ATI Capstone Pre-Assessment Exam NEWEST 2026-
2027 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 60 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
BRAND NEW!!
A charge nurse is making client care assignments. Which of the following tasks should the nurse
delegate to assistive personnel (AP)? SATA
Review a low-sodium diet for a client who has hypertension.
Bathe a client who had an amputation 2 days ago.
Feed a client who a stroke 3 months ago.
Explain oral hygiene to a client receiving chemotherapy.
Assist a client to ambulate using a gait belt. - CORRECT ANSWER: Bathe a client who had an
amputation 2 days ago.
Feed a client who had a stroke 3 months ago.
Assist a client to ambulate using a gait belt.
Bathing a stable client postoperatively is a task the nurse may delegate to an AP because the task
routine and is safe and predictable for a client who is stable. Assisting a client to ambulate using
a gait belt is a task the nurse may delegate to an AP because the task is routine and does not
require much scientific knowledge. Feeding a client who had a stroke 3 months ago is a task the
nurse may delegate to an AP because the task is routine and is safe and predictable for a client
who is stable.
A charge nurse is observing a nurse performing a Mantoux tuberculin skin test for a client.
Which of the following actions should prompt the charge nurse to intervene? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Withdrawing the needle and massaging the site gently.
,The nurse should apply gentle pressure, not massage, after the injection. Massage can disperse
the testing substance beyond the bleb or cause it to leak out of the puncture site.
A nurse in a clinic is talking with a client who has a new diagnosis of osteoarthritis. The nurse
should anticipate that the client will require teaching about which of the following medications? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Acetaminophen
According to the American Pain Society, acetaminophen is the primary drug of choice for
treating osteoarthritis. The provider would likely begin with this medication.
A nurse in a dialysis center is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of end-stage kidney
disease. When he arrives for his first dialysis treatment, he tells the nurse, "I decided to come
today, but I am not sure if I will need to come back again this week. I am feeling much better
since my discharge from the hospital and I think my kidneys are working again." The nurse
should identify that this client is demonstrating which of the following Kubler-Ross stages of
grieving? - CORRECT ANSWER: Denial
During the denial stage of Kubler-Ross' stages of grieving, the client acts as though nothing has
happened and might refuse to believe or understand that a loss has occured.
A nurse is admitting a client from a long-term care facility. The nurse should use closed-ended
questions when assessing which of the following factors? - CORRECT ANSWER: When asking
if the client took his medications this morning?
A "yes" or "no" response is sufficient when asking if a client took his morning medications. If he
did not take them and should have, the nurse might want to explore the issue further.
A nurse is admitting a client who has hepatitis C. Which of the following precautions should the
nurse implement? - CORRECT ANSWER: Standard
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne pathogen that is commonly spread by needle stick injury, sharing of
IV drug paraphernalia and sexual contact. The nurse should implement standard precautions
, when in contact with blood, body fluids (except sweat), broken skin, and mucous membranes.
The nurse should wear additional personal protective equipment if there is possible blood contact
or a risk for splashes or sprays of blood or body fluids.
A nurse is assessing a client for pitting edema and notes an indentation of 6 mm (0.25 in) at the
point of pressure. Which of the following notations should the nurse use to document the severity
of the client's edema? - CORRECT ANSWER: 3+
The nurse should document pitting edema of 5 to 7 mm as 3+.
A nurse is assessing a client who has a pressure ulcer. The nurse should recognize which of the
following findings is a manifestation of a stage 3 pressure ulcer? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Necrotic subcutaneous tissue
Manifestations of a stage 3 pressure ulcer can include full-thickness skin loss with necrotic
subcutaneous tissue.
A nurse is assessing a client who has a wrist restraint applied. For which of the following
findings should the nurse loosen the restraint? - CORRECT ANSWER: The client's hand is cool
and pale.
This finding indicates a decrease in blood flow to the client's hand, which can be caused by
applying a restraint too tightly. This is the finding that indicates a complication of the restraint,
and the nurse should loosen the restraint and exercise the limb.
A nurse is assessing a client who has hypoxia. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect? - CORRECT ANSWER: Tachycardia
The nurse should expect the client who has hypoxia to manifest tachycardia.
