ATI Fundamentals Test A QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE
A nurse is performing a Romberg test during the physical assessment of a client. Which of the
following techniques should the nurse use?
A. Touch the face with a cotton ball
B. Apply a vibrating tuning fork to the client's forehead
C. Have the client stand with their arms at their sides and their feet together
D. Perform direct percussion over the areas of the kidneys - Have the client stand with their arms
at their sides and their feet together
A nurse has accepted a verbal prescription "for three tenths of a milligram of levothyroxine IV
stat" for a client who has myxedema coma. How should the nurse transcribe the dosage of the
medication in the client's medical record?
A. .3 mg
B. 0.3 mg
C. 0.30 mg
D. 3/10 mg - 0.3 mg
A nurse is discussing the use of herbal supplements for health promotion with a client. Which of
the following client statements indicates am understanding of herbal supplement use?
A. "I can take echinacea to improve my immune system."
B. "I can take feverfew to reduce my level of anxiety."
C. "I cant take ginger to improve my memory."
D. "I can take gingko biloba to relieve nausea." - "I can take echinacea to improve my immune
system."
A nurse it caring for a client who has decreased mobility. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take to decrease the client's risk of developing planta flexion contractures?
A. Place a pillow under the client's knees
B. Position a trochanter roll under each of the client's hips
C. Advise the client to wear rubber-soled slippers
D. Apply an ankle-foot orthotic device to the client's feet - Apply an ankle-foot orthotic device to
the client's feet
A nurse is reviewing practice guidelines with a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include that is within the RN scope of practice?
A. Insert an implanted port
B. Close a laceration with sutures
C. Place an endotracheal tube
D. Initiate an enteral feeding through a gastrostomy tube - Initiate an enteral feeding through a
gastrostomy tube
A nurse is performing a Romberg test during the physical assessment of a client. Which of the
following techniques should the nurse use?
A. Touch the face with a cotton ball
B. Apply a vibrating tuning fork to the client's forehead
C. Have the client stand with their arms at their sides and their feet together
D. Perform direct percussion over the areas of the kidneys - Have the client stand with their arms
at their sides and their feet together
A nurse has accepted a verbal prescription "for three tenths of a milligram of levothyroxine IV
stat" for a client who has myxedema coma. How should the nurse transcribe the dosage of the
medication in the client's medical record?
A. .3 mg
B. 0.3 mg
C. 0.30 mg
D. 3/10 mg - 0.3 mg
A nurse is discussing the use of herbal supplements for health promotion with a client. Which of
the following client statements indicates am understanding of herbal supplement use?
A. "I can take echinacea to improve my immune system."
B. "I can take feverfew to reduce my level of anxiety."
C. "I cant take ginger to improve my memory."
D. "I can take gingko biloba to relieve nausea." - "I can take echinacea to improve my immune
system."
A nurse it caring for a client who has decreased mobility. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take to decrease the client's risk of developing planta flexion contractures?
A. Place a pillow under the client's knees
B. Position a trochanter roll under each of the client's hips
C. Advise the client to wear rubber-soled slippers
D. Apply an ankle-foot orthotic device to the client's feet - Apply an ankle-foot orthotic device to
the client's feet
A nurse is reviewing practice guidelines with a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include that is within the RN scope of practice?
A. Insert an implanted port
B. Close a laceration with sutures
C. Place an endotracheal tube
D. Initiate an enteral feeding through a gastrostomy tube - Initiate an enteral feeding through a
gastrostomy tube
