ATI FUNDAMENTAL PROCTORED EXAM FOR
PRACTICAL NURSES 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANASWERS
1. A nurse is preparing to insert an NG tube for a client who has a bowel
obstruction. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
• A. Give the client a glass of water.
• B. Assist the client into a sitting position.
• C. Explain the procedure to the client.
• D. Measure the length of tubing to be inserted.
• Correct Answer: C
• Rationale: According to the least invasive priority-setting framework, the
nurse should first explain the procedure to the client to reduce anxiety and
gain cooperation, which is essential before any invasive intervention .
2. A nurse is caring for a client who has a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) infection. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
• A. Place the client in a private room.
• B. Remove the gown before removing gloves after care.
• C. Wear an N95 respirator mask when caring for the client.
• D. Tell visitors to wear a mask when within 3 feet of the client.
• Correct Answer: A
• Rationale: Clients with MRSA, which is spread by contact, require contact
precautions. This includes placing them in a private room and using a gown
and gloves. An N95 mask is for airborne precautions, not contact .
,3. A charge nurse is discussing the care of a client who has a Clostridium
difficile infection. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
• A. Have family members wear a gown and gloves when visiting.
• B. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer for hand hygiene.
• C. Place the client in a room with negative-pressure airflow.
• D. Wear an N95 respirator mask during care.
• Correct Answer: A
• Rationale: C. diff is transmitted via the fecal-oral route and requires contact
precautions. Family members and healthcare workers should wear gowns
and gloves. Alcohol-based sanitizers are not effective against C. diff spores;
handwashing with soap and water is required .
4. A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
• A. Place the client in a room with negative-pressure airflow.
• B. Wear an N95 respirator mask when caring for the client.
• C. Ensure the client's door remains open for observation.
• D. Apply a surgical mask to the client when transporting them.
• Correct Answer: A
• Rationale: Tuberculosis requires airborne precautions, which include a
private room with negative-pressure airflow that exhausts to the outside.
An N95 respirator is also required for staff, but the room itself is a key
engineering control .
5. A nurse is caring for a client who reports having a latex allergy. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
• A. Cover the blood pressure cuff with a stockinette.
• B. Wear powdered gloves when providing care.
, • C. Apply adhesive tape to secure an IV site.
• D. Use rubber tourniquets for venipuncture.
• Correct Answer: A
• Rationale: Clients with a latex allergy should have non-latex barriers placed
between their skin and any latex-containing items. Covering a blood
pressure cuff with a stockinette prevents skin contact with the latex bladder
in the cuff .
6. A nurse is preparing to perform a sterile dressing change. Which of the
following actions maintains proper surgical aseptic technique?
• A. Open the sterile field packaging away from the body, keeping items
above the waist.
• B. Clean the wound from the outer edges inward toward the center using
the same gauze.
• C. Reach directly over the sterile field to retrieve clean gloves.
• D. Place the sterile drape on a surface that is below waist level.
• Correct Answer: A
• Rationale: To maintain a sterile field, open the packaging away from your
body and keep all sterile items above your waist. Wounds should be
cleansed from the center outward .
7. When removing personal protective equipment (PPE) after caring for a client
on contact precautions, which item should the nurse remove first?
• A. Eyewear
• B. Mask
• C. Gloves
• D. Gown
• Correct Answer: C
, • Rationale: Gloves are considered the most contaminated PPE. According to
CDC guidelines, they should be removed first to prevent contaminating
other PPE or the nurse's hands during removal .
8. A nurse in a surgical suite notes documentation on a client's medical record
that he has a latex allergy. Which precaution should the nurse take?
• A. Wrap monitoring cords with stockinette and tape them in place.
• B. Use a latex-based adhesive to secure the surgical drapes.
• C. Administer diphenhydramine prior to the procedure.
• D. Ensure all surgical team members wear powdered gloves.
• Correct Answer: A
• Rationale: To protect a client with a latex allergy from indirect exposure,
items like monitoring cords and blood pressure cuffs should be wrapped in
a barrier like stockinette .
Medication Administration
9. A nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a client who has an enteral
feeding tube. Which medication should the nurse NOT crush?
• A. Extended-release tablets
• B. Scored tablets
• C. Liquid medications
• D. Sublingual tablets
• Correct Answer: A
• Rationale: Extended-release, enteric-coated, or sustained-release
medications should not be crushed. Crushing them alters the medication's
release mechanism, which can lead to toxicity or ineffective therapy .
10. A nurse is preparing to administer a medication from an ampule. Which
action should the nurse take?
