ATI CAPSTONE NCLEX EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
subjective sources of data ( correct answers )
What the client tells the nurse
Objective sources of data ( correct answers )
Data the nurse
observation andobtains through
examination
secondary subjective data ( correct answers ) what
othershad
client tell told
the nurse; what the
them
secondary objective sources of data ( correct answers ) Data
the nurse
other sources;
collects
family,
fromfriends, caregivers, health care professionals,
literaturerecords,
medical review,
etc.
Steps of the Nursing Process ( correct answers ) assessment/data
analysis/data collection, planning, implementation,
collection,
evaluation; ADPIE
Assessment/Data collection ( correct answers ) the
systemic
about clients'
collection
presentof information
health statuses to identify needs and additional
data toon
based collect
findings
Analysis/data collection requires nurses to look at the data and: ( correct
recognize
answers ) patterns or trends; compare the data with expected standards
or reference
ranges, and arrive to conclusions to guide
nursing care
Planning ( correct answers ) nurses must establish priorities and optimal
of acre they can readily measure and evaluate, which include interventions
outcomes
to promote,
maintain, or restore
health
Discharge planning( correct answers ) a process of anticipating and
planningneeds
client's for after discharge. To be effective, discharge planning must
begin during
admissio
n
nurse-initiated/independent interventions ( correct
answers
and scientific
) rationale to take autonomous
nursesactions
use evidence
to benefit clients; based
on identified
problems and health care needs, and make sure they are within their scope
of practice.
An example is repositioning a client at least every 2 hours to prevent skin
breakdown
Provider-initiated/dependent interventions ( correct
answersas) a result of a provider's prescription
initiate interventions nurses
(written, standing, or
verbal) orprotocol
facility's the (blood administration
procedures)
GRADED
A+
, collaborative interventions ( correct answers )
interventions with
collaboration nurses carry
other out in
health care team professionals (ensuring that a
client
and eats
receives
their evening
snack)
Implementation ( correct answers ) nurses base the care they provide
based on
assessment data, analysis, and the plan of care they developed in the
previous
the nursing
steps
process.
of In this step they must use problem-solving, clinical
judgement,
critical and to select and implement appropriate therapeutic
thinking
interventions
nursing knowledge,
using priorities of care, and planned goals or outcomes
to promote,
maintain, or restore health.
Evaluation ( correct answers ) nurses evaluate clients' responses to
interventions and form a clinical judgment about the extent to which clients
nursing
have met
goals and the
outcomes; nurses determine the effectiveness of the nursing care
plan. They
collect data based on the outcome criteria then compare what actually
happened
the planned with
outcomes; clients' outcomes in specific, measurable terms
evaluat
are easier to
e
Evaluate: Questions to Consider ( correct answers ) "Did
the client meet
outcomes?", the the
"were planned
nursing interventions appropriate and
effective?",
modify the outcomes
"should I or
interventions?"
Factors that can lead to lack of goal achievement during evaluation
)( correct answers database, unrealistic client outcomes,
an incomplete
nonspecific nursing
interventions, and inadequate time for the client to achieve the
outcomes
4 steps of Critical Thinking ( correct answers ) 1. identify
and analyze
recall info youthe problem;
need 2. the problem; 3. evaluate each option; 4.
to resolve
select the
correct or priority
option
clients with diabetes mellitus should eat what when their blood glucose
is low? answers ) they should eat a snack of 10-15 grams of
correct (
carbohydrates,
120 mL or 4 oz ofsuch
fruit
as
juice
infants and toddlers are at risk for injury due to ( correct
answers ) a tendency to put objects in their
mouth and from hazards encountered while exploring their environment
preschool and school-aged children often face injury from ( correct
answers ) limited or underdeveloped motor coordination
adolescents's risks for injury can stem from ( correct
answers ) increased desire to make
independent decisions and relying on peers for guidance rather than family
preventing aspiration in infants and toddlers ( correct
answers ) keep all small objects out of
reach; check toys and objects for loose or small parts and sharp edges;
GRADED
A+
CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
subjective sources of data ( correct answers )
What the client tells the nurse
Objective sources of data ( correct answers )
Data the nurse
observation andobtains through
examination
secondary subjective data ( correct answers ) what
othershad
client tell told
the nurse; what the
them
secondary objective sources of data ( correct answers ) Data
the nurse
other sources;
collects
family,
fromfriends, caregivers, health care professionals,
literaturerecords,
medical review,
etc.
