |for |an |unresponsive |client. |Which |of |the |following
|actions |should |the |nurse |plan |to |take?
A) Place |the |client |supine
B) Keep |both |side |rails |up
, C) Raise |the |level |of |the |bed
D) Inspect |the |clients |mouth |using |a |finger |sweep |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-C)Raise |the |level |of |the |bed
A |nurse |is |preparing |to |administer |an |afternoon |dose |of |ampicillin |to |a |client. |The |client |appears
|upset |and |refuses |to |take |the |medication |before |throwing |the |pill |on |the |floor. |Which |of |the
|following |entries |should |the |nurse |enter |into |the |clients |medical |record?
A) the |client |refuses |to |take |medication |today
B) The |client |states, |"I |will |not |take |this |pill."
C) The |client |seemed |angry |and |hostile
D) The |client |threw |the |medication |on |the |floor |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-D) |The |client |threw
|the |medication |on |the |floor
A |nurse |is |a |rehabilitation |facility |is |observing |an |assistive |personal |(AP) |help |a |client |transfer
|from |a |bed |to |a |wheelchair. |Which |of |the |following |actions |indicates |to |the |nurse |that |the |AP
|understands |how |to |perform |this |task
A) Locking |the |brakes |on |the |bed |and |the |wheelchair |before |moving |the |client
B) Lowering |the |footplates |of |the |wheelchair |before |the |transfer
C) Placing |the |wheelchair |perpendicular |to |the |bed
D) Placing |the |wheelchair |on |the |clients |weaker |side |prior |to |the |transfer |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-
A) |Locking |the |brakes |on |the |bed |and |the |wheelchair |before |moving |the |client
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |has |cancer |and |refuses |visitors |because |of |his |debilitated
|physical |appearance. |Which |of |the |following |comments |should |the |nurse |make?
A) "You |look |just |fine |to |me."
B) "Nobody |expects |you |to |look |beautiful |in |the |hospital."
C) "I |understand |how |you |feel. |I |would |feel |the |same |way."
D) Would |you |like |to |talk |about |how |you |feel?" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-D) |"Would |you |like |to |talk
|about |how |you |feel?"
A |nurse |is |assessing |the |pH |of |a |clients |gastric |fluid |to |confirm |the |placement |of |an |NG |tube |in
|the |stomach. |Which |of |the |following |pH |values |should |the |nurse |expect?
A) 6
B) 2
C) 10
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS CORRECT
ANSWERS
A |school |nurse |is |assessing |a |child |who |has |been |stung |by |a |bee. |The |child's |hand |is |swelling |and
|the |nurse |notes |that |the |child |is |allergic |to |insect |stings. |Which |of |the |following |findings |should
|the |nurse |expect |if |the |child |develops |anaphylaxis? |(SATA)
A) Bradycardia
B) Nausea
C) Hypertension
D) Urticaria
E) Stridor |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-B) |Nausea
D) Urticaria
E) Stridor
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |is |unconscious. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse
|take |when |providing |oral |care |for |the |client?
A) Test |for |the |presence |of |the |clients |gag |reflex
B) Place |the |client |in |the |supine |position
C) Use |a |firm |toothbrush |for |tooth |and |gum |care
D) Use |2 |gauze-wrapped |fingers |to |hold |the |mouth |open |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-A) |Test |for
|the |presence |of |the |clients |gag |reflex
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |middle-aged |adult |client. |The |nurse |should |identify |which |of |the |following
|statements |as |an |indication |that |the |client |has |completed |Eriksons |developmental |task |for |her
|age |group?
A) "I |am |comfortable |with |my |decision |to |choose |a |lifelong |partner."
B) "I |think |I |have |done |a |good |job |with |my |children |since |they |are |all |independent |now."
C) "As |I |look |back |over |my |life, |I |can |see |that |I |have |achieved |most |of |the |goals |I |set |for |myself."
