FUNDAMENTALS EXAM #1 ATI QUESTIONS 2026/2027
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 -
............ANSWER.............. 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 - ............ANSWER.............. A. Intensive care unit
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. - ............ANSWER.............. 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 - ............ANSWER.............. 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 - ............ANSWER.............. 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. - ............ANSWER.............. B. Wash
the hands with soap and water for at least 15 seconds.
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.
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 -
............ANSWER.............. 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 - ............ANSWER.............. A. Intensive care unit
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. - ............ANSWER.............. 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 - ............ANSWER.............. 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 - ............ANSWER.............. 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. - ............ANSWER.............. B. Wash
the hands with soap and water for at least 15 seconds.
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.
