PN FUNDAMENTALS ATI PROCTORED
ALL VERSIONS 2024/2025 /ATI PN
FUNDAMENTALS EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
/. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is scheduled for a bladder scan.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - Answer-
✅"I will place a gel pad directly above your pubic area before I place the probe."
/.A nurse is checking a client for a pulse deficit after detecting an irregular heart rate.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Answer-✅Count the client's
radial and apical pulses simultaneously with another nurse.
/.A nurse is preparing to obtain a client's vital signs. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take when washing their hands? - Answer-✅Turn off the faucet with a
clean paper towel after drying hands.
/.A nurse is preparing to perform a wound irrigation for a client who has a stage 3
pressure injury. Which of the following supplies should the nurse plan to use? - Answer-
✅A piston syringe
/.A nurse is caring for a client who has dyspnea caused by a respiratory infection. The
nurse should assist the client into which of the following positions? - Answer-
✅Orthopneic
/.A nurse is reinforcing teaching about carbohydrate counting with a client who has a
new diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. Which of the following actions should the nurse take
first? - Answer-✅Ask the client what they already know about meal planning.
/.A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for oxygen at 7 L/min via
simple face mask. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to ensure client
safety? - Answer-✅Attach a humidifier to the base of the flow meter.
/.A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who practices Islam. Which of the
following questions should the nurse ask the client to clarify the client's religious
preferences? - Answer-✅"Do you consume pork products?"
, /.A nurse is caring for a client who has limited mobility. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take to maintain the client's skin integrity? - Answer-✅Use warm water
when bathing the client.
/.A nurse is caring for four clients. For which of the following clients should the nurse
use the therapeutic communication technique of silence? - Answer-✅A client who has
just experienced the death of their child
/.A nurse is caring for a group of clients in a long-term care facility. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take to prevent health care-associated infections for
these clients? (Select all that apply.) - Answer-✅Wash hands after removing gloves
Use antimicrobial hand gel after refilling the client's water pitcher
Clean the stethoscope with an antimicrobial wipe after obtaining vital signs
/.A nurse is caring for a client who has been vomiting and has diarrhea. Which of the
following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of fluid volume deficit? -
Answer-✅thready pulse
/.A nurse is planning to administer medication to a client who has a Clostridium difficile
infection. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take to prevent the
transmission of this infection to others? - Answer-✅Remove the cover gown in the
client's room after providing care.
/.A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. The nurse should expect to witness an
informed consent for a client who will undergo which of the following procedures? -
Answer-✅Performance of a paracentesis
/.A nurse working in a community clinic is talking with an older adult client who states
that their life has no purpose. The nurse should identify that the client is in which of the
following stages of Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development? - Answer-✅Ego
integrity vs. despair
/.A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic pain. The nurse recommends that the
client concentrate on a memory of a pleasurable experience. Which of the following
complementary therapies is the nurse suggesting? - Answer-✅Guided imagery
/.A nurse is reinforcing teaching about advance directives with a client who has end-
stage renal disease. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding
of the teaching? - Answer-✅"I know that I can change my advance directives if I need to
in the future."
ALL VERSIONS 2024/2025 /ATI PN
FUNDAMENTALS EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
/. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is scheduled for a bladder scan.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - Answer-
✅"I will place a gel pad directly above your pubic area before I place the probe."
/.A nurse is checking a client for a pulse deficit after detecting an irregular heart rate.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Answer-✅Count the client's
radial and apical pulses simultaneously with another nurse.
/.A nurse is preparing to obtain a client's vital signs. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take when washing their hands? - Answer-✅Turn off the faucet with a
clean paper towel after drying hands.
/.A nurse is preparing to perform a wound irrigation for a client who has a stage 3
pressure injury. Which of the following supplies should the nurse plan to use? - Answer-
✅A piston syringe
/.A nurse is caring for a client who has dyspnea caused by a respiratory infection. The
nurse should assist the client into which of the following positions? - Answer-
✅Orthopneic
/.A nurse is reinforcing teaching about carbohydrate counting with a client who has a
new diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. Which of the following actions should the nurse take
first? - Answer-✅Ask the client what they already know about meal planning.
/.A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for oxygen at 7 L/min via
simple face mask. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to ensure client
safety? - Answer-✅Attach a humidifier to the base of the flow meter.
/.A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who practices Islam. Which of the
following questions should the nurse ask the client to clarify the client's religious
preferences? - Answer-✅"Do you consume pork products?"
, /.A nurse is caring for a client who has limited mobility. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take to maintain the client's skin integrity? - Answer-✅Use warm water
when bathing the client.
/.A nurse is caring for four clients. For which of the following clients should the nurse
use the therapeutic communication technique of silence? - Answer-✅A client who has
just experienced the death of their child
/.A nurse is caring for a group of clients in a long-term care facility. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take to prevent health care-associated infections for
these clients? (Select all that apply.) - Answer-✅Wash hands after removing gloves
Use antimicrobial hand gel after refilling the client's water pitcher
Clean the stethoscope with an antimicrobial wipe after obtaining vital signs
/.A nurse is caring for a client who has been vomiting and has diarrhea. Which of the
following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of fluid volume deficit? -
Answer-✅thready pulse
/.A nurse is planning to administer medication to a client who has a Clostridium difficile
infection. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take to prevent the
transmission of this infection to others? - Answer-✅Remove the cover gown in the
client's room after providing care.
/.A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. The nurse should expect to witness an
informed consent for a client who will undergo which of the following procedures? -
Answer-✅Performance of a paracentesis
/.A nurse working in a community clinic is talking with an older adult client who states
that their life has no purpose. The nurse should identify that the client is in which of the
following stages of Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development? - Answer-✅Ego
integrity vs. despair
/.A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic pain. The nurse recommends that the
client concentrate on a memory of a pleasurable experience. Which of the following
complementary therapies is the nurse suggesting? - Answer-✅Guided imagery
/.A nurse is reinforcing teaching about advance directives with a client who has end-
stage renal disease. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding
of the teaching? - Answer-✅"I know that I can change my advance directives if I need to
in the future."
