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ATI FUNDAMENTALS PRACTICE TEST A 2026
100% PASS ASSURED EXAMINATION
SOLUTIONS
A nurse is preparing to administer an
injection of an opioid medication to a client.
The nurse draws out 1 mL of the medication
from a 2 mL vial. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - correct
answer- Ask another nurse to observe the
medication wastage
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium
chloride 750 mL IV to infuse over 7 hr. The
nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver
how many mL/hr? (round to nearest whole
number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do
not use a trailing zero) - correct answer-
107... 750mL/7hr = 107.14
A nurse is educating a client who has a
terminal illness about declining resuscitation
in a living will. The client asks, "What would
happen if I arrived at the emergency
department and I had difficulty breathing?"
Which of the following responses should the
nurse make? - correct answer- we would give
you oxygen through a tube in your nose
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A nurse is caring for a client who is
postoperative and refuses to use an incentive
spirometer following major abdominal surgery.
Which of the following actions is the nurse's
priority? - correct answer- determine the
reasons why the client is refusing to use the
incentive spirometer
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring
for a client who has a new prescription for
wrist restraints. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - correct
answer- pad the clients wrists before applying
the restraints
A nurse is talking with an older adult client
who is contemplating retirement. The client
states, "I keep thinking about how much I
enjoy my job. I'm not sure I want to retire."
Which of the following responses should the
nurse make? - correct answer- let's talk about
how the change in your job status will affect
you
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a nurse is caring for a client who has a
pharyngeal diphtheria. Which of the following
types of transmission precautions should the
nurse initiate? - correct answer- droplet
a nurse is caring for a group of clients.
which of the following actions should the
nurse take to prevent the spread of infection?
- correct answer- place a client who has
tuberculosis in a room with negative-pressure
airflow
a nurse is assessing an older adult client's
risk for falls. which of the following
assessments should the nurse use to identify
the client's safety needs? (select all that
apply) - correct answer- pupil clarity, visual
fields, visual acuity
A nurse in a long-term care facility is caring
for a client who dies during the nurse's
shift. Identify the sequence in which the
nurse should perform the following steps. -
correct answer- 1) obtain the pronouncement of
death from the provider
2)remove the tubes and indwelling lines
3) wash the client's body
ATI FUNDAMENTALS PRACTICE TEST A 2026
100% PASS ASSURED EXAMINATION
SOLUTIONS
A nurse is preparing to administer an
injection of an opioid medication to a client.
The nurse draws out 1 mL of the medication
from a 2 mL vial. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - correct
answer- Ask another nurse to observe the
medication wastage
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium
chloride 750 mL IV to infuse over 7 hr. The
nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver
how many mL/hr? (round to nearest whole
number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do
not use a trailing zero) - correct answer-
107... 750mL/7hr = 107.14
A nurse is educating a client who has a
terminal illness about declining resuscitation
in a living will. The client asks, "What would
happen if I arrived at the emergency
department and I had difficulty breathing?"
Which of the following responses should the
nurse make? - correct answer- we would give
you oxygen through a tube in your nose
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A nurse is caring for a client who is
postoperative and refuses to use an incentive
spirometer following major abdominal surgery.
Which of the following actions is the nurse's
priority? - correct answer- determine the
reasons why the client is refusing to use the
incentive spirometer
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring
for a client who has a new prescription for
wrist restraints. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - correct
answer- pad the clients wrists before applying
the restraints
A nurse is talking with an older adult client
who is contemplating retirement. The client
states, "I keep thinking about how much I
enjoy my job. I'm not sure I want to retire."
Which of the following responses should the
nurse make? - correct answer- let's talk about
how the change in your job status will affect
you
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a nurse is caring for a client who has a
pharyngeal diphtheria. Which of the following
types of transmission precautions should the
nurse initiate? - correct answer- droplet
a nurse is caring for a group of clients.
which of the following actions should the
nurse take to prevent the spread of infection?
- correct answer- place a client who has
tuberculosis in a room with negative-pressure
airflow
a nurse is assessing an older adult client's
risk for falls. which of the following
assessments should the nurse use to identify
the client's safety needs? (select all that
apply) - correct answer- pupil clarity, visual
fields, visual acuity
A nurse in a long-term care facility is caring
for a client who dies during the nurse's
shift. Identify the sequence in which the
nurse should perform the following steps. -
correct answer- 1) obtain the pronouncement of
death from the provider
2)remove the tubes and indwelling lines
3) wash the client's body
