ATI Content Mastery Series
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following
examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
A. Home health care
B. Rehabilitation facilities
C. Diagnostic centers
D. Skilled nursing facilities
E. Oncology centers - ANSA, B, D - Correct: Restorative health care involves intermediate
follow-up care for restoring health and promoting self-care.
C-Incorrect: Diagnostic centers are a type of secondary health care. Secondary health care
includes the diagnosis and treatment of acute injury or illness.
E- Incorrect: An oncology center is a type of tertiary health care. Tertiary health care is
specialized and highly technical care.
A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a group of
nurses. Which of the following health care financing mechanisms should the nurse include as
federally funded? (Select all that apply.)
A. Preferred provider organization (PPO)
B. Medicare
C. Long-term care insurance
D. Exclusive provider organization (EPO)
E. Medicaid - ANSB, E- Correct: Medicare and Medicaid are federally funded.
A, C, D - Incorrect: PPOs, Long-term care insurance, and EPOs are privately funded.
A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of clients who have
obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse include as a primary health care
strategy?
A. Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine office visits.
B. Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehabilitation centers for clients who have
obesity.
C. Providing specialized intraoperative training in surgical treatments for obesity.
D. Educating acute care nurses about postoperative complications related to obesity. - ANSA-
Correct: Identify obesity screenings at office visits as an example of primary health care.
Primary health care emphasizes health promotion and disease control.
,B- Incorrect: Rehabilitation care is an example of restorative health care.
C- Incorrect: Specialized and highly technical care is an example of tertiary health care.
D- Incorrect: Acute care is an example of secondary health care.
A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting. Which of the
following tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of state licensing boards?
A. Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a specific diagnosis
B. Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations
C. Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
D. Determining whether medications are safe for administration to clients - ANSB- Correct:
Identify that state licensing boards are responsible for ensuring that health care providers and
agencies comply with state regulations
A.- Incorrect: Identify that utilization review committees have the responsibility of monitoring for
appropriate diagnosis and treatment according to evidence-based practice.
C- Incorrect: Identify that the Joint Commission has the responsibility of setting quality standards
for accreditation of health care facilities
D-Incorrect: Identify that the U.S FDA has the responsibility of determining whether medications
are safe for administration to clients.
A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care services to a group of newly licensed
nurses. Which of the following examples of care or care settings should the nurse classify as
tertiary care? (Select all that apply.)
A. Intensive care unit
B. Oncology treatment center
C. Burn center
D. Cardiac rehabilitation
E. Home health care - ANSA,B, and C- Correct: Tertiary health care involves the provision of
specialized and highly technical care.
D- Incorrect: Cardiac rehabilitation is an example of restorative care and also of tertiary
prevention, but not of tertiary care.
E-Incorrect: Home health care is an example of restorative care.
List the six (6) Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies, along with a
brief description of each. - ANS1. Safety: Minimization of risk factors that could cause injury or
harm while promoting quality care and maintaining a secure environment for clients, self, and
others
2. Patient-Centered Care: Provision of caring and compassionate, culturally sensitive care that
addresses clients' physiological, psychological, sociological, spiritual, and cultural needs,
preferences, and values
,3. Evidence-based Practice: Use of current knowledge from research and other credible
sources on which to base clinical judgement and client care.
4. Informatics: Use of information technology as a communication and information-gathering tool
that supports clinical decision-making and scientifically based nursing practice
5. Quality Improvement: Care-related and organizational processes that involve the
development and implementation of a plan to improve health care services and better meet
clients' needs
6. teamwork and Collaboration: Delivery of client care in partnership with multidisciplinary
members of the health care team to achieve continuity of care and positive client outcomes
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit. For which of the following
client care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social worker? (Select all that apply.)
A. A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in the home
B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults
C. A client states, "I would like to have my child baptized before surgery."
D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge
E. A client states, "I do not understand how to use a nebulizer." - ANSA, B, D: Correct: Initiate a
referral for a social worker to provide information and assistance in coordinating hospice care,
availability of community resources, and obtaining medical equipment after d/c.
C- Incorrect: Religious sacraments or prayers require a referral for spiritual support staff.
