ATI PN Fundamentals Exam Questions with Answers and Explanations
1. The nurse performs an intervention for a collaborative problem. Which type of intervention
did the nurse perform?
a. Dependent
b. Independent
c. Interdependent
d. Physician-initiated
ANS: C
Collaborative interventions, or interdependent interventions, are therapies that require the
combined knowledge, skill, and expertise of multiple health care professionals. Health care
provider-initiated (HCP) interventions are dependent nursing interventions, or actions that
require an order from the HCP. Nurse- initiated interventions are the independent nursing
interventions, or actions that a nurse initiates without supervision or direction from others.
2. A registered nurse administers pain medication to a patient suffering from
fractured ribs. Which type of nursing intervention is this nurse implementing?
a. Collaborative
b. Independent
c. Interdependent
d. Dependent
ANS: D
,The nurse does not have prescriptive authority to order pain medications, unless the nurse is an
advanced practice nurse. The intervention is therefore dependent.
Administering a medication, implementing an invasive procedure (e.g., inserting Foley catheter,
starting an intravenous [IV] infusion), and preparing a patient for diagnostic tests are examples of
health care provider-initiated interventions. A collaborative, or an interdependent, intervention
involves therapies that require combined knowledge, skill, and expertise from multiple health care
professionals. Nurse-initiated interventions are the independent nursing interventions, or actions
that a nurse initiates without supervision or direction from others.
3. Which action indicates the nurse is using a PICOT question to improve care for a patient?
a. Practices nursing based on the evidence presented in court
b. Implements interventions based on scientific research
c. Uses standardized care plans for all patients.
d. Plans care based on tradition
ANS: B
The best answer is implementing interventions based on scientific research. Using results of a
literature search to a PICOT question can help a nurse decide which interventions to use.
Practicing based on evidence presented in court is incorrect. Practice is based on current
research. Using standardized care plans may be one example of evidence-based practice, but it
is not used on all patients. The nurse must be careful in using standardized care plans to ensure
that each patient’s plan of care is still individualized. Planning care based on tradition is
incorrect because nursing care should be based on current research.
4. A nurse is developing a care plan. Which intervention is most appropriate
for the nursing diagnostic statement Risk for loneliness related to impaired verbal
communication?
a. Provide the patient with a writing board each shift.
, b. Obtain an interpreter for the patient as soon as possible.
c. Assist the patient in performing swallowing exercises each shift.
Ask the family to provide a sitter to remain with the patient at all
d. times.
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1. The nurse performs an intervention for a collaborative problem. Which type of intervention
did the nurse perform?
a. Dependent
b. Independent
c. Interdependent
d. Physician-initiated
ANS: C
Collaborative interventions, or interdependent interventions, are therapies that require the
combined knowledge, skill, and expertise of multiple health care professionals. Health care
provider-initiated (HCP) interventions are dependent nursing interventions, or actions that
require an order from the HCP. Nurse- initiated interventions are the independent nursing
interventions, or actions that a nurse initiates without supervision or direction from others.
2. A registered nurse administers pain medication to a patient suffering from
fractured ribs. Which type of nursing intervention is this nurse implementing?
a. Collaborative
b. Independent
c. Interdependent
d. Dependent
ANS: D
,The nurse does not have prescriptive authority to order pain medications, unless the nurse is an
advanced practice nurse. The intervention is therefore dependent.
Administering a medication, implementing an invasive procedure (e.g., inserting Foley catheter,
starting an intravenous [IV] infusion), and preparing a patient for diagnostic tests are examples of
health care provider-initiated interventions. A collaborative, or an interdependent, intervention
involves therapies that require combined knowledge, skill, and expertise from multiple health care
professionals. Nurse-initiated interventions are the independent nursing interventions, or actions
that a nurse initiates without supervision or direction from others.
3. Which action indicates the nurse is using a PICOT question to improve care for a patient?
a. Practices nursing based on the evidence presented in court
b. Implements interventions based on scientific research
c. Uses standardized care plans for all patients.
d. Plans care based on tradition
ANS: B
The best answer is implementing interventions based on scientific research. Using results of a
literature search to a PICOT question can help a nurse decide which interventions to use.
Practicing based on evidence presented in court is incorrect. Practice is based on current
research. Using standardized care plans may be one example of evidence-based practice, but it
is not used on all patients. The nurse must be careful in using standardized care plans to ensure
that each patient’s plan of care is still individualized. Planning care based on tradition is
incorrect because nursing care should be based on current research.
4. A nurse is developing a care plan. Which intervention is most appropriate
for the nursing diagnostic statement Risk for loneliness related to impaired verbal
communication?
a. Provide the patient with a writing board each shift.
, b. Obtain an interpreter for the patient as soon as possible.
c. Assist the patient in performing swallowing exercises each shift.
Ask the family to provide a sitter to remain with the patient at all
d. times.
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