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ATI Fundamentals Final Exam (F1)

A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed
nurse. Which of the following examples should the nurse include in the
teaching? (SATA)


A) Home health care
B) Rehabilitation facilities
C) Diagnostic centers
D) Skilled nursing facilities
E) Oncology centers - -CORRECT ANSWER--✔️A) Home health care
B) Rehabilitation facilities
D) Skilled nursing facilities


A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients
might have to a group of nursing students. Which of the following
health care financing mechanisms are federally funded? (SATA)


A) Preferred provider organization (PPO)
B) Medicare
C) Long-term care insurance
D) Exclusive provider organization (EPO)
E) Medicaid - -CORRECT ANSWER--✔️B) Medicare
E) Medicaid


A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing
number of clients who have obesity. Which of the following actions
should the nurse include as a primary health care strategy?

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A) Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during
routine office visits.
B) Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehab centers for
clients who have obesity.
C) Providing specialized intraoperative training regarding surgical
treatments for obesity
D) Educating acute care - -CORRECT ANSWER--✔️A) Collaborating with
providers to perform obesity screenings during routine office visits.


A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff
meeting. Which of the following tasks should the nurse identify as the
responsibility of state licensing boards?


A) Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a specific
diagnosis
B) Ensuring that HCP comply with regulations
C) Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
D) Determining if medications are safe for administration to clients - -
CORRECT ANSWER--✔️B) Ensuring that HCP comply with regulations


A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care services to a
group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following examples of
care or care settings should the nurse identify as tertiary care? (SATA)


A) ICU
B) Oncology treatment center
C) Burn center
D) Cardiac rehab
E) Home health care - -CORRECT ANSWER--✔️A) ICU

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B) Oncology treatment center
C) Burn center


A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hours post operative following
an inguinal hernia repair. The client is tolerating clear liquids well, has
active bowel sounds, and is expressing a desire for "real food." The
nurse tells the client that she will call the surgeon and ask. The
surgeon hears the nurses report and prescribes a full liquid diet. The
nurse used which of the following levels of critical thinking?


A) Basic
B) Commitment
C) Complex
D) Integrity - -CORRECT ANSWER--✔️A) Basic


A nurse receives a RX for an antibiotic for a client who has cellulitis.
The nurse checks the clients medical record, discovers that she is
allergic to the antibiotic, and calls the provider to request a RX for a
different antibiotic. Which of the following critical thinking attitudes
did the nurse demonstrate?


A) Fairness
B) Responsibility
C) Risk taking
D) Creativity - -CORRECT ANSWER--✔️B) Responsibility


A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hours postoperative following
abdominal surgery. The nurse suspects the clients pain management is
inadequate. Which of the following data reinforce this suspicion?
(SATA)


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A) The client seems easily agitated
B) The client is nonadherent with coughing, deep breathing, and
dangling.
C) The client may have pain medication every 4 to 6 hr but accepts it
every 6 to 7 hr.
D) The client reports tenderness in his right lower leg.
E) The clients vital signs are - -CORRECT ANSWER--✔️B) The client is
nonadherent with coughing, deep breathing, and dangling.
C) The client may have pain medication every 4 to 6 hr but accepts it
every 6 to 7 hr.
E) The clients vital signs are HR 110/min, RR 20/min, temp 98.6 F, and
BP 136/80 mm Hg.


A nurse is caring for a client who has a new RX for antihypertensive
medication. Prior to administering the medication, the nurse uses an
electronic database to gather information about the medication and
the effects it might have on this client. Which of the following
components of critical thinking is the nurse using when he reviews the
medication information?


A) Knowledge
B) Experience
C) Intuition
D) Competence - -CORRECT ANSWER--✔️A) Knowledge


A nurse uses a head-to-toe approach to conduct a physical assessment
of a client who will undergo surgery the following week. Which of the
following critical thinking attitudes did the nurse demonstrate?


A) Confidence
B) Perseverance

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