RNSG 2360: ATI FUNDAMENTALS EXAM TEST Q AND
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1. A nurse on a rehabilitation unit is preparing to transfer a client who is unable to
walk from bed to a wheelchair. Which of the following techniques should the
nurse use?
Place the wheelchair at a 45 degree angle to the bed
2. A nurse is planning weight loss strategies for a group of clients who are obese.
Which of the following actions by the nurse will improve the client's
commitment to a long-term goal of weight loss?
Attempt to increase the client's self-motivation
3. A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is violent and attempting to
disconnect her IV lines. The provider prescribes soft wrist restraints. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take while the client is in restraints?
Remove the restraints one at a time
4. A nurse is caring for a client who is in terminal stage of cancer. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take when she observes the client crying?
Sit and hold the client's hand
5. A nurse in an oncology clinic is assessing a client who is undergoing treatment
for ovarian cancer. Which of the following statements by the client indicates
she is experiencing psychological distress?
"I keep having nightmares about my upcoming surgery."
6. A nurse is performing an abdominal assessment for an adult client. Identify
the correct sequence of steps for this assessment.
, Inspect, Auscultate, Percuss, Palpate
7. A charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse perform tracheostomy care
for a client. Which of the following actions by the newly licensed nurse requires
intervention?
Obtaining cotton balls for the tracheostomy care
8. A nurse is admitting a client who has decreased circulation in his left leg.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Evaluate pedal pulses
9. A nurse is preparing a client who is scheduled for hysterectomy for transport to
the operating room when the client states she no longer wants to have surgery.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Notify the provider about the client's decision
10. A nurse is providing preoperative teaching to a client who is scheduled for
arthroplasty in the next month that might require a blood transfusion. The client
expresses concern about the risk of acquiring an infection from the blood
transfusion. Which of the following statements should the nurse make to the
client?
Donate autologous blood before the surgery
11. A nurse is demonstrating postoperative deep breathing and coughing exercises
to a client who will have emergency surgery for appendicitis. Which of the
following statements indicates a lack of readiness to learn by the client?
The client reports severe pain
12. A nurse observes an assistive personnel (AP) preparing to obtain blood pressure
with a regular size cuff for a client who is obese. Which of the following
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1. A nurse on a rehabilitation unit is preparing to transfer a client who is unable to
walk from bed to a wheelchair. Which of the following techniques should the
nurse use?
Place the wheelchair at a 45 degree angle to the bed
2. A nurse is planning weight loss strategies for a group of clients who are obese.
Which of the following actions by the nurse will improve the client's
commitment to a long-term goal of weight loss?
Attempt to increase the client's self-motivation
3. A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is violent and attempting to
disconnect her IV lines. The provider prescribes soft wrist restraints. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take while the client is in restraints?
Remove the restraints one at a time
4. A nurse is caring for a client who is in terminal stage of cancer. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take when she observes the client crying?
Sit and hold the client's hand
5. A nurse in an oncology clinic is assessing a client who is undergoing treatment
for ovarian cancer. Which of the following statements by the client indicates
she is experiencing psychological distress?
"I keep having nightmares about my upcoming surgery."
6. A nurse is performing an abdominal assessment for an adult client. Identify
the correct sequence of steps for this assessment.
, Inspect, Auscultate, Percuss, Palpate
7. A charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse perform tracheostomy care
for a client. Which of the following actions by the newly licensed nurse requires
intervention?
Obtaining cotton balls for the tracheostomy care
8. A nurse is admitting a client who has decreased circulation in his left leg.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Evaluate pedal pulses
9. A nurse is preparing a client who is scheduled for hysterectomy for transport to
the operating room when the client states she no longer wants to have surgery.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Notify the provider about the client's decision
10. A nurse is providing preoperative teaching to a client who is scheduled for
arthroplasty in the next month that might require a blood transfusion. The client
expresses concern about the risk of acquiring an infection from the blood
transfusion. Which of the following statements should the nurse make to the
client?
Donate autologous blood before the surgery
11. A nurse is demonstrating postoperative deep breathing and coughing exercises
to a client who will have emergency surgery for appendicitis. Which of the
following statements indicates a lack of readiness to learn by the client?
The client reports severe pain
12. A nurse observes an assistive personnel (AP) preparing to obtain blood pressure
with a regular size cuff for a client who is obese. Which of the following
