ATI Fundamentals Practice Questions 2024
1. Chapter 1: Health care delivery systems
2. 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: A, B, D
3. A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients
might have to a group of nursing students. Which of the following health care
financing mechanisms are 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: B, E
4. 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 regarding surgical
treatments for obesity
D. Educating acute care nurses on postoperative complications related to
obesity: A
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5. 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 diagno
sis
B. Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations
C. Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
D. Determining if medications are safe for administration to clients: B
6. 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: A, B, C
Chapter 2: Interprofessional team
8. 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 her home.
B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults.
C. A client states that she wants her child baptized before surgery.
D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge.
E. A client states that he does not understand how to use a nebulizer.: A, B, D
9. 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?
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A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Registered dietitian
D. Occupational therapist: D
10. A client who is postoperative following 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 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: A, C, D
11. A client who has had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems
with dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). 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: D
12. 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 she gives examples of the types of tasks
certified nursing assistants (CNAs) may perform, which of the following
client activities should she include? (Select all that apply.)
A. Bathing
B. Ambulating
C. Toileting
D. Determining pain level
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E. Measuring vital signs: A, B, C, E
13. Chapter 3: Ethical responsibilities
14. A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite
significant blockages in his coronary arteries. The nurse understands that
this client's choice is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence: B
15. A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to
ambulation. The nurse understands that this aspect of care delivery is an
example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Beneficence: D
16. A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about the
responsibilities organ donation and procurement involve. When the nurse
explains that all clients waiting for a kidney transplant have to meet the same
qualifications, the students should understand that this aspect of care
delivery is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence: C
17. A nurse questions a medication prescription as too extreme in light of the
client's advanced age and unstable status. The nurse understands that this
action is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
1. Chapter 1: Health care delivery systems
2. 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: A, B, D
3. A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients
might have to a group of nursing students. Which of the following health care
financing mechanisms are 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: B, E
4. 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 regarding surgical
treatments for obesity
D. Educating acute care nurses on postoperative complications related to
obesity: A
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5. 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 diagno
sis
B. Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations
C. Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
D. Determining if medications are safe for administration to clients: B
6. 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: A, B, C
Chapter 2: Interprofessional team
8. 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 her home.
B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults.
C. A client states that she wants her child baptized before surgery.
D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge.
E. A client states that he does not understand how to use a nebulizer.: A, B, D
9. 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?
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A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Registered dietitian
D. Occupational therapist: D
10. A client who is postoperative following 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 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: A, C, D
11. A client who has had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems
with dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). 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: D
12. 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 she gives examples of the types of tasks
certified nursing assistants (CNAs) may perform, which of the following
client activities should she include? (Select all that apply.)
A. Bathing
B. Ambulating
C. Toileting
D. Determining pain level
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E. Measuring vital signs: A, B, C, E
13. Chapter 3: Ethical responsibilities
14. A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite
significant blockages in his coronary arteries. The nurse understands that
this client's choice is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence: B
15. A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to
ambulation. The nurse understands that this aspect of care delivery is an
example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Beneficence: D
16. A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about the
responsibilities organ donation and procurement involve. When the nurse
explains that all clients waiting for a kidney transplant have to meet the same
qualifications, the students should understand that this aspect of care
delivery is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence: C
17. A nurse questions a medication prescription as too extreme in light of the
client's advanced age and unstable status. The nurse understands that this
action is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
