ATI CBC LEVEL 3 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
Nutrition teaching for client with neutropenia - ANS avoid foods that contain bacteria
(fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, undercooked meat, fish, pepper and paprika)
caring for a pt receiving chemotherapy - ANS report and provide relief for adverse or toxic
effects
encourage adequate nutrition and fluid intake
instruct family on proper use of vascular access devices
client teaching to prevent melanoma - ANS avoid sun exposure between 1000-1500
apply sun screen near reflective surfaces atleast 30 minutes prior and reapply every 2 hours
wear protective clothing
avoid indoor tanning
teach ABCDE of melanoma
ABCDEs of melanoma - ANS asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolution
Stage 1 Alzheimer's - ANS memory lapses
losing or misplacing items
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,difficulty concentrating and organizing
unable to remember material just read
short-term memory loss noticable to close relations
Stage 2 Alzheimer's - ANS forgetting events of one's own history
difficulty preforming task that require planning and organizing
personality and behavioral changes
Stage 3 Alzheimer's - ANS losing ability to converse with others
assistance with ADL
incontinence
progressing difficulty with physical abilities
Normal aPTT time - ANS 30-40 seconds
Normal PTT range - ANS 60-70 seconds
Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) - ANS Tests for delirium
neelon/champagne confusion scale ( NEECHAM) - ANS for delirium
Functional Dementia Scale - ANS give the nurse information regarding the clients ability to
perform self-care, extent of clients memory loss, mood changes, degree of danger to self and/or
others
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, Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) - ANS used for clients in long term health care
settings
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) - ANS A test that is used to measure cognitive ability,
especially in late adulthood.
functional assessment screening tool - ANS screens the safety of independent living, the
need for home health services, and quality of life
Global Deterioration Scale (GDS) - ANS -used for clients that have primary of dementia
Stages 1-4: able to live in community without assist
Stage 5: unable to survive w/o mod assist
Stage 6: completely dependent on others
Stage 7: unresponsive to all but simple communication
Blessed Dementia Scale - ANS This tool provides the nurse with
client behavioral information based on an interview with
a secondary source, such as a client's family member
cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia - ANS problems with working memory, attention, verbal
and visual learning and memory, reasoning and problem solving, processing, and speech
positive symptoms of schizophrenia - ANS delusions and hallucinations
negative symptoms of schizophrenia - ANS blunted affect, alogia, avolition
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AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
Nutrition teaching for client with neutropenia - ANS avoid foods that contain bacteria
(fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, undercooked meat, fish, pepper and paprika)
caring for a pt receiving chemotherapy - ANS report and provide relief for adverse or toxic
effects
encourage adequate nutrition and fluid intake
instruct family on proper use of vascular access devices
client teaching to prevent melanoma - ANS avoid sun exposure between 1000-1500
apply sun screen near reflective surfaces atleast 30 minutes prior and reapply every 2 hours
wear protective clothing
avoid indoor tanning
teach ABCDE of melanoma
ABCDEs of melanoma - ANS asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolution
Stage 1 Alzheimer's - ANS memory lapses
losing or misplacing items
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,difficulty concentrating and organizing
unable to remember material just read
short-term memory loss noticable to close relations
Stage 2 Alzheimer's - ANS forgetting events of one's own history
difficulty preforming task that require planning and organizing
personality and behavioral changes
Stage 3 Alzheimer's - ANS losing ability to converse with others
assistance with ADL
incontinence
progressing difficulty with physical abilities
Normal aPTT time - ANS 30-40 seconds
Normal PTT range - ANS 60-70 seconds
Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) - ANS Tests for delirium
neelon/champagne confusion scale ( NEECHAM) - ANS for delirium
Functional Dementia Scale - ANS give the nurse information regarding the clients ability to
perform self-care, extent of clients memory loss, mood changes, degree of danger to self and/or
others
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, Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) - ANS used for clients in long term health care
settings
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) - ANS A test that is used to measure cognitive ability,
especially in late adulthood.
functional assessment screening tool - ANS screens the safety of independent living, the
need for home health services, and quality of life
Global Deterioration Scale (GDS) - ANS -used for clients that have primary of dementia
Stages 1-4: able to live in community without assist
Stage 5: unable to survive w/o mod assist
Stage 6: completely dependent on others
Stage 7: unresponsive to all but simple communication
Blessed Dementia Scale - ANS This tool provides the nurse with
client behavioral information based on an interview with
a secondary source, such as a client's family member
cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia - ANS problems with working memory, attention, verbal
and visual learning and memory, reasoning and problem solving, processing, and speech
positive symptoms of schizophrenia - ANS delusions and hallucinations
negative symptoms of schizophrenia - ANS blunted affect, alogia, avolition
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