ATI- Teas Study Guide 2024-2025
Reading Practice Problems
(1) By 2018, the obesity rate in the United States was about 43%. Nurses play a vital
role in helping patients learn to control their weight and thus their risk for heart disease.
(2) Regular exercise provides numerous benefits for optimal heart health. Among these
are lower blood pressure, reduced inflammation in the body, and a healthier body
weight. Most importantly, a lifestyle that includes regular, consistent exercise can help
reduce the chance of cardiac events. For instance, exercise helps blood circulate more
effectively so the heat does not need to work.............. To keep the heart healthy, the
most effective exercise routine should include both aerobic activities and resistance
training with moderate weights.
(3) Another way to control weight is through diet. A heart healthy diet includes eating an
appropriate portion............... ingredients they need to prepare heart-healthy meals. -
ANSWER-Which of the following is the topic of the passage?
a) Heart-healthy foods
b) Rising Obesity rates
c) Taking care of the heart
d) Exercise techniques
C.) Taking care of the heart
Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
a.) Exercise routines should always include both aerobic and resistance training
b) Exercise and healthy eating should be encouraged to prevent heart disease
c) Planning ahead can lead to easier dietary changes
d) Exercise helps blood circulate more easily through the body - ANSWER-b) Exercise
and healthy eating should be encouraged to prevent heart disease
Which of the following is a key point in Paragraph 2?
a) "Among these are lower blood pressure, reduced inflammation in the body, and a
healthier body weight."
b) " For instance, exercise helps blood circulate more effectively so the heart does not
need to work hard"
c) " Another way to control weight is through diet."
d) " Regular exercise provides numerous benefits for optimal heart health." - ANSWER-
d) " Regular exercise provides numerous benefits for optimal heart health."
Which of the following is the most important supporting detail in paragraph 3?
a) "Heart-healthy diet includes eating an appropriate portion of each of the following
food categories: fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat proteins".
, b) "An occasional treat is acceptable as long as the core diet remains true to these
standards".
c) "One way to achieve this eating style is to plan ahead".
d) " By planning meals, patients are able to ensure that their homes contain the
ingredients they need to prepare heart-healthy meals". - ANSWER-a) "Heart-healthy
diet includes eating an appropriate portion of each of the following food categories: fruits
and vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat proteins".
After graduating from high school, Danielle decided to become a neonatal nurse. Her
grandmother had been a pioneer in caring for premature babies. She had to developed
many of the procedures used in neonatal care. Danielle enrolled in her community
college's associate degree in nursing program. She worked hard and completed the
program in four semesters. As Danielle approached her graduation date, she learned
about the nursing residency program at a nearby hospital. Danielle was especially
intrigued by the "transition to practice" philosophy of the nursing residency program.
This would allow her to find out if nursing was what she really wanted to do with her life.
The next enrollment period for the program would begin soon after graduation. This
meant she would be eligible to apply. However, she would also need to complete
cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR) and basic life support(BLS) training.. intensive care
- ANSWER-Which of the following best supports the inference that Danielle has a lot of
determination?
a) She decides to become a nurse like her grandmother
b) She enrolls in nursing program in a community college
c) She completes the program in four semesters
d) She is interested in various areas of specialization
C) She completes the program in four semesters
Which of the following details from the passage is implicit evidence?
a) Danielle is eligible to become a nurse after high school
b) Danielle is eligible to apply for the nursing residency program
c) Danielle considers various areas of specialization
d) Danielle wants to follow in her grandmother's foot steps - ANSWER-d) Danielle wants
to follow in her grandmother's foot steps
Which of the following can be concluded about the "transition to practice" program
based on evidence from the passage? (Select all that apply)
a) It is a program specializing in neonatal care
b) Nursing students can begin hands-on training soon after the program ends
c) Nursing students can gain experience while learning about nursing
d) It can lead to a job in the same hospital if the student does well in the program
e) Students in the program would work at a nearby hospital - ANSWER-C and E
Which of the following patients would Danielle care for as a neonatal intensive care
nurse?
a) Older adults
Reading Practice Problems
(1) By 2018, the obesity rate in the United States was about 43%. Nurses play a vital
role in helping patients learn to control their weight and thus their risk for heart disease.
