ATI FUNDAMENTALS PRACTICE TEST B AND C
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 BASIC
NURSING CONCEPTS AND FUNDAMENTAL
CARE PRINCIPLES
◉ A client who is non-ambulatory notifies the nurse that his trash
can is on fire. After the nurse confirms the presence of the fire,
which of the following actions should the nurse take next?
Answer: Evacuate the client
◉ A nurse is completing an admission assessment for a client who
reports vomiting and diarrhea for the past 3 days. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect?
Answer: Rapid heart rate
◉ A nurse has accepted a verbal prescription for three tenths of a
milligram of levothyroxine IV stat for a client who has myxedema
coma. How should the nurse transcribe the dosage of this
medication in the client's medical record?
Answer: 0.3 mg
◉ A nurse is preparing a heparin infusion for a client who was
admitted to the facility with DVT. The prescription reads: 25,000
,units of heparin in 0.9% sodium chloride 250 mL to infuse at 800
units/hr. At what rate should the nurse set the infusion pump?
(Round to the nearest whole number)
Answer: 8 mL/hr
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for wound
irrigation. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer: Cleanse the wound from the center outward.
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving fluid through a
peripheral IV catheter. Which of the following findings at the IV site
should the nurse identify as indicating infiltration?
Answer: Skin blanching
◉ A nurse is teaching a client whose left leg is in a cast about using
crutches. Which of the following statements should the nurse
identify as an indication that the client understands the teaching?
Answer: "When descending stairs, I will first shift my weight to my
right leg"
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has an NG tube and is receiving
intermittent feedings through and open system. Which of following
action should the nurse take first?
Answer: Tell the client to keep the head of the bed elevated at least
30 degrees
, ◉ A nurse is reviewing a client's medication prescription that reads,
"digoxin 0.25 by mouth every day." Which of the following
components of the prescription should the nurse verify with the
provider?
Answer: Medication dose
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has recently started using a
behind-the-ear hearing aid. Which of the following statements
should the nurse identify as an indication that the client
understands the use of this assistive device?
Answer: Clients should remove any hearing devices before
showering because expose to water can damage them
◉ A nurse enters a client's room and finders her on the floor. The
client's roommate reports that the client was trying to get out of bed
and fell over the side rail onto the floor. Which of the following
statements should the nurse document about the incident?
Answer: "Client found lying on floor"
◉ A nurse on a medical unit is preparing to discharge a client to
home. Which of the following actions should the nurse take as part
of the medication reconciliation process?
Answer: Compare prescriptions with medications the client received
while at the facility
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 BASIC
NURSING CONCEPTS AND FUNDAMENTAL
CARE PRINCIPLES
◉ A client who is non-ambulatory notifies the nurse that his trash
can is on fire. After the nurse confirms the presence of the fire,
which of the following actions should the nurse take next?
Answer: Evacuate the client
◉ A nurse is completing an admission assessment for a client who
reports vomiting and diarrhea for the past 3 days. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect?
Answer: Rapid heart rate
◉ A nurse has accepted a verbal prescription for three tenths of a
milligram of levothyroxine IV stat for a client who has myxedema
coma. How should the nurse transcribe the dosage of this
medication in the client's medical record?
Answer: 0.3 mg
◉ A nurse is preparing a heparin infusion for a client who was
admitted to the facility with DVT. The prescription reads: 25,000
,units of heparin in 0.9% sodium chloride 250 mL to infuse at 800
units/hr. At what rate should the nurse set the infusion pump?
(Round to the nearest whole number)
Answer: 8 mL/hr
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for wound
irrigation. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer: Cleanse the wound from the center outward.
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving fluid through a
peripheral IV catheter. Which of the following findings at the IV site
should the nurse identify as indicating infiltration?
Answer: Skin blanching
◉ A nurse is teaching a client whose left leg is in a cast about using
crutches. Which of the following statements should the nurse
identify as an indication that the client understands the teaching?
Answer: "When descending stairs, I will first shift my weight to my
right leg"
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has an NG tube and is receiving
intermittent feedings through and open system. Which of following
action should the nurse take first?
Answer: Tell the client to keep the head of the bed elevated at least
30 degrees
, ◉ A nurse is reviewing a client's medication prescription that reads,
"digoxin 0.25 by mouth every day." Which of the following
components of the prescription should the nurse verify with the
provider?
Answer: Medication dose
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has recently started using a
behind-the-ear hearing aid. Which of the following statements
should the nurse identify as an indication that the client
understands the use of this assistive device?
Answer: Clients should remove any hearing devices before
showering because expose to water can damage them
◉ A nurse enters a client's room and finders her on the floor. The
client's roommate reports that the client was trying to get out of bed
and fell over the side rail onto the floor. Which of the following
statements should the nurse document about the incident?
Answer: "Client found lying on floor"
◉ A nurse on a medical unit is preparing to discharge a client to
home. Which of the following actions should the nurse take as part
of the medication reconciliation process?
Answer: Compare prescriptions with medications the client received
while at the facility
