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ATI NURS 252 Leadership Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
At the beginning of the shift, the RN charge nurse instructs an RN to care for a particular set of patients. Upon receiving and acknowledging their assignment, the RN assumes:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The RN is accountable for their tasks, while the charge nurse oversees overall responsibility for patient care. Sole responsibility, accountability only with the charge nurse, or no responsibility do not reflect the RN’s role.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following are notable benefits and characteristics of debriefing? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,B,C
Rationale: Debriefing success depends on the debriefer’s skills, encourages analyzing action implications, and promotes cognitive reframing. Self-guided debriefing is less effective, and disregarding action meaning contradicts debriefing’s purpose.
Question 3 of 5
Planning is a process designed to achieve goals in dynamic, competitive environments. As a new manager, what is the first step you will undertake to develop a strategic plan of action for a congestive heart failure program?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Establishing a vision and mission statement provides direction and purpose, guiding subsequent planning steps. Implementation, SWOT analysis, or strategy development follow after defining the program’s goals.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is unconscious and has a living will. The client's family asks if they can make changes to lifesaving measures now that the client is unconscious. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A living will is a legal document outlining the client’s wishes for lifesaving measures, which must be followed when the client is unconscious. The PSDA informs rights, a durable power of attorney cannot cancel the will, and family cannot change it.
Question 5 of 5
A charge nurse is providing an in-service to a group of staff members on incivility. Which of the following situations should the nurse include as an example of lateral violence?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Lateral violence occurs between peers, such as a nurse rolling their eyes at another nurse. Demeaning tones or rudeness to subordinates or superiors represent vertical violence, and refusal to help is unprofessional but not lateral violence.