2025 ATI CRITICAL CARE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ELABOLATED
ANSWERS EXPERT VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE (GRADED A)
Restorative health care - -PRECISE ANS----involves intermediate follow-up care for restoring
health. examples include home health care, rehab centers, and skilled nursing facilities
preventative health care - -PRECISE ANS----focuses on educating and equipping clients
to reduce and control risk factors for disease. examples include programs that promote
immunizations, stress management, occupational health, and seat belt use.
primary health care - -PRECISE ANS----emphasizes health promotion, and includes
prenatal and well-baby care, nutrition counseling, and disease control. is based on a
sustained partnership between client and provider. examples include office or clinic visits
and scheduled school/work centered screenings (vision, hearing, obesity)
secondary health care - -PRECISE ANS----includes the diagnosis and treatment of
emergency, acute illness, or injury. examples include care given in hospital settings
(inpatient and EDs), diagnostic centers, or emergent care centers
tertiary health care - -PRECISE ANS----or acute care, involves the provision of specialized
and highly technical care. Examples include intensive care, oncology centers, and burn
centers
continuing health care - -PRECISE ANS----addresses long-term or chronic health care
needs over a period of time. Examples include end of life care, palliative care, hospice,
adult day care, assisted living, and in home respite care.
Medicare - -PRECISE ANS----A federally funded program of health insurance for persons
65 years of age and older
Part A of Medicare - -PRECISE ANS----hospital insurance, home health, hospice,
Part B of Medicare - -PRECISE ANS----Government-subsidized voluntary insurance for
physician services and outpatient services.
Part C of Medicare - -PRECISE ANS----allows private health insurance companies to
provide Medicare benefits, covers parts of A and B and sometimes D
Part D of Medicare - -PRECISE ANS----medication coverage
Medicaid - -PRECISE ANS----A federal and state assistance program that pays for health
care services for people who cannot afford them.
,Advocacy - -PRECISE ANS----support and defend client's health, wellness, safety, wishes,
and personal rights, including privacy
Responsibility - -PRECISE ANS----A willingness to accept an obligation and be accountable
or an action or situation.
accountability - -PRECISE ANS----ability to answer for one's own actions
Confidentiality - -PRECISE ANS----protection of privacy without diminishing access to
quality care
autonomy - -PRECISE ANS----the right to make ones own personal decisions, even when
those decisions might not be in that persons own best interest
beneficence - -PRECISE ANS----action that is done for the benefit of others
fidelity - -PRECISE ANS----fulfillment of promises
justice - -PRECISE ANS----fairness in care delivery and use of resources
nonmaleficence - -PRECISE ANS----a commitment to do no harm
veracity - -PRECISE ANS----a commitment to tell the truth
assault - -PRECISE ANS----the conduct of one person makes another person fearful and
apprehensive
battery - -PRECISE ANS----intentional and wrongful physical contact with a person that
involves an injury or offensive contact
false imprisonment - -PRECISE ANS----A person is confined or retained against his/her will
negligence - -PRECISE ANS----careless neglect, often resulting in injury
informed consent - -PRECISE ANS----a legal process by which a client or the clients legally
appointed designee has given written permission for a procedure or treatment.
Consent is informed when a provider explains and the client understands the reason, the
benefits, the risks, and other options.
implied consent - -PRECISE ANS----client adheres to instructions provided by the nurse; ex:
the nurse is preparing to administer a TB test and the client holds out his arm for the nurse
, advance directive - -PRECISE ANS----Written documentation that specifies medical
treatment for a competent patient should the patient become unable to make decisions; also
called a living will or health care directive.
living will - -PRECISE ANS----A document that indicates what medical intervention an
individual wants if he or she becomes incapable of expressing those wishes.
durable power of attorney - -PRECISE ANS----a legal agreement that allows an agent or
representative of the patient to act on behalf of the patient
providers oders - -PRECISE ANS----the provider must consult the client and the family prior
to administering a DNR order or AND (allow natural death)
subjective data - -PRECISE ANS----should document as direct quotes, within quotation
marks, or summarize and identify the information as the clients statement. Should be
supported by objective data.
objective data - -PRECISE ANS----information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an
observer; signs
change of shift report - -PRECISE ANS-----given at the conclusion of each shift by the
nurse leaving to the nurse assuming responsibility for the client
-can be given face-to-face, audiotaped, or presented during rounds
-should include significant objective info, given in logical order, free of gossip and
personal opinions, and relate recent changes in meds, treatments/procedures, or
discharge plan
telephone reports - -PRECISE ANS----To document a phone call, the nurse includes when
the call was made, who made it (if other than the writer of the information), who was called,
to whom information was given, what information was given, and what information was
received.
telephone or verbal prescriptions - -PRECISE ANS----best to avoid these, but they are
sometimes necessary during emergencies and at unusual times. have a second nurse listen
to a telephone prescription, repeat it back, making sure to include the medication's name
(spell if necessary), dosage, time, and route. question any prescription that may seem
inappropriate for the client. make sure the provider signs the prescription in person within
the time frame the facility specifies typically 24 hrs.
