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ATI Fundamentals exam 4 Test Bank 2025/2026
– Comprehensive Practice Questions with
Verified Answers and NGN-Style Items
Guaranteed Pass
A goal for a client who has difficulty w/self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to use
adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral w/which of the
following members of the interprofessional care team?
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A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Registered dietitian
D. Occupational therapist –
Correct Answer :D.
An occupational therapist can assist clients who have physical challenges to use adaptive
devices & strategies to help w/self-care activities
A client who is postop following a knee arthroplasty is concerned about the adverse effects of
the medication he is receiving for pain management. Which of the following members of the
interprofessional care team may assist the client in understanding the medication's effects?
Select all.
A. Provider
B. CNA
C. Pharmacist
D. RN
E. Respiratory therapist –
Correct Answer :A, C, D
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A client who has had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems w/dysphagia. The
nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral w/which of the following members of the
interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. CNA
C. Occupational therapist
D. Speech-language pathologist –
Correct Answer :D
A speech-language pathologist can initiate specific therapy for clients who have difficulty
feeding due to swallowing difficulties
A nursing instructor is acquainting a group of nursing students w/the roles of the various
members of the health care team they will encounter on a medical-surgical unit. When she
gives examples of the types of tasks CNAs may perform, which of the following client
activities should she include? Select all.
A. Bathing
B. Ambulating
C. Toileting
D. Determining pain level
E. Measuring vital signs - Correct Answer :A, B, C, E
Determining pain level requires assessment, which is the job of the licensed personnel.
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A nurse in a provider's office is preparing to assess a young adult male client's musculoskeletal
system as part of a comprehensive physical examination. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? Select all.
A. A concave thoracic spine posteriorly
B. An exaggerated lumbar curvature
C. A concave lumbar spine posteriorly
D. An exaggerated thoracic curvature
E. Muscles slightly larger on his dominant side –
Correct Answer :C, E
A nurse is evaluating a client's neurosensory system. To evaluate stereognosis, she would ask
the client to close his eyes & identify which of the following items?
A. A word she whispers 30cm from his ear
B. A number she traces on the palm of his hand
C. The vibration of a tuning fork she places on his foot
D. A familiar object she places in his hand –
Correct Answer :D.
Stereognosis is tactile recognition
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exam
ATI Fundamentals exam 4 Test Bank 2025/2026
– Comprehensive Practice Questions with
Verified Answers and NGN-Style Items
Guaranteed Pass
A goal for a client who has difficulty w/self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to use
adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral w/which of the
following members of the interprofessional care team?
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A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Registered dietitian
D. Occupational therapist –
Correct Answer :D.
An occupational therapist can assist clients who have physical challenges to use adaptive
devices & strategies to help w/self-care activities
A client who is postop following a knee arthroplasty is concerned about the adverse effects of
the medication he is receiving for pain management. Which of the following members of the
interprofessional care team may assist the client in understanding the medication's effects?
Select all.
A. Provider
B. CNA
C. Pharmacist
D. RN
E. Respiratory therapist –
Correct Answer :A, C, D
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A client who has had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems w/dysphagia. The
nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral w/which of the following members of the
interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. CNA
C. Occupational therapist
D. Speech-language pathologist –
Correct Answer :D
A speech-language pathologist can initiate specific therapy for clients who have difficulty
feeding due to swallowing difficulties
A nursing instructor is acquainting a group of nursing students w/the roles of the various
members of the health care team they will encounter on a medical-surgical unit. When she
gives examples of the types of tasks CNAs may perform, which of the following client
activities should she include? Select all.
A. Bathing
B. Ambulating
C. Toileting
D. Determining pain level
E. Measuring vital signs - Correct Answer :A, B, C, E
Determining pain level requires assessment, which is the job of the licensed personnel.
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A nurse in a provider's office is preparing to assess a young adult male client's musculoskeletal
system as part of a comprehensive physical examination. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? Select all.
A. A concave thoracic spine posteriorly
B. An exaggerated lumbar curvature
C. A concave lumbar spine posteriorly
D. An exaggerated thoracic curvature
E. Muscles slightly larger on his dominant side –
Correct Answer :C, E
A nurse is evaluating a client's neurosensory system. To evaluate stereognosis, she would ask
the client to close his eyes & identify which of the following items?
A. A word she whispers 30cm from his ear
B. A number she traces on the palm of his hand
C. The vibration of a tuning fork she places on his foot
D. A familiar object she places in his hand –
Correct Answer :D.
Stereognosis is tactile recognition
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