Fundamentals ATI Questions And
Answers - Exam 1
A nurse is performing mouth care for a client who is unconscious. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
A. Turn the client's head to the side.
B. Place two fingers in the client's mouth to open.
C. Brush the client's teeth once per day.
D. Inject a mouth rinse into the center of the client's mouth. ANSWERS-A. Turn the
client's head to the side.
A nurse is instructing a client who has diabetes mellitus about foot care. Which of the
following guidelines should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
A. Inspect the feet daily.
B. Use moisturizing lotion on the feet.
C. Washing the feet with warm water and let them air dry.
D. Use over-the-counter products to treat abrasions.
E. Wear cotton socks. ANSWERS-A. Inspect the feet daily.
B. Use moisturizing lotion on the feet.
E. Wear cotton socks.
A nurse is planning care for a client who develops dyspnea and feels tired after
completing her morning care. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in
the client's plan of care?
A. Schedule rest periods during morning care.
B. Discontinue morning care for 2 days.
C. Perform all care as quickly as possible.
D. Ask a family member to come in to bathe the client. ANSWERS-A. Schedule rest
periods during morning care.
A nurse is beginning a complete bed bath for a client. After removing the client's gown
and placing a bath blanket over him, which of the following areas should the nurse wash
first?
A. Face
B. Feet
C. Chest
D. Arms ANSWERS-A. Face
A nurse is preparing to perform denture care for a client. Which of the following actions
should the nurse plan to take?
, A. Pull down and out at the back of the upper denture to remove.
B. Brush the dentures with a toothbrush and denture cleaner.
C. Rinse the dentures with hot water after cleaning them.
D. Place the dentures in a clean, dry, storage container after cleaning them.
ANSWERS-B. Brush the dentures with a toothbrush and denture cleaner.
A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
The nurse is aware that health care professionals are required to report communicable
and infectious diseases. Which of the following illustrate the rationale for reporting?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Planning and evaluating control and prevention strategies.
B. Determining public health priorities.
C. Ensuring proper medical treatment.
D. Identifying endemic disease.
E. Monitoring for common-source outbreaks. ANSWERS-A. Planning and evaluating
control and prevention strategies.
B. Determining public health priorities.
C. Ensuring proper medical treatment.
E. Monitoring for common-source outbreaks.
A nurse is caring for a client who presents with linear clusters of fluid-containing
vesicles with some crustings. The nurse should identify the client has manifestations of
which of the following conditions?
A. Allergic reaction
B. Ringworm
C. Systemic lupus erythematosus
D. Herpes zoster ANSWERS-D. Herpes zoster
A nurse is caring for a client who reports a severe sore throat, pain when swallowing,
and swollen lymph nodes. The client is experiencing which of the following stages of
infection?
A. Prodromal
B. Incubation
C. Convalescence
D. Illness ANSWERS-D. Illness
A nurse educator is reviewing with a newly hired nurse the difference in manifestations
of a localized versus a systemic infection. The nurse indicates understanding when she
states that which of the following are manifestations of a systemic infection? (Select all
that apply.)
A. Fever
Answers - Exam 1
A nurse is performing mouth care for a client who is unconscious. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
A. Turn the client's head to the side.
B. Place two fingers in the client's mouth to open.
C. Brush the client's teeth once per day.
D. Inject a mouth rinse into the center of the client's mouth. ANSWERS-A. Turn the
client's head to the side.
A nurse is instructing a client who has diabetes mellitus about foot care. Which of the
following guidelines should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
A. Inspect the feet daily.
B. Use moisturizing lotion on the feet.
C. Washing the feet with warm water and let them air dry.
D. Use over-the-counter products to treat abrasions.
E. Wear cotton socks. ANSWERS-A. Inspect the feet daily.
B. Use moisturizing lotion on the feet.
E. Wear cotton socks.
A nurse is planning care for a client who develops dyspnea and feels tired after
completing her morning care. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in
the client's plan of care?
A. Schedule rest periods during morning care.
B. Discontinue morning care for 2 days.
C. Perform all care as quickly as possible.
D. Ask a family member to come in to bathe the client. ANSWERS-A. Schedule rest
periods during morning care.
A nurse is beginning a complete bed bath for a client. After removing the client's gown
and placing a bath blanket over him, which of the following areas should the nurse wash
first?
A. Face
B. Feet
C. Chest
D. Arms ANSWERS-A. Face
A nurse is preparing to perform denture care for a client. Which of the following actions
should the nurse plan to take?
, A. Pull down and out at the back of the upper denture to remove.
B. Brush the dentures with a toothbrush and denture cleaner.
C. Rinse the dentures with hot water after cleaning them.
D. Place the dentures in a clean, dry, storage container after cleaning them.
ANSWERS-B. Brush the dentures with a toothbrush and denture cleaner.
A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
The nurse is aware that health care professionals are required to report communicable
and infectious diseases. Which of the following illustrate the rationale for reporting?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Planning and evaluating control and prevention strategies.
B. Determining public health priorities.
C. Ensuring proper medical treatment.
D. Identifying endemic disease.
E. Monitoring for common-source outbreaks. ANSWERS-A. Planning and evaluating
control and prevention strategies.
B. Determining public health priorities.
C. Ensuring proper medical treatment.
E. Monitoring for common-source outbreaks.
A nurse is caring for a client who presents with linear clusters of fluid-containing
vesicles with some crustings. The nurse should identify the client has manifestations of
which of the following conditions?
A. Allergic reaction
B. Ringworm
C. Systemic lupus erythematosus
D. Herpes zoster ANSWERS-D. Herpes zoster
A nurse is caring for a client who reports a severe sore throat, pain when swallowing,
and swollen lymph nodes. The client is experiencing which of the following stages of
infection?
A. Prodromal
B. Incubation
C. Convalescence
D. Illness ANSWERS-D. Illness
A nurse educator is reviewing with a newly hired nurse the difference in manifestations
of a localized versus a systemic infection. The nurse indicates understanding when she
states that which of the following are manifestations of a systemic infection? (Select all
that apply.)
A. Fever
