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ATI FUNDAMENTALS PRACTICE QUESTIONSChapter 1 -Health care delivery systems
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the
following examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
A. Home health care
B. Rehabilitation facilities
C. Diagnostic centers
D. Skilled nursing facilities
E. Oncology centers - Answers-A, B, D
A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a
group of nursing students. Which of the following health care financing mechanisms are
federally funded? (Select all that apply.)
A. Preferred provider organization (PPO)
B. Medicare
C. Long‑term care insurance
D. Exclusive provider organization (EPO)
E. Medicaid - Answers-B, E
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 or care settings should the
nurse classify as tertiary care? (Select all that apply.)
A. Intensive care unit
B. Oncology treatment center
C. Burn center
D. Cardiac rehabilitation
E. Home health care - Answers-A, B, C
A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of clients
who have obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse include as a primary
health care strategy?
A. Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine office visits
B. Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehabilitation centers for clients who
have obesity
C. Providing specialized intraoperative training regarding surgical treatments for obesity
D. Educating acute care nurses on postoperative complications related to obesity -
Answers-A
,A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting. Which
of the following tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of state licensing
boards?
A. Monitoring evidence‑based practice for clients who have a specific diagnosis
B. Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations
C. Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
D. Determining if medications are safe for administration to clients - Answers-B
Chapter 2 - Answers-Interprofessional team
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 requests 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 requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge.
E. A client states that he does not understand how to use a nebulizer. - Answers-A, B, D
A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the
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 medication's effects? (Select all that apply.)
A. Provider
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Pharmacist
D. Registered nurse
E. Respiratory therapist - Answers-A, C, D
A client who has had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with
dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral
with which of the following members of the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Occupational therapist
D. Speech‑language pathologist - Answers-D
A goal for a client who has difficulty with self‑feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to
use adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral to which of
the following members of the interprofessional care team?
,A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Registered dietitian
D. Occupational therapist - Answers-D
A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of the various
members of the health care team they will encounter on a medical‑surgical unit. When
she gives examples of the types of tasks certified nursing assistants (CNAs) may
perform, which of the following client activities should she include? (Select all that
apply.)
A. Bathing
B. Ambulating
C. Toileting
D. Determining pain level
E. Measuring vital signs - Answers-A, B, C, E
Chapter 3 - Answers-Ethical responsibilities
A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant
blockages in his coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this client's choice is an
example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence - Answers-B
A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to ambulation. The
nurse understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the
following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Beneficence - Answers-D
A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about the responsibilities organ
donation and procurement involve. When the nurse explains that all clients waiting for a
kidney transplant have to meet the same qualifications, the students should understand
that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the following ethical
principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
, D. Nonmaleficence - Answers-C
A nurse questions a medication prescription as too extreme in light of the client's
advanced age and unstable status. The nurse understands that this action is an
example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence - Answers-D
A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about how to know and what to expect
when ethical dilemmas arise. Which of the following situations should the students
identify as an ethical dilemma?
A. A nurse on a medical‑surgical unit demonstrates signs
of chemical impairment.
B. A nurse overhears another nurse telling an older adult client that if he doesn't stay in
bed, she will have to apply restraints.
C. A family has conflicting feelings about the initiation of enteral tube feedings for their
father, who is terminally ill.
D. A client who is terminally ill hesitates to name her spouse on her durable power of
attorney form. - Answers-C
Chapter 4 - Answers-Legal responsibilities
A nurse observes an assistive personnel (AP) reprimanding a client for not using the
urinal 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 the AP committing?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. False imprisonment
D. Invasion of privacy - Answers-A
A nurse is caring for a competent adult client who tells the nurse that he is thinking
about leaving the hospital against medical advice. The nurse believes that this is not in
the client's best interest, so she prepares to administer a PRN sedative medication the
client has not requested along with his usual medication. Which of the following types of
tort is the nurse about to commit?
A. Assault
B. False imprisonment
C. Negligence
D. Breach of confidentiality - Answers-B
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