ATI Fundamentals Practice A, B, & Final,
ATI Fundamentals Review 2019
A nurse is reviewing a client's medication prescription, which reads, "digoxin 0.25 by mouth every day." Which of the following components of the prescription should the nurse question? - ANSWER The dose
A client who reports shortness of breath requests her nurse's help in changing positions. After repositioning the client, which of the following actions should the nurse take next? - ANSWER Observe the rate, depth, and character of the client's respirations.
A nurse is caring for a client who, while sitting in a chair, starts to experience a seizure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER Lower the client to the floor and place a pad under the client's head.
A home health nurse is planning to provide health promotion activities for a group of clients in the community. Which of the following activities is an example of the nurse promoting primary prevention? - ANSWER Educating clients about the recommended immunization schedule for adults A nurse is using the I-SBAR communication tool to provide the client's provider with information about the client. The nurse should convey the client's pain status in which portion of the report? - ANSWER Assessment
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving IV therapy via a peripheral catheter. The nurse should identify that which of the following findings is an indication of infiltration? - ANSWER Edema at the infusion site
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is recovering from lung cancer. The provider instructed the client that he could resume lower-intensity activities of daily living. Which of the following activities should the nurse recommend to the client? - ANSWER Washing dishes
A nurse is caring for a client who has acute renal failure. Which of the following assessments provides the most accurate measure of the client's fluid status? - ANSWER Daily weight
A nurse is planning to assess the abdomen of a client who reports feeling bloated for several weeks. Which of the following methods of assessment should the nurse use first? - ANSWER Inspection A nurse is explaining the use of written consent forms to a newly-licensed nurse. The nurse should ensure that a written consent form has been signed by which of the following clients? - ANSWER A client who has a prescription for a transfusion of packed red blood cells
A nurse in a long-term care facility is admitting a client who is incontinent and smells strongly of urine. His partner, who has been caring for him at home, is embarrassed and apologizes for the smell. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? - ANSWER "It must be difficult to care for someone who is confined to bed."
A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client who has heart failure. The client has gained weight since her last visit and her ankles are edematous. Which of the following findings by the nurse is another clinical manifestation of fluid volume excess? - ANSWER Bounding pulse
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following abdominal surgery. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first after discovering that the
client's wound has eviscerated? - ANSWER Cover the incision with a moist sterile dressing. A nurse is teaching a client who has lower extremity weakness how to use a four-
point crutch gait. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - ANSWER "Bear weight on both of your legs."
A nurse in a provider's office is collecting information from an older adult client who reports that he has been taking acetaminophen 500 mg/day for severe joint pain. The nurse should instruct the client that large doses of acetaminophen could cause which of the following adverse effects? - ANSWER Liver Damage
A nurse is planning to document care provided for a client. Which of the following
abbreviations should the nurse use? - ANSWER PC for after meals
A nurse is responding to a parent's question about his infant's expected physical development during the first year of life. Which of the following information should the nurse include? - ANSWER A 10-month-old infant can pull up to a standing position.
An assistive personnel (AP) is assisting a nurse with the care of a female client who has an indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the following actions by the AP indicates a need for further teaching? - ANSWER The AP hangs the collection bag at the level of the bladder.
ATI Fundamentals Review 2019
A nurse is reviewing a client's medication prescription, which reads, "digoxin 0.25 by mouth every day." Which of the following components of the prescription should the nurse question? - ANSWER The dose
A client who reports shortness of breath requests her nurse's help in changing positions. After repositioning the client, which of the following actions should the nurse take next? - ANSWER Observe the rate, depth, and character of the client's respirations.
A nurse is caring for a client who, while sitting in a chair, starts to experience a seizure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER Lower the client to the floor and place a pad under the client's head.
A home health nurse is planning to provide health promotion activities for a group of clients in the community. Which of the following activities is an example of the nurse promoting primary prevention? - ANSWER Educating clients about the recommended immunization schedule for adults A nurse is using the I-SBAR communication tool to provide the client's provider with information about the client. The nurse should convey the client's pain status in which portion of the report? - ANSWER Assessment
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving IV therapy via a peripheral catheter. The nurse should identify that which of the following findings is an indication of infiltration? - ANSWER Edema at the infusion site
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is recovering from lung cancer. The provider instructed the client that he could resume lower-intensity activities of daily living. Which of the following activities should the nurse recommend to the client? - ANSWER Washing dishes
A nurse is caring for a client who has acute renal failure. Which of the following assessments provides the most accurate measure of the client's fluid status? - ANSWER Daily weight
A nurse is planning to assess the abdomen of a client who reports feeling bloated for several weeks. Which of the following methods of assessment should the nurse use first? - ANSWER Inspection A nurse is explaining the use of written consent forms to a newly-licensed nurse. The nurse should ensure that a written consent form has been signed by which of the following clients? - ANSWER A client who has a prescription for a transfusion of packed red blood cells
A nurse in a long-term care facility is admitting a client who is incontinent and smells strongly of urine. His partner, who has been caring for him at home, is embarrassed and apologizes for the smell. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? - ANSWER "It must be difficult to care for someone who is confined to bed."
A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client who has heart failure. The client has gained weight since her last visit and her ankles are edematous. Which of the following findings by the nurse is another clinical manifestation of fluid volume excess? - ANSWER Bounding pulse
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following abdominal surgery. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first after discovering that the
client's wound has eviscerated? - ANSWER Cover the incision with a moist sterile dressing. A nurse is teaching a client who has lower extremity weakness how to use a four-
point crutch gait. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - ANSWER "Bear weight on both of your legs."
A nurse in a provider's office is collecting information from an older adult client who reports that he has been taking acetaminophen 500 mg/day for severe joint pain. The nurse should instruct the client that large doses of acetaminophen could cause which of the following adverse effects? - ANSWER Liver Damage
A nurse is planning to document care provided for a client. Which of the following
abbreviations should the nurse use? - ANSWER PC for after meals
A nurse is responding to a parent's question about his infant's expected physical development during the first year of life. Which of the following information should the nurse include? - ANSWER A 10-month-old infant can pull up to a standing position.
An assistive personnel (AP) is assisting a nurse with the care of a female client who has an indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the following actions by the AP indicates a need for further teaching? - ANSWER The AP hangs the collection bag at the level of the bladder.
