ATI FUNDAMENTALS PROTOCORED
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
1. A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 20 mg orally to a 6-year-old child
who has difficulty swallowing pills. Available is diphenhydramine 12.5mg/5ml oral
syrup. Which of the following images indicates the correct number of mL the nurse
should administer? (round answer to the nearest whole number.)
2. DOSAGE CALCULATION - CORRECT-ANSWERS8ml
3. A nurse is admitting a client who is malnourished. The client states, "My wedding ring is
loose and I'm worried I will lose it if it falls off."Which of the following is an appropriate
response by the nurse?
a. " I will place it in your drawer so it won't get lost."
b. I can pin it to your hospital gown so you won't lose it."
c. "I will hold onto it until a family member can take it home."
d. I can put it in a locked storage unit for you - CORRECT-ANSWERSd
4. A charge nurse is teaching a group of newly licensed nurses about the use of restraints. In
which of the following clinical situations should the nurse apply restraints?
a. If the client is pacing in the hallway
b. As a part of a fall prevention program
c. At the request of the client's family
d. When the client poses a threat to self - CORRECT-ANSWERSd
,5. To ensure client safety, a nurse manager is planning to observe a newly licensed nurse
perform a straight catheterization on a client. In which of the following roles is the nurse
manager functioning?
a. Case manager
b. Client educator
c. Client care provider
d. Client advocate - CORRECT-ANSWERSd
6. A charge nurse in a long-term care facility is preparing an educational program about
delirium for newly hired nurses. Which of the following statements should the nurse plan
to include?
a. "Delirium does not affect a client's perception of her environment."
b. "Delirium does not affect a client's sleep cycle."
c. "Delirium has an abrupt onset."
d. "Delirium has a slow progression." - CORRECT-ANSWERSc
7. A nurse is speaking with a client who has recently received a diagnosis of a chronic
illness. The client states, " The doctor must be wrong. I can't be that sick". The nurse
should inform the client that their reaction is an example of which of the following
expected responses to grief?
a. Acceptance
b. Denial
c. Anger
d. Depression - CORRECT-ANSWERSb
,8. A Nurse on a medical-surgical unit is providing care for four clients. The nurse should
identify which of the following situations as an ethical dilemma?
a. A surgeon who removed the wrong kidney during a surgical procedure refuses to
take responsibility for her actions
b. A client who has Crohn's disease reports that his prescription drug plan will not
pay for his medications.
c. A client who has a new colostomy refuses to take instructions from the ostomy
therapist because she "doesn't like him."
d. the family of a client who has a terminal illness asks the provider not to tell the
client the diagnosis - CORRECT-ANSWERSd
9. A nurse is teaching a client about performing breast self-examinations. Which of the
following statements by the clients indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. "I should perform my self-exam the week that my period starts"
b. "I should make different patterns on each breast when I do my self-exam."
c. "I should use the palm of my hand to apply pressure to each breast."
d. "I should make circular motions with my fingertips under my arms." -
CORRECT-ANSWERSd
10. A nurse is preparing to transfer a client who is partially weight bearing from the bed to
the chair. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Keep his knees straight when moving the client
b. Position the chair next to the bed as a 90 degree angle
c. Stand with his feet together when lifting the client
d. Have the client bear weight on her stronger leg - CORRECT-ANSWERSd
, 11. A nurse is caring for a client following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The client has a
prescription for ondansetron 4mg IV bolus every 6hr PRN for nausea and vomiting.
Identify the sequence of steps the nurse should follow to administer the medication.
( Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the order of performance. Use
all the steps.)
- Select the injection port of the IV tubing closest to the client.
- Cleanse the injection port with an antiseptic swab.
- Aspirate for blood return.
- Inject the medication.
- perform hand hygiene - CORRECT-ANSWERS1. perform hand hygiene
12. 2. select the injection port of the IV tubing closest to the client
13. 3. cleanse the injection port with an antiseptic swab
14. 4. aspirate for blood return
15. 5. inject the medication
16. A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus about mixing regular and NPH
insulin.
17. Which of the following statements but the client indicates an understanding of the
teaching
a. I should wait 3 minutes after mixing the insulin to inject it
b. I should draw up the NPH insulin before regular insulin
c. I should inject air into the vial of regular insulin first
d. I should roll the vial of NPH insulin between my hands before drawing it up -
CORRECT-ANSWERSd
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
1. A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 20 mg orally to a 6-year-old child
who has difficulty swallowing pills. Available is diphenhydramine 12.5mg/5ml oral
syrup. Which of the following images indicates the correct number of mL the nurse
should administer? (round answer to the nearest whole number.)
