ATI RN Fundamentals Online Practice 2023 (A & B)

What "Online Practice A" and "B" actually mean

"Online Practice" is ATI's name for its untimed, lower-stakes practice assessments — as opposed to the proctored exam, which is timed, closed-book, and typically counts toward your grade. RN Fundamentals Online Practice 2023 comes in two parallel forms, Form A and Form B, so you (or your cohort) can take two different question sets covering the same content areas without repeating questions.

Both forms are delivered inside your ATI account. You'll usually see feedback as you go, and many programs let you retake them. Programs commonly assign Form A as a first pass early in the term and Form B closer to the proctored exam, or use one as a pre-test and the other as a post-test to show improvement.

What's covered

Both forms draw from the same five Fundamentals domains that the proctored exam is built on:

• Foundations of Practice & Clinical Judgment — nursing process, prioritization (ABCs, Maslow), delegation and scope of practice, "first action" questions.
• Safety & Infection Control — standard and transmission-based precautions, PPE sequence, fall and restraint safety, fire response, medication rights.
• Health Assessment & Documentation — normal vs. abnormal findings, vital signs, grading scales, objective charting, SBAR.
• Physiologic Needs — hygiene, mobility and positioning, elimination, sleep, nutrition and hydration, oxygenation, skin integrity.
• Psychosocial Needs — therapeutic communication, cultural competence, coping, grief, client rights, consent.

Because Online Practice is short, you won't see every domain tested in depth on a single form. Treat a wrong answer as a flag for the whole domain, not just that one fact.

2023 vs. 2026 — which series are you seeing?

ATI runs more than one series of the Fundamentals exam at once, and your program picks which one it uses. The label in your ATI account ("RN Fundamentals Online Practice 2023 A," for example) tells you the series.

The domains are the same across series. The item formats are not. The 2023 series is predominantly classic four-option multiple choice with a smaller number of select-all-that-apply items. The 2026 series leans harder on Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) item types — extended multiple response, drag-and-drop ordering, and clinical-judgment case studies.

If your Online Practice is labeled 2023, prepare for the 2023 proctored exam. If it's labeled 2026, use the 2026 proctored exam instead. Not sure? Ask your instructor — the series matters more for format than for content.

Going beyond Online Practice A & B

Online Practice is a good first pass, but it's short and untimed, so it won't tell you how you'd hold up under real exam conditions — no feedback until the end, 70 questions in one sitting, and plenty of "choose between two right answers" items. A full-length, timed practice run is the closer dress rehearsal.

We publish a 70-question ATI RN Fundamentals practice exam for each series — 2023 and 2026 — with a full rationale for every answer in a separate answer key so you can self-test first. Every question is original. $50 one-time purchase, printable PDF, checkout via Naiva Services.

Wondering whether a "test bank" is a better shortcut? Read our guide to the ATI RN Fundamentals test bank first — it explains what's real, what's risky, and what to use instead.

What is ATI RN Fundamentals Online Practice 2023 A and B?

Two parallel forms of ATI's own untimed Fundamentals practice assessment, delivered inside your ATI account. Each is a shorter, lower-stakes set of questions with feedback as you go. The proctored exam is the timed, closed-book version your program uses as a scored assessment.

Is there a Quizlet set for RN Fundamentals Online Practice A or B?

This site is independent and doesn't reproduce or host ATI's Online Practice questions, on Quizlet or anywhere else. What we offer instead are original 70-question practice exams covering the same Fundamentals domains, with full rationales — see our Fundamentals Quizlet alternative for the free version. Be cautious of any site or deck claiming to have the actual Online Practice or proctored questions — that's the kind of content at the center of the Naxlex lawsuit.

Are Online Practice A and B the same as this site's practice questions?

No. Online Practice A and B are ATI's proprietary assessments. Our questions are written independently to the same content areas — they are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a reproduction of ATI's content.

Why do Online Practice A and B feel easier than the proctored exam?

They're designed as low-stakes practice you can take more than once, so ATI keeps them shorter, untimed, and with feedback. The proctored exam is longer, timed, and gives you nothing until the score report. A full-length timed run — like our 70-question exam — is the closer rehearsal.