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ATI Leadership and Ethics NURS 252 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Feedback from staff suggests that the new scale is too difficult for patients who have limited language skills and who are already under duress to understand. The difficulty in implementing the new scale refers to testing:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Effectiveness tests how well an intervention works in real-world settings, including usability issues like patient understanding. Efficacy tests ideal conditions, practice failure implies complete failure, and comparative error involves comparison issues.
Question 2 of 5
A charge nurse is planning to conduct a performance appraisal of a staff member on her unit. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Allowing disagreement ensures a fair appraisal process. Appraisals should focus on job duties, be private, and be scheduled, not random, to support constructive dialogue.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is planning care for a client who has anorexia nervosa. The nurse should make which of the following client goals the priority?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Preventing fluid and electrolyte imbalance is the highest priority as these imbalances can lead to severe complications, including cardiac arrest, which is a primary concern in clients with anorexia nervosa. Group therapy and self-respect are important for long-term recovery, and self-harm monitoring is critical but secondary to immediate physical health risks.
Question 4 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 5 of 5
Which of the following is most accurate regarding evidence-based practice?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Evidence-based practice integrates research, clinical expertise, and patient values, making it multidisciplinary. It complements, not replaces, quality improvement, and while it has medical roots, it applies broadly across healthcare disciplines.