ATI Fundamentals Practice Questions and Answers
Chapter 1 - - Health care delivery systems responsibility of state licensing boards?
A. Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with who have a specific diagnosis
a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following B. Ensuring that health care providers comply
examples should the nurse include in the with regulations
teaching? (Select all that apply.) C. Setting quality standards for accreditation of
health care facilities
A. Home health care D. Determining if medications are safe for
B. Rehabilitation facilities administration to clients - -B
C. Diagnostic centers
D. Skilled nursing facilities
E. Oncology centers - - A, B, D A nurse is explaining the various levels of health
care services to a group of newly licensed
nurses. Which of the following examples of care
A nurse is explaining the various types of health or care settings should the nurse classify as
care coverage clients might have to a group of tertiary care? (Select all that apply.)
nursing students. Which of the following health
care financing mechanisms are federally funded? A. Intensive care unit
(Select all that apply.) B. Oncology treatment center
C. Burn center
A. Preferred provider organization (PPO) D. Cardiac rehabilitation
B. Medicare E. Home health care - - A, B, C
C. Long-term care insurance
D. Exclusive provider organization (EPO)
E. Medicaid - - B, E Chapter 2 - - Interprofessional team
A nurse manager is developing strategies to care A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a
for the increasing number of clients who have medical-surgical unit. For which of the following
obesity. Which of the following actions should the client care needs should the nurse initiate a
nurse include as a primary health care strategy? referral for a social worker? (Select all that
apply.)
A. Collaborating with providers to perform obesity
screenings during routine office visits A. A client who has terminal cancer requests
B. Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in hospice care in her home.
rehabilitation centers for clients who have obesity B. A client asks about community resources
C. Providing specialized intraoperative training available for older adults.
regarding surgical treatments for obesity C. A client states that she wants her child
D. Educating acute care nurses on postoperative baptized before surgery.
complications related to obesity - -A D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use
after discharge.
E. A client states that he does not understand
A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory how to use a nebulizer. - - A, B, D
agencies during a staff meeting. Which of the
following tasks should the nurse identify as the
,ATI Fundamentals Practice Questions and Answers
A goal for a client who has difficulty with the following client activities should she include?
self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to use (Select all that apply.)
adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client
should initiate a referral to which of the following A. Bathing
members of the interprofessional care team? B. Ambulating
C. Toileting
A. Social worker D. Determining pain level
B. Certified nursing assistant E. Measuring vital signs - - A, B, C, E
C. Registered dietitian
D. Occupational therapist - -D
Chapter 3 - - Ethical responsibilities
A client who is postoperative following knee
arthroplasty is concerned about the adverse A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to
effects of the medication he is receiving for pain have surgery despite significant blockages in his
management. Which of the following members of coronary arteries. The nurse understands that
the interprofessional care team can assist the this client's choice is an example of which of the
client in understanding the medication's effects? following ethical principles?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Fidelity
A. Provider B. Autonomy
B. Certified nursing assistant C. Justice
C. Pharmacist D. Nonmaleficence - -B
D. Registered nurse
E. Respiratory therapist - - A, C, D
A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is
postoperative prior to ambulation. The nurse
A client who has had a cerebrovascular accident understands that this aspect of care delivery is an
has persistent problems with dysphagia (difficulty example of which of the following ethical
swallowing). The nurse caring for the client principles?
should initiate a referral with which of the
following members of the interprofessional care A. Fidelity
team? B. Autonomy
C. Justice
A. Social worker D. Beneficence - -D
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Occupational therapist
D. Speech-language pathologist - -D A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students
about the responsibilities organ donation and
procurement involve. When the nurse explains
A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed that all clients waiting for a kidney transplant
nurses with the roles of the various members of have to meet the same qualifications, the
the health care team they will encounter on a students should understand that this aspect of
medical-surgical unit. When care delivery is an example of which of the
she gives examples of the types of tasks certified following ethical principles?
