ATI Professional Nursing Questions With Complete
Solutions
________ learners would prefer to learn by practicing skills in
the nursing lab or developing models or displays Correct
Answers Tactile
__________ learners place information on a timeline or to
organize notes in an outline. Correct Answers Visual
1. A nurse is caring for a client who is diagnosed with anemia.
Which of the following skin color variations is caused by a
reduced amount of oxyhemoglobin?
a. Cyanosis
b. Jaundice
c. Erythema
d. Pallor Correct Answers Pallor
1. A nurse manager hires a nurse whose personal references
reports that the nurse plagiarized during nursing school. Based
on the information from the reference, which of the following
actions should the nurse manager take?
a. Caution other staff nurses about the potential for the nurse's
misconduct
b. Inform the risk manager of the situation
c. Monitor the nurse's documentation during times of high client
acuity. Correct Answers Monitor the nurse's documentation
during times of high client acuity.
,1. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a group of
clients. The nurse demonstrates respect when he makes which of
the following statements?
a. I will tell the provider to speak with your husband about your
condition
b. I hear people of your culture prefer kosher food.
c. Do you want your family to be present during your session
with the speech therapist Correct Answers Do you want your
family to be present during your session with the speech
therapist
1. The inclusion of autonomy in the provision of the client care
incorporates which of the following traits? (Select all that apply)
a. Decision making
b. Sympathy
c. Flexibility
d. Prioritization
e. Affirmation Correct Answers Decision making, Flexibility,
Prioritization
A charge nurse discovers a staff nurse is chemically dependent
on opioid analgesics. Which of the following is the most serious
outcome if the staff nurse continues to care for clients in a
chemically dependent state?
a. Compromised client trust
b. Omissions in client care
c. Loss of respect from peers Correct Answers Omissions in
client care
A charge nurse is assisting a staff nurse to perform a new
procedure. When the staff nurse is attempting the new
,procedure, he becomes frustrated and raises his voice at the
charge nurse in front of the client. Which of the following
actions by the staff nurse is appropriate?
a. Completing the task and leaving the room
b. Apologizing to the charge nurse and client
c. Noting the incident in the client's medical record Correct
Answers Apologizing to the charge nurse and client
A group of nurse managers is developing a hospital wide plan
for orienting newly licensed nurses to the facility. Which of the
following statements by a new member of the management team
indicates a need for further education regarding orientation?
a. I should provide a brief orientation to allow for independent
work right away
b. I will offer a residency program to ease transition to practice
c. I should assign a mentor to the newly licensed nurse Correct
Answers I should provide a brief orientation to allow for
independent work right away
A home health nurse is invited to dinner by a client's family on
his day off. Which of the following actions by the nurse
indicates understanding of his professional role?
a. The nurse accepts the invitation but avoids future social
interactions with the client.
b. The nurse declines the invitation but explains that he will
accept closer to discharge from home health.
c. The nurse declines the invitation for dinner but offers to
extend the length of each home visit. Correct Answers The
nurse declines the invitation for dinner but offers to extend the
length of each home visit.
, A mentor is assisting a new graduate nurse develop strategies to
transition successfully from student to professional nurse. The
mentor should intervene if the new nurse incorporates which of
the following strategies?
a. Evaluates growth by comparing progress with peers
b. Actively participates in professional nursing association
activities
c. Utilizes resources available through the employing facility.
Correct Answers Evaluates growth by comparing progress with
peers
A newly licensed nurse asks his nurse mentor why he chose
nursing as a career. The nurse mentor replies that he chose
nursing because it is a profession, which is characterized by
a. Reasonable work and reasonable compensation
b. Responsibility ending with the shift
c. Lifelong learning and autonomy Correct Answers Lifelong
learning and autonomy
A newly licensed nurse confides in her mentor that she is feeling
overwhelmed, and she is glad responsibility of her actions
extend only to herself and her clients. Which of the following
statements by the mentor is the most accurate response?
a. As a nurse, responsibility for your actions also extends to your
peers and society.
b. I felt the same way as a new nurse, it is good we have a code
of ethics to guide our practice.
c. It is your responsibility to follow our professional guidelines
to protect yourself and your client. Correct Answers As a nurse,
responsibility for your actions also extends to your peers and
society.
