ATI RN
ATI RN Leadership 2019 A Questions
Extract:
Four adult clients with laboratory results
Question 1 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 following hip arthroplasty
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is reviewing a client's clinical pathway upon discharge following hip arthroplasty. Which of the following information can assist the nurse in evaluating the cost effectiveness of the care?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Length of stay directly impacts resource use and costs, making it key to evaluating cost effectiveness. Other factors are less directly related.
Extract:
Two nurses contending over workload
Question 3 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.
Extract:
A client with a central venous catheter
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse perform a sterile dressing change for 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. Other actions risk contamination or are incorrect techniques.
Extract:
Client discharge policy revision
Question 5 of 5
A charge nurse is leading a committee that is revising the policy for client discharge. After developing the initial plan, which of the following actions should the nurse take next?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Determining goals and objectives clarifies the policy's purpose, guiding subsequent steps. Other actions follow goal-setting.