ATI RN FUNDAMENTALS PROCTORED EXAM 2024 EXAM AND
RETAKE GUIDE COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
Delegation, Legal, and Ethical Practice – Test Bank | Verified Answers |
Nursing 2025
1. Can an RN delegate tracheostomy care to an LPN for a client
with pneumonia?
Answer: Yes
2. A nurse on a med-surg unit is assigning care to an assistive
personnel (AP). Which client’s need is appropriate to assign?
A. Feeding a client admitted 24 hrs ago with aspiration pneumonia
B. Reinforcing teaching with a client learning to use a quad cane
C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client with urinary incontinence
D. Applying a sterile dressing to a pressure ulcer
,Answer: C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client with urinary
incontinence
Rationale: This is a noninvasive, routine procedure appropriate for delegation to
an AP.
3. A nurse delegates ambulation of a post-knee arthroplasty client
(5 days postop) to an AP. What information should be shared?
(Select all that apply)
A. The roommate is up independently
B. The client ambulates with slippers over antiembolic stockings
C. The client uses a front-wheeled walker
D. The client had pain medication 30 min ago
E. The client is allergic to codeine
F. The client ate 50% of his breakfast
Answer: B, C, D
4. An RN is assigning care to an LPN. Which assignment should
the LPN question?
A. Assisting a 24hr postop client with incentive spirometer
B. Collecting a clean-catch urine specimen
C. Providing nasopharyngeal suctioning
D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump
,Answer: D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump
Rationale: This is the RN's responsibility due to the complexity and potential risks
involved.
5. Five Rights of Delegation (Select all that apply):
A. Right client
B. Right supervision/evaluation
C. Right direction/communication
D. Right time
E. Right circumstances
Answer: B, C, E
Note: A and D are part of medication administration rights, not delegation.
6. A thoracic surgery client is returning from PACU. Which staff
should care for this client?
A. Charge nurse
B. RN
C. LPN
D. AP
Answer: B. RN
Rationale: The RN must assess and establish the plan of care for potentially
unstable postop clients.
, 7. An AP threatens to put a diaper on a client misusing a urinal.
What tort is this?
Answer: A. Assault
Rationale: Threatening a client constitutes assault.
8. A competent adult client wants to leave AMA. The nurse
administers a PRN sedative without the client requesting it. What
tort is this?
Answer: B. False imprisonment
Rationale: Using medication to prevent the client from leaving is a form of
chemical restraint without consent.
9. A client planning neurosurgery says he’ll complete advance
directives. Which response shows understanding?
A. "I'd rather my brother decide, but it has to be my wife."
B. "They won’t do surgery unless I prepare these forms."
C. "I plan to write that I don't want certain procedures in a life-threatening
event."
Answer: C
RETAKE GUIDE COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
Delegation, Legal, and Ethical Practice – Test Bank | Verified Answers |
Nursing 2025
1. Can an RN delegate tracheostomy care to an LPN for a client
with pneumonia?
Answer: Yes
2. A nurse on a med-surg unit is assigning care to an assistive
personnel (AP). Which client’s need is appropriate to assign?
A. Feeding a client admitted 24 hrs ago with aspiration pneumonia
B. Reinforcing teaching with a client learning to use a quad cane
C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client with urinary incontinence
D. Applying a sterile dressing to a pressure ulcer
,Answer: C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client with urinary
incontinence
Rationale: This is a noninvasive, routine procedure appropriate for delegation to
an AP.
3. A nurse delegates ambulation of a post-knee arthroplasty client
(5 days postop) to an AP. What information should be shared?
(Select all that apply)
A. The roommate is up independently
B. The client ambulates with slippers over antiembolic stockings
C. The client uses a front-wheeled walker
D. The client had pain medication 30 min ago
E. The client is allergic to codeine
F. The client ate 50% of his breakfast
Answer: B, C, D
4. An RN is assigning care to an LPN. Which assignment should
the LPN question?
A. Assisting a 24hr postop client with incentive spirometer
B. Collecting a clean-catch urine specimen
C. Providing nasopharyngeal suctioning
D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump
,Answer: D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump
Rationale: This is the RN's responsibility due to the complexity and potential risks
involved.
5. Five Rights of Delegation (Select all that apply):
A. Right client
B. Right supervision/evaluation
C. Right direction/communication
D. Right time
E. Right circumstances
Answer: B, C, E
Note: A and D are part of medication administration rights, not delegation.
6. A thoracic surgery client is returning from PACU. Which staff
should care for this client?
A. Charge nurse
B. RN
C. LPN
D. AP
Answer: B. RN
Rationale: The RN must assess and establish the plan of care for potentially
unstable postop clients.
, 7. An AP threatens to put a diaper on a client misusing a urinal.
What tort is this?
Answer: A. Assault
Rationale: Threatening a client constitutes assault.
8. A competent adult client wants to leave AMA. The nurse
administers a PRN sedative without the client requesting it. What
tort is this?
Answer: B. False imprisonment
Rationale: Using medication to prevent the client from leaving is a form of
chemical restraint without consent.
9. A client planning neurosurgery says he’ll complete advance
directives. Which response shows understanding?
A. "I'd rather my brother decide, but it has to be my wife."
B. "They won’t do surgery unless I prepare these forms."
C. "I plan to write that I don't want certain procedures in a life-threatening
event."
Answer: C
