ATI NURSING FUNDAMENTALS 2023-2024 NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM 120 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
You are helping an obese client develop an exercise plan. Which of the following is a likely barrier to
exercise that is associated with obesity?
1) Muscle wasting
2) Osteoarthritis
3) Negative nitrogen balance
4) Inadequate protein stores available to maintain or repair body tissue - ANSWER-2) Osteoarthritis
You are flexing and extending a client's forearm at the elbow as far as it will comfortably go without any
assistance from the client. This activity is known as which of the following?
1) Body alignment
2) Line of gravity
3) Passive range of motion
4) Active range of motion - ANSWER-3) Passive range of motion
You are working with a client who claims to be constipated and who uses laxatives and enemas daily to
ensure that she has a bowel movement. Which of the following nursing diagnoses would be most
appropriate for this client? 1) Constipation
2) Risk for Constipation
3) Perceived Constipation
4) Dysfunctional Gastrointestinal Motility - ANSWER-3) Perceived Constipation
You are caring for a client who has been confined to bed for several weeks. Which of the following are
effects of immobility that you should assess for and address in this client?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
1) Contractures
2) Hypertrophy
,3) Ankylosis
4) Tremor
5) Atrophy
6) Osteoporosis - ANSWER-1) Contractures
3) Ankylosis
5) Atrophy
6) Osteoporosis
You are teaching a client about the benefits of regular aerobic exercise. Which of the following should
you mention?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
1) Decreases risk of musculoskeletal injury
2) Improves the pumping action of the heart
3) Decreases heart rate
4) Decreases risk of dehydration
5) Dilates bronchioles to increase ventilation
6) Improves bone mass with aging - ANSWER-2) Improves the pumping action of the heart
3) Decreases heart rate
5) Dilates bronchioles to increase ventilation
6) Improves bone mass with aging
You are a member of a sports medicine team that works with U.S. Olympic track and field athletes.
Precise measurement of the body composition of the athletes is critical to maximizing their
performance. Which method of measuring body composition would be best for this application?
1) Skinfold measurements
2) Body mass index (BMI) calculation
3) Computed tomography (CT)
4) Underwater weighing - ANSWER-4) Underwater weighing
,You are measuring the intake and output of a client. Which of the following should you include in the
patient's output?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
1) Irrigations
2) Urine3) Emesis
4) Intravenous (IV) fluids
5) Liquid feces
6) Drainage from a wound - ANSWER-2) Urine
3) Emesis
5) Liquid feces
6) Drainage from a wound
You are helping a client who has been confined to bed for over a week prepare for walking again. Which
of the following measures should you specifically take to help prevent orthostatic hypotension in the
client?
1) Quadriceps and gluteal drills
2) Pull-ups using a trapeze bar
3) Dangling the feet
4) Brushing the hair - ANSWER-3) Dangling the feet
You are preparing to perform routine nutritional screening on an older client who was just admitted to
the hospital. Which of the following tools would be best for this purpose?
1) Cursory screening
2) Mini Nutritional Assessment
3) Food frequency questionnaire
4) Food record - ANSWER-2) Mini Nutritional Assessment
You are obtaining a focused nursing history related to bowel elimination. Which of the following
questions should you ask the client related to possible causes of constipation?
, 1) "How do you normally care for your stoma?"
2) "Is there any history of colorectal cancer in your family?"
3) "What medications are you currently taking?"
4) "To what are you allergic?" - ANSWER-3) "What medications are you currently taking?"
You are assessing a 1-month-old breastfed baby. You ask the child's mother about his bowel movements
and she describes them to you. Given the child's diet and stage of development, which of the following
types of stool should you most expect?
1) Green-black, tarry, sticky, and odorless
2) Yellow-green
3) Golden yellow
4) Tan - ANSWER-3) Golden yellow
The process whereby blood pressure forces plasma, dissolved substances, and small proteins out of the
porous glomeruli into Bowman's capsule while large molecules, such as blood cells and blood proteins,
are held back is known as which of the following?
1) Tubular reabsorption
2) Tubular secretion
3) Excretion
4) Filtration - ANSWER-4) Filtration
Which of the following is the flap of connective tissue that closes over the trachea when food is
swallowed to prevent choking and aspiration?
1) Epiglottis
2) Gastroesophageal sphincter
3) Ileocecal valve
4) Duodenum - ANSWER-1) Epiglottis
You are counseling a client with osteoarthritis about possible exercise programs suited to her needs.
Which of the following types of exercise would be best for her?
