VIRTUAL ATI FUNDAMENTALS 2026
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ When mixing insulins, which type would be drawn into the
syringe first?
Answer: Intermediate. Then rapid-acting. That way your insulin
doesn't dip quickly and suddenly. Better to have it be delayed and
gradually lower (if they even mixed in the vials)
◉ What is a positive Chvostek's sign and what does it indicate?
Answer: Contraction of facial muscle after the nurse taps the client's
facial nerve.
Indicates hypocalcemia or hypomagnesemia
◉ Why shouldn't client roll from side to side in buck's traction?
Answer: Prevent bony fragments from moving against each other.
Client may only shift slightly with assistance
◉ A client with an ileostomy calls the clinic reporting stomal
swelling along with decreased drainage of ileostomy contents. The
nurse instructs the client to do what?
, Answer: Apply moist towels to abdomen (facilitate drainage),
abdominal massage (same), Hot tea (same)
◉ When can bariatric clients consume liquids to prevent dumping
syndrome?
Answer: One hour before or after meals
◉ How should a client with dumping syndrome be positioned after
eating?
Answer: Lying down (NOT SITTING UP). Sitting up speeds the
movement of gastric contents into duodenum and may trigger S/S of
dumping syndrome (so flat in order to slow it)
◉ Buck's traction
Answer: A device for applying traction for a femoral injury. Adhesive
tape on skin pulls leg into traction with a weight tugging on a pulley.
Promotes proper healing after a fracture so muscles don't pull
broken bones inappropriately
◉ What types of foods are recommended for clients with Crohn's
disease?
Answer: Tender, ground, well-cooked meat, eggs, fish, poultry,
refined pasta and cereal, white rice and bread, canned or cooked
vegetables without skin or seeds and juices without pulp
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ When mixing insulins, which type would be drawn into the
syringe first?
Answer: Intermediate. Then rapid-acting. That way your insulin
doesn't dip quickly and suddenly. Better to have it be delayed and
gradually lower (if they even mixed in the vials)
◉ What is a positive Chvostek's sign and what does it indicate?
Answer: Contraction of facial muscle after the nurse taps the client's
facial nerve.
Indicates hypocalcemia or hypomagnesemia
◉ Why shouldn't client roll from side to side in buck's traction?
Answer: Prevent bony fragments from moving against each other.
Client may only shift slightly with assistance
◉ A client with an ileostomy calls the clinic reporting stomal
swelling along with decreased drainage of ileostomy contents. The
nurse instructs the client to do what?
, Answer: Apply moist towels to abdomen (facilitate drainage),
abdominal massage (same), Hot tea (same)
◉ When can bariatric clients consume liquids to prevent dumping
syndrome?
Answer: One hour before or after meals
◉ How should a client with dumping syndrome be positioned after
eating?
Answer: Lying down (NOT SITTING UP). Sitting up speeds the
movement of gastric contents into duodenum and may trigger S/S of
dumping syndrome (so flat in order to slow it)
◉ Buck's traction
Answer: A device for applying traction for a femoral injury. Adhesive
tape on skin pulls leg into traction with a weight tugging on a pulley.
Promotes proper healing after a fracture so muscles don't pull
broken bones inappropriately
◉ What types of foods are recommended for clients with Crohn's
disease?
Answer: Tender, ground, well-cooked meat, eggs, fish, poultry,
refined pasta and cereal, white rice and bread, canned or cooked
vegetables without skin or seeds and juices without pulp
