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ATI NURS 252 Leadership and Ethics Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A charge nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about the use of critical pathways. Which of the following should the charge nurse include?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Critical pathways standardize care to improve outcomes and reduce costs (
C). They allow flexibility (
A), focus on specific conditions, not health promotion (
B), and are developed by teams, not individuals (
D).
Question 2 of 5
According to the Nursing Intellectual Capital (NIC) Theory, which factor increases overall organizational improvement?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: NIC Theory emphasizes knowledge growth (
C) as key to organizational improvement through better decision-making and innovation. Ratios (
A), centralized staffing (
B), and budget-based staffing (
D) are operational but not core to intellectual capital.
Question 3 of 5
A hospital organization (not affiliated with the government) provides women's health services on an inpatient basis for short-term medical conditions (average stay of less than 30 days). This facility would likely be considered:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Acute care refers to healthcare provided for conditions requiring immediate attention with a short duration, as indicated by the average stay of less than 30 days. Specialized care focuses on a specific area, here women's health. Tertiary care involves complex conditions requiring advanced technology, not mentioned here. Primary care is for general health and initial contact, not inpatient care. Public care is ruled out as the facility is not government-affiliated.
Question 4 of 5
An organization is developing a strategy to address recent staffing shortages. Which of the following interventions BEST secures patient safety and reduces cost?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A centralized pool of float nurses (
B) ensures trained staff are flexibly deployed, maintaining safety and controlling costs. Volunteers (
A) lack training, risking safety. Assigning nurses regardless of acuity (
C) may compromise care quality. Mandatory overtime (
D) leads to burnout, reducing care quality and increasing turnover costs.
Question 5 of 5
During a team meeting, a head nurse (the superior) and a staff nurse (the subordinate) are having a disagreement over the unit's dressing change procedure. The staff nurse wishes to use a new procedure based on newly released nursing research. The head nurse disagrees. The head nurse later makes comments to other staff members questioning the credibility of the staff nurse. This behavior is associated with:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The head nurse's undermining comments as a superior constitute bullying (
B). Horizontal violence (
A) occurs between peers, confrontation (
C) is direct dialogue, and mediation (
D) involves neutral facilitation.