FUNDAMENTALS ATI PROCTORED EXAM 2026
EXAM Q&A STUDY GUIDE
◉ A nurse is conducting a health assessment for a client who takes
herbal supplements. Which of the following statements by the client
indicates an understanding of the use of the supplements?
A. I take ginkgo biloba for a headache
B. I take echinacea to control my cholesterol
C. I use ginger when I get car sick
D. I use garlic for my menopausal symptoms. Answer: c
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has influenza and isolation
precautions in place. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take to prevent the spread of infection?
A. Wear a mask when working within 3 feet of the client
B. Administer metronidazole
C. Don protective eyewear before entering the room.
D. Place the client in a negative airflow room.. Answer: a
◉ A nurse obtains a prescription for wrist restraints for a client who
is trying to pull out his NG tube. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
A. Attach the restraints securely to the side rails of the client's bed.
,B. Apply the restraints to allow as little movement as possible
C.Allow room for two fingers to fit between the clients skin and the
restraints
d. remove the restraints every 4 hours. Answer: c
◉ A nurse is admitting a client who has tuberculosis. Which of the
following types of transmission precautions should the nurse plan to
initiate?
A. Droplet
B. Airbornes
c. protective environment
d. contact. Answer: b
◉ A nurse in a well-child clinic receives a telephone call from a
parent who states that their child accidentally swallowed paint
thinner. The child is awake and alert. Which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
A. Have your child drink one large glass of water.
B. Hang up and call a poison control center hotline.
C. Bring your child into the clinic later today.
D. Induce vomiting in your child with syrup of ipecac.. Answer: a
◉ A nurse is documenting a client's medical record. Which of the
following entries should the nurse record.
,A. Oral temperature slightly elevated at 0800
B. Administered pain medication
C. Incision without redness or drainage
D. Drank adequate amounts of fluid with meals.. Answer: b
◉ A nurse is providing oral care for a client who is unconscious.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Place the client in a side-lying position.
B. Brush the clients teeth daily
C. Apply mineral oil to the client's lips
D. Rinse the client's mouth with an alcohol-based mouthwash.
Answer: a
◉ A nurse is collaborating with a risk management team about
potential legal issues involving client care. The nurse should identify
which of the following situations is an example of negligence?
A. A nurse administers a medication without first identifying the
client.
B. An assistive personnel discusses client care in the facility cafeteria
with visitors
present.
C. A nurse begins a blood transfusion without obtaining consent.
D. An assistive personnel prevents a client from leaving the facility..
Answer: c
, ◉ A nurse is collecting a sputum specimen for culture from a client
who has a respiratory infection. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
A. Wear sterile gloves when collecting the specimen.
B. Offer the client oral hygiene after the collection
C. Collect the specimen in the evening.
D Collect 1 ml of sputum.. Answer: b
◉ A nurse is assessing an older client. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
a. Decreased sense of balanced
b. Increased nighttime sleeping
c. Heightened sense of pain
d. Nighttime urinary incontinence. Answer: a
◉ A nurse is completing discharge teaching about ostomy care with
a client who has a new stoma. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the teaching? (select all that apply)
a. "Cut the opening of the pouch 1⁄8 of an inch larger than the stoma
"
b. "Place a piece a gauze over the stoma while changing the pouch"
c. "Use povidone-iodine to clean around the stoma"
EXAM Q&A STUDY GUIDE
◉ A nurse is conducting a health assessment for a client who takes
herbal supplements. Which of the following statements by the client
indicates an understanding of the use of the supplements?
A. I take ginkgo biloba for a headache
B. I take echinacea to control my cholesterol
C. I use ginger when I get car sick
D. I use garlic for my menopausal symptoms. Answer: c
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has influenza and isolation
precautions in place. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take to prevent the spread of infection?
A. Wear a mask when working within 3 feet of the client
B. Administer metronidazole
C. Don protective eyewear before entering the room.
D. Place the client in a negative airflow room.. Answer: a
◉ A nurse obtains a prescription for wrist restraints for a client who
is trying to pull out his NG tube. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
A. Attach the restraints securely to the side rails of the client's bed.
,B. Apply the restraints to allow as little movement as possible
C.Allow room for two fingers to fit between the clients skin and the
restraints
d. remove the restraints every 4 hours. Answer: c
◉ A nurse is admitting a client who has tuberculosis. Which of the
following types of transmission precautions should the nurse plan to
initiate?
A. Droplet
B. Airbornes
c. protective environment
d. contact. Answer: b
◉ A nurse in a well-child clinic receives a telephone call from a
parent who states that their child accidentally swallowed paint
thinner. The child is awake and alert. Which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
A. Have your child drink one large glass of water.
B. Hang up and call a poison control center hotline.
C. Bring your child into the clinic later today.
D. Induce vomiting in your child with syrup of ipecac.. Answer: a
◉ A nurse is documenting a client's medical record. Which of the
following entries should the nurse record.
,A. Oral temperature slightly elevated at 0800
B. Administered pain medication
C. Incision without redness or drainage
D. Drank adequate amounts of fluid with meals.. Answer: b
◉ A nurse is providing oral care for a client who is unconscious.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Place the client in a side-lying position.
B. Brush the clients teeth daily
C. Apply mineral oil to the client's lips
D. Rinse the client's mouth with an alcohol-based mouthwash.
Answer: a
◉ A nurse is collaborating with a risk management team about
potential legal issues involving client care. The nurse should identify
which of the following situations is an example of negligence?
A. A nurse administers a medication without first identifying the
client.
B. An assistive personnel discusses client care in the facility cafeteria
with visitors
present.
C. A nurse begins a blood transfusion without obtaining consent.
D. An assistive personnel prevents a client from leaving the facility..
Answer: c
, ◉ A nurse is collecting a sputum specimen for culture from a client
who has a respiratory infection. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
A. Wear sterile gloves when collecting the specimen.
B. Offer the client oral hygiene after the collection
C. Collect the specimen in the evening.
D Collect 1 ml of sputum.. Answer: b
◉ A nurse is assessing an older client. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
a. Decreased sense of balanced
b. Increased nighttime sleeping
c. Heightened sense of pain
d. Nighttime urinary incontinence. Answer: a
◉ A nurse is completing discharge teaching about ostomy care with
a client who has a new stoma. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the teaching? (select all that apply)
a. "Cut the opening of the pouch 1⁄8 of an inch larger than the stoma
"
b. "Place a piece a gauze over the stoma while changing the pouch"
c. "Use povidone-iodine to clean around the stoma"