2027 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 60 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
BRAND NEW!!
A charge nurse is making client care assignments. Which of the following tasks should the nurse
delegate to assistive personnel (AP)? SATA
Review a low-sodium diet for a client who has hypertension.
Bathe a client who had an amputation 2 days ago.
Feed a client who a stroke 3 months ago.
Explain oral hygiene to a client receiving chemotherapy.
Assist a client to ambulate using a gait belt. - CORRECT ANSWER: Bathe a client who had an
amputation 2 days ago.
Feed a client who had a stroke 3 months ago.
Assist a client to ambulate using a gait belt.
Bathing a stable client postoperatively is a task the nurse may delegate to an AP because the task
routine and is safe and predictable for a client who is stable. Assisting a client to ambulate using
a gait belt is a task the nurse may delegate to an AP because the task is routine and does not
require much scientific knowledge. Feeding a client who had a stroke 3 months ago is a task the
nurse may delegate to an AP because the task is routine and is safe and predictable for a client
who is stable.
A charge nurse is observing a nurse performing a Mantoux tuberculin skin test for a client.
Which of the following actions should prompt the charge nurse to intervene? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Withdrawing the needle and massaging the site gently.
,The nurse should apply gentle pressure, not massage, after the injection. Massage can disperse
the testing substance beyond the bleb or cause it to leak out of the puncture site.
A nurse in a clinic is talking with a client who has a new diagnosis of osteoarthritis. The nurse
should anticipate that the client will require teaching about which of the following medications? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Acetaminophen
According to the American Pain Society, acetaminophen is the primary drug of choice for
treating osteoarthritis. The provider would likely begin with this medication.
A nurse in a dialysis center is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of end-stage kidney
disease. When he arrives for his first dialysis treatment, he tells the nurse, "I decided to come
today, but I am not sure if I will need to come back again this week. I am feeling much better
since my discharge from the hospital and I think my kidneys are working again." The nurse
should identify that this client is demonstrating which of the following Kubler-Ross stages of
grieving? - CORRECT ANSWER: Denial
During the denial stage of Kubler-Ross' stages of grieving, the client acts as though nothing has
happened and might refuse to believe or understand that a loss has occured.
A nurse is admitting a client from a long-term care facility. The nurse should use closed-ended
questions when assessing which of the following factors? - CORRECT ANSWER: When asking
if the client took his medications this morning?
A "yes" or "no" response is sufficient when asking if a client took his morning medications. If he
did not take them and should have, the nurse might want to explore the issue further.
A nurse is admitting a client who has hepatitis C. Which of the following precautions should the
nurse implement? - CORRECT ANSWER: Standard
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne pathogen that is commonly spread by needle stick injury, sharing of
IV drug paraphernalia and sexual contact. The nurse should implement standard precautions
, when in contact with blood, body fluids (except sweat), broken skin, and mucous membranes.
The nurse should wear additional personal protective equipment if there is possible blood contact
or a risk for splashes or sprays of blood or body fluids.
A nurse is assessing a client for pitting edema and notes an indentation of 6 mm (0.25 in) at the
point of pressure. Which of the following notations should the nurse use to document the severity
of the client's edema? - CORRECT ANSWER: 3+
The nurse should document pitting edema of 5 to 7 mm as 3+.
A nurse is assessing a client who has a pressure ulcer. The nurse should recognize which of the
following findings is a manifestation of a stage 3 pressure ulcer? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Necrotic subcutaneous tissue
Manifestations of a stage 3 pressure ulcer can include full-thickness skin loss with necrotic
subcutaneous tissue.
A nurse is assessing a client who has a wrist restraint applied. For which of the following
findings should the nurse loosen the restraint? - CORRECT ANSWER: The client's hand is cool
and pale.
This finding indicates a decrease in blood flow to the client's hand, which can be caused by
applying a restraint too tightly. This is the finding that indicates a complication of the restraint,
and the nurse should loosen the restraint and exercise the limb.
A nurse is assessing a client who has hypoxia. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect? - CORRECT ANSWER: Tachycardia
The nurse should expect the client who has hypoxia to manifest tachycardia.