nursing assistants (CNAs) may perform, which of
,ATI Fundamentals Practice Questions and Answers
A. Fidelity the AP committing?
B. Autonomy
C. Justice A. Assault
D. Nonmaleficence - -C B. Battery
C. False imprisonment
D. Invasion of privacy - -A
A nurse questions a medication prescription as
too extreme in light of the client's advanced age
and unstable status. The nurse understands that A nurse is caring for a competent adult client who
this action is an example of which of the following tells the nurse that he is thinking about leaving
ethical principles? the hospital against medical advice. The nurse
believes that this is not in the client's best
A. Fidelity interest, so she prepares to administer a PRN
B. Autonomy sedative medication the client has not requested
C. Justice along with his usual medication. Which of the
D. Nonmaleficence - -D following types of tort is the nurse about to
commit?
A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students A. Assault
about how to know and what to expect when B. False imprisonment
ethical dilemmas arise. Which of the following C. Negligence
situations should the students identify as an D. Breach of confidentiality - -B
ethical dilemma?
A. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit A nurse in a surgeon's office is providing
demonstrates signs preoperative teaching for a client who is
of chemical impairment. scheduled for surgery the following week. The
B. A nurse overhears another nurse telling an client tells the nurse that he will prepare his
older adult client that if he doesn't stay in bed, advance directives before he goes to the
she will have to apply restraints. hospital. Which of the following statements made
C. A family has conflicting feelings about the by the
initiation of enteral tube feedings for their father, client should indicate to the nurse an
who is terminally ill. understanding of advance directives?
D. A client who is terminally ill hesitates to name
her spouse on her durable power of attorney A. "I'd rather have my brother make decisions for
form. - -C me, but I know it has to be my wife."
B. "I know they won't go ahead with the surgery
unless I prepare these forms."
Chapter 4 - - Legal responsibilities C. "I plan to write that I don't want them to keep
me on a breathing machine."
D. "I will get my regular doctor to approve my
A nurse observes an assistive personnel (AP) plan before I hand it in at the hospital." - -
reprimanding a client for not using the urinal C
properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper
on him if he does not use the urinal more
carefully next time. Which of the following torts is A nurse is caring for a client who is about to
, ATI Fundamentals Practice Questions and Answers
undergo an elective surgical procedure. The
nurse should take which of the following actions A nurse is discussing the HIPAA Privacy Rule
regarding informed consent? (Select all that with nurses during new employee orientation.
apply.) Which of the following information should the
nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
A. Make sure the surgeon obtained the client's
consent. A. A single electronic records password is
B. Witness the client's signature on the consent provided for nurses on the same unit.
form. B. Family members should provide a code prior
C. Explain the risks and benefits of the to receiving client health information.
procedure. C. Communication of client information can occur
D. Describe the consequences of choosing not to at the nurses' station.
have the surgery. D. A client can request a copy of her medical
E. Tell the client about alternatives to having the record.
surgery. - - A, B E. A nurse may photocopy a client's medical
record for transfer to another facility. - - B,
C, D
A nurse has noticed several occasions in the
past week when another nurse on the unit
seemed drowsy and unable to focus on the issue A nurse is reviewing documentation with a group
at hand. Today, she found of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following
the nurse asleep in a chair in the break room legal guidelines should be followed when
when she was not on a break. Which of the documenting in a client's record? (Select all that
following actions should the nurse take? apply.)
A. Alert the American Nurses Association. A. Cover errors with correction fluid, and write in
B. Fill out an incident report. the correct information.
C. Report the observations to the nurse manager B. Put the date and time on all entries.
on the unit. C. Document objective data, leaving out opinions.
D. Leave the nurse alone to sleep. - -C D. Use as many abbreviations as possible.
E. Wait until the end of the shift to document. -
- B, C
Chapter 5 - - Information technology
A nurse is discussing occurrences that require
A nurse is preparing information for completion of an incident report with a newly
change-of-shift report. Which of the following licensed nurse. Which of the following should the
information should the nurse include in the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that
report? apply).
A. Input and output for the shift A. Medication error
B. Blood pressure from the previous day B. Needlesticks
C. Bone scan scheduled for today C. Conflict with provider and nursing staff
D. Medication routine from the medication D. Omission of prescription
administration record - -C E. Complaint from a client's family member -
- A, B, D
Chapter 1 - - Health care delivery systems responsibility of state licensing boards?
A. Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with who have a specific diagnosis
a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following B. Ensuring that health care providers comply
examples should the nurse include in the with regulations
teaching? (Select all that apply.) C. Setting quality standards for accreditation of
health care facilities
A. Home health care D. Determining if medications are safe for
B. Rehabilitation facilities administration to clients - -B
C. Diagnostic centers
D. Skilled nursing facilities
E. Oncology centers - - A, B, D A nurse is explaining the various levels of health
care services to a group of newly licensed
nurses. Which of the following examples of care
A nurse is explaining the various types of health or care settings should the nurse classify as
care coverage clients might have to a group of tertiary care? (Select all that apply.)
nursing students. Which of the following health
care financing mechanisms are federally funded? A. Intensive care unit
(Select all that apply.) B. Oncology treatment center
C. Burn center
A. Preferred provider organization (PPO) D. Cardiac rehabilitation
B. Medicare E. Home health care - - A, B, C
C. Long-term care insurance
D. Exclusive provider organization (EPO)
E. Medicaid - - B, E Chapter 2 - - Interprofessional team
A nurse manager is developing strategies to care A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a
for the increasing number of clients who have medical-surgical unit. For which of the following
obesity. Which of the following actions should the client care needs should the nurse initiate a
nurse include as a primary health care strategy? referral for a social worker? (Select all that
apply.)
A. Collaborating with providers to perform obesity
screenings during routine office visits A. A client who has terminal cancer requests
B. Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in hospice care in her home.
rehabilitation centers for clients who have obesity B. A client asks about community resources
C. Providing specialized intraoperative training available for older adults.
regarding surgical treatments for obesity C. A client states that she wants her child
D. Educating acute care nurses on postoperative baptized before surgery.
complications related to obesity - -A D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use
after discharge.
E. A client states that he does not understand
A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory how to use a nebulizer. - - A, B, D
agencies during a staff meeting. Which of the
following tasks should the nurse identify as the
,ATI Fundamentals Practice Questions and Answers
A goal for a client who has difficulty with the following client activities should she include?
self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to use (Select all that apply.)
adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client
should initiate a referral to which of the following A. Bathing
members of the interprofessional care team? B. Ambulating
C. Toileting
A. Social worker D. Determining pain level
B. Certified nursing assistant E. Measuring vital signs - - A, B, C, E
C. Registered dietitian
D. Occupational therapist - -D
Chapter 3 - - Ethical responsibilities
A client who is postoperative following knee
arthroplasty is concerned about the adverse A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to
effects of the medication he is receiving for pain have surgery despite significant blockages in his
management. Which of the following members of coronary arteries. The nurse understands that
the interprofessional care team can assist the this client's choice is an example of which of the
client in understanding the medication's effects? following ethical principles?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Fidelity
A. Provider B. Autonomy
B. Certified nursing assistant C. Justice
C. Pharmacist D. Nonmaleficence - -B
D. Registered nurse
E. Respiratory therapist - - A, C, D
A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is
postoperative prior to ambulation. The nurse
A client who has had a cerebrovascular accident understands that this aspect of care delivery is an
has persistent problems with dysphagia (difficulty example of which of the following ethical
swallowing). The nurse caring for the client principles?
should initiate a referral with which of the
following members of the interprofessional care A. Fidelity
team? B. Autonomy
C. Justice
A. Social worker D. Beneficence - -D
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Occupational therapist
D. Speech-language pathologist - -D A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students
about the responsibilities organ donation and
procurement involve. When the nurse explains
A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed that all clients waiting for a kidney transplant
nurses with the roles of the various members of have to meet the same qualifications, the
the health care team they will encounter on a students should understand that this aspect of
medical-surgical unit. When care delivery is an example of which of the
she gives examples of the types of tasks certified following ethical principles?
nursing assistants (CNAs) may perform, which of
,ATI Fundamentals Practice Questions and Answers
A. Fidelity the AP committing?
B. Autonomy
C. Justice A. Assault
D. Nonmaleficence - -C B. Battery
C. False imprisonment
D. Invasion of privacy - -A
A nurse questions a medication prescription as
too extreme in light of the client's advanced age
and unstable status. The nurse understands that A nurse is caring for a competent adult client who
this action is an example of which of the following tells the nurse that he is thinking about leaving
ethical principles? the hospital against medical advice. The nurse
believes that this is not in the client's best
A. Fidelity interest, so she prepares to administer a PRN
B. Autonomy sedative medication the client has not requested
C. Justice along with his usual medication. Which of the
D. Nonmaleficence - -D following types of tort is the nurse about to
commit?
