ATI FUNDAMENTALS RETAKE QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What do nurses use when preparing change-of-shift report? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Standard handoff communication tools, such as Introduction, Situation, Background,
Assessment, Recommendation (ISBAR) to facilitate transfers and discharges.
When should discharge planning begin? - CORRECT ANSWER - On admission with
every patient.
Discharge documentation should include - CORRECT ANSWER - Type of discharge,
date & time of discharge, who went with the client & transportation, where the client
went, summary of clients current condition at discharge, description of any unresolved
difficulties and disposition of valuables, medications brought from home & prescriptions.
Documentation & abbreviations and symbols - CORRECT ANSWER - Being accurate &
concise is an important element of documentation. Only abbreviations & symbols
approved by The Joint Commission and the facility are acceptable.
A nurse is discussing the HIPPA privacy rule with nurses during new employee
orientation. Which of the following information should the nurse include? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Family members should provide a code prior to receiving client health
information, communication of a client can occur at the nurse's station, a client can
request a hard copy of their records and a nurses may photocopy a client's medical
record for transfer to another facility.
A nurse is receiving a providers prescription for morphine by telephone for a client who
is reporting moderate to severe pain. What are the appropriate nursing actions? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Repeat the details of the prescription back to the provider, have
another nurse listen to the telephone prescription and obtain the providers signature on
the prescription within 24 hours.
A problem is an ethical dilemma when - CORRECT ANSWER - I. A review of scientific
data is not enough to solve it
II. It involves a conflict between two moral imperatives
III. The answer will have a profound effect on the situation and the client
Ethical dilemmas are problems that - CORRECT ANSWER - involve more than one
choice and stem from differences in the values and beliefs of decision makers
, Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER - the right to makes one's own personal decisions,
even when those decisions might not be in the that person's best interest.
Beneifience - CORRECT ANSWER - positive actions to help others (do good)
Fidelity - CORRECT ANSWER - agreement to keep promises
Justice - CORRECT ANSWER - fairness in care delivery and use of resources
Nonmaleficence - CORRECT ANSWER - avoidance of harm or injury (do no harm)
Admission inventory of personal items include - CORRECT ANSWER - clothing,
jewelry, money, credit cards, assistive devices, medications, cell phones and other
technology devices, and religious articles... Nurses should discourage keeping
valuables at the bedside.
The nurse will document what related to personal items? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
nurse will document communication with the client related to items left within the room
and valuables locked in the facility's safe.
Assault (International Tort) - CORRECT ANSWER - The conduct of one person makes
another person fearful and apprehensive.
Example: a nurse threatens to place an NG tube in a client who is refusing to eat.
Battery (International Tort) - CORRECT ANSWER - Intentional & wrongful physical
contract with a person that involves an injury of offensive contact.
Example: A nurse restrains a client and administers an injection against her wishes.
False Imprisonment (International Tort) - CORRECT ANSWER - A person is confined or
retained against his will. The nurses uses restraints on a competent client to prevent his
leaving the health care facility.
What should the nurse teach older clients about home safety? - CORRECT ANSWER -
To place electrical cords & extension cords against a wall behind furniture and use a
nonskid mat in the tub or shower & place a shower chair in the shower and a beside
commode if needed.
The client who has heat stroke will have what sign? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hypotension
100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What do nurses use when preparing change-of-shift report? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Standard handoff communication tools, such as Introduction, Situation, Background,
Assessment, Recommendation (ISBAR) to facilitate transfers and discharges.
When should discharge planning begin? - CORRECT ANSWER - On admission with
every patient.
Discharge documentation should include - CORRECT ANSWER - Type of discharge,
date & time of discharge, who went with the client & transportation, where the client
went, summary of clients current condition at discharge, description of any unresolved
difficulties and disposition of valuables, medications brought from home & prescriptions.
Documentation & abbreviations and symbols - CORRECT ANSWER - Being accurate &
concise is an important element of documentation. Only abbreviations & symbols
approved by The Joint Commission and the facility are acceptable.
A nurse is discussing the HIPPA privacy rule with nurses during new employee
orientation. Which of the following information should the nurse include? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Family members should provide a code prior to receiving client health
information, communication of a client can occur at the nurse's station, a client can
request a hard copy of their records and a nurses may photocopy a client's medical
record for transfer to another facility.
A nurse is receiving a providers prescription for morphine by telephone for a client who
is reporting moderate to severe pain. What are the appropriate nursing actions? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Repeat the details of the prescription back to the provider, have
another nurse listen to the telephone prescription and obtain the providers signature on
the prescription within 24 hours.
A problem is an ethical dilemma when - CORRECT ANSWER - I. A review of scientific
data is not enough to solve it
II. It involves a conflict between two moral imperatives
III. The answer will have a profound effect on the situation and the client
Ethical dilemmas are problems that - CORRECT ANSWER - involve more than one
choice and stem from differences in the values and beliefs of decision makers
, Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER - the right to makes one's own personal decisions,
even when those decisions might not be in the that person's best interest.
Beneifience - CORRECT ANSWER - positive actions to help others (do good)
Fidelity - CORRECT ANSWER - agreement to keep promises
Justice - CORRECT ANSWER - fairness in care delivery and use of resources
Nonmaleficence - CORRECT ANSWER - avoidance of harm or injury (do no harm)
Admission inventory of personal items include - CORRECT ANSWER - clothing,
jewelry, money, credit cards, assistive devices, medications, cell phones and other
technology devices, and religious articles... Nurses should discourage keeping
valuables at the bedside.
The nurse will document what related to personal items? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
nurse will document communication with the client related to items left within the room
and valuables locked in the facility's safe.
Assault (International Tort) - CORRECT ANSWER - The conduct of one person makes
another person fearful and apprehensive.
Example: a nurse threatens to place an NG tube in a client who is refusing to eat.
Battery (International Tort) - CORRECT ANSWER - Intentional & wrongful physical
contract with a person that involves an injury of offensive contact.
Example: A nurse restrains a client and administers an injection against her wishes.
False Imprisonment (International Tort) - CORRECT ANSWER - A person is confined or
retained against his will. The nurses uses restraints on a competent client to prevent his
leaving the health care facility.
What should the nurse teach older clients about home safety? - CORRECT ANSWER -
To place electrical cords & extension cords against a wall behind furniture and use a
nonskid mat in the tub or shower & place a shower chair in the shower and a beside
commode if needed.
The client who has heat stroke will have what sign? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hypotension
