ATI Fundamentals Practice
ATI Fundamentals Exam Practice Questions
and Answers
Question 1
A nurse is talking with the partner of a client who has dementia. The client's partner
expresses frustration about finding time to manage household responsibilities while
caring for their partner. The nurse should identify that the partner is experiencing
which of the following types of role-performance stress?
A. Role ambiguity
B. Sick role
C. Role overload
D. Role conflict
Correct Answer
C. Role overload
Rationale: The partner's expression of frustration is an example of role overload,
which refers to having more responsibilities within a role than one person can
manage
Question 2
A nurse is performing a skin assessment for a client who expresses cancer about skin
cancer. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a potential
indication of a skin malignancy?
A. A lesion with uniform pigmentation
B. New appearance of petechiae
C. A mole with an asymmetrical appearance
D. The presence of a papule
Correct Answer
C. A mole with an asymmetrical appearance
Rationale: An uneven or asymmetrical shape is a potential indication of a skin
malignancy. This is manifested when part of a lesion or mole looks different from
the other part.
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Question 3
A nurse is assessing a client who reports increased pain following physical therapy.
Which of the following questions should the nurse ask when assessing the quality of
the client's pain?
A. "Is your pain constant or intermittent?"
B. "What would you rate your pain on a scale of 0 to 10?"
C. "Does the pain radiate?"
D. "Is your pain sharp or dull?"
Correct Answer
D. "Is your pain sharp or dull?"
Rationale: Asking the client whether the pain is sharp, dull, crushing, throbbing,
aching, burning, electric-like, or shooting helps determine the quality of the pain.
Question 4
A nurse is admitting a new client. which of the following actions should the nurse take
while performing medication reconcillation?
A. Verify the client's name on their identification bracelet with the medication
administration record.
B. Call the pharmacy to determine whether the client's medications are available.
C. Compare the client's home medications with the provider's prescriptions.
D. Place the client's home medication bottles in a secure location.
Correct Answer
C. Compare the client's home medications with the provider's prescriptions.
Rationale: The nurse should compare the client's home medications with the
provider's prescriptions when performing medication reconciliation.
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Question 5
A nurse is auscultating the anterior chest of a client who was newly admitted to a
medical-surgical unit. Listen to the audio clip of what the nurse auscultates through
the stethoscope and identify the type of breath sounds.
A. Crackles
B. Rhonchi
C. Friction rub
D. Normal breath sounds
Correct Answer
C. Compare the client's home medications with the provider's prescriptions.
Rationale: These are normal bronchovesicular breath sounds, characteristically of
moderate intensity and sounding like blowing as air moves through the larger
airways on inspiration and expiration.
Question 6
A nurse is preparing to administer enoxaparin subcutaneously to a client. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Administer the medication with the needle at a 45 degree angle.
B. Administer the medication into the client's nondominant arm.
C. Pull the client's skin laterally or downward prior to administration.
D. Massage the injection site after administration.
Correct Answer
A. Administer the medication with the needle at a 45 degree angle.
Rationale: The nurse should insert the needle at a 45 degree to 90 degree angle for
a subcutaneous injection.
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ATI Fundamentals Exam Practice Questions
and Answers
Question 1
A nurse is talking with the partner of a client who has dementia. The client's partner
expresses frustration about finding time to manage household responsibilities while
caring for their partner. The nurse should identify that the partner is experiencing
which of the following types of role-performance stress?
A. Role ambiguity
B. Sick role
C. Role overload
D. Role conflict
Correct Answer
C. Role overload
Rationale: The partner's expression of frustration is an example of role overload,
which refers to having more responsibilities within a role than one person can
manage
Question 2
A nurse is performing a skin assessment for a client who expresses cancer about skin
cancer. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a potential
indication of a skin malignancy?
A. A lesion with uniform pigmentation
B. New appearance of petechiae
C. A mole with an asymmetrical appearance
D. The presence of a papule
Correct Answer
C. A mole with an asymmetrical appearance
Rationale: An uneven or asymmetrical shape is a potential indication of a skin
malignancy. This is manifested when part of a lesion or mole looks different from
the other part.
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Question 3
A nurse is assessing a client who reports increased pain following physical therapy.
Which of the following questions should the nurse ask when assessing the quality of
the client's pain?
A. "Is your pain constant or intermittent?"
B. "What would you rate your pain on a scale of 0 to 10?"
C. "Does the pain radiate?"
D. "Is your pain sharp or dull?"
Correct Answer
D. "Is your pain sharp or dull?"
Rationale: Asking the client whether the pain is sharp, dull, crushing, throbbing,
aching, burning, electric-like, or shooting helps determine the quality of the pain.
Question 4
A nurse is admitting a new client. which of the following actions should the nurse take
while performing medication reconcillation?
A. Verify the client's name on their identification bracelet with the medication
administration record.
B. Call the pharmacy to determine whether the client's medications are available.
C. Compare the client's home medications with the provider's prescriptions.
D. Place the client's home medication bottles in a secure location.
Correct Answer
C. Compare the client's home medications with the provider's prescriptions.
Rationale: The nurse should compare the client's home medications with the
provider's prescriptions when performing medication reconciliation.
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Question 5
A nurse is auscultating the anterior chest of a client who was newly admitted to a
medical-surgical unit. Listen to the audio clip of what the nurse auscultates through
the stethoscope and identify the type of breath sounds.
A. Crackles
B. Rhonchi
C. Friction rub
D. Normal breath sounds
Correct Answer
C. Compare the client's home medications with the provider's prescriptions.
Rationale: These are normal bronchovesicular breath sounds, characteristically of
moderate intensity and sounding like blowing as air moves through the larger
airways on inspiration and expiration.
Question 6
A nurse is preparing to administer enoxaparin subcutaneously to a client. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Administer the medication with the needle at a 45 degree angle.
B. Administer the medication into the client's nondominant arm.
C. Pull the client's skin laterally or downward prior to administration.
D. Massage the injection site after administration.
Correct Answer
A. Administer the medication with the needle at a 45 degree angle.
Rationale: The nurse should insert the needle at a 45 degree to 90 degree angle for
a subcutaneous injection.
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