(2) Regular exercise provides numerous benefits for optimal heart health. Among these
are lower blood pressure, reduced inflammation in the body, and a healthier body
weight. Most importantly, a lifestyle that includes regular, consistent exercise can help
reduce the chance of cardiac events. For instance, exercise helps blood circulate more
effectively so the heat does not need to work.............. To keep the heart healthy, the
most effective exercise routine should include both aerobic activities and resistance
training with moderate weights.
(3) Another way to control weight is through diet. A heart healthy diet includes eating an
appropriate portion............... ingredients they need to prepare heart-healthy meals. -
ANSWER-Which of the following is the topic of the passage?
a) Heart-healthy foods
b) Rising Obesity rates
c) Taking care of the heart
d) Exercise techniques
C.) Taking care of the heart
Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
a.) Exercise routines should always include both aerobic and resistance training
b) Exercise and healthy eating should be encouraged to prevent heart disease
c) Planning ahead can lead to easier dietary changes
d) Exercise helps blood circulate more easily through the body - ANSWER-b) Exercise
and healthy eating should be encouraged to prevent heart disease
Which of the following is a key point in Paragraph 2?
a) "Among these are lower blood pressure, reduced inflammation in the body, and a
healthier body weight."
b) " For instance, exercise helps blood circulate more effectively so the heart does not
need to work hard"
c) " Another way to control weight is through diet."
d) " Regular exercise provides numerous benefits for optimal heart health." - ANSWER-
d) " Regular exercise provides numerous benefits for optimal heart health."
Which of the following is the most important supporting detail in paragraph 3?
a) "Heart-healthy diet includes eating an appropriate portion of each of the following
food categories: fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat proteins".
, b) "An occasional treat is acceptable as long as the core diet remains true to these
standards".
c) "One way to achieve this eating style is to plan ahead".
d) " By planning meals, patients are able to ensure that their homes contain the
ingredients they need to prepare heart-healthy meals". - ANSWER-a) "Heart-healthy
diet includes eating an appropriate portion of each of the following food categories: fruits
and vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat proteins".
After graduating from high school, Danielle decided to become a neonatal nurse. Her
grandmother had been a pioneer in caring for premature babies. She had to developed
many of the procedures used in neonatal care. Danielle enrolled in her community
college's associate degree in nursing program. She worked hard and completed the
program in four semesters. As Danielle approached her graduation date, she learned
about the nursing residency program at a nearby hospital. Danielle was especially
intrigued by the "transition to practice" philosophy of the nursing residency program.
This would allow her to find out if nursing was what she really wanted to do with her life.
The next enrollment period for the program would begin soon after graduation. This
meant she would be eligible to apply. However, she would also need to complete
cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR) and basic life support(BLS) training.. intensive care
- ANSWER-Which of the following best supports the inference that Danielle has a lot of
determination?
a) She decides to become a nurse like her grandmother
b) She enrolls in nursing program in a community college
c) She completes the program in four semesters
d) She is interested in various areas of specialization
C) She completes the program in four semesters
Which of the following details from the passage is implicit evidence?
a) Danielle is eligible to become a nurse after high school
b) Danielle is eligible to apply for the nursing residency program
c) Danielle considers various areas of specialization
d) Danielle wants to follow in her grandmother's foot steps - ANSWER-d) Danielle wants
to follow in her grandmother's foot steps
Which of the following can be concluded about the "transition to practice" program
based on evidence from the passage? (Select all that apply)
a) It is a program specializing in neonatal care
b) Nursing students can begin hands-on training soon after the program ends
c) Nursing students can gain experience while learning about nursing
d) It can lead to a job in the same hospital if the student does well in the program
e) Students in the program would work at a nearby hospital - ANSWER-C and E
Which of the following patients would Danielle care for as a neonatal intensive care
nurse?
a) Older adults
