ATI RN
ATI RN Leadership 2019 A Questions
Extract:
Several clients
Question 1 of 5
A charge nurse is supervising the care of several clients. Which of the following actions requires intervention by the charge nurse?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Photocopying test results risks a confidentiality breach, requiring intervention. Other actions are within standard practice.
Extract:
A client who is comatose with a living will
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is comatose. The client has a living will that declines the use of artificial enteral nutrition as a life-sustaining measure, but the client's family has requested that the staff begin tube feedings. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Reviewing the living will with the family respects the client's autonomy and clarifies their wishes, facilitating ethical resolution. Other actions disregard the client's directive or are irrelevant.
Extract:
A client with a central venous catheter
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse perform a sterile dressing change on a client who has a central venous catheter. Which of the following actions should the newly licensed nurse take?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Grasping the folded cuff edge maintains glove sterility, critical for the procedure. Other actions risk contamination.
Extract:
A 19-year-old client with metastasized cancer
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a 19-year-old client who has just been informed that their cancer has metastasized. The client tells the nurse that they do not want to continue chemotherapy. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Providing palliative care information respects the client's decision and supports quality of life, aligning with their wishes. Other responses disregard autonomy or are irrelevant.
Extract:
Two nurses contending over workload
Question 5 of 5
Two nurses on a unit each contend that the other is not doing a fair share of work. The conflict is affecting the functioning of the unit. A charge nurse should approach this conflict in which of the following ways?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Exploring solutions with the nurses promotes collaboration and addresses workload concerns directly, improving unit function. Other approaches avoid or oversimplify the issue.