ATI Fundamentals Practice Questions exam;
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2025/2026
Chapter 1 - ANSWER Health care delivery systems
A nurse questions a medication prescription as too extreme in light of the client's advanced age
and unstable status. The nurse understands that this action is an example of which of the
following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence - ANSWER D
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
. Home health care E - ANSWER A, B, C
Chapter 2 - ANSWER Interprofessional team
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 her home.
B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults.
C. A client states that she wants her child baptized before surgery.
D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge.
E. A client states that he does not understand how to use a nebulizer. - ANSWERA, B, D
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 - ANSWER D
A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the adverse effects
of the medication he is receiving 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
C. Pharmacist
D. Registered nurse
E. Respiratory therapist - ANSWER A, C, D
,A client who has had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with dysphagia
(difficulty swallowing). The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral with which of the
following members of the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Occupational therapist
D. Speech-language pathologist - ANSWER D
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
she gives examples of the types of tasks certified nursing assistants (CNAs) may perform, which
of the following client activities should she include? (Select all that apply.)
A. Bathing
B. Ambulating
C. Toileting
D. Determining pain level
E. Measuring vital signs - ANSWER A, B, C, E
Chapter 3 - ANSWER Ethical responsibilities
A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant blockages in his
coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this client's choice is an example of which of the
following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
, C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence - ANSWER B
A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to ambulation. The nurse
understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the following ethical
principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Beneficence - ANSWER D
A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about the responsibilities organ donation and
procurement involve. When the nurse explains that all clients waiting for a kidney transplant
have to meet the same qualifications, the students should understand that this aspect of care
delivery is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence - ANSWER C
A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about how to know and what to expect when
ethical dilemmas arise. Which of the following situations should the students identify as an
ethical dilemma?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2025/2026
Chapter 1 - ANSWER Health care delivery systems
A nurse questions a medication prescription as too extreme in light of the client's advanced age
and unstable status. The nurse understands that this action is an example of which of the
following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence - ANSWER D
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
. Home health care E - ANSWER A, B, C
Chapter 2 - ANSWER Interprofessional team
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 her home.
B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults.
C. A client states that she wants her child baptized before surgery.
D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge.
E. A client states that he does not understand how to use a nebulizer. - ANSWERA, B, D
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 - ANSWER D
A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the adverse effects
of the medication he is receiving 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
C. Pharmacist
D. Registered nurse
E. Respiratory therapist - ANSWER A, C, D
,A client who has had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with dysphagia
(difficulty swallowing). The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral with which of the
following members of the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Occupational therapist
D. Speech-language pathologist - ANSWER D
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
she gives examples of the types of tasks certified nursing assistants (CNAs) may perform, which
of the following client activities should she include? (Select all that apply.)
A. Bathing
B. Ambulating
C. Toileting
D. Determining pain level
E. Measuring vital signs - ANSWER A, B, C, E
Chapter 3 - ANSWER Ethical responsibilities
A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant blockages in his
coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this client's choice is an example of which of the
following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
, C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence - ANSWER B
A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to ambulation. The nurse
understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the following ethical
principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Beneficence - ANSWER D
A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about the responsibilities organ donation and
procurement involve. When the nurse explains that all clients waiting for a kidney transplant
have to meet the same qualifications, the students should understand that this aspect of care
delivery is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence - ANSWER C
A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about how to know and what to expect when
ethical dilemmas arise. Which of the following situations should the students identify as an
ethical dilemma?
