ATI RN CONCEPT - BASED ASSESSMENT LEVEL 4
ONLINE PRACTICE A (2026–2027) LATEST UPDATE)
– REAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS, A+ GRADED STUDY MATERIAL
A nurse is teaching a client who has HIV about zidovudine. The nurse
should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following findings as
an adverse effect of this medication?
Fever
-The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for a fever, which can
indicate an infection caused by bone marrow suppression. ---- Adverse
effect of Zidovudine: Fever, Diarrhea & Seizures
A charge nurse is facilitating conflict resolution between two coworkers
regarding a client assignment. Which of the following conflict
management strategies should the charge nurse use first?
Determine how each coworker manages personal conflicts
-determining how each coworker handles conflict are the first steps to
successfully resolving the conflict
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a male adult client who was
admitted with angina. Which finding should indicate to the nurse the
client might have experienced a myocardial infarction?
Temperature
-Client's elevated temp can be an indication of a MI. An elevated temp for
several days following the infarction b/c this is the body's inflammatory
response to myocardial necrosis
,A risk manager is reviewing incident reports. Which of the following
incidents should the risk manager identify as a sentinel event
A nurse discovers an IV extravasation of a vesicant medication
-this can cause high local concentrations resulting in infection, pain, and
loss of mobility
A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hr postop following lumbar spinal
surgery to treat degenerative disk disease. Which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the provider as a possible complication
of the surgery?
Clear drainage on dressings
-The clear drainage on or around the client's dressings can indicate a
cerebral spinal fluid leak. The nurse should place the client flat and
immediately report this finding to the provider
A nurse is assessing a client who has sepsis. For which of the following
findings should the nurse notify the rapid response team?
Systolic blood pressure 88 mm Hg
-The nurse should notify the rapid response team if the client's systolic
blood pressure is less than 90 mm, which can be an indication of
progression to sepsis with systemic inflammatory response syndrome
(SIRS). ------------------------ Should notify if Temp > 38.3 C (101F) -
Platelet count < 100,000/mm3 - Capillary refill is decreased (< 2
seconds).
A nurse manager is attempting to resolve a conflict by asking the nurses
to focus on the positive, rather than the negative, aspects of the
situation. Which of the following conflict resolution strategies is the
charge nurse using?
Smoothing
, - The nurse manager is using the conflict resolution strategy of
smoothing. Smoothing occurs when conflicting parties are asked to focus
on positive, rather than negative, aspects of a situation. This strategy
minimized the emotional component of the conflict.
A nurse is reviewing the lab results of a client who has severe burns from
a home fire that occurred 6 hr ago. Which of the following findings should
the nurse expect?
Elevated Potassium level
-the nurse should anticipate a client who had a severe burn within the
last 12 hr to have fluid shifts that result in an elevated K+ level, which
occurs as a result of cellular injury due to hypovolemia
A nurse is caring for a client who has CKD. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take to manage the client's fluid volume?
Monitor the client's blood pressure every 4 hr.
-THe nurse should monitor the client's blood pressure at least every 4 hr.
An elevated BP can indicate fluid volume overload, so the nurse should
report this finding to the provider
A nurse in a provider's office is caring for an older adult client who
recently had a TKA. The client requires short-term rehabilitation in a
skilled nursing facility. Which of the following parts of medicare should
the nurse expect to cover the majority of the cost of treatment?
Part A
-Medicare Part A covers acute care, short-term rehabilitation in a skilled
nursing facility, rehab in the client's home, and most of the cost of
hospice care
A nurse is caring for a client who has an adrenal gland disorder. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
ONLINE PRACTICE A (2026–2027) LATEST UPDATE)
– REAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS, A+ GRADED STUDY MATERIAL
A nurse is teaching a client who has HIV about zidovudine. The nurse
should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following findings as
an adverse effect of this medication?
Fever
-The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for a fever, which can
indicate an infection caused by bone marrow suppression. ---- Adverse
effect of Zidovudine: Fever, Diarrhea & Seizures
A charge nurse is facilitating conflict resolution between two coworkers
regarding a client assignment. Which of the following conflict
management strategies should the charge nurse use first?
Determine how each coworker manages personal conflicts
-determining how each coworker handles conflict are the first steps to
successfully resolving the conflict
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a male adult client who was
admitted with angina. Which finding should indicate to the nurse the
client might have experienced a myocardial infarction?
Temperature
-Client's elevated temp can be an indication of a MI. An elevated temp for
several days following the infarction b/c this is the body's inflammatory
response to myocardial necrosis
,A risk manager is reviewing incident reports. Which of the following
incidents should the risk manager identify as a sentinel event
A nurse discovers an IV extravasation of a vesicant medication
-this can cause high local concentrations resulting in infection, pain, and
loss of mobility
A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hr postop following lumbar spinal
surgery to treat degenerative disk disease. Which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the provider as a possible complication
of the surgery?
Clear drainage on dressings
-The clear drainage on or around the client's dressings can indicate a
cerebral spinal fluid leak. The nurse should place the client flat and
immediately report this finding to the provider
A nurse is assessing a client who has sepsis. For which of the following
findings should the nurse notify the rapid response team?
Systolic blood pressure 88 mm Hg
-The nurse should notify the rapid response team if the client's systolic
blood pressure is less than 90 mm, which can be an indication of
progression to sepsis with systemic inflammatory response syndrome
(SIRS). ------------------------ Should notify if Temp > 38.3 C (101F) -
Platelet count < 100,000/mm3 - Capillary refill is decreased (< 2
seconds).
A nurse manager is attempting to resolve a conflict by asking the nurses
to focus on the positive, rather than the negative, aspects of the
situation. Which of the following conflict resolution strategies is the
charge nurse using?
Smoothing
, - The nurse manager is using the conflict resolution strategy of
smoothing. Smoothing occurs when conflicting parties are asked to focus
on positive, rather than negative, aspects of a situation. This strategy
minimized the emotional component of the conflict.
A nurse is reviewing the lab results of a client who has severe burns from
a home fire that occurred 6 hr ago. Which of the following findings should
the nurse expect?
Elevated Potassium level
-the nurse should anticipate a client who had a severe burn within the
last 12 hr to have fluid shifts that result in an elevated K+ level, which
occurs as a result of cellular injury due to hypovolemia
A nurse is caring for a client who has CKD. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take to manage the client's fluid volume?
Monitor the client's blood pressure every 4 hr.
-THe nurse should monitor the client's blood pressure at least every 4 hr.
An elevated BP can indicate fluid volume overload, so the nurse should
report this finding to the provider
A nurse in a provider's office is caring for an older adult client who
recently had a TKA. The client requires short-term rehabilitation in a
skilled nursing facility. Which of the following parts of medicare should
the nurse expect to cover the majority of the cost of treatment?
Part A
-Medicare Part A covers acute care, short-term rehabilitation in a skilled
nursing facility, rehab in the client's home, and most of the cost of
hospice care
A nurse is caring for a client who has an adrenal gland disorder. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
