NUR 206_ATI FUNDAMENTALS EXAM, Chapters 1 to 58 | Complete Latest Summer 2023 pass guide. (2025)

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ATI FUNDAMENTALS EXAM
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1. CHAPTER 1: HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS
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A. Components of Health care systems
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a. Participants
1. Consumers- clients f

2. Providers
a. Licensed providers: registered nurses, license practical (or vocational) nurses (LPN),
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advanced practice nurses (APN), medical doctors, pharmacists, dentists, dietitians,
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physical/respiratory/occupational therapists, etc
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b. Unlicensed providers: assistive personal f f f

b. Settings
1. Hospitals, homes, skilled nursing, assisted living, schools, etc
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c. Regulatory Agencies f

1. US department of Health and Human Services
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2. US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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3. State and local public health agencies
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4. State licensing boards
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a. Determines laws/regulations that govern nursing in their state f f f f f f f

b. ensure health care providers and agencies comply with state regulations
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c. Issue/revoke nursing license f f

i. Nurses need a license in every state they practice in
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5. Joint Commission (JCAHO)
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a. Set quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
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6. Professional Standards Review Organizations- monitor health care services provided
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d. Healthcare financing Mechanismsf f

1. Public federally funded programs
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a. Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) f f f

i. Increases access to healthcare for all individuals f f f f f f

ii. Decreasing f f healthcare f f costs
iii. Providing opportunities for uninsured to become insured at an affordable cost
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b. States Children’s Health Insurance f f f

i. Covers uninsured children up to 19 years old at a low cost to parents
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, Don’t stop until you are proud f f f f f

c.
MEDICARE MEDICAID
Eligibility: >65 years old OR on disability f f f f f f Eligibility: low socioeconomic status, no f f f f

for more than 2 years OR have ALS OR on
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dialysis
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Federally and state funded f f f

Part A: inpatient hospital, limited
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skilled
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health care
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(hospital insurance) f

Part B: outpatient care, diagnostic
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services, OT/PT (medical insurance)
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Part C: combination of parts A and B,
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optional private insurance
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(Medicare advantage plan) f f

Part D: prescription drugs f f f

(medications)
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e. Levels of Health Care
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Preventati Focuses on educating and equipping clients to reduce or control risk
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Primary Emphasizes health promotion and includes prenatal, well-baby care, family
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planning, nutrition counseling, disease control
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Secondary Diagnosis and treatment of acute illness and injury f f f f f f f

Tertiary Provision of specialized and highly technical care f f f f f f

Restorativ Intermediate follow-up care for restoring health and promoting self- f f f f f f f f

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Continuing Addresses long-term or chronic health care needs over a period of
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2. CHAPTER 2: THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM
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A. Interprofessional Personnel (non-nursing)
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Spiritual Support f Provides spiritual care (pastors, rabbis, priests) f f f f f

Staff
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Registered Dietitian f Assess/plans for/educates regarding nutrition needs f f f f

Laboratory Obtains specimens of body fluids, and performs diagnostic tests
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technician
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Occupational Focuses on patient’s independence and regain activities of daily living
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therapist
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2 StayPositive,workhard,makeithappen
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, Pharmacist Provides and monitors meds f f f

Physical Therapist f Focuses on increasing musculoskeletal function (especially lower
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extremities), to maintain mobility
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Provider Assess/diagnose/treat diseases or injury, includes doctors, APNs, f f f f f f

physician’s assistant
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Radiologic Positions client and performs x rays and other imaging procedures for
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technologist providers to review for diagnosis of disorders of various body parts f f f f f f f f f f

Respiratory Evaluates respiratory status and provides respiratory treatments f f f f f f

therapist
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inhalation therapy, and mechanical ventilation f f f f

Social worker f Works with clients and families by coordinating inpatient and
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community resources to meet psychosocial and environmental needs
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that are necessary for recovery and discharge
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Speech-language Evaluates and makes recommendations regarding the impact of disorders f f f f f f f f

pathologist
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Ex: patient with dysphagia call speech pathologist for consult
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3. CHAPTER 3: ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
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A. Ethical Decision Making In Nursing
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a. Basic principles of ethics
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1. Advocacy- support of client’s health, wellness, safety, privacy, and personal rights
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2. Responsibility- willingness to respect obligations and follow through on promises
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3. Accountability- ability to answer for one’s own actions f f f f f f f

4. Confidentiality- protection of privacy without diminishing access to high-quality care
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b. Ethical Principles for client care
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Autonomy The right to make one’s own personal decisions, even when those decisions
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might not be in that person’s best interest (ex: Jehovah’s
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witness- blood transfusion) f f

Beneficence Action that promotes good for others, without any self interest
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Fidelity Fulfillment of promises f f

Justice Fairness in care delivery and use of resources
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Nonmaleficence A commitment to do no harm
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Veracity Commitment to tell the truth f f f f

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1. Problems that involve more than one choice and stem from differences in values and beliefs
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of the decision maker
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a. A problem is an ethical dilemma when:
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i. There is not enough scientific data to solve it
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ii. It conflicts between 2 moral imperatives
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, iii. Answer will have a profound effect on the situation and the client
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2. When making an ethical decision: f f f f

a. Identify if the issue is an ethical dilemma, gather as much relevant info as possible, reflect
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on own values, list and analyze all possible options, select correct option, apply it to
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Don’t stress. Do your best. Forget the rest. f f f f f f f

4. LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES
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A. Sources of Law
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a. Federal regulations f

1. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)
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2. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) f f f f

3. Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA) f f f f

4. Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) f f f

b. Criminal and civil laws f f f

1. Criminal law- relates to the relationship between an individual and the government
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2. Civil law- protect individual rights (ex: tort law)
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c. State laws f

d. Licensure
B. Types of Torts
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a. Unintentional torts f

1. Negligence
a. nurse fails to implements safety measured for a client at risk for falls (ex: bed alarm)
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b. 5 elements necessary to prove negligence
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i. Duty to provide care as defined by a standard
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ii. Breach of duty by failure to meet standard
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iii. Foreseeability of harm f f

iv. Breach of duty has potential to cause harm
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v. Harm occurs f

2. malpractice

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