ATI FUNDAMENTALS PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2025

ATI FUNDAMENTALS PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 2025.

Chapter 1 - ANSWER:Health care delivery systems
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A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of
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the following examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that
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apply.)
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A. cc Home health care cc cc


B. cc Rehabilitation facilities cc


C. cc Diagnostic centers cc


D. cc Skilled nursing facilities cc cc


E. cc Oncology centers - ANSWER:A, B, D cc cc cc cc cc




A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have
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to a group of nursing students. Which of the following health care financing
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mechanisms are federally funded? (Select all that apply.)
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A. cc Preferred provider organization (PPO) cc cc cc


B. cc Medicare
C. cc Long-term care insurance cc cc


D. cc Exclusive provider organization (EPO) cc cc cc


E. cc Medicaid - ANSWER:B, E cc cc cc




A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of
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clients who have obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse include
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as a primary health care strategy?
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A. Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine office
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visits
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B. Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehabilitation centers for clients
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who have obesity
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C. Providing specialized intraoperative training regarding surgical treatments for
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obesity
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D. Educating acute care nurses on postoperative complications related to obesity -
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ANSWER:A
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,A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting.
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Which of the following tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of state
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licensing boards?
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A. cc Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a specific diagnosis
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B. cc Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations
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C. cc Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
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D. cc Determining if medications are safe for administration to clients - ANSWER:B
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A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care services to a group of newly
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licensed nurses. Which of the following examples of care or care settings should
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the nurse classify as tertiary care? (Select all that apply.)
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A. cc Intensive care unit cc cc


B. cc Oncology treatment center cc cc


C. cc Burn center cc


D. cc Cardiac rehabilitation cc


E. cc Home health care - ANSWER:A, B, C
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Chapter 2 - ANSWER:Interprofessional team
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A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit. For which of the
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following client care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social worker?
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(Select all that apply.)
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A. A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in her home.
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B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults.
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C. A client states that she wants her child baptized before surgery.
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D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge.
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E. A client states that he does not understand how to use a nebulizer. -
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ANSWER:A, B, D
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A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is
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to use adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral to
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which of the following members of the interprofessional care team?
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A. cc Social worker cc


B. cc Certified nursing assistant cc cc


C. cc Registered dietitian cc


D. cc Occupational therapist - ANSWER:D cc cc cc




A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the
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adverse effects of the medication he is receiving for pain management. Which of
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the following members of the interprofessional care team can assist the client in
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understanding the medication's effects? (Select all that apply.)
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,A. cc Provider
B. cc Certified nursing assistant cc cc


C. cc Pharmacist
D. cc Registered nurse cc


E. cc Respiratory therapist - ANSWER:A, C, D cc cc cc cc cc




A client who has had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with
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dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). The nurse caring for the client should initiate a
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referral with which of the following members of the interprofessional care team?
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A. cc Social worker cc


B. cc Certified nursing assistant cc cc


C. cc Occupational therapist cc


D. cc Speech-language pathologist - ANSWER:D cc cc cc




A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of the
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various members of the health care team they will encounter on a medical-surgical
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unit. When
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she gives examples of the types of tasks certified nursing assistants (CNAs) may
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perform, which of the following client activities should she include? (Select all that
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apply.)
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A. cc Bathing
B. cc Ambulating
C. cc Toileting
D. cc Determining pain level cc cc


E. cc Measuring vital signs - ANSWER:A, B, C, E cc cc cc cc cc cc cc




Chapter 3 - ANSWER:Ethical responsibilities
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A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant
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blockages in his coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this client's choice
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is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
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A. cc Fidelity
B. cc Autonomy
C. cc Justice
D. cc Nonmaleficence - ANSWER:B cc cc




A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to ambulation.
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The nurse understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of
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the following ethical principles?
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A. Fidelity
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B. Autonomy
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C. Justice
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, D. Beneficence - ANSWER:D
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A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about the responsibilities organ
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donation and procurement involve. When the nurse explains that all clients waiting
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for a kidney transplant have to meet the same qualifications, the students should
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understand that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the following
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ethical principles?
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A. cc Fidelity
B. cc Autonomy
C. cc Justice
D. cc Nonmaleficence - ANSWER:C cc cc




A nurse questions a medication prescription as too extreme in light of the client's
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advanced age and unstable status. The nurse understands that this action is an
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example of which of the following ethical principles?
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A. cc Fidelity
B. cc Autonomy
C. cc Justice
D. cc Nonmaleficence - ANSWER:D cc cc




A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about how to know and what to
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expect when ethical dilemmas arise. Which of the following situations should the
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students identify as an ethical dilemma?
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A. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit demonstrates signs
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of chemical impairment.
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B. A nurse overhears another nurse telling an older adult client that if he doesn't
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stay in bed, she will have to apply restraints.
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C. A family has conflicting feelings about the initiation of enteral tube feedings for
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their father, who is terminally ill.
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D. A client who is terminally ill hesitates to name her spouse on her durable power
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of attorney form. - ANSWER:C
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Chapter 4 - ANSWER:Legal responsibilities
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A nurse observes an assistive personnel (AP) reprimanding a client for not using
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the urinal properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper on him if he does not
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use the urinal more carefully next time. Which of the following torts is the AP
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committing?
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A. cc Assault
B. cc Battery
C. cc False imprisonment cc


D. cc Invasion of privacy - ANSWER:A cc cc cc cc