ATI Fundamental CMS Exam | 80+
Questions and Verified Answers Rated
A+ | 2024/2025 Guide
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for a 24 hour urine
collection. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Discard the first void
B. Keep the urine in a single container at room temperature
C. Ask the client to urinate and pour the urine into a specimen container
D. Ask the client to urinate into the toilet, stop midstream, and then finish
urinating into a specimen container
- Correct Answer - A. Discard the first void
A nurse is reviewing the factors that increase risk of UTIs with a client who
has reoccurring UTIs. Which of the following factors to the nurse include?
Select all that apply
A. Frequent sexual intercourse
B. Lowering of testosterone levels
C. Wiping from front to back
D. Location of the urethra in relation to the anus
E. Frequent catheterization
- Correct Answer - A. Frequent sexual intercourse
D. Location of the urethra in relation to the anus
E. Frequent catheterization
,A nurse is preparing to initiate a bladder training program for a client who
has incontinence. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Select all that apply
A. Establish a schedule of urinating prior to meal times
B. Have the client record urination times
C. Gradually increased urination intervals
D. Remind the client to hold the urine until the next scheduled urination
times
E. Provide a sterile container for urine
- Correct Answer - B. Have the client record urination times
C. Gradually increased urination intervals
D. Remind the client to hold the urine until the next scheduled urination
times
A nurse is determining a clients ability to learn self monitoring of blood
glucose using a glucometer. Which of the following abilities should the
nurse confirm that the client has down before proceeding with the
instruction? Select all that apply
A. Finger dexterity
B. Visual acuity
C. Color vision
D. Basic literacy
E. Demonstration of the ability
- Correct Answer - A. Finger dexterity
B. Visual acuity
E. Demonstration of the ability
,A nurse is providing education on how to check blood glucose levels to a
client who has a new diagnosis of type one diabetes mellitus. The nurse
should include which of the following instructions about transferring blood
onto the reagent portion of the test strip?
A. Smear the blood onto the strip
B. Squeeze the blood onto the strap
C. Touch the puncture to stimulate bleeding
D. Hold the test strip next to the blood on the fingertip
- Correct Answer - D. Hold the test strip next to the blood on the fingertip
A nurse attempts to collect a capillary blood specimen via fingerstick for a
blood glucose monitoring from a client who has diabetes mellitus. The
nurse is unable to obtain an adequate drop of blood for the reagent strip.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Puncture another finger to obtain a capillary specimen
B. Test the urine with a urinary agent strip instead
C. Wrap the hand in a warm moist cloth
D. Perform a venipuncture to obtain a venous sample
- Correct Answer - C. Wrap the hand in a warm moist cloth
A nurse is teaching self monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) to a client who
has DM. Which of the following instructions to the nurse include? Select all
that apply
A. Perform this once daily at bedtime
B. Wipe the hand with an alcohol swab
C. Hold the hand in a dependent position prior to the puncture
D. Hold the puncturing device perpendicular to the site
, E. Prick the outer edge of the finger tip for the blood sample
- Correct Answer - C. Hold the hand in a dependent position prior to the
puncture
D. Hold the puncturing device perpendicular to the site
E. Prick the outer edge of the finger tip for the blood sample
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical surgical unit. For which
of the following client care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a
social worker? (Select all that apply)
A. A client who has terminal cancer request hospice care in her home
B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults
C. A client states that she wants her child baptized before surgery
D. A client request an electric wheelchair for use after discharge
E. A client states he does not understand how to use a nebulizer
- Correct Answer - A. A client who has terminal cancer request hospice
care in her home
B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults
D. A client request an electric wheelchair for use after discharge
A client who is postoperative following a knee arthroplasty is concerned
about adverse effects of the medication he is receiving for pain
management. Which of the following members of the interprofessional care
team can assist the client in understanding the medications effects?
A. Provider
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Pharmacist
Questions and Verified Answers Rated
A+ | 2024/2025 Guide
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for a 24 hour urine
collection. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Discard the first void
B. Keep the urine in a single container at room temperature
C. Ask the client to urinate and pour the urine into a specimen container
D. Ask the client to urinate into the toilet, stop midstream, and then finish
urinating into a specimen container
- Correct Answer - A. Discard the first void
A nurse is reviewing the factors that increase risk of UTIs with a client who
has reoccurring UTIs. Which of the following factors to the nurse include?
Select all that apply
A. Frequent sexual intercourse
B. Lowering of testosterone levels
C. Wiping from front to back
D. Location of the urethra in relation to the anus
E. Frequent catheterization
- Correct Answer - A. Frequent sexual intercourse
D. Location of the urethra in relation to the anus
E. Frequent catheterization
,A nurse is preparing to initiate a bladder training program for a client who
has incontinence. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Select all that apply
A. Establish a schedule of urinating prior to meal times
B. Have the client record urination times
C. Gradually increased urination intervals
D. Remind the client to hold the urine until the next scheduled urination
times
E. Provide a sterile container for urine
- Correct Answer - B. Have the client record urination times
C. Gradually increased urination intervals
D. Remind the client to hold the urine until the next scheduled urination
times
A nurse is determining a clients ability to learn self monitoring of blood
glucose using a glucometer. Which of the following abilities should the
nurse confirm that the client has down before proceeding with the
instruction? Select all that apply
A. Finger dexterity
B. Visual acuity
C. Color vision
D. Basic literacy
E. Demonstration of the ability
- Correct Answer - A. Finger dexterity
B. Visual acuity
E. Demonstration of the ability
,A nurse is providing education on how to check blood glucose levels to a
client who has a new diagnosis of type one diabetes mellitus. The nurse
should include which of the following instructions about transferring blood
onto the reagent portion of the test strip?
A. Smear the blood onto the strip
B. Squeeze the blood onto the strap
C. Touch the puncture to stimulate bleeding
D. Hold the test strip next to the blood on the fingertip
- Correct Answer - D. Hold the test strip next to the blood on the fingertip
A nurse attempts to collect a capillary blood specimen via fingerstick for a
blood glucose monitoring from a client who has diabetes mellitus. The
nurse is unable to obtain an adequate drop of blood for the reagent strip.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Puncture another finger to obtain a capillary specimen
B. Test the urine with a urinary agent strip instead
C. Wrap the hand in a warm moist cloth
D. Perform a venipuncture to obtain a venous sample
- Correct Answer - C. Wrap the hand in a warm moist cloth
A nurse is teaching self monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) to a client who
has DM. Which of the following instructions to the nurse include? Select all
that apply
A. Perform this once daily at bedtime
B. Wipe the hand with an alcohol swab
C. Hold the hand in a dependent position prior to the puncture
D. Hold the puncturing device perpendicular to the site
, E. Prick the outer edge of the finger tip for the blood sample
- Correct Answer - C. Hold the hand in a dependent position prior to the
puncture
D. Hold the puncturing device perpendicular to the site
E. Prick the outer edge of the finger tip for the blood sample
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical surgical unit. For which
of the following client care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a
social worker? (Select all that apply)
A. A client who has terminal cancer request hospice care in her home
B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults
C. A client states that she wants her child baptized before surgery
D. A client request an electric wheelchair for use after discharge
E. A client states he does not understand how to use a nebulizer
- Correct Answer - A. A client who has terminal cancer request hospice
care in her home
B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults
D. A client request an electric wheelchair for use after discharge
A client who is postoperative following a knee arthroplasty is concerned
about adverse effects of the medication he is receiving for pain
management. Which of the following members of the interprofessional care
team can assist the client in understanding the medications effects?
A. Provider
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Pharmacist