2. DOSAGE CALCULATION - CORRECT-ANSWERS8ml
3. A nurse is admitting a client who is malnourished. The client states, "My wedding ring is
loose and I'm worried I will lose it if it falls off."Which of the following is an appropriate
response by the nurse?
a. " I will place it in your drawer so it won't get lost."
b. I can pin it to your hospital gown so you won't lose it."
c. "I will hold onto it until a family member can take it home."
d. I can put it in a locked storage unit for you - CORRECT-ANSWERSd
4. A charge nurse is teaching a group of newly licensed nurses about the use of restraints. In
which of the following clinical situations should the nurse apply restraints?
a. If the client is pacing in the hallway
b. As a part of a fall prevention program
c. At the request of the client's family
d. When the client poses a threat to self - CORRECT-ANSWERSd
,5. To ensure client safety, a nurse manager is planning to observe a newly licensed nurse
perform a straight catheterization on a client. In which of the following roles is the nurse
manager functioning?
a. Case manager
b. Client educator
c. Client care provider
d. Client advocate - CORRECT-ANSWERSd
6. A charge nurse in a long-term care facility is preparing an educational program about
delirium for newly hired nurses. Which of the following statements should the nurse plan
to include?
a. "Delirium does not affect a client's perception of her environment."
b. "Delirium does not affect a client's sleep cycle."
c. "Delirium has an abrupt onset."
d. "Delirium has a slow progression." - CORRECT-ANSWERSc
7. A nurse is speaking with a client who has recently received a diagnosis of a chronic
illness. The client states, " The doctor must be wrong. I can't be that sick". The nurse
should inform the client that their reaction is an example of which of the following
expected responses to grief?
a. Acceptance
b. Denial
c. Anger
d. Depression - CORRECT-ANSWERSb
,8. A Nurse on a medical-surgical unit is providing care for four clients. The nurse should
identify which of the following situations as an ethical dilemma?
a. A surgeon who removed the wrong kidney during a surgical procedure refuses to
take responsibility for her actions
b. A client who has Crohn's disease reports that his prescription drug plan will not
pay for his medications.
c. A client who has a new colostomy refuses to take instructions from the ostomy
therapist because she "doesn't like him."
d. the family of a client who has a terminal illness asks the provider not to tell the
client the diagnosis - CORRECT-ANSWERSd
9. A nurse is teaching a client about performing breast self-examinations. Which of the
following statements by the clients indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. "I should perform my self-exam the week that my period starts"
b. "I should make different patterns on each breast when I do my self-exam."
c. "I should use the palm of my hand to apply pressure to each breast."
d. "I should make circular motions with my fingertips under my arms." -
CORRECT-ANSWERSd
10. A nurse is preparing to transfer a client who is partially weight bearing from the bed to
the chair. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Keep his knees straight when moving the client
b. Position the chair next to the bed as a 90 degree angle
c. Stand with his feet together when lifting the client
d. Have the client bear weight on her stronger leg - CORRECT-ANSWERSd
, 11. A nurse is caring for a client following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The client has a
prescription for ondansetron 4mg IV bolus every 6hr PRN for nausea and vomiting.
Identify the sequence of steps the nurse should follow to administer the medication.
( Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the order of performance. Use
all the steps.)
- Select the injection port of the IV tubing closest to the client.
- Cleanse the injection port with an antiseptic swab.
- Aspirate for blood return.
- Inject the medication.
- perform hand hygiene - CORRECT-ANSWERS1. perform hand hygiene
12. 2. select the injection port of the IV tubing closest to the client
13. 3. cleanse the injection port with an antiseptic swab
14. 4. aspirate for blood return
15. 5. inject the medication
16. A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus about mixing regular and NPH
insulin.
17. Which of the following statements but the client indicates an understanding of the
teaching
a. I should wait 3 minutes after mixing the insulin to inject it
b. I should draw up the NPH insulin before regular insulin
c. I should inject air into the vial of regular insulin first
d. I should roll the vial of NPH insulin between my hands before drawing it up -
CORRECT-ANSWERSd
