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ATI NURS 252 Leadership Comprehensive Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Knowing your professional strengths is important to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Finding your fit in positions and a career path is the most direct benefit of knowing your professional strengths. By understanding what you excel at, you can seek out roles that align with your skills and interests, leading to greater job satisfaction and career growth. This self-awareness helps you make informed career choices and pursue opportunities that match your strengths. It also allows you to highlight your strengths during job applications and interviews, increasing your chances of securing a position that is a good fit. Acting in a manner that is legal and ethical (
A) is crucial, but knowing strengths is more about career alignment. Maintaining professional status (
B) involves standards and education, not directly tied to strengths. Understanding role expectations (
D) is secondary to finding a career path that leverages strengths.
Question 2 of 5
As a result of Amy’s coaching, Sarah, a nursing graduate of 5 years, completes a ROLES assessment. This assessment is helpful in:
Correct Answer: A,B,C,D,E
Rationale: The ROLES assessment is helpful in all listed aspects: identifying weaknesses in clinical knowledge (
A), job responsibilities (
B), role development (
C), where to obtain support (
D), and determining job expectations (E). It supports professional growth by pinpointing areas for improvement, clarifying duties, fostering career advancement, highlighting resources, and aligning expectations with organizational goals.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse manager is conducting an in-service session for a group of staff members on the topic of incivility. Which of the following scenarios should the nurse incorporate as an instance of lateral violence?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A charge nurse speaking to an AP with a demeaning tone is lateral violence, creating a hostile environment. Rudeness to a manager (
A) is not peer-to-peer, refusing help (
B) is poor teamwork, and eye-rolling (
D) is subtle but less overt.
Question 4 of 5
During an annual performance evaluation, a manager is mindful to avoid favoritism, which could result in a biased and unfair performance review. Which ethical principle is best demonstrated in this scenario?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Justice is the ethical principle that emphasizes fairness, equality, and impartiality. In the context of performance evaluations, justice involves ensuring that all employees are evaluated based on their performance and contributions, without favoritism or bias. By being mindful to avoid favoritism, the manager is upholding the principle of justice, ensuring that the evaluation process is fair and equitable for all employees. Nonmaleficence (
A) focuses on avoiding harm, confidentiality (
B) protects privacy, and autonomy (
C) respects decision-making, none of which directly address fairness in evaluations.
Question 5 of 5
A state-sponsored clinic provides preventative health services for women and children on an outpatient basis. This facility would likely be considered:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Public, specialized clinics are government-funded facilities that focus on specific health needs of the population. In this case, the clinic provides preventative health services for women and children, which is a specialized focus. These clinics aim to improve public health outcomes by offering targeted services to specific groups, often on an outpatient basis. Tertiary care (
A) involves advanced treatments, private long-term (
B) is privately funded, and secondary general (
D) includes routine hospital services, none of which fit the description.