ATI TEAS exam

Read the notice: “The clinic will be closed on Monday for staff training. Patients with appointments that day will be called to reschedule. Prescription refills requested before Friday at noon will be ready on Tuesday.” A patient asks for a refill on Thursday morning. When will it be ready?

Tuesday Thursday morning is before Friday at noon, so the refill falls under the last sentence: it will be ready on Tuesday. The clinic is closed on Monday, so Monday can’t be right.

Read the passage: “Handwashing is one of the simplest ways to stop the spread of infection. Germs from unwashed hands can get into food and drinks, and onto surfaces such as door handles. Washing with soap for at least 20 seconds removes far more germs than rinsing with water alone.” Which statement best gives the main idea?

Washing your hands well is a simple, effective way to limit infection. The first sentence states the main idea, and the other two sentences support it. They explain how germs spread and why soap works better than water alone.

Read the directions: “To take the medicine, first shake the bottle well. Then measure 10 mL with the dosing cup. Take the dose with food, and rinse the cup with warm water afterward.” What should you do right after shaking the bottle?

Measure 10 mL with the dosing cup The word “Then” links the second step to the first. After shaking, you measure 10 mL. Taking the dose and rinsing the cup come later.

Which statement is an opinion rather than a fact?

The new wing is the most welcoming part of the hospital. “Most welcoming” is a personal judgment. Different people could disagree, and you can’t prove it. The other three can be checked with records, a count or the visitor rules.

“The nurse’s explanation was so lucid that even the youngest patient understood the procedure.” In this sentence, what does lucid mean?

Clear and easy to understand The sentence says the explanation was so lucid that even a young child understood it. That only makes sense if lucid means clear.

What is 3/8 written as a percentage?

37.5% Divide 3 by 8 to get 0.375. To turn a decimal into a percentage, multiply by 100: 0.375 × 100 = 37.5%.

Solve for x: 4x − 7 = 21

7 Add 7 to both sides to get 4x = 28. Then divide both sides by 4, so x = 7. Check: 4 × 7 − 7 = 21.

A patient drinks 240 mL of water every 2 hours. At this rate, how much will the patient drink in 9 hours?

1,080 mL First find the hourly rate: 240 ÷ 2 = 120 mL an hour. Then multiply by 9: 120 × 9 = 1,080 mL.

A newborn weighs 2.5 kg. Using 1 kg ≈ 2.2 lb, about how much does the baby weigh in pounds?

5.5 lb Going from kilograms to pounds, you multiply by 2.2, because each kilogram is about 2.2 pounds. 2.5 × 2.2 = 5.5 lb.

Five patients have these resting heart rates, in beats per minute: 72, 80, 68, 90, 80. What is the mean heart rate?

78 Add the values: 72 + 80 + 68 + 90 + 80 = 390. Divide by the number of values: 390 ÷ 5 = 78.

Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood out to the body?

Left ventricle Oxygen-rich blood comes back from the lungs into the left atrium and then the left ventricle. The left ventricle pumps it through the aorta to the rest of the body. That’s why its wall is the thickest.

Where does most absorption of nutrients from food take place?

Small intestine The small intestine is long and lined with villi, tiny finger-like folds that give it a huge surface area. Most nutrients pass into the blood there.

Which term correctly completes the sentence? “The wrist is ____ to the elbow.”

Distal Distal means farther from where a limb attaches to the trunk. The wrist is farther from the shoulder than the elbow is, so the wrist is distal to the elbow.

Which pH value shows the most acidic solution?

2 On the pH scale, 7 is neutral, below 7 is acidic and above 7 is basic. The lower the number, the more acidic the solution, so pH 2 is the most acidic.

In a plant, purple flowers (P) are dominant over white flowers (p). Two plants that are both Pp are crossed. What is the chance that one of their offspring has white flowers?

25% A Punnett square for Pp × Pp gives PP, Pp, Pp and pp. Only pp shows the recessive white color. That’s 1 out of 4, or 25%.

A student wants to know whether the amount of light affects plant growth. She gives three groups of the same kind of plant 2, 4 and 8 hours of light a day, keeps everything else the same, and measures their height after 3 weeks. What is the independent variable?

Hours of light each day The independent variable is the one the experimenter changes on purpose. Here she changes the hours of light. Plant height is what she measures, so it’s the dependent variable.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

The patient’s family arrived early; they waited in the lobby. The sentence has two complete thoughts. A semicolon can join them, and “patient’s” needs an apostrophe to show the family belongs to the patient.

Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: “Each of the nurses ____ a name badge.”

has The subject is “each”, which is singular. “Of the nurses” is a phrase that describes it. A singular subject takes the singular verb “has”.

In medical words such as hypertension and hyperactive, what does the prefix hyper- mean?

Above normal or too much Hyper- means over, above or too much. Hypertension is blood pressure that’s higher than normal.

Which word is spelled correctly?

occurrence “Occurrence” is correct, with a double c, a double r and -ence at the end. The others should be receive, separate and definitely.