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ATI NURS 252 Leadership Comprehensive Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse manager understands that the primary consequence of absenteeism on the nursing unit is:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Unacceptable patient care may result from absenteeism because it leads to understaffing, compromising care quality. Encouraging absenteeism (
B) is secondary, reduced expenses (
C) are not positive, and substitute staff (
D) is less critical.
Question 2 of 5
The primary strategy a nurse should adopt when dealing with an emotionally distressed employee is to:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Assisting the employee in obtaining professional help is the most appropriate strategy. Professional counseling addresses emotional distress effectively, ensuring specialized care. Adjusting care standards (
B) compromises quality, schedule adjustments (
C) are temporary, and acting as a therapist (
D) exceeds the manager’s role.
Question 3 of 5
A caregiver is caring for a client who is uncooperative, verbally abusive, and disrespectful towards the nurse. The nurse responds defensively and threatens to withhold the client’s meal tray if they do not cooperate. Which of the following intentional torts has the nurse demonstrated?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Assault is the threat of harm or unwanted physical contact that causes the patient to fear for their safety. By threatening to withhold the client’s meal tray, the nurse is using intimidation to coerce the patient into compliance. This threat can cause the patient to feel fearful and anxious, which constitutes assault. The key element here is the threat of harm, not the actual physical act. Abandonment (
A) involves terminating care without notice, battery (
B) requires physical contact, and false imprisonment (
D) involves restraining a patient without justification, none of which apply here.
Question 4 of 5
According to the Nursing Intellectual Capital (NIC) Theory, which factor increases overall organizational improvement?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Increasing knowledge aligns with NIC Theory, enhancing performance. Centralized staffing (
A), ratios (
B), and budget staffing (
C) are operational but less tied to intellectual capital.
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.