ATI RN COMMUNITY HEALTH CMS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS CM ATI
COMMUNITY HEALTH PROCTORED LATEST
2025-2026 EXAM UPDATE
A nurse is preparing to administer an afternoon dose of ampicillin to a
client. The client appears upset and refuses to take the medication before
throwing the pill on the floor. Which of the following entries should the
nurse enter into the clients medical record?
A) the client refuses to take medication today
B) The client states, "I will not take this pill."
C) The client seemed angry and hostile
D) The client threw the medication on the floor - Answer-D) The client
threw the medication on the floor
A nurse is a rehabilitation facility is observing an assistive personal
(AP) help a client transfer from a bed to a wheelchair. Which of the
following actions indicates to the nurse that the AP understands how to
perform this task
A) Locking the brakes on the bed and the wheelchair before moving the
client
B) Lowering the footplates of the wheelchair before the transfer
C) Placing the wheelchair perpendicular to the bed
,D) Placing the wheelchair on the clients weaker side prior to the transfer
- Answer-A) Locking the brakes on the bed and the wheelchair before
moving the client
A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and refuses visitors
because of his debilitated physical appearance. Which of the following
comments should the nurse make?
A) "You look just fine to me."
B) "Nobody expects you to look beautiful in the hospital."
C) "I understand how you feel. I would feel the same way."
D) Would you like to talk about how you feel?" - Answer-D) "Would
you like to talk about how you feel?"
A nurse is assessing the pH of a clients gastric fluid to confirm the
placement of an NG tube in the stomach. Which of the following pH
values should the nurse expect?
A) 6
B) 2
C) 10
D) 8 - Answer-B) 2
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to receive transcutaneous
electrical nerve (TENS) for pain management. The client asks the nurse
how a TENS unit helps to relieve pain. Which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
A) "It provides a distraction from the pain"
,B) "It modulates the transmission of the pain impulse"
C) "It promotes increased circulation to the painful area"
D) "It elicits a relaxation response" - Answer-B) "It modulates the
transmission of the pain impulse"
A nurse is performing a physical assessment of a client. The nurse
should recognize that which of the following places the client at risk of
impaired skin integrity?
A) 3+ Achilles reflex
B) Faint pedal pulses
C) Feet warm to the touch bilaterally
D) Capillary refill of <2 seconds - Answer-B) Faint pedal pulse
A nurse is assessing a client. Which of the following findings should the
nurse identify as an indication of protein-calorie malnourishment
(SATA)
A) Gingivitis
B) Dry, brittle hair
C) Edema
D) Spoon-shaped nails
E) Poor wound healing - Answer-B) Dry, brittle hair
D) Spoon-shaped nails
E) Poor wound healing
, A nurse is caring for a client who has bilateral casts on her hands.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take when assisting the
client with feeding?
A) Sit at the bedside while feeding the client
B) Order puréed foods
C) Make sure feedings are provided at room temperature
D) Offer the client a drink after every bite - Answer-A) Sit at the bedside
while feeding the client
A nurse is changing the dressing for a client recovering from an
appendectomy following a ruptured appendix. The clients surgical
wound is healing by secondary intention. Which of the following
observations should the nurse report to the provider?
A) Tenderness when touched
B) Pink, shiny tissue with a granular appearance
C) Serosanguineous drainage
D) Halo of erythema on the surrounding skin - Answer-D) Halo of
erythema on the surrounding skin
A nurse is teaching a client who is postoperative following a knee
arthroplasty about the muscles he will need to strengthen in physical
therapy. Which of the following muscle groups is responsible for
movement at the knee joint?
A) Antigravity
B) Antagonistic
C) Synergistic
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS CM ATI
COMMUNITY HEALTH PROCTORED LATEST
2025-2026 EXAM UPDATE
A nurse is preparing to administer an afternoon dose of ampicillin to a
client. The client appears upset and refuses to take the medication before
throwing the pill on the floor. Which of the following entries should the
nurse enter into the clients medical record?
A) the client refuses to take medication today
B) The client states, "I will not take this pill."
C) The client seemed angry and hostile
D) The client threw the medication on the floor - Answer-D) The client
threw the medication on the floor
A nurse is a rehabilitation facility is observing an assistive personal
(AP) help a client transfer from a bed to a wheelchair. Which of the
following actions indicates to the nurse that the AP understands how to
perform this task
A) Locking the brakes on the bed and the wheelchair before moving the
client
B) Lowering the footplates of the wheelchair before the transfer
C) Placing the wheelchair perpendicular to the bed
,D) Placing the wheelchair on the clients weaker side prior to the transfer
- Answer-A) Locking the brakes on the bed and the wheelchair before
moving the client
A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and refuses visitors
because of his debilitated physical appearance. Which of the following
comments should the nurse make?
A) "You look just fine to me."
B) "Nobody expects you to look beautiful in the hospital."
C) "I understand how you feel. I would feel the same way."
D) Would you like to talk about how you feel?" - Answer-D) "Would
you like to talk about how you feel?"
A nurse is assessing the pH of a clients gastric fluid to confirm the
placement of an NG tube in the stomach. Which of the following pH
values should the nurse expect?
A) 6
B) 2
C) 10
D) 8 - Answer-B) 2
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to receive transcutaneous
electrical nerve (TENS) for pain management. The client asks the nurse
how a TENS unit helps to relieve pain. Which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
A) "It provides a distraction from the pain"
,B) "It modulates the transmission of the pain impulse"
C) "It promotes increased circulation to the painful area"
D) "It elicits a relaxation response" - Answer-B) "It modulates the
transmission of the pain impulse"
A nurse is performing a physical assessment of a client. The nurse
should recognize that which of the following places the client at risk of
impaired skin integrity?
A) 3+ Achilles reflex
B) Faint pedal pulses
C) Feet warm to the touch bilaterally
D) Capillary refill of <2 seconds - Answer-B) Faint pedal pulse
A nurse is assessing a client. Which of the following findings should the
nurse identify as an indication of protein-calorie malnourishment
(SATA)
A) Gingivitis
B) Dry, brittle hair
C) Edema
D) Spoon-shaped nails
E) Poor wound healing - Answer-B) Dry, brittle hair
D) Spoon-shaped nails
E) Poor wound healing
, A nurse is caring for a client who has bilateral casts on her hands.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take when assisting the
client with feeding?
A) Sit at the bedside while feeding the client
B) Order puréed foods
C) Make sure feedings are provided at room temperature
D) Offer the client a drink after every bite - Answer-A) Sit at the bedside
while feeding the client
A nurse is changing the dressing for a client recovering from an
appendectomy following a ruptured appendix. The clients surgical
wound is healing by secondary intention. Which of the following
observations should the nurse report to the provider?
A) Tenderness when touched
B) Pink, shiny tissue with a granular appearance
C) Serosanguineous drainage
D) Halo of erythema on the surrounding skin - Answer-D) Halo of
erythema on the surrounding skin
A nurse is teaching a client who is postoperative following a knee
arthroplasty about the muscles he will need to strengthen in physical
therapy. Which of the following muscle groups is responsible for
movement at the knee joint?
A) Antigravity
B) Antagonistic
C) Synergistic