PRACTICAL NURSES 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANASWERS
1. A nurse is preparing to insert an NG tube for a client who has a bowel
obstruction. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
• A. Give the client a glass of water.
• B. Assist the client into a sitting position.
• C. Explain the procedure to the client.
• D. Measure the length of tubing to be inserted.
• Correct Answer: C
• Rationale: According to the least invasive priority-setting framework, the
nurse should first explain the procedure to the client to reduce anxiety and
gain cooperation, which is essential before any invasive intervention .
2. A nurse is caring for a client who has a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) infection. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
• A. Place the client in a private room.
• B. Remove the gown before removing gloves after care.
• C. Wear an N95 respirator mask when caring for the client.
• D. Tell visitors to wear a mask when within 3 feet of the client.
• Correct Answer: A
• Rationale: Clients with MRSA, which is spread by contact, require contact
precautions. This includes placing them in a private room and using a gown
and gloves. An N95 mask is for airborne precautions, not contact .
,3. A charge nurse is discussing the care of a client who has a Clostridium
difficile infection. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
• A. Have family members wear a gown and gloves when visiting.
• B. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer for hand hygiene.
• C. Place the client in a room with negative-pressure airflow.
• D. Wear an N95 respirator mask during care.
• Correct Answer: A
• Rationale: C. diff is transmitted via the fecal-oral route and requires contact
precautions. Family members and healthcare workers should wear gowns
and gloves. Alcohol-based sanitizers are not effective against C. diff spores;
handwashing with soap and water is required .
4. A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
• A. Place the client in a room with negative-pressure airflow.
• B. Wear an N95 respirator mask when caring for the client.
• C. Ensure the client's door remains open for observation.
• D. Apply a surgical mask to the client when transporting them.
• Correct Answer: A
• Rationale: Tuberculosis requires airborne precautions, which include a
private room with negative-pressure airflow that exhausts to the outside.
An N95 respirator is also required for staff, but the room itself is a key
engineering control .
5. A nurse is caring for a client who reports having a latex allergy. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
• A. Cover the blood pressure cuff with a stockinette.
• B. Wear powdered gloves when providing care.
, • C. Apply adhesive tape to secure an IV site.
• D. Use rubber tourniquets for venipuncture.
• Correct Answer: A
• Rationale: Clients with a latex allergy should have non-latex barriers placed
between their skin and any latex-containing items. Covering a blood
pressure cuff with a stockinette prevents skin contact with the latex bladder
in the cuff .
6. A nurse is preparing to perform a sterile dressing change. Which of the
following actions maintains proper surgical aseptic technique?
• A. Open the sterile field packaging away from the body, keeping items
above the waist.
• B. Clean the wound from the outer edges inward toward the center using
the same gauze.
• C. Reach directly over the sterile field to retrieve clean gloves.
• D. Place the sterile drape on a surface that is below waist level.
• Correct Answer: A
• Rationale: To maintain a sterile field, open the packaging away from your
body and keep all sterile items above your waist. Wounds should be
cleansed from the center outward .
7. When removing personal protective equipment (PPE) after caring for a client
on contact precautions, which item should the nurse remove first?
• A. Eyewear
• B. Mask
• C. Gloves
• D. Gown
• Correct Answer: C
, • Rationale: Gloves are considered the most contaminated PPE. According to
CDC guidelines, they should be removed first to prevent contaminating
other PPE or the nurse's hands during removal .
8. A nurse in a surgical suite notes documentation on a client's medical record
that he has a latex allergy. Which precaution should the nurse take?
• A. Wrap monitoring cords with stockinette and tape them in place.
• B. Use a latex-based adhesive to secure the surgical drapes.
• C. Administer diphenhydramine prior to the procedure.
• D. Ensure all surgical team members wear powdered gloves.
• Correct Answer: A
• Rationale: To protect a client with a latex allergy from indirect exposure,
items like monitoring cords and blood pressure cuffs should be wrapped in
a barrier like stockinette .
Medication Administration
9. A nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a client who has an enteral
feeding tube. Which medication should the nurse NOT crush?
• A. Extended-release tablets
• B. Scored tablets
• C. Liquid medications
• D. Sublingual tablets
• Correct Answer: A
• Rationale: Extended-release, enteric-coated, or sustained-release
medications should not be crushed. Crushing them alters the medication's
release mechanism, which can lead to toxicity or ineffective therapy .
10. A nurse is preparing to administer a medication from an ampule. Which
action should the nurse take?
