ATI Fundamentals Retake EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026 (GRADED A+) DETAILED ANSWERS!!

ATI Fundamentals Retake EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026 (GRADED A+) DETAILED
ANSWERS!!



What do nurses use when preparing change-of-shift report? -
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Standard handoff communication tools, such as Introduction, Situation, Background, Asse
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ssment, Recommendation (ISBAR) to facilitate transfers and discharges.
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When should discharge planning begin? - On admission with every patient.
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Discharge documentation should include - xc xc xc xc




Type of discharge, date & time of discharge, who went with the client & transportation, wher
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e the client went, summary of clients current condition at discharge, description of any unre
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solved difficulties and disposition of valuables, medications brought from home & prescripti
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ons.

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Being accurate & concise is an important element of documentation. Only abbreviations &
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symbols approved by The Joint Commission and the facility are acceptable.
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A nurse is discussing the HIPPA privacy rule with nurses during new employee orientation.
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Which of the following information should the nurse include? -
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Family members should provide a code prior to receiving client health information, commu
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nication of a client can occur at the nurse's station, a client can request a hard copy of their r
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ecords and a nurses may photocopy a client's medical record for transfer to another facility.
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A nurse is receiving a providers prescription for morphine by telephone for a client who is re
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porting moderate to severe pain. What are the appropriate nursing actions? -
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Repeat the details of the prescription back to the provider, have another nurse listen to the t
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elephone prescription and obtain the providers signature on the prescription within 24 hour
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s.

A problem is an ethical dilemma when - I. A review of scientific data is not enough to solve it
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II. It involves a conflict between two moral imperatives
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III. The answer will have a profound effect on the situation and the client
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Ethical dilemmas are problems that - xc xc xc xc xc




involve more than one choice and stem from differences in the values and beliefs of decisio
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n makers
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the right to makes one's own personal decisions, even when those decisions might not be i
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n the that person's best interest.
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Beneifience - positive actions to help others (do good) xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc




Fidelity - agreement to keep promises xc xc xc xc xc




Justice - fairness in care delivery and use of resources
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Nonmaleficence - avoidance of harm or injury (do no harm) xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc




Admission inventory of personal items include - xc xc xc xc xc xc




clothing, jewelry, money, credit cards, assistive devices, medications, cell phones and oth
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er technology devices, and religious articles... Nurses should discourage keeping valuable
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s at the bedside.
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The nurse will document what related to personal items? -
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The nurse will document communication with the client related to items left within the room
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and valuables locked in the facility's safe.
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Assault (International Tort) - xc xc xc




The conduct of one person makes another person fearful and apprehensive.
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Example: a nurse threatens to place an NG tube in a client who is refusing to eat.
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Battery (International Tort) - xc xc xc




Intentional & wrongful physical contract with a person that involves an injury of offensive co
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ntact. xc




Example: A nurse restrains a client and administers an injection against her wishes.
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False Imprisonment (International Tort) -
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A person is confined or retained against his will. The nurses uses restraints on a competent
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client to prevent his leaving the health care facility.
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What should the nurse teach older clients about home safety? -
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To place electrical cords & extension cords against a wall behind furniture and use a nonski
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d mat in the tub or shower & place a shower chair in the shower and a beside commode if ne
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eded.

The client who has heat stroke will have what sign? - Hypotension
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One of the nurse's responsibility for a client in restraints is to make sure... -
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the restraints are loose enough for range of motion & that there is enough room to fit two fin
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gers between the restraints & the client.
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