Solutions
________ learners would prefer to learn by practicing skills in
the nursing lab or developing models or displays Correct
Answers Tactile
__________ learners place information on a timeline or to
organize notes in an outline. Correct Answers Visual
1. A nurse is caring for a client who is diagnosed with anemia.
Which of the following skin color variations is caused by a
reduced amount of oxyhemoglobin?
a. Cyanosis
b. Jaundice
c. Erythema
d. Pallor Correct Answers Pallor
1. A nurse manager hires a nurse whose personal references
reports that the nurse plagiarized during nursing school. Based
on the information from the reference, which of the following
actions should the nurse manager take?
a. Caution other staff nurses about the potential for the nurse's
misconduct
b. Inform the risk manager of the situation
c. Monitor the nurse's documentation during times of high client
acuity. Correct Answers Monitor the nurse's documentation
during times of high client acuity.
,1. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a group of
clients. The nurse demonstrates respect when he makes which of
the following statements?
a. I will tell the provider to speak with your husband about your
condition
b. I hear people of your culture prefer kosher food.
c. Do you want your family to be present during your session
with the speech therapist Correct Answers Do you want your
family to be present during your session with the speech
therapist
1. The inclusion of autonomy in the provision of the client care
incorporates which of the following traits? (Select all that apply)
a. Decision making
b. Sympathy
c. Flexibility
d. Prioritization
e. Affirmation Correct Answers Decision making, Flexibility,
Prioritization
A charge nurse discovers a staff nurse is chemically dependent
on opioid analgesics. Which of the following is the most serious
outcome if the staff nurse continues to care for clients in a
chemically dependent state?
a. Compromised client trust
b. Omissions in client care
c. Loss of respect from peers Correct Answers Omissions in
client care
A charge nurse is assisting a staff nurse to perform a new
procedure. When the staff nurse is attempting the new
,procedure, he becomes frustrated and raises his voice at the
charge nurse in front of the client. Which of the following
actions by the staff nurse is appropriate?
a. Completing the task and leaving the room
b. Apologizing to the charge nurse and client
c. Noting the incident in the client's medical record Correct
Answers Apologizing to the charge nurse and client
A group of nurse managers is developing a hospital wide plan
for orienting newly licensed nurses to the facility. Which of the
following statements by a new member of the management team
indicates a need for further education regarding orientation?
a. I should provide a brief orientation to allow for independent
work right away
b. I will offer a residency program to ease transition to practice
c. I should assign a mentor to the newly licensed nurse Correct
Answers I should provide a brief orientation to allow for
independent work right away
A home health nurse is invited to dinner by a client's family on
his day off. Which of the following actions by the nurse
indicates understanding of his professional role?
a. The nurse accepts the invitation but avoids future social
interactions with the client.
b. The nurse declines the invitation but explains that he will
accept closer to discharge from home health.
c. The nurse declines the invitation for dinner but offers to
extend the length of each home visit. Correct Answers The
nurse declines the invitation for dinner but offers to extend the
length of each home visit.
, A mentor is assisting a new graduate nurse develop strategies to
transition successfully from student to professional nurse. The
mentor should intervene if the new nurse incorporates which of
the following strategies?
a. Evaluates growth by comparing progress with peers
b. Actively participates in professional nursing association
activities
c. Utilizes resources available through the employing facility.
Correct Answers Evaluates growth by comparing progress with
peers
A newly licensed nurse asks his nurse mentor why he chose
nursing as a career. The nurse mentor replies that he chose
nursing because it is a profession, which is characterized by
a. Reasonable work and reasonable compensation
b. Responsibility ending with the shift
c. Lifelong learning and autonomy Correct Answers Lifelong
learning and autonomy
A newly licensed nurse confides in her mentor that she is feeling
overwhelmed, and she is glad responsibility of her actions
extend only to herself and her clients. Which of the following
statements by the mentor is the most accurate response?
a. As a nurse, responsibility for your actions also extends to your
peers and society.
b. I felt the same way as a new nurse, it is good we have a code
of ethics to guide our practice.
c. It is your responsibility to follow our professional guidelines
to protect yourself and your client. Correct Answers As a nurse,
responsibility for your actions also extends to your peers and
society.
