ATI RN
ATI NURS 252 Leadership Comprehensive Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse manager is planning to request two new mechanical ventilators at a cost of approximately $50,000 each. This item would typically be included in which budget?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A capital budget is specifically designed for the purchase of durable goods and significant investments, such as new equipment, infrastructure improvements, or technology upgrades. Mechanical ventilators, being high-cost medical equipment, fall under this category. Capital budgets ensure that funds are allocated for essential investments that enhance the hospital’s ability to provide quality care. Strategic budgets (
A) focus on long-term goals, operating budgets (
C) cover daily expenses, and unit of service budgets (
D) allocate costs by service volume.
Question 2 of 5
When creating staffing schedules, a nurse manager must compute paid nonproductive hours. In this calculation, the nurse manager takes into account:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Vacation time, holiday time, and sick time are the correct components of nonproductive hours. These are periods when employees are not performing their job duties but are still compensated. Calculating nonproductive hours accurately is essential for staffing schedules, as it helps in understanding the actual availability of staff for work and planning accordingly to ensure adequate coverage. Meeting time (
A) is productive, paid minus worked hours (
C) is vague, and work/educational time (
D) includes productive hours.
Question 3 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 4 of 5
A nurse is delivering a presentation on client confidentiality to a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following actions demonstrates a breach in patient confidentiality?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Reporting lab findings to family without consent breaches confidentiality under HIPAA. Discussing with a case manager (
A), identifying for referrals (
C), and notifying providers (
D) are permissible.
Question 5 of 5
An RN is delegating a task to an unlicensed assistive personnel. Which of the following scenarios best demonstrates appropriate delegation?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Assisting Ms. O with mobility is within UAP scope, with clear instructions. Reviewing education (
A) and assessing dizziness (
C) require RN skills, and restroom aid (
B) lacks supervision.