ATI RN
ATI RN Leadership 2019 A Questions
Extract:
A client who reports staff not answering the call light promptly
Question 1 of 5
A client on a general surgical unit tells a nurse that staff members are not answering the call light promptly. The client requests to be transferred to another unit. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Asking the client to verbalize expectations clarifies their concerns, enabling targeted resolution. Other actions are premature or fail to address the root issue.
Extract:
Client medication errors
Question 2 of 5
A nurse manager needs to address an increased rate of client medication errors. Which of the following strategies represents an authoritarian approach to managing this issue?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Informing staff of penalties uses fear to enforce compliance, characteristic of authoritarian leadership. Other strategies promote collaboration or participation.
Extract:
Four adult clients with laboratory results
Question 3 of 5
A home health nurse is planning her daily visits and receives laboratory results for four adult clients. The nurse should first visit the client who has which of the following laboratory values?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A platelet count of 100,000/mm³ is significantly below normal, indicating a high risk of bleeding, which requires urgent assessment. Other values are within normal or therapeutic ranges and are less critical.
Extract:
A client who is terminally ill with nutritional support
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is terminally ill and receiving nutritional support. The client's adult children disagree about continuing nutritional support. The dilemma is referred to the ethics committee. Which of the following actions should the nurse expect the committee to take?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Ethics committees facilitate discussions to weigh options, respecting client wishes and family perspectives, not making decisions or providing legal representation.
Extract:
A client who has osteoarthritis and reports difficulty buttoning their clothes
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has osteoarthritis and reports difficulty buttoning their clothes. The nurse should recommend a referral for the client to which of the following members of the interprofessional team?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: An occupational therapist specializes in helping clients with physical limitations, such as those caused by osteoarthritis, to perform daily activities like dressing. They can provide adaptive tools and strategies to improve independence, directly addressing the client's difficulty with buttoning clothes.