ATI Fundamentals for Nursing Edition 11.0
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
1. A. Utilization review committees have the responsibility of monitoring for appropriate
diagnosis and treatment according to evidence-based practice for diagnosis and treatment
of hospitalized clients.
B. CORRECT: State licensing boards are responsible for ensuring that health care
providers and agencies comply with state regulations.
C. The Joint Commission has the responsibility of setting quality standards for accreditation
of health care facilities.
D. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has the responsibility of determining whether
medications are safe for administration to clients.
2. 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
2. A. PPOs, long-term care insurance, and EPOs are privately funded.
B. CORRECT: Medicare and Medicaid are federally funded health insurance programs.
C. PPOs, long-term care insurance, and EPOs are privately funded.
D. PPOs, long-term care insurance, and EPOs are privately funded.
E. CORRECT: Medicare and Medicaid are federally funded health insurance programs.
,3. 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
3. A. CORRECT: Obesity screenings at office visits is an example of primary health
care. Primary health care emphasizes health promotion and disease control, is often
delivered during office visits, and includes screenings.
B. Care that is provided in a rehabilitation center as an example of restorative health care.
C. Specialized and highly technical care is an example of tertiary health care.
D. Education about postoperative complications for acute care nurses is an example of
secondary health care.
4. 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
4. A. CORRECT: Tertiary health care involves the provision of specialized and highly
technical care (the care nurses deliver in intensive care units).
B. CORRECT: Tertiary health care involves the provision of specialized and highly
technical care, such as the care nurses deliver in intensive care units, an oncology
treatment center, and a burn center.
C. CORRECT: Tertiary health care involves the provision of specialized and highly
technical care, such as the care nurses deliver in intensive care units, an oncology
treatment center, and a burn center.
D. Cardiac rehabilitation and home health care are examples of restorative care.
E. Cardiac rehabilitation and home health care are examples of restorative care.
,5. 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
5. A. CORRECT: Restorative health care involves intermediate follow-up care for
restoring health and promoting self. care. Home health care, rehabilitation faollities,
and skilled nursing facilities are types of restorative health care.
B. CORRECT: Restorative health care involves intermediate follow-up care for
restoring health and promoting self, care. Home health care, rehabilitation facilities,
and skilled nursing facilises are types of restorative health care.
C. Secondary health care includes the diagnosis and treatment of acute injury or liness.
Diagnostic centers are a type of secondary health care.
D. CORRECT: Restorative healóh care involves intermediate follow-up care for
restoring health and promoting sell. care. Home health care, rehabilitation facilities,
and skilled nursing facilities are types of restorative health care.
E. Tertiary health care is specialized and highly technical care.
1. 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
1. A. A social worker can coordinate community services to help the client, but not
specifically with self-feeding devices.
B. A certified nursing assistant can help the client with feeding, but does not typically
procure adaptive devices for the client.
C. A registered dietitian can help with educating the client about meeting nutritional needs,
but cannot help with the client's physical limitations.
D. CORRECT: The nurse should identify that an occupational therapist can assist
clients who have physical challenges to use adaptive devices and strategies to help
, with self-care activities. A certified nursing assistant can help the client with feeding
but does not typically procure adaptive devices for the client.
2. 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
2. A. CORRECT: The nurse should initiate a referral for a social worker to provide
information and assistance in coordinating hospice care for a client.
B. CORRECT: The nurse should initiate a referral for a social worker to provide
information and assistance in coordinating care for community resources available
for clients.
C. The nurse should initiate a referral for spiritual support staff it a client requests specific
religious sacraments or prayers.
D. CORRECT: The nurse should initiate a referral for a social worker to assist the
client in obtaining medical equipment for use after discharge.
E. The nurse should provide client teaching for concerns regarding the use of a nebulizer. If
additional information is needed, initiate a referral for a respiratory therapist.
3. 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
3. A. CORRECT: The provider must be knowledgeable about any medication
prescribed for the client, including its actions, effects, and interactions.
B. It is not within the scope of a certified nursing assistant's duties to counsel a client about
medications.