Transfer (hand-off) reports - -PRECISE ANS----should include demographic information,
medical diagnosis, overview of health status, plan of care, recent progress, any alterations,
directives for any assessments or client care within the next few hours, most recent vital
signs, meds and last doses, allergies, diet, activity, advance directives, discharge plan,
family involvement
ANSWERS EXPERT VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE (GRADED A)
Restorative health care - -PRECISE ANS----involves intermediate follow-up care for restoring
health. examples include home health care, rehab centers, and skilled nursing facilities
preventative health care - -PRECISE ANS----focuses on educating and equipping clients
to reduce and control risk factors for disease. examples include programs that promote
immunizations, stress management, occupational health, and seat belt use.
primary health care - -PRECISE ANS----emphasizes health promotion, and includes
prenatal and well-baby care, nutrition counseling, and disease control. is based on a
sustained partnership between client and provider. examples include office or clinic visits
and scheduled school/work centered screenings (vision, hearing, obesity)
secondary health care - -PRECISE ANS----includes the diagnosis and treatment of
emergency, acute illness, or injury. examples include care given in hospital settings
(inpatient and EDs), diagnostic centers, or emergent care centers
tertiary health care - -PRECISE ANS----or acute care, involves the provision of specialized
and highly technical care. Examples include intensive care, oncology centers, and burn
centers
continuing health care - -PRECISE ANS----addresses long-term or chronic health care
needs over a period of time. Examples include end of life care, palliative care, hospice,
adult day care, assisted living, and in home respite care.
Medicare - -PRECISE ANS----A federally funded program of health insurance for persons
65 years of age and older
Part A of Medicare - -PRECISE ANS----hospital insurance, home health, hospice,
Part B of Medicare - -PRECISE ANS----Government-subsidized voluntary insurance for
physician services and outpatient services.
Part C of Medicare - -PRECISE ANS----allows private health insurance companies to
provide Medicare benefits, covers parts of A and B and sometimes D
Part D of Medicare - -PRECISE ANS----medication coverage
Medicaid - -PRECISE ANS----A federal and state assistance program that pays for health
care services for people who cannot afford them.
,Advocacy - -PRECISE ANS----support and defend client's health, wellness, safety, wishes,
and personal rights, including privacy
Responsibility - -PRECISE ANS----A willingness to accept an obligation and be accountable
or an action or situation.
accountability - -PRECISE ANS----ability to answer for one's own actions
Confidentiality - -PRECISE ANS----protection of privacy without diminishing access to
quality care
autonomy - -PRECISE ANS----the right to make ones own personal decisions, even when
those decisions might not be in that persons own best interest
beneficence - -PRECISE ANS----action that is done for the benefit of others
fidelity - -PRECISE ANS----fulfillment of promises
justice - -PRECISE ANS----fairness in care delivery and use of resources
nonmaleficence - -PRECISE ANS----a commitment to do no harm
veracity - -PRECISE ANS----a commitment to tell the truth
assault - -PRECISE ANS----the conduct of one person makes another person fearful and
apprehensive
battery - -PRECISE ANS----intentional and wrongful physical contact with a person that
involves an injury or offensive contact
false imprisonment - -PRECISE ANS----A person is confined or retained against his/her will
negligence - -PRECISE ANS----careless neglect, often resulting in injury
informed consent - -PRECISE ANS----a legal process by which a client or the clients legally
appointed designee has given written permission for a procedure or treatment.
Consent is informed when a provider explains and the client understands the reason, the
benefits, the risks, and other options.
implied consent - -PRECISE ANS----client adheres to instructions provided by the nurse; ex:
the nurse is preparing to administer a TB test and the client holds out his arm for the nurse
, advance directive - -PRECISE ANS----Written documentation that specifies medical
treatment for a competent patient should the patient become unable to make decisions; also
called a living will or health care directive.
living will - -PRECISE ANS----A document that indicates what medical intervention an
individual wants if he or she becomes incapable of expressing those wishes.
durable power of attorney - -PRECISE ANS----a legal agreement that allows an agent or
representative of the patient to act on behalf of the patient
providers oders - -PRECISE ANS----the provider must consult the client and the family prior
to administering a DNR order or AND (allow natural death)
subjective data - -PRECISE ANS----should document as direct quotes, within quotation
marks, or summarize and identify the information as the clients statement. Should be
supported by objective data.
objective data - -PRECISE ANS----information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an
observer; signs
change of shift report - -PRECISE ANS-----given at the conclusion of each shift by the
nurse leaving to the nurse assuming responsibility for the client
-can be given face-to-face, audiotaped, or presented during rounds
-should include significant objective info, given in logical order, free of gossip and
personal opinions, and relate recent changes in meds, treatments/procedures, or
discharge plan
telephone reports - -PRECISE ANS----To document a phone call, the nurse includes when
the call was made, who made it (if other than the writer of the information), who was called,
to whom information was given, what information was given, and what information was
received.
telephone or verbal prescriptions - -PRECISE ANS----best to avoid these, but they are
sometimes necessary during emergencies and at unusual times. have a second nurse listen
to a telephone prescription, repeat it back, making sure to include the medication's name
(spell if necessary), dosage, time, and route. question any prescription that may seem
inappropriate for the client. make sure the provider signs the prescription in person within
the time frame the facility specifies typically 24 hrs.
Transfer (hand-off) reports - -PRECISE ANS----should include demographic information,
medical diagnosis, overview of health status, plan of care, recent progress, any alterations,
directives for any assessments or client care within the next few hours, most recent vital
signs, meds and last doses, allergies, diet, activity, advance directives, discharge plan,
family involvement
