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ATI Leadership and Ethics NURS 252 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
During an annual performance evaluation, a manager provides truthful feedback about the nurse's performance. What ethical principle does this represent?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Fidelity involves truthfulness and trust, reflected in honest feedback. Autonomy respects decision-making, nonmaleficence avoids harm, and justice ensures fairness, but none directly apply to truthful feedback.
Question 2 of 5
Mary is a newly-hired, new graduate nurse. Mary adapts her practice to imitate her co-workers on the unit. She is demonstrating:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Acculturation involves adopting the cultural traits of another group, as Mary does by imitating co-workers. Cultural awareness and sensitivity involve understanding and respecting differences, while marginality implies not belonging to any group.
Question 3 of 5
After several months of heavy patient loads in the Emergency Department and inability to secure sufficient and experienced staff, the department is especially taxed by a train accident that brings in many seriously injured individuals. You observe that Rama ignores the requests of several of the injured, even when time is available to care for them and is rude to two older adult patients. You are concerned that Rama is evidencing which state?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Depersonalization involves detachment and treating patients as objects, matching Rama's behavior. Role ambiguity involves unclear responsibilities, depression involves sadness, and hardiness implies resilience, none of which fit the described actions.
Question 4 of 5
A floor manager discovers widespread dissatisfaction and a high turnover rate amongst LPN and certified nursing assistants (CNA). Which of the following strategies might motivate the staff and lead to enhanced job satisfaction?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Establishing a rewards program acknowledges and values the hard work of the staff, boosting morale and job satisfaction, which can lead to decreased turnover rates. Allowing tasks beyond scope can lead to legal and ethical issues, hiring additional staff addresses workload but not motivation, and ergonomic chairs improve conditions but don't directly address recognition.
Question 5 of 5
One of your staff nurses asks for your advice because a patient refuses to sign a consent for surgery. The patient says that he won't sign because he doesn't understand the nature of the surgery. You advise that:
Correct Answer: A,B
Rationale: Patients have the right to refuse consent and must not be coerced, respecting autonomy. Mandatory consent for life-saving surgery is not always true, doctor's wishes do not override patient rights, and minors generally cannot consent without guardians.