RN ATI EXAM REVIEW 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED
●● Which of the following legislative acts stipulate that clients be
allowed to see & make corrections to their health care records?
A. Health Information Technology for Economic & Clinical Health
(HITECH) Act.
B. Health Information Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA).
C. American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Answer: B
(one privacy rule of HIPAA is to establish client ownership of the health
care record & allow for client-initiated corrections & amendments.)
●● Which of the following uses of technology would constitute a
violation of HIPAA?
A. Sharing a client's lab results with a consulting provider via email on
the healthcare facility intranet.
B. Charting client data on electronic health care record while at the
beside with family members present.
C. Texting a picture of a client's wound from one nurse to another nurse
related to wound care protocol.
Answer: C
, (This is a violation of client confidentiality due to identifiable client
assessment data shared outside the health care facility. even though the
nurse sent the photo to another nurse related to wound care protocol, this
is not acceptable use of technology and violates HIPAA.)
●● A health facility recently opened a research department to collect &
analyze data related to improve client outcomes. Which of the following
examples represents integration of technology to support creation of
scholarly knowledge?
A. Administration of an online survey for new nurses post-orientation
regarding satisfaction with teaching methods.
B. Electronic collection of healing times of sacral wounds post-
hyperbaric treatment, with and without antibiotic administration.
C. Piloting an instant messaging system between hand-held computers
for nursing & pharmacy.
Answer: B
(This supports research through data collection examining and
intervention and comparison intervention. Technology supports the
timely & accurate collection & analysis of data related directly to client
outcomes. This helps support the creation of scholarly knowledge)
●● A nurse off duty receives a photo on her cell phone from a fellow
nurse who is at work. The photo shows a celebrity receiving physical
therapy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Make factual notes of the event that occurred.
B. Notify the nursing administration, explaining who sent the photo.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED
●● Which of the following legislative acts stipulate that clients be
allowed to see & make corrections to their health care records?
A. Health Information Technology for Economic & Clinical Health
(HITECH) Act.
B. Health Information Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA).
C. American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Answer: B
(one privacy rule of HIPAA is to establish client ownership of the health
care record & allow for client-initiated corrections & amendments.)
●● Which of the following uses of technology would constitute a
violation of HIPAA?
A. Sharing a client's lab results with a consulting provider via email on
the healthcare facility intranet.
B. Charting client data on electronic health care record while at the
beside with family members present.
C. Texting a picture of a client's wound from one nurse to another nurse
related to wound care protocol.
Answer: C
, (This is a violation of client confidentiality due to identifiable client
assessment data shared outside the health care facility. even though the
nurse sent the photo to another nurse related to wound care protocol, this
is not acceptable use of technology and violates HIPAA.)
●● A health facility recently opened a research department to collect &
analyze data related to improve client outcomes. Which of the following
examples represents integration of technology to support creation of
scholarly knowledge?
A. Administration of an online survey for new nurses post-orientation
regarding satisfaction with teaching methods.
B. Electronic collection of healing times of sacral wounds post-
hyperbaric treatment, with and without antibiotic administration.
C. Piloting an instant messaging system between hand-held computers
for nursing & pharmacy.
Answer: B
(This supports research through data collection examining and
intervention and comparison intervention. Technology supports the
timely & accurate collection & analysis of data related directly to client
outcomes. This helps support the creation of scholarly knowledge)
●● A nurse off duty receives a photo on her cell phone from a fellow
nurse who is at work. The photo shows a celebrity receiving physical
therapy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Make factual notes of the event that occurred.
B. Notify the nursing administration, explaining who sent the photo.
