ATI RN
Client Safety ATI Chapter 13 Questions
Question 1 of 5
A charge nurse notes that a staff nurse delegates an unfair share of tasks to the assistive personnel (AP) and the nurses on next shift report the staff nurse frequently leaves tasks uncompleted. Which of the following statements should the charge nurse make to resolve this conflict?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This statement opens the conversation in a nonthreatening way and focuses on the issue of equitable task delegation rather than personal criticism.
Question 2 of 5
When prone positioning is used in the care of a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which information obtained by the nurse indicates that the positioning is effective?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The purpose of prone positioning is to improve the patient's oxygenation as indicated by the PaO2 and SaO2. The other information will be collected but does not indicate whether prone positioning has been effective.
Question 3 of 5
Retarded ejaculation, intervention to give
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Lubricants can help in cases of retarded ejaculation by reducing friction and discomfort.
Question 4 of 5
Parents ask a nurse how they should reply when their child, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, tells them that voices command him to harm others. Which is the appropriate nursing reply?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The most appropriate response by the nurse is to instruct the parents to focus on the feelings generated by the hallucinations and present reality. The parents should maintain an attitude of acceptance to encourage communication but should not reinforce the hallucinations by exploring details of content.
Question 5 of 5
A client who fell and broke his hip while being assisted to the bathroom by a nurse states he plans to sue the nurse. The nurse should know that, in a legal proceeding, the standard that will be used to determine if the nurse was negligent is which of the following?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The definition of negligence is practice that is below the standard of care. The benchmark for standard of care is what a reasonable, prudent person who has similar background and experience would do. Another staff nurse who has similar background is the correct person to provide testimony.