ATI FUNDAMENTALS PROCTORED EXAM
RETAKE WITH NGN QUESTIONS 2023
A nurse is planning care for a group of patients. Which of the following tasks should the nurse
delegate to an assistive personnel?
• Changing the dressing for a patient who has a stage 3 pressure injury
• Determining a patient's response to a diuretic
• Comparing radial pulses for a patient who is postoperative
• Providing postmortem care to a patient
• - correct answer-d. Providing postmortem care to a patient
A nurse is conducting a health assessment for a patient who takes herbal supplements. Which of the
following statements by the patient indicates an understanding of the use of the supplements?
• I take ginkgo biloba for a headache
• I take echinacea to control my cholesterol
• I use ginger when I get car sick
• I use garlic for my menopausal symptoms
- correct answer-I use ginger when I get car sick
A nurse is caring for a patient who has influenza and isolation precautions in place. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take to prevent the spread of infection?
• Wear a mask when working within 3 feet of the patient
• Administer metronidazole
• Don protective eyewear before entering the room.
• Place the patient in a negative airflow room.
• - correct answer-Wear a mask when working within 3 feet of the patient
A nurse obtains a prescription for wrist restraints for a patient who is trying to pull out his NG tube.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
,• Attach the restraints securely to the side rails of the patient's bed.
• Apply the restraints to allow as little movement as possible
• Allow room for two fingers to fit between the patients skin and the restraints
d. remove the restraints every 4 hours
- correct answer-Allow room for two fingers to fit between the patients skin and the restraints
A nurse is admitting a patient who has tuberculosis. Which of the following types of transmission
precautions should the nurse plan to initiate?
• Droplet
• Airborne
c. protective environment
d. contact - correct answer-Airborne
A nurse in a well-child clinic receives a telephone call from a parent who states that their child
accidentally swallowed paint thinner. The child is awake and alert. Which of the following responses
should the nurse make?
• Have your child drink one large glass of water.
• Hang up and call a poison control center hotline.
• Bring your child into the clinic later today.
• Induce vomiting in your child with syrup of ipecac.
• - correct answer-Have your child drink one large glass of water
A nurse is documenting a patient's medical record. Which of the following entries should the nurse
record.
• Oral temperature slightly elevated at 0800
• Administered pain medication
• Incision without redness or drainage
• Drank adequate amounts of fluid with meals.
• - correct answer-Administered pain medication
,A nurse is providing oral care for a patient who is unconscious. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
• Place the patient in a side-lying position.
• Brush the patients teeth daily
• Apply mineral oil to the patient's lips
• Rinse the patient's mouth with an alcohol-based mouthwash
• - correct answer-Place the patient in a side- lying position
A nurse is collaborating with a risk management team about potential legal issues involving patient
care. The nurse should identify which of the following situations is an example of negligence?
• A nurse administers a medication without first identifying the patient.
• An assistive personnel discusses patient care in the facility cafeteria with visitors present.
• A nurse begins a blood transfusion without obtaining consent.
• An assistive personnel prevents a patient from leaving the facility.
• - correct answer-A nurse begins a blood transfusion without obtaining consent
A nurse is collecting a sputum specimen for culture from a patient who has a respiratory infection.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
• Wear sterile gloves when collecting the specimen.
• Offer the patient oral hygiene after the collection
• Collect the specimen in the evening.
D Collect 1 ml of sputum.
- correct answer-Offer the patient oral hygiene after the collection
A nurse is assessing an older patient. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
• Decreased sense of balance
• Increased nighttime sleeping
• Heightened sense of pain
• Nighttime urinary incontinence - correct answer-Decreased sense of balance
, A nurse is completing discharge teaching about ostomy care with a patient who has a new stoma.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? (select all that apply)
• "Cut the opening of the pouch 1⁄8 of an inch larger than the stoma "
• "Place a piece a gauze over the stoma while changing the pouch"
• "Use povidone-iodine to clean around the stoma"
• "Empty the ostomy pouch when it becomes one-third full of contents"
• expect the stoma to turn a purple-blue color as its heals" - correct answer-Cut the opening of
the pouch 1⁄8 of an inch larger than the stoma
Place a piece a gauze over the stoma while changing the pouch
Use povidone-iodine to clean around the stoma
Empty the ostomy pouch when it becomes one-third full of contents
A nurse is preparing to obtain informed consent from a patient who speaks a different language than
the nurse. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
• "Request that an assistive personnel interpret the information for the patient"
• "Use proper medical terms when giving information to the patient"
• "Offer written information in the patient's language"
• "Avoid using gestures when speaking to the patient" - correct answer-Offer written information in
the patient's language
A nurse is teaching a patient about home care equipment. Which of the following information should
the nurse include in the teaching? (select all that apply)
• "Avoid using wool blankets when receiving oxygen"
• check the O2 delivery rate at least once a day
• align the middle of the ball in the flow meter with the line of the prescribed flow rate
• "Keep the oxygen delivery system 0.6 m (2 feet) from any heat source"
RETAKE WITH NGN QUESTIONS 2023
A nurse is planning care for a group of patients. Which of the following tasks should the nurse
delegate to an assistive personnel?
