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ATI NURS 252 Leadership Comprehensive Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A caregiver is caring for a client who is uncooperative, verbally abusive, and disrespectful towards the nurse. The nurse responds defensively and threatens to withhold the client’s meal tray if they do not cooperate. Which of the following intentional torts has the nurse demonstrated?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Assault is the threat of harm or unwanted physical contact that causes the patient to fear for their safety. By threatening to withhold the client’s meal tray, the nurse is using intimidation to coerce the patient into compliance. This threat can cause the patient to feel fearful and anxious, which constitutes assault. The key element here is the threat of harm, not the actual physical act. Abandonment (
A) involves terminating care without notice, battery (
B) requires physical contact, and false imprisonment (
D) involves restraining a patient without justification, none of which apply here.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse manager is introducing new staff members to computerized charting, which requires an understanding of informatics. Informatics, in essence, concerns three fundamental principles:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Informatics revolves around data, information, and knowledge, enabling decision-making. Decision-making (
B) is an outcome, technologies (
C) are tools, and hardware (
D) is infrastructure.
Question 3 of 5
As the nurse manager, you are developing a patient education program aimed at offering guidance and supervision for patients with hypertension. To assist in your planning, you extract and present patient information from:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Internet sources provide comprehensive, evidence-based resources for patient education on hypertension, such as guidelines from reputable organizations. Email (
B) is for communication, biomedical technologies (
C) provide data, and clinical databases (
D) are for research, not education.
Question 4 of 5
An RN is delegating a task to an unlicensed assistive personnel. Which of the following scenarios best demonstrates appropriate delegation?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Assisting Ms. O with mobility is within UAP scope, with clear instructions. Reviewing education (
A) and assessing dizziness (
C) require RN skills, and restroom aid (
B) lacks supervision.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse manager knows that the initial step in addressing an employee with a disciplinary issue usually involves:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A verbal warning is typically the first step in addressing a disciplinary issue. It allows the manager to inform the employee about the issue and discuss improvements, maintaining a less formal approach. Suspension with pay (
B) is for serious issues, and a reminder of standards (
C) is supplementary, not initial.