ATI Fundamentals Practice Questions
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 state licensing boards?
A) Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a specific diagnosis
B) Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations
C) Setting quality standards for accreditation of healthcare facility
D) Determining whether medications are safe for administration to clients
B) Ensuring that health care providers comply wit regulations
*State licensing boards are responsible for ensuring that health care providers and agencies
comply with state regulations
A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients 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
A) Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
B) Medicare
C) Long-term Care Insurance
D) Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
E) Medicaid
B) Medicare
E) Medicaid
*Medicare and Medicaid are federally funded health care insurances programs
A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of clients who have
obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse include as a PRIMARY health care
strategy?
A) Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screening during routine office visits
B) Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehabilitation centers for clients who have
obesity
C) Providing specialized intraoperative training in surgical treatments for obesity
D) Educating acute care nurses about postoperative complications related to obesity
A) Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screening during routine office visits
,*obesity screenings at office visits is an example of primary health care. Primary health care
emphasizes health promotion and disease control, is often delivered during office visits, and
includes screenings
__________________________________________
B = Restorative health care
C = Tertiary health care (specialized and technical)
D) Secondary heath care (education)
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 the nurse classify as
tertiary care? (Select all that apply)
A) Intensive Care Unit
B) Oncology treatment center
C) Burn center
D) Cardiac rehabilitation
E) Home Health Care
A) Intensive Care Unit
B) Oncology Treatment Center
C) Burn Center
*Tertiary Health Care involves the provision of specialized and highly technical care, such as the
care nurses deliver in intensive care units, oncology treatment, and burn centers
__________________________________________
D = Restorative Care
E = Restorative Care
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following
examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply)
A) Home health care
B) Rehabilitation facilities
C) Diagnostic centers
D) Skilled nursing facilities
E) Oncology centers
A) Home Health Care
B) Rehabilitation Facilities
D) Skilled Nursing Facilities
*Restorative health care involves intermediate follow-up care for restoring health and promoting
self-care. Home health care, rehabilitation facilities, and skilled nursing facilities are types of
restorative health care
,__________________________________________
C = secondary health care
E = tertiary health care
A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to use
adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral to which of the
following members of the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Registered dietitian
D. Occupational therapist
D) Occupational therapist
*The nurse should identify that an occupational therapist can assist clients who have physical
challenges to use adaptive devices and strategies to help with self-care activities. A certified
nursing assistant can help the client with feeding does not typically procure adaptive devices for
the client
__________________________________________
A = coordinates community services to help
B = helps with feeding but not procuring adaptive devices
C = education about meeting nutritional needs
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit. For which of the following
client care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social worker? (Select all that apply)
A) A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in the home
B) A client asks about community resources available for older adults
C) A client states, "I would like to have my child baptized before surgery."
D) A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge
E) A client states, "I do not understand how to use a nebulizer."
A) A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in the home
B) A client asks about community resources available for older adults
D) A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge
*a nurse should initiate a referral for a social worker to provide information and assistance in
coordinating care for hospice, community care, and medical equipment
__________________________________________
C = spiritual support staff
E = nurse can provide client teaching or a respiratory therapist referral
, A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the adverse effects
of the medication prescribed for pain management. Which of the following members of the
interprofessional care team can assist the client in understanding the medication's effects?
Select all that apply
A) Provider
B) Certified nursing assistant (CNA)
C) Pharmacist
D) Registered Nurse
E) Respiratory therapist
A) Provider
C) Pharmacist
D) Registered Nurse
*The provider, pharmacist, and RN must be knowledgeable about any medications prescribed
for the client including actions, effects, and interactions
__________________________________________
B = not within scope of practice
E = not within scope of practice
A client who had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with dysphagia. The nurse
caring for the client should initiate a referral with which of the following members of the
interprofessional care team? Select all that apply
A) Social worker
B) Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
C) Occupational therapist
D) Speech language pathologist
E) Physical therapist
C) Occupational therapist
D) Speech Language pathologist
*The nurse should identify that a speech language pathologist and an occupational therapist
can initiate specific therapy for clients who have difficulty with feeding due to swallowing
difficulties
__________________________________________
A = coordinate community service
B = helps with feedings but not assess/treat dysphagia
E = motor challenges to improve abilities not dysphagia
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
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 state licensing boards?
A) Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a specific diagnosis
B) Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations
C) Setting quality standards for accreditation of healthcare facility
D) Determining whether medications are safe for administration to clients
B) Ensuring that health care providers comply wit regulations
*State licensing boards are responsible for ensuring that health care providers and agencies
comply with state regulations
A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients 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
A) Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
B) Medicare
C) Long-term Care Insurance
D) Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
E) Medicaid
B) Medicare
E) Medicaid
*Medicare and Medicaid are federally funded health care insurances programs
A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of clients who have
obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse include as a PRIMARY health care
strategy?
A) Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screening during routine office visits
B) Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehabilitation centers for clients who have
obesity
C) Providing specialized intraoperative training in surgical treatments for obesity
D) Educating acute care nurses about postoperative complications related to obesity
A) Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screening during routine office visits
,*obesity screenings at office visits is an example of primary health care. Primary health care
emphasizes health promotion and disease control, is often delivered during office visits, and
includes screenings
__________________________________________
B = Restorative health care
C = Tertiary health care (specialized and technical)
D) Secondary heath care (education)
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 the nurse classify as
tertiary care? (Select all that apply)
A) Intensive Care Unit
B) Oncology treatment center
C) Burn center
D) Cardiac rehabilitation
E) Home Health Care
A) Intensive Care Unit
B) Oncology Treatment Center
C) Burn Center
*Tertiary Health Care involves the provision of specialized and highly technical care, such as the
care nurses deliver in intensive care units, oncology treatment, and burn centers
__________________________________________
D = Restorative Care
E = Restorative Care
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following
examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply)
A) Home health care
B) Rehabilitation facilities
C) Diagnostic centers
D) Skilled nursing facilities
E) Oncology centers
A) Home Health Care
B) Rehabilitation Facilities
D) Skilled Nursing Facilities
*Restorative health care involves intermediate follow-up care for restoring health and promoting
self-care. Home health care, rehabilitation facilities, and skilled nursing facilities are types of
restorative health care
,__________________________________________
C = secondary health care
E = tertiary health care
A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to use
adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral to which of the
following members of the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Registered dietitian
D. Occupational therapist
D) Occupational therapist
*The nurse should identify that an occupational therapist can assist clients who have physical
challenges to use adaptive devices and strategies to help with self-care activities. A certified
nursing assistant can help the client with feeding does not typically procure adaptive devices for
the client
__________________________________________
A = coordinates community services to help
B = helps with feeding but not procuring adaptive devices
C = education about meeting nutritional needs
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit. For which of the following
client care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social worker? (Select all that apply)
A) A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in the home
B) A client asks about community resources available for older adults
C) A client states, "I would like to have my child baptized before surgery."
D) A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge
E) A client states, "I do not understand how to use a nebulizer."
A) A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in the home
B) A client asks about community resources available for older adults
D) A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge
*a nurse should initiate a referral for a social worker to provide information and assistance in
coordinating care for hospice, community care, and medical equipment
__________________________________________
C = spiritual support staff
E = nurse can provide client teaching or a respiratory therapist referral
, A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the adverse effects
of the medication prescribed for pain management. Which of the following members of the
interprofessional care team can assist the client in understanding the medication's effects?
Select all that apply
A) Provider
B) Certified nursing assistant (CNA)
C) Pharmacist
D) Registered Nurse
E) Respiratory therapist
A) Provider
C) Pharmacist
D) Registered Nurse
*The provider, pharmacist, and RN must be knowledgeable about any medications prescribed
for the client including actions, effects, and interactions
__________________________________________
B = not within scope of practice
E = not within scope of practice
A client who had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with dysphagia. The nurse
caring for the client should initiate a referral with which of the following members of the
interprofessional care team? Select all that apply
A) Social worker
B) Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
C) Occupational therapist
D) Speech language pathologist
E) Physical therapist
C) Occupational therapist
D) Speech Language pathologist
*The nurse should identify that a speech language pathologist and an occupational therapist
can initiate specific therapy for clients who have difficulty with feeding due to swallowing
difficulties
__________________________________________
A = coordinate community service
B = helps with feedings but not assess/treat dysphagia
E = motor challenges to improve abilities not dysphagia
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
