ATI Proctored Assessment Leadership 2019 exam questions and answers
32. A nurse manager is reviewing the stages of conflict resolution with the nursing staff. The
nurse manager should instruct the staff to expect the stages of the conflict to occur in what
order?: Latent
Perceived Felt Manifest
Conflict aftermath
33. A public health nurse is developing a list of recommendations for the supervisor about
how to use EBP to improve community outcomes. Which of the following should the nurse
recommend as a qualitative research method?: Phenomenology
34. A nurse is teaching a client about PPACA and their rights regarding insur- ance coverage.
Which of the following statements by the client indicated an understanding of the teaching?:
My insurance coverage no longer has lifetime coverage limits
35. A nurse is caring for a client who has breast cancer and is deciding
on a plan of treatment. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?: Let's talk
about the benefits of each treatment
36. A nurse is reviewing the components of a surgical informed consent with a newly licensed
nurse. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?: The nurse should ensure
the client understands the information given by the surgeon
37. A nurse us teaching a newly licensed nurse about incident reports. Which of the
following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates
an understanding of the teaching?: I should complete an incident report for an unexpected
client outcome (answered wrong)
38. A nurse is speaking with the adult child of a client who has sever Alzheimer's disease.
The child is crying and tells the nurse, "I don't know how much longer I can keep this up".
Which of the following responses should the nurse make?: Let's discuss options for respite
care
39. A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a unit. Which of the following assessment
findings should the nurse recognize as the priority to report
to the charge nurse?: A client who is 2 days post-op and has a urine output of
20mL/hr
40. A charge nurse notices that a newly hired nurse consistently does not finish client care
tasks by the end of the shift. Which of the following state- ments should the charge nurse
make?: You should set aside time to plan your day at the beginning of each shift
41. A nurse manager is presenting an in-service about preventing readmis- sion of clients
due to complications following joint arthroplasty. Which of the following leadership tasks is
the nurse performing?: Advocacy
42. A charge nurse is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks
should be delegated to an AP?: Ambulating a client who uses a walker; Adding thickener to
thin liquids on a client's food tray
43. A charger nurse on a medical unit hears the fire alarm and announcement that a fire is
occurring on the unit. Which of the following is the priority action by the charge nurse?:
Instruct ambulatory clients to go to a safe area
44. A nurse manager sends home a nurse who is chemically impaired. Which of the following
actions should the nurse manager take?: Set up a formal meeting with the nurse within 24hrs
(answered wrong)
45. A nurse is receiving change of shift report. Which of the following clients should the
nurse assess first?: A client who had abdominal surgery 6hrs ago and has had a HR of 120 for
the last 2 hrs
46. A nurse is caring for a client who has renal failure. The client tells the nurse that they
have decided to stop hemodialysis treatment. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take to act in the role of an advocate for the client?: Support the client's decision
regarding treatment
47. A nurse manager is planning daily work and activities for the unit. Which of the following
actions is the nurse manager's priority?: Assign client care to staff
48. A nurse is teaching an AP about caring for a client who has a DNR order. Which of the
following statements by the AP indicates an understanding of the teaching?: I will call for the
client's nurse to come to the room if I cannot detect the client's pulse
49. A nurse manager is developing a class for newly licensed nurses on strategies to promote
client rights. Which of the following should the nurse manager include in the teaching?:
Verify that a provider prescription is in the medical record for clients who have restraints
50. There has been a massive community disaster and stable clients must be discharged to
prepare for the influx of casualties. A nurse should identify that which of the following
clients is safe to discharge?: A client who has MS and reports ataxia (answered wrong)
51. A nurse overhears 2 staff members in the elevator discussing a client's care. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?: Report the incident to the nurse manager
52. A charge nurse is managing conflict with a staff nurse who does not agree with the client
care assignment. Which of the following statements is an ex. of using conflict resolution
strategy known as smoothing?: You always complete your work on time and do a great job. I
believe you can handle the assignement well
53. A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about telephone prescription guidelines.
Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understandign
of the teaching?: I should repeat the prescription back to the provider (answered wrong)
54. A nurse in a med-surg unit is caring for a client who is terminally ill. Which of the
following actions demonstrates that the nurse is practicing in an ethical manner when
caring for the client?: Discuss end of life care goals with the client
55. A charge nurse is conducting an in-service with staff members about the infection
control precautions. The nurse should instruct the staff that which of the following clients
requires droplet precautions?: A client who has pertussis
56. A nurse is caring for a client who recently learned he has a mutation of the BRCA2
gene. The client stated that he does not plan to tell his adult children about the diagnosis.
Which of the following responses displays client advocacy by the nurse?: Let's review what
you understand about this test result
57. A nurse in a community health clinic is caring for 4 clients who each have a communicable
disease. Which of the following conditions is considered a nationally notifiable infectious
disease?: Chlamydia Trachomatis
58. A facility has identified an increase in health care associated UTIs. A nurse is
participating in a quality improvement process to address this prob- lem. Which of the
following should be the first step in the process?: Establish best practice guidelines for reducing
the incidence of UTIs
59. A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for rotator cuff surgery. The client tells
the nurse, "My shoulder doesn't hurt that badly. I want to wait on the surgery." Which of the
following responses should the nurse give?: I will notify your provider of your decision
60. A nurse is teaching a client about advance directives. Which of the following statements
by the client indicates an understanding of the teach- ing?: These will outline my wishes for
medication treatment