ATI Fundamentals Proctored Exam
ATI FUNDAMENTALS PROCTORED EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
An adult client who is competent tells the nurse that he is thinking about leaving
the hospital against medical advice. The nurse believes that this is not in the
client's best interest, so she administers a PRN sedative med that the client has
not requested along w/his usual meds. Which of the following tort has the nurse
committed?
A. Assault
B. False imprisonment
C. Negligence
D. Breach of confidentiality - Correct Answer-B. False imprisonment
The nurse gave the med as a chemical restraint to keep the client from leaving
the facility against medical advice. The client did not consent.
A client who will undergo neurosurgery the following week tells the nurse in the
surgeon's office that he will prepare his advance directives before he goes to the
hospital. Which of the following statements by the client indicates to the nurse
that he understands advance directives?
A. "I'd rather have my brother make decisions for me, but I know it has to be my
wife."
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B. "I know they won't go ahead w/the surgery unless I prepare these forms."
C. "I plan to write that I don't want them to keep me on a breathing machine."
D. "I will get my regular doctor to approve my plan before I hand it in at the
hospital." - Correct Answer-C.
The client has the right to decide and specify which medical procedures he
wants when a life-threatening situation arrives
A client is about to undergo an elective surgical procedure. Which of the following
actions are appropriate for the nurse who is providing preop care regarding
informed consent? Select all.
A. Make sure the surgeon obtained the client's consent
B. Witness the client's signature on the consent form
C. Explain the risks and benefits of the procedure
D. Describe the consequences of choosing not to have the surgery
E. Tell the client about alternatives to having the surgery - Correct Answer-A, B
The rest of the choices are the surgeon's responsibility, not the nurse
A nurse has noticed several occasions in the past week when another nurse on the
unit seemed drowsy & unable to focus on the issue at hand. Today, she found the
nurse asleep in a chair in the break room when she was not on break. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Remind the nurse that safe client care is a priority on the unit
B. Ask others on the team whether they have observed the same behavior
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C. Report observations to the nurse manager on the unit
D. Conclude that her coworker's fatigue is not her problem to solve - Correct
Answer-C.
Any nurse who notices behavior that could possibly jeopardize client care or
indicate a substance abuse problem has a duty to report the situation
immediately to the nurse manager
A nurse is preparing info for a change-of-shift report. Which of the following info
should the nurse include in the report?
A. The client's input & output for the shift
B. The client's BP from the previous day
C. A bone scan that is scheduled for today
D. The med routine from the med administration record - Correct Answer-C. A
bone scan that is scheduled for today
This is important because the nurse might have to modify the client's care to
accommodate them leaving the unit
A nurse enters a client's room & finds him sitting in his chair. He states, "I fell in
the shower, but I got myself back up & into my chair." How should the nurse
document this in the client's chart?
A. The client fell in the shower.
B. The client states he fell in the shower & was able to get himself back into his
chair
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C. The nurse should not document this info because she did not witness the fall
D. The client fell in the shower & is now resting comfortably - Correct Answer-B.
By writing what the client states, the info is subjective data
A nursing instructor is reviewing documentation w/a group of nursing students.
Which of the following legal guidelines should they follow when documenting a
client's record? Select all.
A. Cover errors w/correction fluid, & write in the correct info
B. Put the date & time on all entries
C. Document objective data, leaving out opinions
D. Use as many abbreviations as possible
E. Wait until the end of the shift to document - Correct Answer-B, C
The skin barrier covering a client's intestinal fistula keeps falling off when she
stands up to ambulate. The nurse has reapplied it twice during the shift, but it
remains intact only when the client is supine in bed. The nurse telephoned the
physical therapist about the difficulties containing the drainage from the fistula, so
the therapist didn't ambulate the client today. The client sat in a chair during
lunch w/an absorbent pad over the fistula. The client ate all the food on her tray.
The wound care nurse confirmed that she will see the client later today. The client
states she feels frustrated at not having physical therapy, but the nurse thinks the
client welcomed having a day to rest. Which of the following information should
the nurse include in the change-of-shift report? Select all.
