ATI RN
Client Safety ATI Chapter 13 Questions
Question 1 of 5
Patient urinated with blood, what is needed
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A urinalysis is needed to diagnose the cause of blood in the urine.
Question 2 of 5
A charge nurse allows two nurses who are arguing about who gets to go to lunch first to go together. The charge nurse agrees to take care of both of the nurses' clients while they are at lunch. The charge nurse is demonstrating which of the following types of conflict management?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The charge nurse displayed cooperating, which is the resolution of the conflict by sacrificing. In this situation, it allowed both staff nurses to get what they wanted.
Question 3 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 4 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.
Question 5 of 5
What leadership style does the nurse manager demonstrate by shared decision-making with staff nurses?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A democratic leadership style involves shared decision-making and collaboration with staff. This approach encourages participation and input from all team members.