ATI RN
ATI RN Leadership 2023 Questions
Extract:
A client who has the measles
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is teaching a group of assistive personnel about airborne precautions. Which of the following statements should the nurse make when caring for a client who has the measles?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A respirator is required for airborne precautions like measles to filter small particles. Masks are for droplet precautions, positive pressure is incorrect, and gowns/gloves are standard precautions.
Extract:
A client with a 7-year history of major depressive disorder, stopped medication, flat, withdrawn, cries, sleeps, slowed movements
Question 2 of 5
The charge nurse should first assess the client who has a 7-year history of major depressive disorder, whose friend reports the client has stopped taking their medication, and who is flat, withdrawn, cries all the time, sleeps all the time, and has extremely slowed movements, due to the risk of
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Depression, medication noncompliance, and psychomotor retardation indicate high suicide risk, requiring immediate assessment. Dehydration, infection, or seizures are less likely.
Extract:
A client who has meningitis
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client who has meningitis. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider immediately?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Decreased consciousness indicates life-threatening complications like increased intracranial pressure, requiring immediate reporting. Photophobia, fever, and rash are common but less urgent.
Extract:
Several clients in the emergency department
Question 4 of 5
A nurse working in the emergency department is assessing several clients. Which of the following clients is the highest priority?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Active bleeding risks hemorrhage and shock, requiring immediate intervention. Cardiac symptoms, rashes, and flank pain are serious but less urgent.
Extract:
Four clients on a medical-surgical unit: one with peripheral vascular disease and absent pedal pulse, one newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, one with MRSA and fever, one postoperative unable to void
Question 5 of 5
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for four clients. The nurse should recognize that which of the following clients is the highest priority?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The postoperative client unable to void risks bladder distension and renal damage, requiring immediate intervention. Absent pulse is chronic, cancer is stable, and mild MRSA fever is treatable.