Steps of the Nursing Process ( correct answers ) assessment/data
analysis/data collection, planning, implementation,
collection,
evaluation; ADPIE
Assessment/Data collection ( correct answers ) the
systemic
about clients'
collection
presentof information
health statuses to identify needs and additional
data toon
based collect
findings
Analysis/data collection requires nurses to look at the data and: ( correct
recognize
answers ) patterns or trends; compare the data with expected standards
or reference
ranges, and arrive to conclusions to guide
nursing care
Planning ( correct answers ) nurses must establish priorities and optimal
of acre they can readily measure and evaluate, which include interventions
outcomes
to promote,
maintain, or restore
health
Discharge planning( correct answers ) a process of anticipating and
planningneeds
client's for after discharge. To be effective, discharge planning must
begin during
admissio
n
nurse-initiated/independent interventions ( correct
answers
and scientific
) rationale to take autonomous
nursesactions
use evidence
to benefit clients; based
on identified
problems and health care needs, and make sure they are within their scope
of practice.
An example is repositioning a client at least every 2 hours to prevent skin
breakdown
Provider-initiated/dependent interventions ( correct
answersas) a result of a provider's prescription
initiate interventions nurses
(written, standing, or
verbal) orprotocol
facility's the (blood administration
procedures)
GRADED
A+
, collaborative interventions ( correct answers )
interventions with
collaboration nurses carry
other out in
health care team professionals (ensuring that a
client
and eats
receives
their evening
snack)
Implementation ( correct answers ) nurses base the care they provide
based on
assessment data, analysis, and the plan of care they developed in the
previous
the nursing
steps
process.
of In this step they must use problem-solving, clinical
judgement,
critical and to select and implement appropriate therapeutic
thinking
interventions
nursing knowledge,
using priorities of care, and planned goals or outcomes
to promote,
maintain, or restore health.
Evaluation ( correct answers ) nurses evaluate clients' responses to
interventions and form a clinical judgment about the extent to which clients
nursing
have met
goals and the
outcomes; nurses determine the effectiveness of the nursing care
plan. They
collect data based on the outcome criteria then compare what actually
happened
the planned with
outcomes; clients' outcomes in specific, measurable terms
evaluat
are easier to
e
Evaluate: Questions to Consider ( correct answers ) "Did
the client meet
outcomes?", the the
"were planned
nursing interventions appropriate and
effective?",
modify the outcomes
"should I or
interventions?"
Factors that can lead to lack of goal achievement during evaluation
)( correct answers database, unrealistic client outcomes,
an incomplete
nonspecific nursing
interventions, and inadequate time for the client to achieve the
outcomes
4 steps of Critical Thinking ( correct answers ) 1. identify
and analyze
recall info youthe problem;
need 2. the problem; 3. evaluate each option; 4.
to resolve
select the
correct or priority
option
clients with diabetes mellitus should eat what when their blood glucose
is low? answers ) they should eat a snack of 10-15 grams of
correct (
carbohydrates,
120 mL or 4 oz ofsuch
fruit
as
juice
infants and toddlers are at risk for injury due to ( correct
answers ) a tendency to put objects in their
mouth and from hazards encountered while exploring their environment
preschool and school-aged children often face injury from ( correct
answers ) limited or underdeveloped motor coordination
adolescents's risks for injury can stem from ( correct
answers ) increased desire to make
independent decisions and relying on peers for guidance rather than family
preventing aspiration in infants and toddlers ( correct
answers ) keep all small objects out of
reach; check toys and objects for loose or small parts and sharp edges;
GRADED
A+
