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FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING ATI RN PROCTORED EXAM VERSION
1,2 AND 3 NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
1. The nursing processes ensures that nurses are person
centered rather than task centered. Rather than simply
approaching a patient to take vital signs, the nurse thinks, "How is
Mrs. Barclay today? Are our nursing actions helping her to
achieve her goals? How can we better help her?" This
demonstrate which characteristic of the nursing process?
a. Systemic
b. Interpersonal
c. Dynamic
d. Universally applicable in nursing situations - ANSWER-b
2. An experienced nurse tells a beginning nurse not to bother
studying too hard, since most clinical reasoning becomes "second
nature" and "intuitive" once you start practicing. What thinking
below should underlie the beginning nurse's response?
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a. Intuitive problem solving comes with years of practice and
observation, and novice nurses should base their care on
scientific
b. For nursing to remain a science, nurses must continue to be
vigilant about stamping out intuitive reasoning
c. The emphasis on logical, scientific, evidenced-based research
has held nursing back for years; it is time to champion intuitive,
creative thinking
It is simply a matter of preference; some nurses are logical,
scientific thinkers, and some are intuitive, creative thinkers -
ANSWER-a
3. The nurse uses blended competencies when caring for patients
in a rehabilitation facility. Which examples of interventions involve
cognitive skills? Select all that apply.
a. The nurse uses critical thinking skills to plan care for a patient
b. The nurse correctly administers IV saline to a patient who is
dehydrated
c. The nurse assists a patient to fill out an informed consent form
d. The nurse learns the correct dosages for patient pain
medication
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e. The nurse comforts a mother whose baby was born Down
syndrome
f. The nurse uses the proper procedure to categorize a female
patient - ANSWER-a, d
4. A nurse uses critical thinking skills to focus on the care plan of
an older adult who has dementia and needs placement in a long-
term care facility. Which statements describe characteristics of
this type of critical thinking applied to clinical reasoning? Select all
that apply
a. It functions independently of nursing standards, ethics, and
state practice arts
b. It is based on the principles of the nursing process, problem
solving, and the scientific method
c. It is driven by patient, family, and community needs as well as
nurses' needs to give competent, efficient care
d. It is not designed to compensate for problems created by
human nature, such as medication errors
e. It is constantly re-evaluating, self-correcting, and striving for
improvement
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f. It focuses on the big picture rather than identifying the key
problems, issues and risks involved with patient care - ANSWER-
b, c, e
5. A nurse is caring for a patient who has complications related to
type 2 diabetes mellitus. The nurse researches new procedures to
care for foot ulcers when developing a care plan for this patient.
Which QSEN competency does this action represent?
a. Patient centered care
b. Evidence based practice
c. Quality improvement
d. Informatics - ANSWER-c
6. A nurse is assessing a patient who is diagnosed with anorexia.
Following the assessment, the nurse recommends that the patient
meet with a nutritionist. This action best exemplifies the use of:
a. Clinical judgement
b. Clinical reasoning
c. Critical thinking
d. Blended competencies - ANSWER-a
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING ATI RN PROCTORED EXAM VERSION
1,2 AND 3 NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
1. The nursing processes ensures that nurses are person
centered rather than task centered. Rather than simply
approaching a patient to take vital signs, the nurse thinks, "How is
Mrs. Barclay today? Are our nursing actions helping her to
achieve her goals? How can we better help her?" This
demonstrate which characteristic of the nursing process?
a. Systemic
b. Interpersonal
c. Dynamic
d. Universally applicable in nursing situations - ANSWER-b
2. An experienced nurse tells a beginning nurse not to bother
studying too hard, since most clinical reasoning becomes "second
nature" and "intuitive" once you start practicing. What thinking
below should underlie the beginning nurse's response?
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a. Intuitive problem solving comes with years of practice and
observation, and novice nurses should base their care on
scientific
b. For nursing to remain a science, nurses must continue to be
vigilant about stamping out intuitive reasoning
c. The emphasis on logical, scientific, evidenced-based research
has held nursing back for years; it is time to champion intuitive,
creative thinking
It is simply a matter of preference; some nurses are logical,
scientific thinkers, and some are intuitive, creative thinkers -
ANSWER-a
3. The nurse uses blended competencies when caring for patients
in a rehabilitation facility. Which examples of interventions involve
cognitive skills? Select all that apply.
a. The nurse uses critical thinking skills to plan care for a patient
b. The nurse correctly administers IV saline to a patient who is
dehydrated
c. The nurse assists a patient to fill out an informed consent form
d. The nurse learns the correct dosages for patient pain
medication
,3|Page
e. The nurse comforts a mother whose baby was born Down
syndrome
f. The nurse uses the proper procedure to categorize a female
patient - ANSWER-a, d
4. A nurse uses critical thinking skills to focus on the care plan of
an older adult who has dementia and needs placement in a long-
term care facility. Which statements describe characteristics of
this type of critical thinking applied to clinical reasoning? Select all
that apply
a. It functions independently of nursing standards, ethics, and
state practice arts
b. It is based on the principles of the nursing process, problem
solving, and the scientific method
c. It is driven by patient, family, and community needs as well as
nurses' needs to give competent, efficient care
d. It is not designed to compensate for problems created by
human nature, such as medication errors
e. It is constantly re-evaluating, self-correcting, and striving for
improvement
, 4|Page
f. It focuses on the big picture rather than identifying the key
problems, issues and risks involved with patient care - ANSWER-
b, c, e
5. A nurse is caring for a patient who has complications related to
type 2 diabetes mellitus. The nurse researches new procedures to
care for foot ulcers when developing a care plan for this patient.
Which QSEN competency does this action represent?
a. Patient centered care
b. Evidence based practice
c. Quality improvement
d. Informatics - ANSWER-c
6. A nurse is assessing a patient who is diagnosed with anorexia.
Following the assessment, the nurse recommends that the patient
meet with a nutritionist. This action best exemplifies the use of:
a. Clinical judgement
b. Clinical reasoning
c. Critical thinking
d. Blended competencies - ANSWER-a