E- Incorrect: Provide client teaching for concerns regarding the use of a nebulizer. If additional
information is needed, initiate a referral for a respiratory therapist.
A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to use
adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral to which of the
following members of the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Registered dietitian
D. Occupational therapist - ANSD - Correct: An occupational therapist can assist clients who
have physical challenges to use adaptive devices and strategies to help with self-care activities.
A- Incorrect: A social worker can coordinate community services to help the client, but not
specifically with self-feeding devices
B- Incorrect: A certified nursing assistant can help the client with feeding, but does not typically
procure adaptive devices for the client
, C- Incorrect: A registered dietitian can help with educating the client about meeting nutritional
needs, but cannot help with the client's physical limitations.
A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the adverse effects
of the medication prescribed for pain management. Which of the following members of the
interprofessional care team can assist the client in understanding the medication's effects?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Provider
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Pharmacist
D. Registered nurse
E. Respiratory therapist - ANSA, C , D- Correct: The provider, pharmacist, and registered nurse
must be knowledgeable about any medication prescribed for the client, including its actions,
effects, and interactions.
B- Incorrect: it is not within the scope of a certified nursing assistant's duties to counsel a client
about medications
E- Incorrect: Although some analgesics can cause respiratory depression, requiring assistance
from a respiratory therapist is not within this therapist's scope of practice to counsel the client
about medications prescribed by the provider.
A client who had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with dysphagia. The nurse
caring for the client should initiate a referral with which of the following members of the
interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Occupational therapist
D. Speech-language pathologist - ANSD- Correct: A speech-language pathologist can initiate
specific therapy for clients who have difficulty with feeding due to the swallowing difficulties.
A- Incorrect: A social worker can coordinate community services to help the client, but not
specifically with dysphagia.
B- Incorrect: A certified nursing assistant can help the client with feeding, but cannot assess and
treat dysphagia.
C- Incorrect: An occupational therapist can assist clients who have motor challenges to improve
abilities with self-care and work, but cannot assess and treat dysphagia.
A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of the various members
of the health care team they will encounter on a medical-surgical unit. When providing examples
of the types of tasks certified nursing assistants (CNAs) can perform, which of the following
client activities should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following
examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
A. Home health care
B. Rehabilitation facilities
C. Diagnostic centers
D. Skilled nursing facilities
E. Oncology centers - ANSA, B, D - Correct: Restorative health care involves intermediate
follow-up care for restoring health and promoting self-care.
C-Incorrect: Diagnostic centers are a type of secondary health care. Secondary health care
includes the diagnosis and treatment of acute injury or illness.
E- Incorrect: An oncology center is a type of tertiary health care. Tertiary health care is
specialized and highly technical care.
A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a group of
nurses. Which of the following health care financing mechanisms should the nurse include as
federally funded? (Select all that apply.)
A. Preferred provider organization (PPO)
B. Medicare
C. Long-term care insurance
D. Exclusive provider organization (EPO)
E. Medicaid - ANSB, E- Correct: Medicare and Medicaid are federally funded.
A, C, D - Incorrect: PPOs, Long-term care insurance, and EPOs are privately funded.
A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of clients who have
obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse include as a primary health care
strategy?
A. Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine office visits.
B. Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehabilitation centers for clients who have
obesity.
C. Providing specialized intraoperative training in surgical treatments for obesity.
D. Educating acute care nurses about postoperative complications related to obesity. - ANSA-
Correct: Identify obesity screenings at office visits as an example of primary health care.
Primary health care emphasizes health promotion and disease control.
,B- Incorrect: Rehabilitation care is an example of restorative health care.
C- Incorrect: Specialized and highly technical care is an example of tertiary health care.
D- Incorrect: Acute care is an example of secondary health care.
A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting. Which of the
following tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of state licensing boards?
A. Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a specific diagnosis
B. Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations
C. Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
D. Determining whether medications are safe for administration to clients - ANSB- Correct:
Identify that state licensing boards are responsible for ensuring that health care providers and
agencies comply with state regulations
A.- Incorrect: Identify that utilization review committees have the responsibility of monitoring for
appropriate diagnosis and treatment according to evidence-based practice.