• Changing the dressing for a patient who has a stage 3 pressure injury
• Determining a patient's response to a diuretic
• Comparing radial pulses for a patient who is postoperative
• Providing postmortem care to a patient
• - correct answer-d. Providing postmortem care to a patient
A nurse is conducting a health assessment for a patient who takes herbal supplements. Which of the
following statements by the patient indicates an understanding of the use of the supplements?
• I take ginkgo biloba for a headache
• I take echinacea to control my cholesterol
• I use ginger when I get car sick
• I use garlic for my menopausal symptoms
- correct answer-I use ginger when I get car sick
A nurse is caring for a patient who has influenza and isolation precautions in place. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take to prevent the spread of infection?
• Wear a mask when working within 3 feet of the patient
• Administer metronidazole
• Don protective eyewear before entering the room.
• Place the patient in a negative airflow room.
• - correct answer-Wear a mask when working within 3 feet of the patient
A nurse obtains a prescription for wrist restraints for a patient who is trying to pull out his NG tube.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
,• Attach the restraints securely to the side rails of the patient's bed.
• Apply the restraints to allow as little movement as possible
• Allow room for two fingers to fit between the patients skin and the restraints
d. remove the restraints every 4 hours
- correct answer-Allow room for two fingers to fit between the patients skin and the restraints
A nurse is admitting a patient who has tuberculosis. Which of the following types of transmission
precautions should the nurse plan to initiate?
• Droplet
• Airborne
c. protective environment
d. contact - correct answer-Airborne
A nurse in a well-child clinic receives a telephone call from a parent who states that their child
accidentally swallowed paint thinner. The child is awake and alert. Which of the following responses
should the nurse make?
• Have your child drink one large glass of water.
• Hang up and call a poison control center hotline.
• Bring your child into the clinic later today.
• Induce vomiting in your child with syrup of ipecac.
• - correct answer-Have your child drink one large glass of water
A nurse is documenting a patient's medical record. Which of the following entries should the nurse
record.
• Oral temperature slightly elevated at 0800
• Administered pain medication
• Incision without redness or drainage
• Drank adequate amounts of fluid with meals.
• - correct answer-Administered pain medication
,A nurse is providing oral care for a patient who is unconscious. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
• Place the patient in a side-lying position.
• Brush the patients teeth daily
• Apply mineral oil to the patient's lips
• Rinse the patient's mouth with an alcohol-based mouthwash
• - correct answer-Place the patient in a side- lying position
A nurse is collaborating with a risk management team about potential legal issues involving patient
care. The nurse should identify which of the following situations is an example of negligence?
• A nurse administers a medication without first identifying the patient.
• An assistive personnel discusses patient care in the facility cafeteria with visitors present.
• A nurse begins a blood transfusion without obtaining consent.
• An assistive personnel prevents a patient from leaving the facility.
• - correct answer-A nurse begins a blood transfusion without obtaining consent
A nurse is collecting a sputum specimen for culture from a patient who has a respiratory infection.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
• Wear sterile gloves when collecting the specimen.
• Offer the patient oral hygiene after the collection
• Collect the specimen in the evening.
D Collect 1 ml of sputum.
- correct answer-Offer the patient oral hygiene after the collection
A nurse is assessing an older patient. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
• Decreased sense of balance
• Increased nighttime sleeping
• Heightened sense of pain
• Nighttime urinary incontinence - correct answer-Decreased sense of balance
, A nurse is completing discharge teaching about ostomy care with a patient who has a new stoma.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? (select all that apply)
• "Cut the opening of the pouch 1⁄8 of an inch larger than the stoma "
• "Place a piece a gauze over the stoma while changing the pouch"
• "Use povidone-iodine to clean around the stoma"
• "Empty the ostomy pouch when it becomes one-third full of contents"
• expect the stoma to turn a purple-blue color as its heals" - correct answer-Cut the opening of
the pouch 1⁄8 of an inch larger than the stoma
Place a piece a gauze over the stoma while changing the pouch
Use povidone-iodine to clean around the stoma
Empty the ostomy pouch when it becomes one-third full of contents
A nurse is preparing to obtain informed consent from a patient who speaks a different language than
the nurse. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
• "Request that an assistive personnel interpret the information for the patient"
• "Use proper medical terms when giving information to the patient"
• "Offer written information in the patient's language"
• "Avoid using gestures when speaking to the patient" - correct answer-Offer written information in
the patient's language
A nurse is teaching a patient about home care equipment. Which of the following information should
the nurse include in the teaching? (select all that apply)
• "Avoid using wool blankets when receiving oxygen"
• check the O2 delivery rate at least once a day
• align the middle of the ball in the flow meter with the line of the prescribed flow rate
• "Keep the oxygen delivery system 0.6 m (2 feet) from any heat source"
