ATI PN FUNDAMENTALS ONLINE
PRACTICE A ACTUAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Beneficence.
Answer: positive actions to help others
⩥ Fidelity.
Answer: agreement to keep promises
⩥ Justice.
Answer: fairness in care delivery and use of resources
⩥ Nonmaleficence.
Answer: avoidance of harm or injury
⩥ Paternalism.
Answer: assumption that one person can assume responsibility for
making the decisions of another person
⩥ Advocacy.
Answer: support of clients' health, safety, and personal rights
,⩥ Responsibility.
Answer: willingness to respect obligations and follow through on
promises
⩥ Accountability.
Answer: ability to answer for one's own actions
⩥ Confidentiality.
Answer: protection of privacy without diminishing access to high-
quality care
⩥ When is a problem an ethical dilemma?.
Answer: When:
- A review of scientific data is not enough to solve it.
- It involves a conflict between two moral imperatives.
- The answer will have a profound effect on the situation and the client.
⩥ Ethical decision making.
Answer: Process that requires striking a balance between science and
morality
,⩥ A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite
significant blockages in his
coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this client's choice is an
example of which of the following
ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence.
Answer: B. Autonomy
In this situation, the client is exercising his right to make his own
personal decision about
surgery, regardless of others' opinions of what is "best" for him. This is
an example of autonomy.
⩥ A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to
ambulation. The nurse
understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of
the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Beneficence.
, Answer: D. Beneficence
Beneficence is taking positive actions to help others. By administering
pain medication
before the client attempts a potentially painful exercise like ambulation,
the nurse is taking a
specific and positive action to help the client.
⩥ A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about the
responsibilities involved with organ
donation and procurement. When the nurse explains that all clients
waiting for a kidney transplant have
to meet the same qualifications, the students should understand that this
aspect of care delivery is an
example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence.
Answer: C. Justice
Justice is fairness in care delivery and in the use of resources. By
applying the same
PRACTICE A ACTUAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Beneficence.
Answer: positive actions to help others
⩥ Fidelity.
Answer: agreement to keep promises
⩥ Justice.
Answer: fairness in care delivery and use of resources
⩥ Nonmaleficence.
Answer: avoidance of harm or injury
⩥ Paternalism.
Answer: assumption that one person can assume responsibility for
making the decisions of another person
⩥ Advocacy.
Answer: support of clients' health, safety, and personal rights
,⩥ Responsibility.
Answer: willingness to respect obligations and follow through on
promises
⩥ Accountability.
Answer: ability to answer for one's own actions
⩥ Confidentiality.
Answer: protection of privacy without diminishing access to high-
quality care
⩥ When is a problem an ethical dilemma?.
Answer: When:
- A review of scientific data is not enough to solve it.
- It involves a conflict between two moral imperatives.
- The answer will have a profound effect on the situation and the client.
⩥ Ethical decision making.
Answer: Process that requires striking a balance between science and
morality
,⩥ A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite
significant blockages in his
coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this client's choice is an
example of which of the following
ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence.
Answer: B. Autonomy
In this situation, the client is exercising his right to make his own
personal decision about
surgery, regardless of others' opinions of what is "best" for him. This is
an example of autonomy.
⩥ A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to
ambulation. The nurse
understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of
the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Beneficence.
, Answer: D. Beneficence
Beneficence is taking positive actions to help others. By administering
pain medication
before the client attempts a potentially painful exercise like ambulation,
the nurse is taking a
specific and positive action to help the client.
⩥ A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about the
responsibilities involved with organ
donation and procurement. When the nurse explains that all clients
waiting for a kidney transplant have
to meet the same qualifications, the students should understand that this
aspect of care delivery is an
example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence.
Answer: C. Justice
Justice is fairness in care delivery and in the use of resources. By
applying the same
