ATI COMPREHENSIVE FUNDAMENTALS
RETAKE 2026/2027
ATI COMPREHENSIVE FUNDAMENTALS
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 - CORRECT ANSWERDecreased sense of
balanced
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 povidoneiodine to clean around the stoma"
d. "Empty the ostomy pouch when it becomes one-third full of contents"
e. expect the stoma to turn a purple-blue color as its heals" - CORRECT
ANSWERCut the opening of the pouch 1⁄8 of an inch larger than the stoma
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,Place a piece a gauze over the stoma while changing the pouch Use povidone-iodine to
clean around the stoma Empty the ostomy pouch when it becomes one-third full of
contents
A nurse is preparing to obtain informed consent from a client who speaks a different
language than the nurse. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. "Request that an assistive personnel interpret the information for the
client" b. "Use proper medical terms when giving information to the client"
c. "Offer written information in the client's language"
d. "Avoid using gestures when speaking to the client" - CORRECT ANSWEROffer
written information in the client's language
A nurse is teaching a client about home care equipment. Which of the following
information should the nurse include in the teaching? (select all that apply)
a. "Avoid using wool blankets when receiving
oxygen" b. check the O2 delivery rate at least once a
day
c. align the middle of the ball in the flow meter with the line of the prescribed flow
rate d. "Keep the oxygen delivery system 0.6 m (2 feet) from any heat source"
e. "Lay the oxygen tank flat when storing" - CORRECT ANSWERAvoid using wool
blankets when receiving oxygen
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,check the O2 delivery rate at least once a day
align the middle of the ball in the flow meter with the line of the
prescribed flow rate
A nurse is planning care for a client who reports insomnia. Which of the following
actions should the nurse perform shortly before bedtime? a. Provide a late supper.
b. Offer a wet washcloth for the client to wash her
face c. Perform range-of-motion exercises
d. Prepare hot cocoa or tea for the client - CORRECT ANSWERProvide a late supper
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is receiving a change-of-shift report for four
clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse see first? a. A client who has
acute abdominal pain of 4 on a scale from 0 to 10 b. A client who has pneumonia and
an oxygen saturation of 96%
c. A client who has new onset of dyspnea 24hr after a total hip
arthroplasty • d. A client who
has a urinary tract infection and low-grade fever - CORRECT ANSWERA client who
has new onset of dyspnea 24hr after a total hip arthroplasty
A nurse is reviewing a client's intake and output and notes the following: 0.9%
sodium chloride 600mL IV infusion, cefazolin 250 mg in dextrose 5% in water
100mL intermittent IV bolus, 200mL emesis, 40mL voided urine, and 20mL urine
from straight catheterization.
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, The nurse should record the client's net fluid intake as how many mL? (Round the
answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a
trailing zero.) DOSAGE CALCULATION - CORRECT ANSWER700 mL
A nurse is discussing incident reports with a group of newly licensed nurses.
The nurse should include that which if the following requires the completion of
an incident report? a. A client's prescribed laboratory testing was not obtained b.
A client withdrew consent for a procedure c. An oncoming nurse arrived to work
late
d. A nurse transfused a unit of packed RBCs in 2 hr. - CORRECT ANSWERA client's
prescribed laboratory testing was not obtained
A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks
should the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel? a. Changing the dressing for
a client who has a stage 3 pressure injury b. Determining a client's response to a
diuretic
c. Comparing radial pulses for a client who is postoperative
d. providing postmortem care to a client - CORRECT ANSWERproviding
postmortem care to a client
A nurse is conducting a health assessment for a client who takes herbal supplements.
Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the
use of the supplements?
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RETAKE 2026/2027
ATI COMPREHENSIVE FUNDAMENTALS
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 - CORRECT ANSWERDecreased sense of
balanced
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 povidoneiodine to clean around the stoma"
d. "Empty the ostomy pouch when it becomes one-third full of contents"
e. expect the stoma to turn a purple-blue color as its heals" - CORRECT
ANSWERCut the opening of the pouch 1⁄8 of an inch larger than the stoma
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,Place a piece a gauze over the stoma while changing the pouch Use povidone-iodine to
clean around the stoma Empty the ostomy pouch when it becomes one-third full of
contents
A nurse is preparing to obtain informed consent from a client who speaks a different
language than the nurse. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. "Request that an assistive personnel interpret the information for the
client" b. "Use proper medical terms when giving information to the client"
c. "Offer written information in the client's language"
d. "Avoid using gestures when speaking to the client" - CORRECT ANSWEROffer
written information in the client's language
A nurse is teaching a client about home care equipment. Which of the following
information should the nurse include in the teaching? (select all that apply)
a. "Avoid using wool blankets when receiving
oxygen" b. check the O2 delivery rate at least once a
day
c. align the middle of the ball in the flow meter with the line of the prescribed flow
rate d. "Keep the oxygen delivery system 0.6 m (2 feet) from any heat source"
e. "Lay the oxygen tank flat when storing" - CORRECT ANSWERAvoid using wool
blankets when receiving oxygen
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,check the O2 delivery rate at least once a day
align the middle of the ball in the flow meter with the line of the
prescribed flow rate
A nurse is planning care for a client who reports insomnia. Which of the following
actions should the nurse perform shortly before bedtime? a. Provide a late supper.
b. Offer a wet washcloth for the client to wash her
face c. Perform range-of-motion exercises
d. Prepare hot cocoa or tea for the client - CORRECT ANSWERProvide a late supper
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is receiving a change-of-shift report for four
clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse see first? a. A client who has
acute abdominal pain of 4 on a scale from 0 to 10 b. A client who has pneumonia and
an oxygen saturation of 96%
c. A client who has new onset of dyspnea 24hr after a total hip
arthroplasty • d. A client who
has a urinary tract infection and low-grade fever - CORRECT ANSWERA client who
has new onset of dyspnea 24hr after a total hip arthroplasty
A nurse is reviewing a client's intake and output and notes the following: 0.9%
sodium chloride 600mL IV infusion, cefazolin 250 mg in dextrose 5% in water
100mL intermittent IV bolus, 200mL emesis, 40mL voided urine, and 20mL urine
from straight catheterization.
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, The nurse should record the client's net fluid intake as how many mL? (Round the
answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a
trailing zero.) DOSAGE CALCULATION - CORRECT ANSWER700 mL
A nurse is discussing incident reports with a group of newly licensed nurses.
The nurse should include that which if the following requires the completion of
an incident report? a. A client's prescribed laboratory testing was not obtained b.
A client withdrew consent for a procedure c. An oncoming nurse arrived to work
late
d. A nurse transfused a unit of packed RBCs in 2 hr. - CORRECT ANSWERA client's
prescribed laboratory testing was not obtained
A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks
should the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel? a. Changing the dressing for
a client who has a stage 3 pressure injury b. Determining a client's response to a
diuretic
c. Comparing radial pulses for a client who is postoperative
d. providing postmortem care to a client - CORRECT ANSWERproviding
postmortem care to a client
A nurse is conducting a health assessment for a client who takes herbal supplements.
Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the
use of the supplements?
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