ATI RN FUNDAMENTALS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2024 LATEST UPDATE
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which ofthe
following examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
• Home health care
• Rehabilitation facilities
• Diagnostic centers
• Skilled nursing facilities
• Oncology centers
• A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage patients might
have to a group of nurses. Which of the following health care financing
mechanisms should the nurse include as federally funded? (Select all that apply.)
• Preferred provider organization (PPO)
• Medicare
• Long-term care insurance
• Exclusive provider organization (EPO)
• Medicaid
• A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of
patientswho have obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse include
as a primary health care strategy?
• Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during
routineoffice visits.
• Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehabilitation centers for
patientswho have obesity.
• Providing specialized intraoperative training in surgical treatments for obesity.
• Educating acute care nurses about postoperative complications related to obesity.
• A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting.
Which of the following tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of
statelicensing boards?
• Monitoring evidence-based practice for patients who have a specific diagnosis.
• Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations.
• Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities.
• Determining whether medications are safe for administration to patients.
• A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care services to a group of
newly licensed nurses. Which of the following examples of care or care settings
should thenurse classify as tertiary care? (Select all that apply.)
, • Intensive care unit
• Oncology treatment center
• Burn center
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Home health care
Chapter 2
• A nurse is caring for a group of patients on a medical surgical unit. For which of
the following patient care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social
worker?(Select all that apply.)
• A patient who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in the home.
• A patient asks about community resources available for older adults.
• A patient states, “I would like to have my child baptized before surgery.”
• A patient requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge.
• A patient states, “I do not understand how to use a nebulizer.”
• A goal for a patient who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid
arthritis isto use adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the patient should
initiate a referral to which of the following members of the interprofessional care
team?
• Social worker
• Certified nursing assistant
• Registered dietitian
• Occupational therapist
• A patient who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about
theadverse effects of the medication prescribed for pain managements. Which
of thefollowing members of the interprofessional care team can assist the
patient in understanding the medication‟s effects? (Select all that apply.)
• Provider
• Certified nursing assistant
• Pharmacist
• Registered nurse
• Respiratory therapist
• A patient who had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with
dysphagia. The nurse caring for the patient should initiate a referral with
which ofthe following members of the interprofessional care team?
, • Social worker
• Certified nursing assistant
• Occupational therapist
• Speech-language pathologist
• A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of the
various members of the health care team they will encounter on a medical-
surgical unit. When providing examples of the types of tasks CNAs can perform,
which of the following patient activities should the nurse include? (Select all that
apply.)
• Bathing
• Ambulating
• Toileting
• Determining pain level
• Measuring vital signs
Chapter 3
• A nurse is caring for a patient who decides not to have surgery despite significant
blockages of the coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this patient‟s
choice isan example of which of the following ethical principles?
• Fidelity
• Autonomy
• Justice
• Nonmaleficence
• A nurse offers pain medication to a patient who is postoperative prior to
ambulation. The nurse understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example
of which of thefollowing ethical principles?
• Fidelity
• Autonomy
• Justice
• Beneficence
• A nurse is instructing a group of newly license nurses about the responsibilities
organ donation and procurement involve. When the nurse explains that all
patients waiting for a kidney transplant have to meet the same qualifications,
the newly licensed nurses should understand that this aspect of care delivery is
an example ofwhich of the following ethical principles?
, • Fidelity
• Autonomy
• Justice
• Nonmaleficence
• A nurse questions a medication prescription as too extreme in light of the
patient‟sadvanced age and unstable status. The nurse understands that this
action is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
• Fidelity
• Autonomy
• Justice
• Nonmaleficence
• A nurse is instructing a group of newly licensed nurses how to know and what
to expect when ethical dilemmas arise. Which of the following situations
should thenewly licensed nurses identify as an ethical dilemma?
• A nurse on a medical-surgical unit demonstrates signs of chemical impairment.
• A nurse overhears another nurse telling an older adult patient that if he doesn‟t
stayin bed, she will have to apply restraints.
• A family has conflicting feelings about the initiation of enteral tube
feedingsfor their father, who is terminally ill.
• A patient who is terminally ill hesitates to name their partner on their
durablepower of attorney form.
Chapter 4
• A nurse observes an assistive personnel (AP) reprimanding a patient for not using
the urinal properly. The AP tells the patient that diapers will be used next time the
urinalis used improperly. Which of the following torts is the AP committing?
