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2025/2026 ATI RN CONCEPT-BASED ASSESSMENT
LEVEL 3 EXAM CURRENTLY TESTING QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED CORRECT (VERIFIED)
ANSWERS/GUARANTEED PASS/TOP-RATED A+.
ATI RN
Ace your ATI RN Concept-Based Assessment Level 3 with this
targeted guide, designed to master essential nursing concepts
and their clinical applications. This resource provides high-yield
practice questions and detailed rationales that build the critical
thinking skills needed for accurate patient assessments and
data interpretation.
a nurse in a mental health clinic is assessing a client who
states, "I don't think my gambling is as big of a problem as
my friends think it is." which of the following findings should
the nurse identify as meeting the diagnostic criteria of
gambling disorder?
a. the client makes no attempts to stop gambling.
b. the client gambles when feeling happy or enthusiastic.
c. the client gambles the same amount of money each
week.
d. the client asks others for money to compensate for
gambling losses. ...... ANSWER ....... the client asks
others for money to compensate for gambling losses.
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one of the diagnostic criteria for this is a reliance on others
to provide money to help with negative financial situations
that are a direct result of gambling losses. according to the
american psychiatric association, a diagnosis of this
requires that the client's behavior meets four of the defined
criteria over the period of the past 12 months. ......
ANSWER ....... gambling disorder
a nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. which
of the following manifestations should the nurse identify as
positive symptoms of schizophrenia? select all that apply.
a. magical thinking.
b. clang association.
c. auditory hallucinations.
d. flat affect.
e. emotional ambivalence. ...... ANSWER ....... magical
thinking.
clang association.
auditory hallucinations.
the nurse should identify that magical thinking, or the belief
that one's thoughts affect others, is a positive symptom of
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this disorder. ...... ANSWER ....... schizophrenia
manifestation
the nurse should identify that clang association, or choosing
words based on their sounds, is a positive symptom of this
disorder. ...... ANSWER ....... schizophrenia
manifestation
the nurse should identify that experiencing auditory
hallucinations, or hearing voices or sounds that do not exist,
is a positive symptom of this disorder. ...... ANSWER .......
schizophrenia manifestation
the nurse is assessing a client who has end stage COPD.
which of the following images should the nurse identify as a
late manifestation of this terminal illness?
a. flexion or contraction of the joints.
b. swan neck deformation.
c. tophi, related to chronic gout.
d. digital clubbing. ...... ANSWER ....... digital clubbing
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the nurse should identify digital clubbing when assessing a
client who has this disorder. ...... ANSWER ....... late
manifestation of COPD
evidence of decreased arterial oxygen levels, which occurs
over time and is evident as a late manifestation of COPD.
...... ANSWER ....... digital clubbing
a nurse in an ED is assessing a newly admitted client. the
nurse should identify that which of the following findings is a
manifestation of acute cocaine toxicity?
a. hypotension.
b. pinpoint pupils.
c. agitation.
d. hypothermia. ...... ANSWER ....... agitation
agitation, dizziness, and tremor. ...... ANSWER ....... acute
cocaine toxicity s/s
can cause convulsions and myocardial infarction. ......
ANSWER ....... severe cocaine toxicity
2025/2026 ATI RN CONCEPT-BASED ASSESSMENT
LEVEL 3 EXAM CURRENTLY TESTING QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED CORRECT (VERIFIED)
ANSWERS/GUARANTEED PASS/TOP-RATED A+.
ATI RN
Ace your ATI RN Concept-Based Assessment Level 3 with this
targeted guide, designed to master essential nursing concepts
and their clinical applications. This resource provides high-yield
practice questions and detailed rationales that build the critical
thinking skills needed for accurate patient assessments and
data interpretation.
a nurse in a mental health clinic is assessing a client who
states, "I don't think my gambling is as big of a problem as
my friends think it is." which of the following findings should
the nurse identify as meeting the diagnostic criteria of
gambling disorder?
a. the client makes no attempts to stop gambling.
b. the client gambles when feeling happy or enthusiastic.
c. the client gambles the same amount of money each
week.
d. the client asks others for money to compensate for
gambling losses. ...... ANSWER ....... the client asks
others for money to compensate for gambling losses.
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one of the diagnostic criteria for this is a reliance on others
to provide money to help with negative financial situations
that are a direct result of gambling losses. according to the
american psychiatric association, a diagnosis of this
requires that the client's behavior meets four of the defined
criteria over the period of the past 12 months. ......
ANSWER ....... gambling disorder
a nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. which
of the following manifestations should the nurse identify as
positive symptoms of schizophrenia? select all that apply.
a. magical thinking.
b. clang association.
c. auditory hallucinations.
d. flat affect.
e. emotional ambivalence. ...... ANSWER ....... magical
thinking.
clang association.
auditory hallucinations.
the nurse should identify that magical thinking, or the belief
that one's thoughts affect others, is a positive symptom of
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this disorder. ...... ANSWER ....... schizophrenia
manifestation
the nurse should identify that clang association, or choosing
words based on their sounds, is a positive symptom of this
disorder. ...... ANSWER ....... schizophrenia
manifestation
the nurse should identify that experiencing auditory
hallucinations, or hearing voices or sounds that do not exist,
is a positive symptom of this disorder. ...... ANSWER .......
schizophrenia manifestation
the nurse is assessing a client who has end stage COPD.
which of the following images should the nurse identify as a
late manifestation of this terminal illness?
a. flexion or contraction of the joints.
b. swan neck deformation.
c. tophi, related to chronic gout.
d. digital clubbing. ...... ANSWER ....... digital clubbing
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the nurse should identify digital clubbing when assessing a
client who has this disorder. ...... ANSWER ....... late
manifestation of COPD
evidence of decreased arterial oxygen levels, which occurs
over time and is evident as a late manifestation of COPD.
...... ANSWER ....... digital clubbing
a nurse in an ED is assessing a newly admitted client. the
nurse should identify that which of the following findings is a
manifestation of acute cocaine toxicity?
a. hypotension.
b. pinpoint pupils.
c. agitation.
d. hypothermia. ...... ANSWER ....... agitation
agitation, dizziness, and tremor. ...... ANSWER ....... acute
cocaine toxicity s/s
can cause convulsions and myocardial infarction. ......
ANSWER ....... severe cocaine toxicity
