ATI RN
ATI RN Leadership 2019 Exam 2 Questions
Extract:
A charge nurse is evaluating infection control measures for clients with Clostridium difficile.
Question 1 of 5
The charge nurse should intervene for which of the following actions by a unit nurse?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Alcohol-based hand sanitizer is ineffective against C. difficile spores; soap and water are required.
Extract:
A nurse enters the room of a client who is unconscious and finds that the client's son is reading her electronic medical records from a monitor located at the bedside.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Logging out the computer immediately stops unauthorized access, protecting the client's confidentiality as the priority action.
Extract:
A nurse is receiving a verbal prescription from the provider for a client who is having increased pain.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse should transcribe which of the following prescriptions in the client's medical record?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct transcription uses the full drug name, clear dose, route, frequency, and standard abbreviations to avoid errors.
Extract:
A client who is febrile is admitted to the hospital for treatment of pneumonia. Antibiotic therapy is prescribed.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following situations requires the nurse to complete a variance report with regard to the care pathway?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Obtaining a blood culture after antibiotics can lead to inaccurate results, a significant deviation requiring a variance report.
Extract:
A charge nurse observes a client fall while ambulating with an assistive personnel and notes that the client's gait belt was not in place. When reviewing the incident report, the charge nurse finds that the report does not mention the gait belt.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following ethical principles should the charge nurse follow?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Veracity requires the nurse to report the incident honestly, including the omission of the gait belt, to ensure accurate documentation for quality improvement, legal protection, and ethical accountability.