ATI FUNDAMENTALS PRACTICE A
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 BASIC
NURSING CONCEPTS AND FUNDAMENTAL
CARE PRINCIPLES
◉ 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
◉ A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage
clients might have to a group of nursing students. Which of the
following health care financing mechanisms are 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
◉ 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 regarding surgical
treatments for obesity
D. Educating acute care nurses on postoperative complications
related to obesity.
Answer: A
◉ 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 if medications are safe for administration to clients.
Answer: B
◉ 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
◉ Chapter 2.
Answer: Interprofessional team
, ◉ 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 her
home.
B. A client asks about community resources available for older
adults.
C. A client states that she wants her child baptized before surgery.
D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge.
E. A client states that he does not understand how to use a
nebulizer..
Answer: A, B, D
◉ A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to
rheumatoid arthritis is to use adaptive devices. The nurse caring for
the client should initiate a referral to which of the following
members of the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Registered dietitian
D. Occupational therapist.
Answer: D
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 BASIC
NURSING CONCEPTS AND FUNDAMENTAL
CARE PRINCIPLES
◉ 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
◉ A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage
clients might have to a group of nursing students. Which of the
following health care financing mechanisms are 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
◉ 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 regarding surgical
treatments for obesity
D. Educating acute care nurses on postoperative complications
related to obesity.
Answer: A
◉ 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 if medications are safe for administration to clients.
Answer: B
◉ 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
◉ Chapter 2.
Answer: Interprofessional team
, ◉ 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 her
home.
B. A client asks about community resources available for older
adults.
C. A client states that she wants her child baptized before surgery.
D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge.
E. A client states that he does not understand how to use a
nebulizer..
Answer: A, B, D
◉ A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to
rheumatoid arthritis is to use adaptive devices. The nurse caring for
the client should initiate a referral to which of the following
members of the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Registered dietitian
D. Occupational therapist.
Answer: D