• Assault
• Battery
• False imprisonment
• Invasion of privacy
• A nurse is caring for a competent adult patient who tells the nurse, “I am leaving
thehospital this morning whether the doctor discharges me or not.” The nurse
believesthat this is not in the patient‟s best interest, and prepares to administer
a PRN sedative medication the patient has not requested along with the
ANSWERS 2024 LATEST UPDATE
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which ofthe
following examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
• Home health care
• Rehabilitation facilities
• Diagnostic centers
• Skilled nursing facilities
• Oncology centers
• A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage patients might
have to a group of nurses. Which of the following health care financing
mechanisms should the nurse include as federally funded? (Select all that apply.)
• Preferred provider organization (PPO)
• Medicare
• Long-term care insurance
• Exclusive provider organization (EPO)
• Medicaid
• A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of
patientswho have obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse include
as a primary health care strategy?
• Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during
routineoffice visits.
• Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehabilitation centers for
patientswho have obesity.
• Providing specialized intraoperative training in surgical treatments for obesity.
• Educating acute care nurses about postoperative complications related to obesity.
• A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting.
Which of the following tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of
statelicensing boards?
• Monitoring evidence-based practice for patients who have a specific diagnosis.
• Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations.
• Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities.
• Determining whether medications are safe for administration to patients.
• A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care services to a group of
newly licensed nurses. Which of the following examples of care or care settings
should thenurse classify as tertiary care? (Select all that apply.)
, • Intensive care unit
• Oncology treatment center
• Burn center
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Home health care
Chapter 2
• A nurse is caring for a group of patients on a medical surgical unit. For which of
the following patient care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social
worker?(Select all that apply.)
• A patient who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in the home.
• A patient asks about community resources available for older adults.
• A patient states, “I would like to have my child baptized before surgery.”
• A patient requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge.
• A patient states, “I do not understand how to use a nebulizer.”
• A goal for a patient who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid
arthritis isto use adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the patient should
initiate a referral to which of the following members of the interprofessional care
team?
• Social worker
• Certified nursing assistant
• Registered dietitian
• Occupational therapist
• A patient who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about
theadverse effects of the medication prescribed for pain managements. Which
of thefollowing members of the interprofessional care team can assist the
patient in understanding the medication‟s effects? (Select all that apply.)
• Provider
• Certified nursing assistant
• Pharmacist
• Registered nurse
• Respiratory therapist
• A patient who had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with
dysphagia. The nurse caring for the patient should initiate a referral with
which ofthe following members of the interprofessional care team?
, • Social worker
• Certified nursing assistant
• Occupational therapist
• Speech-language pathologist
• A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of the
various members of the health care team they will encounter on a medical-
surgical unit. When providing examples of the types of tasks CNAs can perform,
which of the following patient activities should the nurse include? (Select all that
apply.)
• Bathing
• Ambulating
• Toileting
• Determining pain level
• Measuring vital signs
Chapter 3
• A nurse is caring for a patient who decides not to have surgery despite significant
blockages of the coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this patient‟s
choice isan example of which of the following ethical principles?
• Fidelity
• Autonomy
• Justice
• Nonmaleficence
• A nurse offers pain medication to a patient who is postoperative prior to
ambulation. The nurse understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example
of which of thefollowing ethical principles?
• Fidelity
• Autonomy
• Justice
• Beneficence
• A nurse is instructing a group of newly license nurses about the responsibilities
organ donation and procurement involve. When the nurse explains that all
patients waiting for a kidney transplant have to meet the same qualifications,
the newly licensed nurses should understand that this aspect of care delivery is
an example ofwhich of the following ethical principles?
, • Fidelity
• Autonomy
• Justice
• Nonmaleficence
• A nurse questions a medication prescription as too extreme in light of the
patient‟sadvanced age and unstable status. The nurse understands that this
action is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
• Fidelity
• Autonomy
• Justice
• Nonmaleficence
• A nurse is instructing a group of newly licensed nurses how to know and what
to expect when ethical dilemmas arise. Which of the following situations
should thenewly licensed nurses identify as an ethical dilemma?
• A nurse on a medical-surgical unit demonstrates signs of chemical impairment.
• A nurse overhears another nurse telling an older adult patient that if he doesn‟t
stayin bed, she will have to apply restraints.
• A family has conflicting feelings about the initiation of enteral tube
feedingsfor their father, who is terminally ill.
• A patient who is terminally ill hesitates to name their partner on their
durablepower of attorney form.
Chapter 4
• A nurse observes an assistive personnel (AP) reprimanding a patient for not using
the urinal properly. The AP tells the patient that diapers will be used next time the
urinalis used improperly. Which of the following torts is the AP committing?
• Assault
• Battery
• False imprisonment
• Invasion of privacy
• A nurse is caring for a competent adult patient who tells the nurse, “I am leaving
thehospital this morning whether the doctor discharges me or not.” The nurse
believesthat this is not in the patient‟s best interest, and prepares to administer
a PRN sedative medication the patient has not requested along with the