C- Incorrect: Identify that the Joint Commission has the responsibility of setting quality standards
for accreditation of health care facilities
D-Incorrect: Identify that the U.S FDA has the responsibility of determining whether medications
are safe for administration to clients.
A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care services to a group of newly licensed
nurses. Which of the following examples of care or care settings should the nurse classify as
tertiary care? (Select all that apply.)
A. Intensive care unit
B. Oncology treatment center
C. Burn center
D. Cardiac rehabilitation
E. Home health care - ANSA,B, and C- Correct: Tertiary health care involves the provision of
specialized and highly technical care.
D- Incorrect: Cardiac rehabilitation is an example of restorative care and also of tertiary
prevention, but not of tertiary care.
E-Incorrect: Home health care is an example of restorative care.
List the six (6) Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies, along with a
brief description of each. - ANS1. Safety: Minimization of risk factors that could cause injury or
harm while promoting quality care and maintaining a secure environment for clients, self, and
others
2. Patient-Centered Care: Provision of caring and compassionate, culturally sensitive care that
addresses clients' physiological, psychological, sociological, spiritual, and cultural needs,
preferences, and values
,3. Evidence-based Practice: Use of current knowledge from research and other credible
sources on which to base clinical judgement and client care.
4. Informatics: Use of information technology as a communication and information-gathering tool
that supports clinical decision-making and scientifically based nursing practice
5. Quality Improvement: Care-related and organizational processes that involve the
development and implementation of a plan to improve health care services and better meet
clients' needs
6. teamwork and Collaboration: Delivery of client care in partnership with multidisciplinary
members of the health care team to achieve continuity of care and positive client outcomes
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit. For which of the following
client care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social worker? (Select all that apply.)
A. A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in the home
B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults
C. A client states, "I would like to have my child baptized before surgery."
D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge
E. A client states, "I do not understand how to use a nebulizer." - ANSA, B, D: Correct: Initiate a
referral for a social worker to provide information and assistance in coordinating hospice care,
availability of community resources, and obtaining medical equipment after d/c.
C- Incorrect: Religious sacraments or prayers require a referral for spiritual support staff.
E- Incorrect: Provide client teaching for concerns regarding the use of a nebulizer. If additional
information is needed, initiate a referral for a respiratory therapist.
A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to use
adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral to which of the
following members of the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Registered dietitian
D. Occupational therapist - ANSD - Correct: An occupational therapist can assist clients who
have physical challenges to use adaptive devices and strategies to help with self-care activities.
A- Incorrect: A social worker can coordinate community services to help the client, but not
specifically with self-feeding devices
B- Incorrect: A certified nursing assistant can help the client with feeding, but does not typically
procure adaptive devices for the client
, C- Incorrect: A registered dietitian can help with educating the client about meeting nutritional
needs, but cannot help with the client's physical limitations.
A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the adverse effects
of the medication prescribed for pain management. Which of the following members of the
interprofessional care team can assist the client in understanding the medication's effects?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Provider
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Pharmacist
D. Registered nurse
E. Respiratory therapist - ANSA, C , D- Correct: The provider, pharmacist, and registered nurse
must be knowledgeable about any medication prescribed for the client, including its actions,
effects, and interactions.
B- Incorrect: it is not within the scope of a certified nursing assistant's duties to counsel a client
about medications
E- Incorrect: Although some analgesics can cause respiratory depression, requiring assistance
from a respiratory therapist is not within this therapist's scope of practice to counsel the client
about medications prescribed by the provider.
A client who had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with dysphagia. The nurse
caring for the client should initiate a referral with which of the following members of the
interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Occupational therapist
D. Speech-language pathologist - ANSD- Correct: A speech-language pathologist can initiate
specific therapy for clients who have difficulty with feeding due to the swallowing difficulties.
A- Incorrect: A social worker can coordinate community services to help the client, but not
specifically with dysphagia.
B- Incorrect: A certified nursing assistant can help the client with feeding, but cannot assess and
treat dysphagia.
C- Incorrect: An occupational therapist can assist clients who have motor challenges to improve
abilities with self-care and work, but cannot assess and treat dysphagia.
A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of the various members
of the health care team they will encounter on a medical-surgical unit. When providing examples
of the types of tasks certified nursing assistants (CNAs) can perform, which of the following
client activities should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
