ATI RN
ATI RN Leadership 2023 Questions
Extract:
Staff nurses having difficulty using new IV infusion pumps
Question 1 of 5
A charge nurse notices that staff nurses are having difficulty using new IV infusion pumps for medication administration. Which of the following is the priority action by the charge nurse?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: An in-service program ensures all nurses gain competency, addressing the root issue. Demonstrations, pairing, or manufacturer contact are less comprehensive.
Extract:
A newly licensed nurse floating to an unfamiliar unit
Question 2 of 5
A newly licensed nurse is floating to an unfamiliar unit and determines that they do not have sufficient experience to safely care for their assigned clients. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Contacting the nurse manager addresses competency concerns and adjusts assignments, ensuring safety. Documentation is inappropriate, help is secondary, and refusal is unprofessional.
Extract:
Staff nurses having difficulty using new IV infusion pumps
Question 3 of 5
A charge nurse notices that staff nurses are having difficulty using new IV infusion pumps for medication administration. Which of the following is the priority action by the charge nurse?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: An in-service program ensures all nurses gain competency, addressing the root issue. Demonstrations, pairing, or manufacturer contact are less comprehensive.
Extract:
Cost-containment plan on an inpatient care unit
Question 4 of 5
Nurses on an inpatient care unit are working to help reduce unit costs. Which of the following actions is appropriate to include in the cost-containment plan?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Returning unused supplies reduces waste and costs. Clean gloves risk infection, storing saline violates policy, and overfilled sharps containers pose safety risks.
Extract:
A client with right-sided weakness following a cerebrovascular accident, coughs when eating, hoarse voice after swallowing
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is delegating care for a client who has right-sided weakness following a cerebrovascular accident. The client coughs when eating and voice becomes hoarse after swallowing. Select the four tasks the nurse should assign to an assistive personnel.
Correct Answer: A,B,C,E
Rationale: Ambulating, documenting urine output, assisting with menu, and obtaining vital signs are within assistive personnel's scope. Instructing swallowing techniques and referring to speech pathology require nursing judgment.