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ATI CMS FUNDAMENTAL EXAM 1, 2, 3 & 4 actual
exam COMPLETE 700 Questions and Verified
Solutions Latest Update This Year
ATI CMS FUNDAMENTAL EXAM 1
QUESTION: A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the
adverse effects of the medication prescribed for pain management. Which of the following
members of the interprofessional care team can assist the client in understanding the
medication's effects? (Select all that apply.)
A. Provider
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Pharmacist
D. Registered nurse
E. Respiratory therapist - ANSWER-A, C, D
A. The provider must be knowledgeable about any medication prescribed for the client,
including its actions, effects, and interactions.
C. A pharmacist must be knowledgeable about any medication dispensed for the client,
including its actions, effects and interactions.
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D. A registered nurse must be knowledgeable about any medication administered, including its
actions, effects, and interactions.
QUESTION: A client who had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with
dysphagia. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral with which of the following
members of the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Occupational therapist
D. Speech-language pathologist - ANSWER-D
A speech-language pathologist can initiate specific therapy for clients who have difficulty with
feeding due to swallowing difficulties.
QUESTION: A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of the various
members of the health care team they will encounter on a medical-surgical unit. When
providing examples of the type of tasks certified nursing assistants (CNAs) can perform, which
of the following client activities should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
A. Bathing
B. Ambulating
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C. Toileting
D. Determining pain level
E. Measuring vital signs - ANSWER-A, B, C, E
It is within the range of function for a CNA to provide basic care to clients (bathing, assisting
with ambulation, assisting with toileting, measuring and recording vital signs).
QUESTION: A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant
blockages of the coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this client's choice is an example
of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence - ANSWER-B
In this situation, the client is exercising their right to make their own personal decision about
surgery, regardless of others' opinions of what is "best" for them. This is an example of
autonomy.
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QUESTION: A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to ambulation.
The nurse understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the following
ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Beneficence - ANSWER-D
Beneficence is action that promotes good for others, without any self-interest. By administering
pain medication before the client attempts a potentially painful exercise like ambulation, the
nurse is taking a specific and positive action to help the client.
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following
examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
A. Home health care
B. Rehabilitation facilities
C. Diagnostic centers
D. Skilled nursing facilities
E. Oncology centers - ANSWER-A, B, D
ATI CMS FUNDAMENTAL EXAM 1, 2, 3 & 4 actual
exam COMPLETE 700 Questions and Verified
Solutions Latest Update This Year
ATI CMS FUNDAMENTAL EXAM 1
QUESTION: A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the
adverse effects of the medication prescribed for pain management. Which of the following
members of the interprofessional care team can assist the client in understanding the
medication's effects? (Select all that apply.)
A. Provider
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Pharmacist
D. Registered nurse
E. Respiratory therapist - ANSWER-A, C, D
A. The provider must be knowledgeable about any medication prescribed for the client,
including its actions, effects, and interactions.
C. A pharmacist must be knowledgeable about any medication dispensed for the client,
including its actions, effects and interactions.
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D. A registered nurse must be knowledgeable about any medication administered, including its
actions, effects, and interactions.
QUESTION: A client who had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with
dysphagia. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral with which of the following
members of the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Occupational therapist
D. Speech-language pathologist - ANSWER-D
A speech-language pathologist can initiate specific therapy for clients who have difficulty with
feeding due to swallowing difficulties.
QUESTION: A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of the various
members of the health care team they will encounter on a medical-surgical unit. When
providing examples of the type of tasks certified nursing assistants (CNAs) can perform, which
of the following client activities should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
A. Bathing
B. Ambulating
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C. Toileting
D. Determining pain level
E. Measuring vital signs - ANSWER-A, B, C, E
It is within the range of function for a CNA to provide basic care to clients (bathing, assisting
with ambulation, assisting with toileting, measuring and recording vital signs).
QUESTION: A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant
blockages of the coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this client's choice is an example
of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence - ANSWER-B
In this situation, the client is exercising their right to make their own personal decision about
surgery, regardless of others' opinions of what is "best" for them. This is an example of
autonomy.
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QUESTION: A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to ambulation.
The nurse understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the following
ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Beneficence - ANSWER-D
Beneficence is action that promotes good for others, without any self-interest. By administering
pain medication before the client attempts a potentially painful exercise like ambulation, the
nurse is taking a specific and positive action to help the client.
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following
examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
A. Home health care
B. Rehabilitation facilities
C. Diagnostic centers
D. Skilled nursing facilities
E. Oncology centers - ANSWER-A, B, D
