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ATI FUNDAMENTALS PROCTORED
RETAKE EXAM GUIDE 2025
A Nurse on a medical-surgical unit is providing care
for four clients. The nurse should identify which of
the following situations as an ethical dilemma?
a. A surgeon who removed the wrong kidney
during a surgical procedure refuses to take
responsibility for her actions
b. A client who has Crohn's disease reports that
his prescription drug plan will not pay for his
medications.
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c. A client who has a new colostomy refuses to
take instructions from the ostomy therapist
because she "doesn't like him."
d. the family of a client who has a terminal illness
asks the provider not to tell the client the diagnosis
......answer.....d
A nurse is collaborating with a risk management
team about potential legal issues involving client
care. The nurse should identify which of the
following situations is an example of negligence?
A. A nurse administers a medication without first
identifying the client.
B. An assistive personnel discusses client care in
the facility cafeteria with visitors present.
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C. A nurse begins a blood transfusion without
obtaining consent.
D. An assistive personnel prevents a client from
leaving the facility.
......answer.....c
A nurse is collecting a sputum specimen for culture
from a client who has a respiratory infection. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Wear sterile gloves when collecting the
specimen.
B. Offer the client oral hygiene after the collection
C. Collect the specimen in the evening.
D Collect 1 ml of sputum. ......answer.....b
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A nurse is assessing an older client. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Decreased sense of balanced
b. Increased nighttime sleeping
c. Heightened sense of pain
d. Nighttime urinary incontinence ......answer.....a
A nurse is completing discharge teaching about
ostomy care with a client who has a new stoma.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the teaching? (select all that apply)
a. "Cut the opening of the pouch 1⁄8 of an inch larger
than the stoma "
b. "Place a piece a gauze over the stoma while
changing the pouch"
c. "Use povidone-iodine to clean around the stoma"
ATI FUNDAMENTALS PROCTORED
RETAKE EXAM GUIDE 2025
A Nurse on a medical-surgical unit is providing care
for four clients. The nurse should identify which of
the following situations as an ethical dilemma?
a. A surgeon who removed the wrong kidney
during a surgical procedure refuses to take
responsibility for her actions
b. A client who has Crohn's disease reports that
his prescription drug plan will not pay for his
medications.
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c. A client who has a new colostomy refuses to
take instructions from the ostomy therapist
because she "doesn't like him."
d. the family of a client who has a terminal illness
asks the provider not to tell the client the diagnosis
......answer.....d
A nurse is collaborating with a risk management
team about potential legal issues involving client
care. The nurse should identify which of the
following situations is an example of negligence?
A. A nurse administers a medication without first
identifying the client.
B. An assistive personnel discusses client care in
the facility cafeteria with visitors present.
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C. A nurse begins a blood transfusion without
obtaining consent.
D. An assistive personnel prevents a client from
leaving the facility.
......answer.....c
A nurse is collecting a sputum specimen for culture
from a client who has a respiratory infection. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Wear sterile gloves when collecting the
specimen.
B. Offer the client oral hygiene after the collection
C. Collect the specimen in the evening.
D Collect 1 ml of sputum. ......answer.....b
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A nurse is assessing an older client. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Decreased sense of balanced
b. Increased nighttime sleeping
c. Heightened sense of pain
d. Nighttime urinary incontinence ......answer.....a
A nurse is completing discharge teaching about
ostomy care with a client who has a new stoma.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the teaching? (select all that apply)
a. "Cut the opening of the pouch 1⁄8 of an inch larger
than the stoma "
b. "Place a piece a gauze over the stoma while
changing the pouch"
c. "Use povidone-iodine to clean around the stoma"
