ATI Standard Quiz- Fundamentals 1 With Questions and Correct Verified Answers
A nurse is planning to obtain the vital signs on a 2 year old child who is experiencing diarrhea and might
have a right ear infection. Which of the following routes should the nurse use to obtain the
temperature?
A. Rectal
B. Tympanic
C. Oral
D. Temporal - Answer-D
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the terminal stage of cancer. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take when she observes the client crying?
A. Contact the family and ask them to stay with the patient
B. Offer to call the clients minister
C. Sit and hold the clients hand
D. Leave the room and allow the client to cry privately - Answer-Ca
A community health nurse is preparing a campaign about seasonal influenza. Which of the following
plans should the nurse include as a secondary prevention?
A. Holding a community clinic administer influenza immunizations
B. Screening a group of older adult clients in nursing facilities for early influenza immunizations
C. Educating parents of young children about dangers of influenza
D. Finding rehab programs for older adults who have complications from influenza - Answer-B
A nurse is teaching an assistant personnel about proper hand hygiene. Which of the following
statements by the AP indicates an understanding of teaching?
A. "There are times I should use soap and water rather than alcohol base rub to clean my hands"
, B. "I will use cold water when washing my hands to protect my skin from becoming too dry"
C. "I will apply friction for at least 10 seconds before rinsing my hands"
D. "After washing my hands I will dry them from the elbow down" - Answer-A
A nurse at a screening clinic is assessing a client who reports a history of a heart murmur related to
aortic valve stenosis. At which of the following anatomical areas should the nurse place the stethoscope
to auscultate the aortic valve?
A. Fifth intercostal space just medial to the midclavicular line
B. Second intercostal space to the left of the sternum
C. Fifth intercostal space to the left of the sternum
D. Second intercostal space to the right of the sternum - Answer-D
A nurse is measuring vitals signs for a client and notices an irregularity in the pulse. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Measure the pulse using a Doppler ultrasound stethoscope
B. Check's the clients pedal pulse
C. Count the apical pulse for 1 full minute and describe the rhythm within the chart
D. Take the pulse at each peripheral pulse and count for 30 seconds. - Answer-C
A nurse observes an assistant personnel preparing to obtain a blood pressure with a regular size cuff on
an obese patient. Which of the following explanations should the nurse give the AP?
A. "The reading will be audible if the cuff is too small for the client"
B. "The width of the cuff bladder shoal be 75% of the circumference of the clients arm"
C. "As long as the cuff will circle around, it is okay"
D. Using too small of a cuff can cause inaccurately high readings" - Answer-D
A nurse is planning to obtain the vital signs on a 2 year old child who is experiencing diarrhea and might
have a right ear infection. Which of the following routes should the nurse use to obtain the
temperature?
A. Rectal
B. Tympanic
C. Oral
D. Temporal - Answer-D
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the terminal stage of cancer. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take when she observes the client crying?
A. Contact the family and ask them to stay with the patient
B. Offer to call the clients minister
C. Sit and hold the clients hand
D. Leave the room and allow the client to cry privately - Answer-Ca
A community health nurse is preparing a campaign about seasonal influenza. Which of the following
plans should the nurse include as a secondary prevention?
A. Holding a community clinic administer influenza immunizations
B. Screening a group of older adult clients in nursing facilities for early influenza immunizations
C. Educating parents of young children about dangers of influenza
D. Finding rehab programs for older adults who have complications from influenza - Answer-B
A nurse is teaching an assistant personnel about proper hand hygiene. Which of the following
statements by the AP indicates an understanding of teaching?
A. "There are times I should use soap and water rather than alcohol base rub to clean my hands"
, B. "I will use cold water when washing my hands to protect my skin from becoming too dry"
C. "I will apply friction for at least 10 seconds before rinsing my hands"
D. "After washing my hands I will dry them from the elbow down" - Answer-A
A nurse at a screening clinic is assessing a client who reports a history of a heart murmur related to
aortic valve stenosis. At which of the following anatomical areas should the nurse place the stethoscope
to auscultate the aortic valve?
A. Fifth intercostal space just medial to the midclavicular line
B. Second intercostal space to the left of the sternum
C. Fifth intercostal space to the left of the sternum
D. Second intercostal space to the right of the sternum - Answer-D
A nurse is measuring vitals signs for a client and notices an irregularity in the pulse. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Measure the pulse using a Doppler ultrasound stethoscope
B. Check's the clients pedal pulse
C. Count the apical pulse for 1 full minute and describe the rhythm within the chart
D. Take the pulse at each peripheral pulse and count for 30 seconds. - Answer-C
A nurse observes an assistant personnel preparing to obtain a blood pressure with a regular size cuff on
an obese patient. Which of the following explanations should the nurse give the AP?
A. "The reading will be audible if the cuff is too small for the client"
B. "The width of the cuff bladder shoal be 75% of the circumference of the clients arm"
C. "As long as the cuff will circle around, it is okay"
D. Using too small of a cuff can cause inaccurately high readings" - Answer-D
