ATI RN Concept Based
Assessment Level 1 2026 Exam
Questions and Verified Answers
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A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 days postoperative following an
above-the-knee amputation. The client states he is experiencing a dull,
burning pain in the leg that was amputated. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take to treat the client's neuropathic pain? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Administer a beta-blocking medication to the client.
,(The nurse should administer a beta-blocking medication to the client. This
classification of medication has been shown to relieve the phantom limb
pain manifestations of constant dull and burning type pain.)
A newly licensed nurse asks a charge nurse where to find information
about scope of practice for registered nurses. Which of the following
responses should the charge nurse make? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔"The state
board of nursing can provide this information"
(each state develops a nurse practice act, which defines scope of practice
for nurses in that state. This practice act is available on the board of
nursing website for each state.)
A nurse is planning care to prevent a catheter-related bloodstream infection
for a client who is receiving IV fluid therapy. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Perform hand hygiene before touching the IV tubing.
(The nurse should perform thorough hand hygiene before touching any part
of the infusion system or the client to reduce the risk of catheter-related
blood stream infections.)
,A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who is non-ambulatory and
has bladder and bowel incontinence. Which of the following interventions
should the nurse include to prevent skin breakdown? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Offer
the client a glass of water every two hour when repositioning.
(The nurse should offer the client a glass of water every two hours on the
clients repositioning schedule. This helps prevent dehydration, which
increases the risk of skin breakdown.)
A nurse is teaching a young adult female client about health screening for
breast cancer. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of breast self-examination (BSE)? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔"I should
expect to feel a firm ridge along the bottom curve of each breast."
(The nurse should instruct the client at a firm ridge is expected along the
bottom curve of each breast. The client should be able to feel this area
during the BSE. Performing a BSE promotes breast self awareness so that
the client knows how her breast normally feel. The awareness increases
the clients ability to identify changes that require further evaluation.)
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who is in critical condition following a
motor vehicle crash which he was the passenger. The clients parent shout
at the nurse, asking why her son is dying instead of the driver. Which of the
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, following actions should the nurse take to provide emotional support to the
parent? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Inform the parent that anger is a natural response
when dealing with loss.
(The nurse should identify that the parent is in the anger stage of grief. The
nurse should assist the parent to understand that anger is a natural
response to loss and encourage her to talk about her feelings.)
A nurse is teaching an older adult client about accessing electronic
resources for healthcare information on the internet. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔"Websites ending in '.gov' are reliable sites for obtaining health
information from government agencies."
(The nurse should teach the client how to select reliable internet websites
when researching health care information. The nurse should identify that
websites ending in '.gov' and '.edu' are considered reliable and credible
sources for health information. Websites ending in '.com' should not be
used for researching credible healthcare information.)
A nurse enters a clients room and finds the client lying on the floor. The
client states that on the way to the bathroom her "knee locked," causing her
Assessment Level 1 2026 Exam
Questions and Verified Answers
| Already Graded A+
A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 days postoperative following an
above-the-knee amputation. The client states he is experiencing a dull,
burning pain in the leg that was amputated. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take to treat the client's neuropathic pain? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Administer a beta-blocking medication to the client.
,(The nurse should administer a beta-blocking medication to the client. This
classification of medication has been shown to relieve the phantom limb
pain manifestations of constant dull and burning type pain.)
A newly licensed nurse asks a charge nurse where to find information
about scope of practice for registered nurses. Which of the following
responses should the charge nurse make? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔"The state
board of nursing can provide this information"
(each state develops a nurse practice act, which defines scope of practice
for nurses in that state. This practice act is available on the board of
nursing website for each state.)
A nurse is planning care to prevent a catheter-related bloodstream infection
for a client who is receiving IV fluid therapy. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Perform hand hygiene before touching the IV tubing.
(The nurse should perform thorough hand hygiene before touching any part
of the infusion system or the client to reduce the risk of catheter-related
blood stream infections.)
,A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who is non-ambulatory and
has bladder and bowel incontinence. Which of the following interventions
should the nurse include to prevent skin breakdown? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Offer
the client a glass of water every two hour when repositioning.
(The nurse should offer the client a glass of water every two hours on the
clients repositioning schedule. This helps prevent dehydration, which
increases the risk of skin breakdown.)
A nurse is teaching a young adult female client about health screening for
breast cancer. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of breast self-examination (BSE)? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔"I should
expect to feel a firm ridge along the bottom curve of each breast."
(The nurse should instruct the client at a firm ridge is expected along the
bottom curve of each breast. The client should be able to feel this area
during the BSE. Performing a BSE promotes breast self awareness so that
the client knows how her breast normally feel. The awareness increases
the clients ability to identify changes that require further evaluation.)
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who is in critical condition following a
motor vehicle crash which he was the passenger. The clients parent shout
at the nurse, asking why her son is dying instead of the driver. Which of the
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, following actions should the nurse take to provide emotional support to the
parent? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Inform the parent that anger is a natural response
when dealing with loss.
(The nurse should identify that the parent is in the anger stage of grief. The
nurse should assist the parent to understand that anger is a natural
response to loss and encourage her to talk about her feelings.)
A nurse is teaching an older adult client about accessing electronic
resources for healthcare information on the internet. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔"Websites ending in '.gov' are reliable sites for obtaining health
information from government agencies."
(The nurse should teach the client how to select reliable internet websites
when researching health care information. The nurse should identify that
websites ending in '.gov' and '.edu' are considered reliable and credible
sources for health information. Websites ending in '.com' should not be
used for researching credible healthcare information.)
A nurse enters a clients room and finds the client lying on the floor. The
client states that on the way to the bathroom her "knee locked," causing her
