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ATI CMS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
Ch. 1) 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
Rationale: A. Restorative health care involves immediate
follow up care for restoring health and prolonged self-
care home healthcare is a type of restorative healthcare
B. Rehabilitation facilities are a type of restorative
health care
D. Skilled nursing facilities are a type of restorative
healthcare
Ch. 1) A nurse is explaining the various types of health
clients might have to a group care coverage of nurses.
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Which of the following health care financing mechanisms
should the nurse include as federally funded? (Select all
that apply.)
A. Preferred provider organization (PPO)
B. Medicare
C. Long-term care insurance
D. Exclusive provider organization (EPO) E. Medicaid -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ B, E
Rationale: Medicare and Medicaid are federally
funded.
PPOs, Long-term care insurance and EPOs are privately
funded
Ch. 1) A nurse manager is developing strategies to care
for the increasing number of clients who have obesity.
Which of the following actions should the nurse include
as a primary health care strategy?
A. Collaborating with providers to perform obesity
screenings during routine office visits
B. Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in
rehabilitation centers for clients who have obesity
C. Providing specialized intraoperative training in
surgical treatments for obesity D. Educating acute care
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nurses about postoperative complications related to
obesity - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A
Rationale: identify obesity screenings at office visit as an
example of primary healthcare. primary healthcare
emphasizes health promotion and disease control, is
often delivered during office visit, and includes
screenings.
Ch. 1) A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory
agencies during a staff meeting. Which of the following
tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of
state licensing boards?
A. Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who
have a specific diagnosis
B. Ensuring that health care providers comply with
regulations
C. Setting quality standards for accreditation of health
care facilities
D. Determining whether medications are safe for
administration to clients - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ B
Rationale: identify that state licensing boards are
responsible for ensuring that healthcare providers and
agencies comply with state regulations.
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Ch. 1) A nurse is explaining the various levels of health
care services to a group of newly licensed nurses. Which
of the following examples of care or care settings
should the nurse classify as tertiary care? (Select all that
apply)
A. Intensive care unit
B. Oncology treatment center
C. Burn center
D. Cardiac rehabilitation
E. Home health care - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A, B, C
Rationale: tertiary healthcare involves the provision of
specialized and highly technical care (icu, oncology
treatment center, and burn centers)
Ch. 2) A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a
medical-surgical unit. For which of the following client
care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a
social worker? (Select all that apply.)
A. A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice
care in the home.
B. A client asks about community resources available for
older adults.
ATI CMS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
Ch. 1) 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
Rationale: A. Restorative health care involves immediate
follow up care for restoring health and prolonged self-
care home healthcare is a type of restorative healthcare
B. Rehabilitation facilities are a type of restorative
health care
D. Skilled nursing facilities are a type of restorative
healthcare
Ch. 1) A nurse is explaining the various types of health
clients might have to a group care coverage of nurses.
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Which of the following health care financing mechanisms
should the nurse include as federally funded? (Select all
that apply.)
A. Preferred provider organization (PPO)
B. Medicare
C. Long-term care insurance
D. Exclusive provider organization (EPO) E. Medicaid -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ B, E
Rationale: Medicare and Medicaid are federally
funded.
PPOs, Long-term care insurance and EPOs are privately
funded
Ch. 1) A nurse manager is developing strategies to care
for the increasing number of clients who have obesity.
Which of the following actions should the nurse include
as a primary health care strategy?
A. Collaborating with providers to perform obesity
screenings during routine office visits
B. Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in
rehabilitation centers for clients who have obesity
C. Providing specialized intraoperative training in
surgical treatments for obesity D. Educating acute care
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nurses about postoperative complications related to
obesity - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A
Rationale: identify obesity screenings at office visit as an
example of primary healthcare. primary healthcare
emphasizes health promotion and disease control, is
often delivered during office visit, and includes
screenings.
Ch. 1) A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory
agencies during a staff meeting. Which of the following
tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of
state licensing boards?
A. Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who
have a specific diagnosis
B. Ensuring that health care providers comply with
regulations
C. Setting quality standards for accreditation of health
care facilities
D. Determining whether medications are safe for
administration to clients - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ B
Rationale: identify that state licensing boards are
responsible for ensuring that healthcare providers and
agencies comply with state regulations.
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Ch. 1) A nurse is explaining the various levels of health
care services to a group of newly licensed nurses. Which
of the following examples of care or care settings
should the nurse classify as tertiary care? (Select all that
apply)
A. Intensive care unit
B. Oncology treatment center
C. Burn center
D. Cardiac rehabilitation
E. Home health care - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A, B, C
Rationale: tertiary healthcare involves the provision of
specialized and highly technical care (icu, oncology
treatment center, and burn centers)
Ch. 2) A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a
medical-surgical unit. For which of the following client
care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a
social worker? (Select all that apply.)
A. A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice
care in the home.
B. A client asks about community resources available for
older adults.
