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ATI Fundamentals Quiz (Comprehensive)
Exam 2025 (Actual Exam) Questions with
verified Answers (Latest Update 2025)
UPDATE!!
A nurse is teaching a client with lower extremity weakness how to use a 4-point
crutch gait. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching?
A. "Support the majority of your weight on the axillae."
B. "Keep your elbows extended."
C. "Bear weight on both of your legs."
D. "Move both crutches forward at the same time." - (ANSWER)C. "Bear weight
on both of your legs."
A nurse is monitoring a client's laboratory results. Which of the following results
should the nurse report to the provider?
A. Sodium 140 mEq/L
B. Potassium 3.0 mEq/L
C. Chloride 100 mEq/L
D. Magnesium 2.0 mEq/L - (ANSWER)B. Potassium 3.0 mEq/L
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A nurse is preparing a sterile field for a procedure the provider will perform at the
client's bedside. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Hold the sterile drape above the waist and away from the body
B. Drop sterile objects toward the edges of the sterile field
C. Hold packaged supplies 7.6 (3 in) above the sterile field
D. Hold sterile objects over the field before setting them down on the field -
(ANSWER)A. Hold the sterile drape above the waist and away from the body
A client has 1L of dextrose 5% in 0.45% sodium chloride infusion IV at 125 mL/hr.
How many hours will it take for the liter to infuse? (Fill in the blank with the
numeric value only and round to the nearest whole number.) - (ANSWER)8
A nurse is performing a breast examination for a female client. Which of the
following techniques should the nurse use first?
A. Inspect both breasts simultaneously
B. Squeeze the nipples
C. Palpate the breast and tail of Spence
D. Palpate the axillary lymph nodes - (ANSWER)A. Inspect both breasts
simultaneously
A nurse is caring for a client who is exhibiting confusion. The nurse should identify
that which of the following laboratory values can cause confusion?
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A. Sodium 123 mEq/L
B. Blood Glucose 100 mg/dL
C. Potassium 3.5 mEq/L
D. Hemoglobin 13 g/dL - (ANSWER)A. Sodium 123 mEq/L
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who reports diarrhea
and decreased urination for 4 days. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take to assess the client's skin turgor?
A. Push on a fingernail bed until it blanches, release it, and not whether it springs
back
B. Grasp a skin fold on the chest under the clavicle, release it, and note whether it
springs back
C. Press the skin above the ankle for 5 seconds, release it, and note the depth of
the impression
D. Measure the skinfold thickness on the upper arm using a pair of calibrated
skinfold calipers - (ANSWER)B. Grasp a skin fold on the chest under the clavicle,
release it, and note whether it springs back
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who has abdominal
trauma. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse identify as
an indication of hypovolemic shock?
A. Warm, dry skin
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B. Increased urinary output
C. Tachycardia
D. Bradypnea - (ANSWER)C. Tachycardia
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a wound infection following
abdominal surgery. To promote healing and fight infection, which of the following
vitamins and minerals should the nurse plan to increase in the client's diet?
A. Vitamin C and zinc
B. Vitamin D
C. Vitamin K and iron
D. Calcium - (ANSWER)A. Vitamin C and zinc
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory data of a client who has a fever and watery
diarrhea. Which of the following results should the nurse report to the provider?
A. Calcium 9.5 mg/dL
B. Sodium 150 mEq/L
C. Potassium 4 mEq/L
D. Magnesium 1.5 mEq/L - (ANSWER)B. Sodium 150 mEq/L
ATI Fundamentals Quiz (Comprehensive)
Exam 2025 (Actual Exam) Questions with
verified Answers (Latest Update 2025)
UPDATE!!
A nurse is teaching a client with lower extremity weakness how to use a 4-point
crutch gait. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching?
A. "Support the majority of your weight on the axillae."
B. "Keep your elbows extended."
C. "Bear weight on both of your legs."
D. "Move both crutches forward at the same time." - (ANSWER)C. "Bear weight
on both of your legs."
A nurse is monitoring a client's laboratory results. Which of the following results
should the nurse report to the provider?
A. Sodium 140 mEq/L
B. Potassium 3.0 mEq/L
C. Chloride 100 mEq/L
D. Magnesium 2.0 mEq/L - (ANSWER)B. Potassium 3.0 mEq/L
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A nurse is preparing a sterile field for a procedure the provider will perform at the
client's bedside. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Hold the sterile drape above the waist and away from the body
B. Drop sterile objects toward the edges of the sterile field
C. Hold packaged supplies 7.6 (3 in) above the sterile field
D. Hold sterile objects over the field before setting them down on the field -
(ANSWER)A. Hold the sterile drape above the waist and away from the body
A client has 1L of dextrose 5% in 0.45% sodium chloride infusion IV at 125 mL/hr.
How many hours will it take for the liter to infuse? (Fill in the blank with the
numeric value only and round to the nearest whole number.) - (ANSWER)8
A nurse is performing a breast examination for a female client. Which of the
following techniques should the nurse use first?
A. Inspect both breasts simultaneously
B. Squeeze the nipples
C. Palpate the breast and tail of Spence
D. Palpate the axillary lymph nodes - (ANSWER)A. Inspect both breasts
simultaneously
A nurse is caring for a client who is exhibiting confusion. The nurse should identify
that which of the following laboratory values can cause confusion?
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A. Sodium 123 mEq/L
B. Blood Glucose 100 mg/dL
C. Potassium 3.5 mEq/L
D. Hemoglobin 13 g/dL - (ANSWER)A. Sodium 123 mEq/L
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who reports diarrhea
and decreased urination for 4 days. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take to assess the client's skin turgor?
A. Push on a fingernail bed until it blanches, release it, and not whether it springs
back
B. Grasp a skin fold on the chest under the clavicle, release it, and note whether it
springs back
C. Press the skin above the ankle for 5 seconds, release it, and note the depth of
the impression
D. Measure the skinfold thickness on the upper arm using a pair of calibrated
skinfold calipers - (ANSWER)B. Grasp a skin fold on the chest under the clavicle,
release it, and note whether it springs back
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who has abdominal
trauma. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse identify as
an indication of hypovolemic shock?
A. Warm, dry skin
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B. Increased urinary output
C. Tachycardia
D. Bradypnea - (ANSWER)C. Tachycardia
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a wound infection following
abdominal surgery. To promote healing and fight infection, which of the following
vitamins and minerals should the nurse plan to increase in the client's diet?
A. Vitamin C and zinc
B. Vitamin D
C. Vitamin K and iron
D. Calcium - (ANSWER)A. Vitamin C and zinc
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory data of a client who has a fever and watery
diarrhea. Which of the following results should the nurse report to the provider?
A. Calcium 9.5 mg/dL
B. Sodium 150 mEq/L
C. Potassium 4 mEq/L
D. Magnesium 1.5 mEq/L - (ANSWER)B. Sodium 150 mEq/L