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
1. A. Utilization review committees have the responsibility of monitoring for appropriate
diagnosis and treatment according to evidence-based practice for diagnosis and treatment
of hospitalized clients.
B. CORRECT: State licensing boards are responsible for ensuring that health care
providers and agencies comply with state regulations.
C. The Joint Commission has the responsibility of setting quality standards for accreditation
of health care facilities.
D. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has the responsibility of determining whether
medications are safe for administration to clients.
2. 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
2. A. PPOs, long-term care insurance, and EPOs are privately funded.
B. CORRECT: Medicare and Medicaid are federally funded health insurance programs.
C. PPOs, long-term care insurance, and EPOs are privately funded.
D. PPOs, long-term care insurance, and EPOs are privately funded.
E. CORRECT: Medicare and Medicaid are federally funded health insurance programs.
,3. 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
3. A. CORRECT: Obesity screenings at office visits is an example of primary health
care. Primary health care emphasizes health promotion and disease control, is often
delivered during office visits, and includes screenings.
B. Care that is provided in a rehabilitation center as an example of restorative health care.
C. Specialized and highly technical care is an example of tertiary health care.
D. Education about postoperative complications for acute care nurses is an example of
secondary health care.
4. 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
4. A. CORRECT: Tertiary health care involves the provision of specialized and highly
technical care (the care nurses deliver in intensive care units).
B. CORRECT: Tertiary health care involves the provision of specialized and highly
technical care, such as the care nurses deliver in intensive care units, an oncology
treatment center, and a burn center.
C. CORRECT: Tertiary health care involves the provision of specialized and highly
technical care, such as the care nurses deliver in intensive care units, an oncology
treatment center, and a burn center.
D. Cardiac rehabilitation and home health care are examples of restorative care.
E. Cardiac rehabilitation and home health care are examples of restorative care.
,5. 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
5. A. CORRECT: Restorative health care involves intermediate follow-up care for
restoring health and promoting self. care. Home health care, rehabilitation faollities,
and skilled nursing facilities are types of restorative health care.
B. CORRECT: Restorative health care involves intermediate follow-up care for
restoring health and promoting self, care. Home health care, rehabilitation facilities,
and skilled nursing facilises are types of restorative health care.
C. Secondary health care includes the diagnosis and treatment of acute injury or liness.
Diagnostic centers are a type of secondary health care.
D. CORRECT: Restorative healóh care involves intermediate follow-up care for
restoring health and promoting sell. care. Home health care, rehabilitation facilities,
and skilled nursing facilities are types of restorative health care.
E. Tertiary health care is specialized and highly technical care.
1. 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
1. A. A social worker can coordinate community services to help the client, but not
specifically with self-feeding devices.
B. A certified nursing assistant can help the client with feeding, but does not typically
procure adaptive devices for the client.
C. A registered dietitian can help with educating the client about meeting nutritional needs,
but cannot help with the client's physical limitations.
D. CORRECT: The nurse should identify that an occupational therapist can assist
clients who have physical challenges to use adaptive devices and strategies to help
, with self-care activities. A certified nursing assistant can help the client with feeding
but does not typically procure adaptive devices for the client.
2. 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
2. A. CORRECT: The nurse should initiate a referral for a social worker to provide
information and assistance in coordinating hospice care for a client.
B. CORRECT: The nurse should initiate a referral for a social worker to provide
information and assistance in coordinating care for community resources available
for clients.
C. The nurse should initiate a referral for spiritual support staff it a client requests specific
religious sacraments or prayers.
D. CORRECT: The nurse should initiate a referral for a social worker to assist the
client in obtaining medical equipment for use after discharge.
E. The nurse should provide client teaching for concerns regarding the use of a nebulizer. If
additional information is needed, initiate a referral for a respiratory therapist.
3. 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
3. A. CORRECT: The provider must be knowledgeable about any medication
prescribed for the client, including its actions, effects, and interactions.
B. It is not within the scope of a certified nursing assistant's duties to counsel a client about
medications.
