ATI FUNDAMENTALS PROCTORED PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS, ANSWERS WITH LATEST
VERSION 2026/2027
A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks should the
nurse delegate to an assistive personnel?
a. Changing the dressing for a client who has a stage 3 pressure injury
b. Determining a client's response to a diuretic
c. Comparing radial pulses for a client who is postoperative
d. Providing postmortem care to a client - CORRECT ANSWERS-- d. Providing
postmortem care to a client
A nurse is conducting a health assessment for a client who takes herbal supplements.
Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the use of
the supplements?
A. I take ginkgo biloba for a headache
B. I take echinacea to control my cholesterol C. I use ginger when I get car sick
D. I use garlic for my menopausal symptoms
- CORRECT ANSWERS-- I use ginger when I get car sick
A nurse is caring for a client who has influenza and isolation precautions in place.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent the spread of
infection? A. Wear a mask when working within 3 feet of the client
B. Administer metronidazole
,ATI FUNDAMENTALS PROCTORED PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS, ANSWERS WITH LATEST
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C. Don protective eyewear before entering the room.
D. Place the client in a negative airflow room. - CORRECT ANSWERS-- Wear a mask
when working within 3 feet of the client
A nurse obtains a prescription for wrist restraints for a client who is trying to pull out
his NG tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Attach the
restraints securely to the side rails of the client's bed.
B. Apply the restraints to allow as little movement as possible
C.Allow room for two fingers to fit between the clients skin and the restraints
d. remove the restraints every 4 hours - CORRECT ANSWERS-- Allow room for two
fingers to fit between the clients skin and the restraints
A nurse is admitting a client who has tuberculosis. Which of the following types of
transmission precautions should the nurse plan to initiate? A. Droplet B.
Airborne
c. protective environment
d. contact - CORRECT ANSWERS-- Airborne
A nurse in a well-child clinic receives a telephone call from a parent who states that
their child accidentally swallowed paint thinner. The child is awake and alert. Which of
the following responses should the nurse make?
A. Have your child drink one large glass of water.
B. Hang up and call a poison control center hotline.
C. Bring your child into the clinic later today.
D. Induce vomiting in your child with syrup of ipecac. - CORRECT ANSWERS-- Have
your child drink one large glass of water
A nurse is documenting a client's medical record. Which of the following entries should
the nurse record.
,ATI FUNDAMENTALS PROCTORED PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS, ANSWERS WITH LATEST
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A. Oral temperature slightly elevated at 0800
B. Administered pain medication
C. Incision without redness or drainage
D. Drank adequate amounts of fluid with meals. - CORRECT ANSWERS--
Administered pain medication
A nurse is providing oral care for a client who is unconscious. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
A. Place the client in a side-lying position.
B. Brush the clients teeth daily
C. Apply mineral oil to the client's lips
D. Rinse the client's mouth with an alcohol-based mouthwash - CORRECT ANSWERS-
- Place the client in a side-lying position
A nurse is collaborating with a risk management team about potential legal issues
involving client care. The nurse should identify which of the following situations is an
example of negligence?
A. A nurse administers a medication without first identifying the client.
B. An assistive personnel discusses client care in the facility cafeteria with visitors
present.
C. A nurse begins a blood transfusion without obtaining consent.
D. An assistive personnel prevents a client from leaving the facility. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-- A nurse begins a blood transfusion without obtaining consent A nurse
is collecting a sputum specimen for culture from a client who has a respiratory
infection. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Wear sterile
gloves when collecting the specimen. B. Offer the client oral hygiene after the
collection
, ATI FUNDAMENTALS PROCTORED PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS, ANSWERS WITH LATEST
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C. Collect the specimen in the evening.
D Collect 1 ml of sputum. - CORRECT ANSWERS-- Offer the client oral hygiene after
the collection
A nurse is assessing an older client. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect? a. Decreased sense of balance
b. Increased nighttime sleeping
c. Heightened sense of pain
d. Nighttime urinary incontinence - CORRECT ANSWERS-- Decreased sense of
balance A nurse is completing discharge teaching about ostomy care with a client
who has a new stoma. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include
in the teaching? (select all that apply)
a. "Cut the opening of the pouch 1⁄8 of an inch larger than the stoma "
b. "Place a piece a gauze over the stoma while changing the pouch"
c. "Use povidone-iodine to clean around the stoma"
d. "Empty the ostomy pouch when it becomes one-third full of contents"
e. expect the stoma to turn a purple-blue color as its heals" - CORRECT ANSWERS--
Cut the opening of the pouch 1⁄8 of an inch larger than the stoma
Place a piece a gauze over the stoma while changing the pouch
Use povidone-iodine to clean around the stoma
Empty the ostomy pouch when it becomes one-third full of contents
VERSION 2026/2027
A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks should the
nurse delegate to an assistive personnel?
a. Changing the dressing for a client who has a stage 3 pressure injury
b. Determining a client's response to a diuretic
c. Comparing radial pulses for a client who is postoperative
d. Providing postmortem care to a client - CORRECT ANSWERS-- d. Providing
postmortem care to a client
A nurse is conducting a health assessment for a client who takes herbal supplements.
Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the use of
the supplements?
A. I take ginkgo biloba for a headache
B. I take echinacea to control my cholesterol C. I use ginger when I get car sick
D. I use garlic for my menopausal symptoms
- CORRECT ANSWERS-- I use ginger when I get car sick
A nurse is caring for a client who has influenza and isolation precautions in place.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent the spread of
infection? A. Wear a mask when working within 3 feet of the client
B. Administer metronidazole
,ATI FUNDAMENTALS PROCTORED PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS, ANSWERS WITH LATEST
VERSION 2026/2027
C. Don protective eyewear before entering the room.
D. Place the client in a negative airflow room. - CORRECT ANSWERS-- Wear a mask
when working within 3 feet of the client
A nurse obtains a prescription for wrist restraints for a client who is trying to pull out
his NG tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Attach the
restraints securely to the side rails of the client's bed.
B. Apply the restraints to allow as little movement as possible
C.Allow room for two fingers to fit between the clients skin and the restraints
d. remove the restraints every 4 hours - CORRECT ANSWERS-- Allow room for two
fingers to fit between the clients skin and the restraints
A nurse is admitting a client who has tuberculosis. Which of the following types of
transmission precautions should the nurse plan to initiate? A. Droplet B.
Airborne
c. protective environment
d. contact - CORRECT ANSWERS-- Airborne
A nurse in a well-child clinic receives a telephone call from a parent who states that
their child accidentally swallowed paint thinner. The child is awake and alert. Which of
the following responses should the nurse make?
A. Have your child drink one large glass of water.
B. Hang up and call a poison control center hotline.
C. Bring your child into the clinic later today.
D. Induce vomiting in your child with syrup of ipecac. - CORRECT ANSWERS-- Have
your child drink one large glass of water
A nurse is documenting a client's medical record. Which of the following entries should
the nurse record.
,ATI FUNDAMENTALS PROCTORED PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS, ANSWERS WITH LATEST
VERSION 2026/2027
A. Oral temperature slightly elevated at 0800
B. Administered pain medication
C. Incision without redness or drainage
D. Drank adequate amounts of fluid with meals. - CORRECT ANSWERS--
Administered pain medication
A nurse is providing oral care for a client who is unconscious. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
A. Place the client in a side-lying position.
B. Brush the clients teeth daily
C. Apply mineral oil to the client's lips
D. Rinse the client's mouth with an alcohol-based mouthwash - CORRECT ANSWERS-
- Place the client in a side-lying position
A nurse is collaborating with a risk management team about potential legal issues
involving client care. The nurse should identify which of the following situations is an
example of negligence?
A. A nurse administers a medication without first identifying the client.
B. An assistive personnel discusses client care in the facility cafeteria with visitors
present.
C. A nurse begins a blood transfusion without obtaining consent.
D. An assistive personnel prevents a client from leaving the facility. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-- A nurse begins a blood transfusion without obtaining consent A nurse
is collecting a sputum specimen for culture from a client who has a respiratory
infection. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Wear sterile
gloves when collecting the specimen. B. Offer the client oral hygiene after the
collection
, ATI FUNDAMENTALS PROCTORED PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS, ANSWERS WITH LATEST
VERSION 2026/2027
C. Collect the specimen in the evening.
D Collect 1 ml of sputum. - CORRECT ANSWERS-- Offer the client oral hygiene after
the collection
A nurse is assessing an older client. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect? a. Decreased sense of balance
b. Increased nighttime sleeping
c. Heightened sense of pain
d. Nighttime urinary incontinence - CORRECT ANSWERS-- Decreased sense of
balance A nurse is completing discharge teaching about ostomy care with a client
who has a new stoma. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include
in the teaching? (select all that apply)
a. "Cut the opening of the pouch 1⁄8 of an inch larger than the stoma "
b. "Place a piece a gauze over the stoma while changing the pouch"
c. "Use povidone-iodine to clean around the stoma"
d. "Empty the ostomy pouch when it becomes one-third full of contents"
e. expect the stoma to turn a purple-blue color as its heals" - CORRECT ANSWERS--
Cut the opening of the pouch 1⁄8 of an inch larger than the stoma
Place a piece a gauze over the stoma while changing the pouch
Use povidone-iodine to clean around the stoma
Empty the ostomy pouch when it becomes one-third full of contents