A. The physical therapist didn't ambulate the client today
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ATI FUNDAMENTALS PROCTORED EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
An adult client who is competent tells the nurse that he is thinking about leaving
the hospital against medical advice. The nurse believes that this is not in the
client's best interest, so she administers a PRN sedative med that the client has
not requested along w/his usual meds. Which of the following tort has the nurse
committed?
A. Assault
B. False imprisonment
C. Negligence
D. Breach of confidentiality - Correct Answer-B. False imprisonment
The nurse gave the med as a chemical restraint to keep the client from leaving
the facility against medical advice. The client did not consent.
A client who will undergo neurosurgery the following week tells the nurse in the
surgeon's office that he will prepare his advance directives before he goes to the
hospital. Which of the following statements by the client indicates to the nurse
that he understands advance directives?
A. "I'd rather have my brother make decisions for me, but I know it has to be my
wife."
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B. "I know they won't go ahead w/the surgery unless I prepare these forms."
C. "I plan to write that I don't want them to keep me on a breathing machine."
D. "I will get my regular doctor to approve my plan before I hand it in at the
hospital." - Correct Answer-C.
The client has the right to decide and specify which medical procedures he
wants when a life-threatening situation arrives
A client is about to undergo an elective surgical procedure. Which of the following
actions are appropriate for the nurse who is providing preop care regarding
informed consent? Select all.
A. Make sure the surgeon obtained the client's consent
B. Witness the client's signature on the consent form
C. Explain the risks and benefits of the procedure
D. Describe the consequences of choosing not to have the surgery
E. Tell the client about alternatives to having the surgery - Correct Answer-A, B
The rest of the choices are the surgeon's responsibility, not the nurse
A nurse has noticed several occasions in the past week when another nurse on the
unit seemed drowsy & unable to focus on the issue at hand. Today, she found the
nurse asleep in a chair in the break room when she was not on break. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Remind the nurse that safe client care is a priority on the unit
B. Ask others on the team whether they have observed the same behavior
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C. Report observations to the nurse manager on the unit
D. Conclude that her coworker's fatigue is not her problem to solve - Correct
Answer-C.
Any nurse who notices behavior that could possibly jeopardize client care or
indicate a substance abuse problem has a duty to report the situation
immediately to the nurse manager
A nurse is preparing info for a change-of-shift report. Which of the following info
should the nurse include in the report?
A. The client's input & output for the shift
B. The client's BP from the previous day
C. A bone scan that is scheduled for today
D. The med routine from the med administration record - Correct Answer-C. A
bone scan that is scheduled for today
This is important because the nurse might have to modify the client's care to
accommodate them leaving the unit
A nurse enters a client's room & finds him sitting in his chair. He states, "I fell in
the shower, but I got myself back up & into my chair." How should the nurse
document this in the client's chart?
A. The client fell in the shower.
B. The client states he fell in the shower & was able to get himself back into his
chair
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C. The nurse should not document this info because she did not witness the fall
D. The client fell in the shower & is now resting comfortably - Correct Answer-B.
By writing what the client states, the info is subjective data
A nursing instructor is reviewing documentation w/a group of nursing students.
Which of the following legal guidelines should they follow when documenting a
client's record? Select all.
A. Cover errors w/correction fluid, & write in the correct info
B. Put the date & time on all entries
C. Document objective data, leaving out opinions
D. Use as many abbreviations as possible
E. Wait until the end of the shift to document - Correct Answer-B, C
The skin barrier covering a client's intestinal fistula keeps falling off when she
stands up to ambulate. The nurse has reapplied it twice during the shift, but it
remains intact only when the client is supine in bed. The nurse telephoned the
physical therapist about the difficulties containing the drainage from the fistula, so
the therapist didn't ambulate the client today. The client sat in a chair during
lunch w/an absorbent pad over the fistula. The client ate all the food on her tray.
The wound care nurse confirmed that she will see the client later today. The client
states she feels frustrated at not having physical therapy, but the nurse thinks the
client welcomed having a day to rest. Which of the following information should
the nurse include in the change-of-shift report? Select all.
A. The physical therapist didn't ambulate the client today
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