ATI Fundamentals Practice Exam
The ATI Fundamentals exam tests foundational nursing concepts: patient safety, infection control, vital signs, hygiene, mobility, and the nursing process. It's typically the first ATI proctored exam nursing students take. Practice below with rationale-based questions built around ATI's actual content areas.
ATI Fundamentals Practice Question Sets
Every set below comes from the NursingPlex ATI Fundamentals test bank, with answers and detailed rationales for each question.
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Nursing Care Plans for ATI Fundamentals
Pair the question sets with the matching care plans — assessment cues, nursing diagnoses, goals, interventions and rationales for the conditions this exam tests.
Acute Confusion (Delirium) Care Plan
Sudden, fluctuating change in attention and cognition, usually reversible once the trigger (infection, hypoxia, drugs, electrolytes) is corrected.
Acute Pain & Pain Management Care Plan
Short-lived pain from injury, surgery or disease; managed with timed assessment, multimodal analgesia and non-drug comfort measures.
Activity Intolerance & Generalized Weakness Care Plan
Insufficient energy to complete required activity; care focuses on paced activity, vitals response and progressive conditioning.
Cancer (Oncology Nursing) Care Plan
Supportive care across diagnosis, chemotherapy, radiation and survivorship, with heavy focus on symptom and infection control.
Caregiver Role Strain Care Plan
Physical, emotional and financial burden on family caregivers; interventions build respite, teaching and community support.
Burn Injury Care Plan
Thermal/chemical injury care across resuscitation, wound and rehab phases.
Dermatitis Care Plan
Inflammatory skin reaction; trigger avoidance, moisturizing and itch control.
Pressure Ulcer (Bedsores) Care Plan
Pressure-related tissue damage; repositioning, offloading, nutrition and staged wound care.
Wound Care & Tissue Integrity Care Plan
Acute and chronic wound healing support with assessment, dressings and nutrition.
Osteoarthritis Care Plan
Degenerative joint disease; pain control, joint protection and activity balance.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Care Plan
Autoimmune joint inflammation; morning stiffness care, DMARD teaching and deformity prevention.
Osteomyelitis Care Plan
Bone infection needing long IV antibiotics, immobilization and wound care.
Osteoporosis Care Plan
Low bone density with fracture risk; calcium, vitamin D, weight-bearing exercise and fall prevention.
Gout Care Plan
Uric acid crystal arthritis; acute flare relief, hydration and purine-limited diet.
Browse the full nursing care plan library, or start with the care plan writing guide.
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