Summary ATI physical assessment of an adult post test

ATI Physical Assessment of an Adult Post test




While examining your patient's head and face, you determine that cranial nerve I is intact when the
patient follows your instructions and successfully

Identifies a minty scent

Cranial nerve I, the olfactory nerve, controls the sense of smell. To test this nerve's function, ask the
patient to identify a nonirritating aroma, such as mint or coffee.




Urinary Catheterization Skill Check-off

Rebound tenderness

This procedure elicits rebound tenderness - an increase in pain when deep palpation over a tender area
is released. Rebound tenderness in the right lower quadrant at McBurney's point (one third the distance
from the anterior iliac crest to the umbilicus) is a sign of acute appendicitis.




Over which abdominal quadrant are bowel sounds most active and therefore easiest to auscultate?

Right lower quadrant




As part of your general patient survey, you find that your patient has a body mass index (BMI) of 23.
From this finding, you can conclude that your patient

Has body mass index within normal limits