ati fundamental exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Fidelity - Correct answers✔✔Fidelity is the fulfillment of promises. The nurse follows through
by returning within 30 min to check on the client.
Veracity - Correct answers✔✔Veracity is telling the client the truth.
Justice - Correct answers✔✔Justice is fairness in the delivery of care to multiple clients
Nonmaleficence - Correct answers✔✔Nonmaleficence is a commitment to do the client no harm.
Nonmaleficence is a commitment to do the client no harm. - Correct answers✔✔The nurse's role
during the informed consent process includes witnessing the client's signature on the informed
consent form. The nurse also confirms that the client is competent to give voluntary consent and
to sign the form.
The nurse's role during the informed consent process includes witnessing the client's signature on
the informed consent form. The nurse also confirms that the client is competent to give voluntary
consent and to sign the form. - Correct answers✔✔A client who has a seizure disorder is at risk
for injury from aspiration of secretions or emesis. Therefore, the nurse should have oral suction
equipment available at all times to clear the client's mouth of secretions or emesis after a seizure.
.A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about preparing advance directives. Which of the
following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? - Correct answers✔✔"I'll
let my doctor know about my health care decisions."
, A nurse is collecting data from a client who reports recent depression after their last child has left
home to go to college. The nurse should identify that the client is experiencing which of the
following types of loss? - Correct answers✔✔cgMaturational loss
The nurse should recognize that the client is A nurse is caring for a client who reports that their
partner has resumed drinking alcohol excessively despite having had treatment for alcohol use
disorder. The client tells the nurse that they are unsure of how to cope with the situation.
A nurse is caring for a client who is grieving following the death of a family member. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take? - Correct answers✔✔Offer personal presence and
silence.
This approach encourages the client to express their feelings and to assure them that the nurse
will take the time to understand how they feel.
A nurse is caring for a client who states, "I believe that my teenager is using drugs." Which of the
following responses should the nurse make? - Correct answers✔✔"You suspect that your child's
behavior changes could indicate substance use."
A nurse is collecting data from a client for a comprehensive physical examination. The nurse
should use the bell of the stethoscope to auscultate for which of the following alterations? -
Correct answers✔✔The nurse should auscultate for bruits (blowing or swishing vascular sounds)
with the bell of the stethoscope.
Bruits
A nurse is about to give a bed bath to a client who requires bed rest. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first? - Correct answers✔✔Determine the client's ability to assist
with the bath.
The first action the nurse should take using the nursing process is to collect data from the client.
Instead of performing every step of hygiene for the client, the nurse should encourage the client's
independence by first determining what actions the client is able to perform.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Fidelity - Correct answers✔✔Fidelity is the fulfillment of promises. The nurse follows through
by returning within 30 min to check on the client.
Veracity - Correct answers✔✔Veracity is telling the client the truth.
Justice - Correct answers✔✔Justice is fairness in the delivery of care to multiple clients
Nonmaleficence - Correct answers✔✔Nonmaleficence is a commitment to do the client no harm.
Nonmaleficence is a commitment to do the client no harm. - Correct answers✔✔The nurse's role
during the informed consent process includes witnessing the client's signature on the informed
consent form. The nurse also confirms that the client is competent to give voluntary consent and
to sign the form.
The nurse's role during the informed consent process includes witnessing the client's signature on
the informed consent form. The nurse also confirms that the client is competent to give voluntary
consent and to sign the form. - Correct answers✔✔A client who has a seizure disorder is at risk
for injury from aspiration of secretions or emesis. Therefore, the nurse should have oral suction
equipment available at all times to clear the client's mouth of secretions or emesis after a seizure.
.A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about preparing advance directives. Which of the
following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? - Correct answers✔✔"I'll
let my doctor know about my health care decisions."
, A nurse is collecting data from a client who reports recent depression after their last child has left
home to go to college. The nurse should identify that the client is experiencing which of the
following types of loss? - Correct answers✔✔cgMaturational loss
The nurse should recognize that the client is A nurse is caring for a client who reports that their
partner has resumed drinking alcohol excessively despite having had treatment for alcohol use
disorder. The client tells the nurse that they are unsure of how to cope with the situation.
A nurse is caring for a client who is grieving following the death of a family member. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take? - Correct answers✔✔Offer personal presence and
silence.
This approach encourages the client to express their feelings and to assure them that the nurse
will take the time to understand how they feel.
A nurse is caring for a client who states, "I believe that my teenager is using drugs." Which of the
following responses should the nurse make? - Correct answers✔✔"You suspect that your child's
behavior changes could indicate substance use."
A nurse is collecting data from a client for a comprehensive physical examination. The nurse
should use the bell of the stethoscope to auscultate for which of the following alterations? -
Correct answers✔✔The nurse should auscultate for bruits (blowing or swishing vascular sounds)
with the bell of the stethoscope.
Bruits
A nurse is about to give a bed bath to a client who requires bed rest. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first? - Correct answers✔✔Determine the client's ability to assist
with the bath.
The first action the nurse should take using the nursing process is to collect data from the client.
Instead of performing every step of hygiene for the client, the nurse should encourage the client's
independence by first determining what actions the client is able to perform.
