ATI RN
ATI RN Fundamentals 2023 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who had a stroke and coughs frequently when swallowing. The nurse should request a referral to which of the following members of the interdisciplinary team?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Speech-language pathologists specialize in assessing and managing dysphagia. Social workers address psychosocial needs, physical therapists focus on mobility, and occupational therapists assist with daily activities, none of which directly manage swallowing issues.
Question 2 of 5
To ensure client safety, a nurse manager is planning to observe a newly licensed nurse perform a straight catheterization on a client. In which of the following roles is the nurse manager functioning?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Educators teach clients. Advocates support rights. Care providers ensure proper care, as the manager does by observing. Case managers coordinate care, not oversee procedures.
Question 3 of 5
A newly licensed nurse has forgotten their password and asks another nurse to access the computer system for them so they can document care before transferring the client to another unit. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Involving the supervisor may not be necessary when password recovery options exist. Having another nurse document risks accountability issues. Providing contact information for password recovery is appropriate and maintains security. Sharing passwords violates policy and compromises security.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is collaborating with a risk management team about potential legal issues involving client care. The nurse should identify that which of the following situations is an example of negligence?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Transfusion without consent is battery. Preventing leaving is false imprisonment. Administering medication without identification breaches duty of care, constituting negligence. Discussing care publicly is a confidentiality breach.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a prescription for extremity restraints to both wrists. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
Correct Answer: A,C,D
Rationale: Assessing skin ensures circulation. Bed rails risk entrapment. Lowest bed position prevents falls. Padding protects skin. Two fingers, not three, ensure proper restraint fit.