ATI: Fundamentals Practice
ATI: Fundamentals Practice Exam Q&As
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Question 1
A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks should
the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel?
a. Changing the dressing for a client who has a stage 3 pressure injury
b. Determining a client's response to a diuretic
c. Comparing radial pulses for a client who is postoperative
d. providing postmortem care to a client
Correct Answer
providing postmortem care to a client
Question 2
A nurse is conducting a health assessment for a client who takes herbal supplements.
Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the use
of the supplements?
A. I take ginkgo biloba for a headache
B. I take echinacea to control my cholesterol
C. I use ginger when I get car sick
D. I use garlic for my menopausal symptoms
Correct Answer
I use ginger when I get car sick
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Question 3
A nurse is caring for a client who has influenza and isolation precautions in place.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent the spread of
infection?
A. Wear a mask when working within 3 feet of the client
B. Administer metronidazole
C. Don protective eyewear before entering the room.
D. Place the client in a negative airflow room.
Correct Answer
Wear a mask when working within 3 feet of the client
Question 4
A nurse obtains a prescription for wrist restraints for a client who is trying to pull out
his NG tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Attach the restraints securely to the side rails of the client's bed.
B. Apply the restraints to allow as little movement as possible
C.Allow room for two fingers to fit between the clients skin and the restraints
d. remove the restraints every 4 hours
Correct Answer
Allow room for two fingers to fit between the clients skin and the restraints
Question 5
A nurse is admitting a client who has tuberculosis. Which of the following types of
transmission precautions should the nurse plan to initiate?
A. Droplet
B. Airbornes
c. protective environment
d. contact
Correct Answer
Airbornes
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Question 6
A nurse in a well-child clinic receives a telephone call from a parent who states that
their child accidentally swallowed paint thinner. The child is awake and alert. Which of
the following responses should the nurse make?
A. Have your child drink one large glass of water.
B. Hang up and call a poison control center hotline.
C. Bring your child into the clinic later today.
D. Induce vomiting in your child with syrup of ipecac.
Correct Answer
Have your child drink one large glass of water
Question 7
A nurse is documenting a client's medical record. Which of the following entries
should the nurse record.
A. Oral temperature slightly elevated at 0800
B. Administered pain medication
C. Incision without redness or drainage
D. Drank adequate amounts of fluid with meals.
Correct Answer
Administered pain medication
Question 8
A nurse is providing oral care for a client who is unconscious. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
A. Place the client in a side-lying position.
B. Brush the clients teeth daily
C. Apply mineral oil to the client's lips
D. Rinse the client's mouth with an alcohol-based mouthwash
Correct Answer
Place the client in a side-lying position
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Question 9
A nurse is collaborating with a risk management team about potential legal issues
involving client care. The nurse should identify which of the following situations is an
example of negligence?
A. A nurse administers a medication without first identifying the client.
B. An assistive personnel discusses client care in the facility cafeteria with visitors
present.
C. A nurse begins a blood transfusion without obtaining consent.
D. An assistive personnel prevents a client from leaving the facility
Correct Answer
A nurse begins a blood transfusion without obtaining consent
Question 10
A nurse is collecting a sputum specimen for culture from a client who has a
respiratory infection. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Wear sterile gloves when collecting the specimen.
B. Offer the client oral hygiene after the collection
C. Collect the specimen in the evening.
D Collect 1 ml of sputum.
Correct Answer
Offer the client oral hygiene after the collection
Question 11
A nurse is assessing an older client. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect?
a. Decreased sense of balanced
b. Increased nighttime sleeping
c. Heightened sense of pain
d. Nighttime urinary incontinence
Correct Answer
Decreased sense of balanced
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ATI: Fundamentals Practice Exam Q&As
Verified
Question 1
A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks should
the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel?
a. Changing the dressing for a client who has a stage 3 pressure injury
b. Determining a client's response to a diuretic
c. Comparing radial pulses for a client who is postoperative
d. providing postmortem care to a client
Correct Answer
providing postmortem care to a client
Question 2
A nurse is conducting a health assessment for a client who takes herbal supplements.
Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the use
of the supplements?
A. I take ginkgo biloba for a headache
B. I take echinacea to control my cholesterol
C. I use ginger when I get car sick
D. I use garlic for my menopausal symptoms
Correct Answer
I use ginger when I get car sick
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Question 3
A nurse is caring for a client who has influenza and isolation precautions in place.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent the spread of
infection?
A. Wear a mask when working within 3 feet of the client
B. Administer metronidazole
C. Don protective eyewear before entering the room.
D. Place the client in a negative airflow room.
Correct Answer
Wear a mask when working within 3 feet of the client
Question 4
A nurse obtains a prescription for wrist restraints for a client who is trying to pull out
his NG tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Attach the restraints securely to the side rails of the client's bed.
B. Apply the restraints to allow as little movement as possible
C.Allow room for two fingers to fit between the clients skin and the restraints
d. remove the restraints every 4 hours
Correct Answer
Allow room for two fingers to fit between the clients skin and the restraints
Question 5
A nurse is admitting a client who has tuberculosis. Which of the following types of
transmission precautions should the nurse plan to initiate?
A. Droplet
B. Airbornes
c. protective environment
d. contact
Correct Answer
Airbornes
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Question 6
A nurse in a well-child clinic receives a telephone call from a parent who states that
their child accidentally swallowed paint thinner. The child is awake and alert. Which of
the following responses should the nurse make?
A. Have your child drink one large glass of water.
B. Hang up and call a poison control center hotline.
C. Bring your child into the clinic later today.
D. Induce vomiting in your child with syrup of ipecac.
Correct Answer
Have your child drink one large glass of water
Question 7
A nurse is documenting a client's medical record. Which of the following entries
should the nurse record.
A. Oral temperature slightly elevated at 0800
B. Administered pain medication
C. Incision without redness or drainage
D. Drank adequate amounts of fluid with meals.
Correct Answer
Administered pain medication
Question 8
A nurse is providing oral care for a client who is unconscious. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
A. Place the client in a side-lying position.
B. Brush the clients teeth daily
C. Apply mineral oil to the client's lips
D. Rinse the client's mouth with an alcohol-based mouthwash
Correct Answer
Place the client in a side-lying position
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Question 9
A nurse is collaborating with a risk management team about potential legal issues
involving client care. The nurse should identify which of the following situations is an
example of negligence?
A. A nurse administers a medication without first identifying the client.
B. An assistive personnel discusses client care in the facility cafeteria with visitors
present.
C. A nurse begins a blood transfusion without obtaining consent.
D. An assistive personnel prevents a client from leaving the facility
Correct Answer
A nurse begins a blood transfusion without obtaining consent
Question 10
A nurse is collecting a sputum specimen for culture from a client who has a
respiratory infection. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Wear sterile gloves when collecting the specimen.
B. Offer the client oral hygiene after the collection
C. Collect the specimen in the evening.
D Collect 1 ml of sputum.
Correct Answer
Offer the client oral hygiene after the collection
Question 11
A nurse is assessing an older client. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect?
a. Decreased sense of balanced
b. Increased nighttime sleeping
c. Heightened sense of pain
d. Nighttime urinary incontinence
Correct Answer
Decreased sense of balanced
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