ATI FUNDAMENTALS PROCTORED EXAM
SUMMER SESSION COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
◉ A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a client who had knee
arthroplasty 5 days ago to an AP. Which of the following information
should the nurse share with the AP? Select All.
A. The roommate is up independently.
B. The client ambulates w/his slippers on over his antiembolic
stockings
C. The client uses a front-wheeled walker when ambulating
D. The client had pain medication 30 min ago
E. The client is allergic to codeine
F. The client ate 50% of his breakfast this morning Answer: B, C, D
◉ An RN is making assignments for client care to a LPN at the
beginning of the shift. Which of the following assignments should
the LPN question?
A. Assisting a client who is 24hr postop to use an incentive
spirometer
,B. Collecting a clean-catch urine specimen from a client who was
admitted on the previous shift
C. Providing nasopharyngeal suctioning for a client who has
pneumonia
D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump Answer: D.
Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump
Rationale: The RN is responsible for the PCA pump
◉ A nurse is preparing an in-service program about delegation.
Which of the following elements should she identify when
presenting the 5 rights of delegation? Select all.
A. Right client
B. Right supervision/evaluation
C. Right direction/communication
D. Right time
E. Right circumstances Answer: B, C, E
A and D are rights of medication administration
◉ A nurse manager of a med-surg unit is assigning care
responsibilities for the oncoming shift. A client is awaiting transfer
,back to the unit from the PACU following thoracic surgery. To which
staff member should the nurse assign to this client?
A. Charge nurse
B. RN
C. LPN
D. AP Answer: B. RN
A client returning from surgery requires assessment and
establishment of a plan of care. RNs are responsible for this,
especially if the client is potentially unstable.
◉ A nurse observes an AP reprimanding a client for not using the
urinal properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper on him if he
does not use the urinal more carefully next time. Which of the
following torts is the AP committing?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. False imprisonment
D. Invasion of privacy Answer: A. Assault
By threatening the client, the AP is committing assault.
, ◉ 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 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."
SUMMER SESSION COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
◉ A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a client who had knee
arthroplasty 5 days ago to an AP. Which of the following information
should the nurse share with the AP? Select All.
A. The roommate is up independently.
B. The client ambulates w/his slippers on over his antiembolic
stockings
C. The client uses a front-wheeled walker when ambulating
D. The client had pain medication 30 min ago
E. The client is allergic to codeine
F. The client ate 50% of his breakfast this morning Answer: B, C, D
◉ An RN is making assignments for client care to a LPN at the
beginning of the shift. Which of the following assignments should
the LPN question?
A. Assisting a client who is 24hr postop to use an incentive
spirometer
,B. Collecting a clean-catch urine specimen from a client who was
admitted on the previous shift
C. Providing nasopharyngeal suctioning for a client who has
pneumonia
D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump Answer: D.
Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump
Rationale: The RN is responsible for the PCA pump
◉ A nurse is preparing an in-service program about delegation.
Which of the following elements should she identify when
presenting the 5 rights of delegation? Select all.
A. Right client
B. Right supervision/evaluation
C. Right direction/communication
D. Right time
E. Right circumstances Answer: B, C, E
A and D are rights of medication administration
◉ A nurse manager of a med-surg unit is assigning care
responsibilities for the oncoming shift. A client is awaiting transfer
,back to the unit from the PACU following thoracic surgery. To which
staff member should the nurse assign to this client?
A. Charge nurse
B. RN
C. LPN
D. AP Answer: B. RN
A client returning from surgery requires assessment and
establishment of a plan of care. RNs are responsible for this,
especially if the client is potentially unstable.
◉ A nurse observes an AP reprimanding a client for not using the
urinal properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper on him if he
does not use the urinal more carefully next time. Which of the
following torts is the AP committing?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. False imprisonment
D. Invasion of privacy Answer: A. Assault
By threatening the client, the AP is committing assault.
, ◉ 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 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."