A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students A. Assault
about how to know and what to expect when B. False imprisonment
ethical dilemmas arise. Which of the following C. Negligence
situations should the students identify as an D. Breach of confidentiality - -B
ethical dilemma?
A. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit A nurse in a surgeon's office is providing
demonstrates signs preoperative teaching for a client who is
of chemical impairment. scheduled for surgery the following week. The
B. A nurse overhears another nurse telling an client tells the nurse that he will prepare his
older adult client that if he doesn't stay in bed, advance directives before he goes to the
she will have to apply restraints. hospital. Which of the following statements made
C. A family has conflicting feelings about the by the
initiation of enteral tube feedings for their father, client should indicate to the nurse an
who is terminally ill. understanding of advance directives?
D. A client who is terminally ill hesitates to name
her spouse on her durable power of attorney A. "I'd rather have my brother make decisions for
form. - -C me, but I know it has to be my wife."
B. "I know they won't go ahead with the surgery
unless I prepare these forms."
Chapter 4 - - Legal responsibilities C. "I plan to write that I don't want them to keep
me on a breathing machine."
D. "I will get my regular doctor to approve my
A nurse observes an assistive personnel (AP) plan before I hand it in at the hospital." - -
reprimanding a client for not using the urinal C
properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper
on him if he does not use the urinal more
carefully next time. Which of the following torts is A nurse is caring for a client who is about to
, ATI Fundamentals Practice Questions and Answers
undergo an elective surgical procedure. The
nurse should take which of the following actions A nurse is discussing the HIPAA Privacy Rule
regarding informed consent? (Select all that with nurses during new employee orientation.
apply.) Which of the following information should the
nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
A. Make sure the surgeon obtained the client's
consent. A. A single electronic records password is
B. Witness the client's signature on the consent provided for nurses on the same unit.
form. B. Family members should provide a code prior
C. Explain the risks and benefits of the to receiving client health information.
procedure. C. Communication of client information can occur
D. Describe the consequences of choosing not to at the nurses' station.
have the surgery. D. A client can request a copy of her medical
E. Tell the client about alternatives to having the record.
surgery. - - A, B E. A nurse may photocopy a client's medical
record for transfer to another facility. - - B,
C, D
A nurse has noticed several occasions in the
past week when another nurse on the unit
seemed drowsy and unable to focus on the issue A nurse is reviewing documentation with a group
at hand. Today, she found of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following
the nurse asleep in a chair in the break room legal guidelines should be followed when
when she was not on a break. Which of the documenting in a client's record? (Select all that
following actions should the nurse take? apply.)
A. Alert the American Nurses Association. A. Cover errors with correction fluid, and write in
B. Fill out an incident report. the correct information.
C. Report the observations to the nurse manager B. Put the date and time on all entries.
on the unit. C. Document objective data, leaving out opinions.
D. Leave the nurse alone to sleep. - -C D. Use as many abbreviations as possible.
E. Wait until the end of the shift to document. -
- B, C
Chapter 5 - - Information technology
A nurse is discussing occurrences that require
A nurse is preparing information for completion of an incident report with a newly
change-of-shift report. Which of the following licensed nurse. Which of the following should the
information should the nurse include in the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that
report? apply).
A. Input and output for the shift A. Medication error
B. Blood pressure from the previous day B. Needlesticks
C. Bone scan scheduled for today C. Conflict with provider and nursing staff
D. Medication routine from the medication D. Omission of prescription
administration record - -C E. Complaint from a client's family member -
- A, B, D
