ATI RN
ATI RN Leadership 2019 A Questions
Extract:
A client transferred from another department
Question 1 of 5
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a client transferred from another department. The nurse should verify that the client has given informed consent prior to which of the following procedures?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Moderate sedation carries risks like respiratory depression, requiring informed consent to ensure the client understands potential complications. Other procedures are routine and typically do not require written consent.
Extract:
A client who is comatose with a living will
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is comatose. The client has a living will that declines the use of artificial enteral nutrition as a life-sustaining measure, but the client's family has requested that the staff begin tube feedings. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Reviewing the living will with the family respects the client's autonomy and clarifies their wishes, facilitating ethical resolution. Other actions disregard the client's directive or are irrelevant.
Extract:
Clients following stem cell transplants
Question 3 of 5
A nurse manager is planning an in-service for a group of nurses about caring for clients following stem cell transplants. Which of the following instructions should the nurse manager include in the teaching?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: N95 masks protect against infections in immunocompromised clients. Other options risk infection or are inappropriate.
Extract:
Four adult clients with laboratory results
Question 4 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 5 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.