1) Resistance training with free weights
ACTUAL EXAM 120 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
You are helping an obese client develop an exercise plan. Which of the following is a likely barrier to
exercise that is associated with obesity?
1) Muscle wasting
2) Osteoarthritis
3) Negative nitrogen balance
4) Inadequate protein stores available to maintain or repair body tissue - ANSWER-2) Osteoarthritis
You are flexing and extending a client's forearm at the elbow as far as it will comfortably go without any
assistance from the client. This activity is known as which of the following?
1) Body alignment
2) Line of gravity
3) Passive range of motion
4) Active range of motion - ANSWER-3) Passive range of motion
You are working with a client who claims to be constipated and who uses laxatives and enemas daily to
ensure that she has a bowel movement. Which of the following nursing diagnoses would be most
appropriate for this client? 1) Constipation
2) Risk for Constipation
3) Perceived Constipation
4) Dysfunctional Gastrointestinal Motility - ANSWER-3) Perceived Constipation
You are caring for a client who has been confined to bed for several weeks. Which of the following are
effects of immobility that you should assess for and address in this client?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
1) Contractures
2) Hypertrophy
,3) Ankylosis
4) Tremor
5) Atrophy
6) Osteoporosis - ANSWER-1) Contractures
3) Ankylosis
5) Atrophy
6) Osteoporosis
You are teaching a client about the benefits of regular aerobic exercise. Which of the following should
you mention?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
1) Decreases risk of musculoskeletal injury
2) Improves the pumping action of the heart
3) Decreases heart rate
4) Decreases risk of dehydration
5) Dilates bronchioles to increase ventilation
6) Improves bone mass with aging - ANSWER-2) Improves the pumping action of the heart
3) Decreases heart rate
5) Dilates bronchioles to increase ventilation
6) Improves bone mass with aging
You are a member of a sports medicine team that works with U.S. Olympic track and field athletes.
Precise measurement of the body composition of the athletes is critical to maximizing their
performance. Which method of measuring body composition would be best for this application?
1) Skinfold measurements
2) Body mass index (BMI) calculation
3) Computed tomography (CT)
4) Underwater weighing - ANSWER-4) Underwater weighing
,You are measuring the intake and output of a client. Which of the following should you include in the
patient's output?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
1) Irrigations
2) Urine3) Emesis
4) Intravenous (IV) fluids
5) Liquid feces
6) Drainage from a wound - ANSWER-2) Urine
3) Emesis
5) Liquid feces
6) Drainage from a wound
You are helping a client who has been confined to bed for over a week prepare for walking again. Which
of the following measures should you specifically take to help prevent orthostatic hypotension in the
client?
1) Quadriceps and gluteal drills
2) Pull-ups using a trapeze bar
3) Dangling the feet
4) Brushing the hair - ANSWER-3) Dangling the feet
You are preparing to perform routine nutritional screening on an older client who was just admitted to
the hospital. Which of the following tools would be best for this purpose?
1) Cursory screening
2) Mini Nutritional Assessment
3) Food frequency questionnaire
4) Food record - ANSWER-2) Mini Nutritional Assessment
You are obtaining a focused nursing history related to bowel elimination. Which of the following
questions should you ask the client related to possible causes of constipation?
, 1) "How do you normally care for your stoma?"
2) "Is there any history of colorectal cancer in your family?"
3) "What medications are you currently taking?"
4) "To what are you allergic?" - ANSWER-3) "What medications are you currently taking?"
You are assessing a 1-month-old breastfed baby. You ask the child's mother about his bowel movements
and she describes them to you. Given the child's diet and stage of development, which of the following
types of stool should you most expect?
1) Green-black, tarry, sticky, and odorless
2) Yellow-green
3) Golden yellow
4) Tan - ANSWER-3) Golden yellow
The process whereby blood pressure forces plasma, dissolved substances, and small proteins out of the
porous glomeruli into Bowman's capsule while large molecules, such as blood cells and blood proteins,
are held back is known as which of the following?
1) Tubular reabsorption
2) Tubular secretion
3) Excretion
4) Filtration - ANSWER-4) Filtration
Which of the following is the flap of connective tissue that closes over the trachea when food is
swallowed to prevent choking and aspiration?
1) Epiglottis
2) Gastroesophageal sphincter
3) Ileocecal valve
4) Duodenum - ANSWER-1) Epiglottis
You are counseling a client with osteoarthritis about possible exercise programs suited to her needs.
Which of the following types of exercise would be best for her?
1) Resistance training with free weights
