ATI FUNDAMENTALS

PROCTORED EXAM 2019.

1. A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks should the

nurse delegate to assistive personnel?

A. Changing the dressing for a client who has a stage 3 pressure injury

B. Determining a client's response to a diuretic

C. Comparing radial pulses for a client who is postoperative

D. Providing post mortem care to a client

Post mortem care serves several purposes, including: preparing the patient for viewing

by family. ensuring proper identification of the patient prior to transportation to the

morgue or funeral home. providing appropriate disposition of patient's belongings.

maintaining vital organs, if donation is planned.)

2. A nurse is conducting a health assessment for a client who takes herbal

supplements. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an

understanding of the use of the supplements?

A. I take ginkgo biloba for a headache

B. I take echinacea to control my cholesterol

C. I ginger use when I get car sick

D. I use garlic for my menopausal symptoms

3. A nurse is caring for a client who has influenza and isolation precautions in place.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent the spread of

infection?

A. Wear a mask when working within 3 feet of the client

B. Administer metronidazole

C. Don protective eyewear before entering the room.

D. Place the client in a negative airflow room.

4. A nurse obtains a prescription for wrist restraints for a client who is trying to pull out

his NG tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A. Attach the restraints securely to the side rails of the client's bed.

B. Apply the restraints to allow as little movement as possible

 C. Allow room for two fingers to fit between the clients skin and the restraints

 D. Remove the restraints every 4 hr.

5. A nurse is admitting a client who has tuberculosis. Which of the following types of

transmission precautions should the nurse plan to initiate?

A. Droplet

B. Airborne

C. Protective Environment

D. Contact

6. A nurse in a well-child clinic receives a telephone call from a parent who states that

their child accidentally swallowed paint thinner. The child is awake and alert. Which

of the following responses should the nurse make?

A. Have your child drink one large glass of water.

B. Hang up and call a poison control centre hotline.

C. Bring your child into the clinic later today.

D. Induce vomiting in your child with syrup of ipecac.

7. A nurse is documenting a client's medical record. Which of the following entries

should the nurse record?

A. Oral temperature slightly elevated at 0800

B. Administered pain medication

C. Incision without redness or drainage

D. Drank adequate amounts of fluid with meals.

8. A nurse is providing oral care for a client who is unconscious. Which of the following

actions should the nurse take?

A. Place the client in a side-lying position.

B. Brush the clients’ teeth daily

C. Apply mineral oil to the client’s lips

D. Rinse the client’s mouth with an alcohol-based mouthwash

9. A nurse is collaborating with a risk management team about potential legal issues

involving client care. The nurse should identify which of the following situations is an

example of negligence?

A. A nurse administers a medication without first identifying the client.

B. Assistive personnel discuss client care in the facility cafeteria with visitors

present.

C. A nurse begins a blood transfusion without obtaining consent.

D. Assistive personnel prevent a client from leaving the facility. 

10. A nurse is collecting a sputum specimen for culture from a client who has a

respiratory infection. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A. Wear sterile gloves when collecting the specimen.

B. Offer the client oral hygiene after the collection

 C. Collect the specimen in the evening.

 D Collect 1 ml of sputum.

11. A nurse is assessing an older client. Which of the following findings should the

nurse expect?

A. Decreased sense of balanced

B. Increased night time sleeping

C. Heightened sense of pain

D. Night time urinary incontinence