D) I |love |my |work |so |much |that |it's |difficult |to |think |about |retirement." |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-
B) |"I |think |I |have |done |a |good |job |with |my |children |since |they |are |all |independent |now."
,A |nurse |is |conducting |an |admission |interview |with |a |client. |Which |of |the |following |pieces |of
|assessment |information |should |the |nurse |collect |during |the |introductory |phase |of |the |interview?"
A) Clients |level |of |comfort |and |ability |to |participate |in |the |interview
B) Previous |illnesses |and |surgeries
C) Events |surrounding |the |clients |recent |illness
D) Sociocultural |history |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-A) |Clients |level |of |comfort |and |ability |to |participate
|in |the |interview
A |nurse |is |planning |to |assess |the |abdomen |of |a |client |who |reports |feeling |bloated |for |several
|weeks. |Which |of |the |following |methods |of |assessment |should |the |nurse |use |first?
A) inspection
B) Auscultation
C) Percussion
D) Palpation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-A) |Inspection
A |nurse |is |performing |a |comprehensive |physical |assessment |of |a |client. |The |nurse |should |use
|inspection |to |assess |which |of |the |following?
A) Liver |size
B) Pedal |edema
C) Skin |texture
D) Gait |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-D) |Gait
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |is |immobile. |The |nurse |should |recognize |that |immobility |places
|the |client |at |risk |of |which |of |the |following |health |alterations?
A) Increased |intestinal |motility
B) Respiratory |alkalosis
C) Decreased |cardiac |output
D) Hypocalcemia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-C) |Decreased |cardiac |output
A |nurse |is |preparing |to |perform |mouth |care |for |an |unresponsive |client. |Which |of |the |following
|actions |should |the |nurse |plan |to |take?
A) Place |the |client |supine
B) Keep |both |side |rails |up
, C) Raise |the |level |of |the |bed
D) Inspect |the |clients |mouth |using |a |finger |sweep |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-C)Raise |the |level |of |the |bed
A |nurse |is |preparing |to |administer |an |afternoon |dose |of |ampicillin |to |a |client. |The |client |appears
|upset |and |refuses |to |take |the |medication |before |throwing |the |pill |on |the |floor. |Which |of |the
|following |entries |should |the |nurse |enter |into |the |clients |medical |record?
A) the |client |refuses |to |take |medication |today
B) The |client |states, |"I |will |not |take |this |pill."
C) The |client |seemed |angry |and |hostile
D) The |client |threw |the |medication |on |the |floor |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-D) |The |client |threw
|the |medication |on |the |floor
A |nurse |is |a |rehabilitation |facility |is |observing |an |assistive |personal |(AP) |help |a |client |transfer
|from |a |bed |to |a |wheelchair. |Which |of |the |following |actions |indicates |to |the |nurse |that |the |AP
|understands |how |to |perform |this |task
A) Locking |the |brakes |on |the |bed |and |the |wheelchair |before |moving |the |client
B) Lowering |the |footplates |of |the |wheelchair |before |the |transfer
C) Placing |the |wheelchair |perpendicular |to |the |bed
D) Placing |the |wheelchair |on |the |clients |weaker |side |prior |to |the |transfer |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-
A) |Locking |the |brakes |on |the |bed |and |the |wheelchair |before |moving |the |client
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |has |cancer |and |refuses |visitors |because |of |his |debilitated
|physical |appearance. |Which |of |the |following |comments |should |the |nurse |make?
A) "You |look |just |fine |to |me."
B) "Nobody |expects |you |to |look |beautiful |in |the |hospital."
C) "I |understand |how |you |feel. |I |would |feel |the |same |way."
D) Would |you |like |to |talk |about |how |you |feel?" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-D) |"Would |you |like |to |talk
|about |how |you |feel?"
A |nurse |is |assessing |the |pH |of |a |clients |gastric |fluid |to |confirm |the |placement |of |an |NG |tube |in
|the |stomach. |Which |of |the |following |pH |values |should |the |nurse |expect?
A) 6
B) 2
C) 10
