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ATI RN CONCEPT BASED ASSESSMENT LEVEL
3 PROCTORED EXAM BANK 2026/2027 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {280 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ /
ATI RN CONCEPT BASED ASSESSMENT LEVEL
3 PRACTICE B | BRAND NEW!
A nurse in a mental health clinic is assessing a client who
states, "I don't think my gambling is as big of a problem as my
friends think it is." which of the following findings should the
nurse identify as meeting the diagnostic criteria of gambling
disorder?
A. The client makes no attempts to stop gambling.
B. The client gambles when feeling happy or enthusiastic.
C. The client gambles the same amount of money each week.
D. The client asks others for money to compensate for
gambling losses. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > the client asks others for
money to compensate for gambling losses.
One of the diagnostic criteria for this is a reliance on others
to provide money to help with negative financial situations that
are a direct result of gambling losses. According to the
american psychiatric association, a diagnosis of this requires
that the
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client's behavior meets four of the defined criteria over the
period of the past 12 months. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > gambling
disorder
A nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. Which of
the following manifestations should the nurse identify as
positive symptoms of schizophrenia? Select all that apply.
A. Magical thinking.
B. Clang association.
C. Auditory hallucinations.
D. Flat affect.
E. Emotional ambivalence. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > magical
thinking. Clang association.
Auditory hallucinations.
The nurse should identify that magical thinking, or the belief
that one's thoughts affect others, is a positive symptom of this
disorder. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > schizophrenia manifestation
The nurse should identify that clang association, or choosing
words based on their sounds, is a positive symptom of this
disorder. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > schizophrenia manifestation
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The nurse should identify that experiencing auditory
hallucinations, or hearing voices or sounds that do not exist, is
a positive symptom of this disorder. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
schizophrenia manifestation
The nurse is assessing a client who has end stage COPD.
Which of the following images should the nurse identify as a
late manifestation of this terminal illness?
A. Flexion or contraction of the joints.
B. Swan neck deformation.
C. Tophi, related to chronic gout.
D. Digital clubbing. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > digital clubbing
The nurse should identify digital clubbing when assessing a
client who has this disorder. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > late
manifestation of COPD
Evidence of decreased arterial oxygen levels, which occurs
over time and is evident as a late manifestation of COPD. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > digital clubbing
A nurse in an ED is assessing a newly admitted client. The
nurse should identify that which of the following findings is a
manifestation of acute cocaine toxicity?
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A. Hypotension.
B. Pinpoint pupils.
C. Agitation.
D. Hypothermia. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > agitation
Agitation, dizziness, and tremor. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > acute
cocaine toxicity s/s
Can cause convulsions and myocardial infarction. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > severe cocaine toxicity
A CNS stimulant - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > cocaine
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has preeclampsia
without severe symptoms. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include?
A. Monitor temperature twice each day.
B. Restrict fluid intake to four 245 ml glasses a day.
C. Maintain a dark, quiet environment as much as possible.
D. Use a side lying position when resting in bed or on the couch. -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > use a side lying position when resting in bed
or on the couch.
ATI RN CONCEPT BASED ASSESSMENT LEVEL
3 PROCTORED EXAM BANK 2026/2027 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {280 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ /
ATI RN CONCEPT BASED ASSESSMENT LEVEL
3 PRACTICE B | BRAND NEW!
A nurse in a mental health clinic is assessing a client who
states, "I don't think my gambling is as big of a problem as my
friends think it is." which of the following findings should the
nurse identify as meeting the diagnostic criteria of gambling
disorder?
A. The client makes no attempts to stop gambling.
B. The client gambles when feeling happy or enthusiastic.
C. The client gambles the same amount of money each week.
D. The client asks others for money to compensate for
gambling losses. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > the client asks others for
money to compensate for gambling losses.
One of the diagnostic criteria for this is a reliance on others
to provide money to help with negative financial situations that
are a direct result of gambling losses. According to the
american psychiatric association, a diagnosis of this requires
that the
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client's behavior meets four of the defined criteria over the
period of the past 12 months. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > gambling
disorder
A nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. Which of
the following manifestations should the nurse identify as
positive symptoms of schizophrenia? Select all that apply.
A. Magical thinking.
B. Clang association.
C. Auditory hallucinations.
D. Flat affect.
E. Emotional ambivalence. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > magical
thinking. Clang association.
Auditory hallucinations.
The nurse should identify that magical thinking, or the belief
that one's thoughts affect others, is a positive symptom of this
disorder. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > schizophrenia manifestation
The nurse should identify that clang association, or choosing
words based on their sounds, is a positive symptom of this
disorder. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > schizophrenia manifestation
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The nurse should identify that experiencing auditory
hallucinations, or hearing voices or sounds that do not exist, is
a positive symptom of this disorder. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
schizophrenia manifestation
The nurse is assessing a client who has end stage COPD.
Which of the following images should the nurse identify as a
late manifestation of this terminal illness?
A. Flexion or contraction of the joints.
B. Swan neck deformation.
C. Tophi, related to chronic gout.
D. Digital clubbing. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > digital clubbing
The nurse should identify digital clubbing when assessing a
client who has this disorder. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > late
manifestation of COPD
Evidence of decreased arterial oxygen levels, which occurs
over time and is evident as a late manifestation of COPD. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > digital clubbing
A nurse in an ED is assessing a newly admitted client. The
nurse should identify that which of the following findings is a
manifestation of acute cocaine toxicity?
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A. Hypotension.
B. Pinpoint pupils.
C. Agitation.
D. Hypothermia. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > agitation
Agitation, dizziness, and tremor. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > acute
cocaine toxicity s/s
Can cause convulsions and myocardial infarction. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > severe cocaine toxicity
A CNS stimulant - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > cocaine
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has preeclampsia
without severe symptoms. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include?
A. Monitor temperature twice each day.
B. Restrict fluid intake to four 245 ml glasses a day.
C. Maintain a dark, quiet environment as much as possible.
D. Use a side lying position when resting in bed or on the couch. -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > use a side lying position when resting in bed
or on the couch.
