FUNDAMENTALS OF
NURSING | ATI
FUNDAMENTALS
PRACTICE QUESTIONS |
CORE NURSING
CONCEPTS EXAM PREP
Abstract
This document contains ATI-style Fundamentals practice questions designed to reinforce core
nursing concepts, basic skills, and patient care principles. It is ideal for nursing students preparing
for Fundamentals exams, ATI assessments, and early nursing coursework evaluations.
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,A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting. Which
of the following tasks should the nurse identify as a responsibility of state licensing
boards?
A. Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a special diagnosis
B. Ensuring that healthcare providers comply with regulations
C. Setting quality standards for accreditation of healthcare facilities
D. Determining if medications are safe for administraion to clients
B. Ensuring that healthcare providers comply with regulations
A nurse is explaining the various levels of healthcare 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? SATA
A. Intensive care unit
B. Oncology treatment center
C. Burn center
D. Cardiac rehabilitation
E. Home health care
A. Intensive care unit
B. Oncology treatment center
C. Burn center
When entering a client's room to change a surgical dressing, a nurse notes that the
client is coughing and sneezing. Which id the following actions should the nurse take
when preparing the sterile field?
A. Keep the sterile field at least 6 feet away from client's bedside.
B. Instruct the client to refrain from coughing and sneezing during the dressing change.
C. Place a mask on the client to limit the spread of micro-organism into the surgical
wound.
D. Keep a box of facial tissues nearby for the client to use during the dressing change.
C. Place a mask on the client to limit the spread of micro-organism into the surgical
wound.
A nurse has removed a sterile pack form its outside cover and placed it on a clean work
surface in preparation for an invasive procedure. Which of the following flaps should the
nurse unfold first?
A. The flap closet to the body
B. The right side flap
, C. The left side flap
D. The flap farthest from the body
D. The flap farthest from the body
A nurse is wearing sterile gloves in preparation for performing a sterile procedure.
Which of the following objects can the nurse touch without breaching sterile technique.
(Select all that apply.)
A. A bottle containing a sterile solution
B. The edge of the sterile drape at the base of the field
C. The inner wrapping of an item on the sterile field
D. An irrigation syringe on the sterile fieldE. One gloved hand with the other gloved
hand
C. The inner wrapping of an item on the sterile field
D. An irrigation syringe on the sterile field
E. One gloved hand with the other gloved hand
A nurse is reviewing hand hygiene technique with a group of assistive personnel (AP).
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include when discussing hand
washing? (Select all that apply.)
A. Apply 3 to 5 mL of liquid soap to dry hands
B. Wash the hands with soap and water for at least 15 seconds.
C. Rinse the hands with hot water.
D. Use a clean paper towel to turn off hand faucets.
E. Allow the hands to air dry after washing.
B. Wash the hands with soap and water for at least 15 seconds.
D. Use a clean paper towel to turn off hand faucets.
A nurse has prepared a sterile field for assisting a provider with a chest tube injection.
Which of the following events should the nurse recognize as contaminating the sterile
field. (Select all that apply.)
A. The provider drops a sterile instrument onto the near side of the sterile field.
B. The nurse moistens a cotton ball with sterile normal saline and places it on the sterile
field.
C. The procedure is delayed 1 hour because the provider receives an emergency call.
D. The nurse turns to speak to someone who enters through the door behind the nurse.
NURSING | ATI
FUNDAMENTALS
PRACTICE QUESTIONS |
CORE NURSING
CONCEPTS EXAM PREP
Abstract
This document contains ATI-style Fundamentals practice questions designed to reinforce core
nursing concepts, basic skills, and patient care principles. It is ideal for nursing students preparing
for Fundamentals exams, ATI assessments, and early nursing coursework evaluations.
fundamentals practice questions
ati fundamentals nursing
nursing fundamentals exam
basic nursing concepts
ati nursing practice
patient safety fundamentals
nursing school practice questions
fundamentals ati review
core nursing skills
,A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting. Which
of the following tasks should the nurse identify as a responsibility of state licensing
boards?
A. Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a special diagnosis
B. Ensuring that healthcare providers comply with regulations
C. Setting quality standards for accreditation of healthcare facilities
D. Determining if medications are safe for administraion to clients
B. Ensuring that healthcare providers comply with regulations
A nurse is explaining the various levels of healthcare 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? SATA
A. Intensive care unit
B. Oncology treatment center
C. Burn center
D. Cardiac rehabilitation
E. Home health care
A. Intensive care unit
B. Oncology treatment center
C. Burn center
When entering a client's room to change a surgical dressing, a nurse notes that the
client is coughing and sneezing. Which id the following actions should the nurse take
when preparing the sterile field?
A. Keep the sterile field at least 6 feet away from client's bedside.
B. Instruct the client to refrain from coughing and sneezing during the dressing change.
C. Place a mask on the client to limit the spread of micro-organism into the surgical
wound.
D. Keep a box of facial tissues nearby for the client to use during the dressing change.
C. Place a mask on the client to limit the spread of micro-organism into the surgical
wound.
A nurse has removed a sterile pack form its outside cover and placed it on a clean work
surface in preparation for an invasive procedure. Which of the following flaps should the
nurse unfold first?
A. The flap closet to the body
B. The right side flap
, C. The left side flap
D. The flap farthest from the body
D. The flap farthest from the body
A nurse is wearing sterile gloves in preparation for performing a sterile procedure.
Which of the following objects can the nurse touch without breaching sterile technique.
(Select all that apply.)
A. A bottle containing a sterile solution
B. The edge of the sterile drape at the base of the field
C. The inner wrapping of an item on the sterile field
D. An irrigation syringe on the sterile fieldE. One gloved hand with the other gloved
hand
C. The inner wrapping of an item on the sterile field
D. An irrigation syringe on the sterile field
E. One gloved hand with the other gloved hand
A nurse is reviewing hand hygiene technique with a group of assistive personnel (AP).
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include when discussing hand
washing? (Select all that apply.)
A. Apply 3 to 5 mL of liquid soap to dry hands
B. Wash the hands with soap and water for at least 15 seconds.
C. Rinse the hands with hot water.
D. Use a clean paper towel to turn off hand faucets.
E. Allow the hands to air dry after washing.
B. Wash the hands with soap and water for at least 15 seconds.
D. Use a clean paper towel to turn off hand faucets.
A nurse has prepared a sterile field for assisting a provider with a chest tube injection.
Which of the following events should the nurse recognize as contaminating the sterile
field. (Select all that apply.)
A. The provider drops a sterile instrument onto the near side of the sterile field.
B. The nurse moistens a cotton ball with sterile normal saline and places it on the sterile
field.
C. The procedure is delayed 1 hour because the provider receives an emergency call.
D. The nurse turns to speak to someone who enters through the door behind the nurse.
