ATI FUNDAMENTALS RETAKE EXAM QUESTIONS, WITH
VERIFIED (GRADED A+) AND DETAILED ANSWERS!! LATEST
2026
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.
Documentation & abbreviations and symbols - xc xc xc xc xc
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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, Autonomy - xc
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) - xc xc xc xc
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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VERIFIED (GRADED A+) AND DETAILED ANSWERS!! LATEST
2026
What do nurses use when preparing change-of-shift report? -
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
Standard handoff communication tools, such as Introduction, Situation, Background, Asse
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
ssment, Recommendation (ISBAR) to facilitate transfers and discharges.
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
When should discharge planning begin? - On admission with every patient.
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
Discharge documentation should include - xc xc xc xc
Type of discharge, date & time of discharge, who went with the client & transportation, wher
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
e the client went, summary of clients current condition at discharge, description of any unre
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
solved difficulties and disposition of valuables, medications brought from home & prescripti
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
ons.
Documentation & abbreviations and symbols - xc xc xc xc xc
Being accurate & concise is an important element of documentation. Only abbreviations &
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
symbols approved by The Joint Commission and the facility are acceptable.
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
A nurse is discussing the HIPPA privacy rule with nurses during new employee orientation.
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
Which of the following information should the nurse include? -
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
Family members should provide a code prior to receiving client health information, commu
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
nication of a client can occur at the nurse's station, a client can request a hard copy of their r
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
ecords and a nurses may photocopy a client's medical record for transfer to another facility.
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
A nurse is receiving a providers prescription for morphine by telephone for a client who is re
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
porting moderate to severe pain. What are the appropriate nursing actions? -
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
Repeat the details of the prescription back to the provider, have another nurse listen to the t
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
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
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
II. It involves a conflict between two moral imperatives
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
III. The answer will have a profound effect on the situation and the client
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
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
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
n makers
xc
, Autonomy - xc
the right to makes one's own personal decisions, even when those decisions might not be i
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
n the that person's best interest.
xc xc xc xc xc
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
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
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
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
er technology devices, and religious articles... Nurses should discourage keeping valuable
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
s at the bedside.
xc xc xc
The nurse will document what related to personal items? -
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
The nurse will document communication with the client related to items left within the room
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
and valuables locked in the facility's safe.
xc xc xc xc xc xc
Assault (International Tort) - xc xc xc
The conduct of one person makes another person fearful and apprehensive.
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
Example: a nurse threatens to place an NG tube in a client who is refusing to eat.
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
Battery (International Tort) - xc xc xc
Intentional & wrongful physical contract with a person that involves an injury of offensive co
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
ntact. xc
Example: A nurse restrains a client and administers an injection against her wishes.
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
False Imprisonment (International Tort) - xc xc xc xc
A person is confined or retained against his will. The nurses uses restraints on a competent
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc x
client to prevent his leaving the health care facility.
c xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
What should the nurse teach older clients about home safety? -
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
To place electrical cords & extension cords against a wall behind furniture and use a nonski
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
d mat in the tub or shower & place a shower chair in the shower and a beside commode if ne
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
eded.
The client who has heat stroke will have what sign? - Hypotension
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
One of the nurse's responsibility for a client in restraints is to make sure... -
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
the restraints are loose enough for range of motion & that there is enough room to fit two fin
xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc
gers between the restraints & the client.
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