ATI RN
ATI NURS 252 Leadership Comprehensive Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is planning care for a client who has anorexia nervosa. The nurse should make which of the following client goals the priority?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Gaining 2 pounds per week is the priority to address life-threatening malnutrition in anorexia nervosa. Control (
A), body image (
B), and family dynamics (
C) are secondary to stabilizing physical health.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse manager understands that the primary consequence of absenteeism on the nursing unit is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Unacceptable patient care may result from absenteeism due to understaffing, which can lead to errors and compromised care quality. Substitute staff (
A) may disrupt culture but is secondary, reduced expenses (
C) are not positive in healthcare, and encouraging further absenteeism (
D) is a lesser consequence.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is educating a newly licensed nurse on cost-saving methods in client care. Which statement from the newly licensed nurse demonstrates comprehension of the teaching?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Promoting flu vaccinations prevents costly illnesses. Delaying colostomy emptying (
B) risks complications, sterile tracheostomy care (
C) is unnecessary, and irrigation delegation (
D) is inappropriate.
Question 4 of 5
A manager plans to address the high turnover rate amongst RNs. Which of the following strategies might motivate the staff and lead to enhanced job satisfaction?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Hiring additional staff to lessen workloads reduces burnout and improves job satisfaction, addressing a key turnover driver. Higher salaries (
A) and recognition (
B) are supportive but less direct, and exceeding scope (
D) is unsafe.
Question 5 of 5
A patient, while smoking in the bathroom, disposed of a cigarette into a wastepaper basket, causing it to start smoldering. What should be the nurse’s top priority in this situation?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Activate the fire alarm. The nurse’s top priority in this situation should be to activate the fire alarm. This action ensures that the entire facility is alerted to the fire, allowing for a coordinated and timely response. Activating the fire alarm initiates the emergency protocols, including evacuation procedures and the arrival of the fire department. This step is crucial because it addresses the safety of all individuals in the facility, not just those in the immediate vicinity of the fire. Moving clients (
B), using an extinguisher (
C), and closing doors (
D) are secondary actions that follow alarm activation.