ATI RN
ATI Leadership and Ethics NURS 252 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is serving on a continuous quality improvement (CQI) committee that has been assigned to develop a program to reduce the number of medication administration errors following a sentinel event at the facility. Which of the following strategies should the committee plan to initiate first?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Reviewing error events identifies root causes, guiding targeted interventions. Competency exams, quality programs, or inservices should follow to address specific issues found in the review.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse in an acute care setting is serving on a committee whose charge is to use the auditing process to client care. Which of the following aspects of client care is measured by an outcome audit?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Outcome audits measure care results, like infection rates, reflecting intervention effectiveness. Staff ratios and resource availability are structure audits, and care quality spans multiple audit types.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following is most accurate regarding evidence-based practice?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Evidence-based practice integrates research, clinical expertise, and patient values, making it multidisciplinary. It complements, not replaces, quality improvement, and while it has medical roots, it applies broadly across healthcare disciplines.
Question 4 of 5
When planning delegation of tasks to assistive personnel (AP), a nurse considers the five rights of delegation. Which of the following does NOT correspond with the five rights of delegation?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The five rights focus on task appropriateness, skill level, and scope, not supervision level. Non-invasive tasks and scope alignment are relevant, but supervision is a separate consideration.
Question 5 of 5
Volunteers in a study are assigned randomly to groups. Some of the volunteers receive an herbal supplement that is reputed to control nausea, and some of the volunteers are assigned to a control group where a placebo is administered. This is an example of a(n):
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) involves random assignment to intervention or control groups, as described. Longitudinal studies track variables over time, appraisal tools assess study quality, and meta-analyses combine multiple studies.