ATI RN
Client Centered Care Questions
Question 1 of 5
A patient comes to the emergency department complaining of severe chest pain. The nurse asks the patient questions and takes vital signs. Which step of the nursing process is the nurse demonstrating?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Asking questions and taking vital signs collects data, which is the assessing step.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse interviews a pregnant teenager and documents her answers on the patient record. At the same time, the nurse responds to the patients concerns and makes a referral for counseling and maternity care. This scenario is an example of which of the descriptors of the nursing process?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The nurse’s simultaneous assessing, intervening, and referring shows the dynamic, fluid nature of the nursing process.
Question 3 of 5
Nurses make decisions in their practice every day. Which of the following are potential errors in this decision-making process? Select one that does not apply.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: B: Confirmation bias avoids contradictory data. C: Status quo bias resists change. F: Ignoring resources limits informed decisions. A, D, E are not errors.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse asks a multidisciplinary team to collaborate to develop the most appropriate plan of care to meet the needs of an adolescent with a severe head injury. Which of the blended skills essential to nursing practice is the nurse using?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Collaboration with a team uses interpersonal skills to coordinate care effectively.
Question 5 of 5
As a beginning student in nursing, what is essential to the mastery of technical skills, such as giving an injection?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Practice in a lab builds competence and confidence in technical skills like injections.