ATI RN
ATI Leadership and Ethics NURS 252 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
When planning delegation of tasks to assistive personnel (AP), a nurse considers the five rights of delegation. Which of the following does NOT correspond with the five rights of delegation?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The five rights focus on task appropriateness, skill level, and scope, not supervision level. Non-invasive tasks and scope alignment are relevant, but supervision is a separate consideration.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse in an acute care setting is serving on a committee whose charge is to use the auditing process to client care. Which of the following aspects of client care is measured by an outcome audit?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Outcome audits measure care results, like infection rates, reflecting intervention effectiveness. Staff ratios and resource availability are structure audits, and care quality spans multiple audit types.
Question 3 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.
Question 4 of 5
With regard to nursing practice, nurse managers are held responsible for:
Correct Answer: C,E
Rationale: Nurse managers must practice within legal guidelines and ensure staff licensure. Referring all errors to boards is excessive, physician licensing is not their role, and punitive environments hinder quality improvement.
Question 5 of 5
A charge nurse allows a nurse an additional twenty minutes for his lunch break to take care of a personal matter. The charge nurse agrees to watch his patients for the additional twenty minutes, only if he agrees to help with the end-of-shift drug count. The charge nurse is demonstrating which of the following types of conflict management?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Compromising involves mutual concessions, as seen in the exchange of covering patients for help with the drug count. Avoiding ignores issues, cooperating lacks clear exchange, and competing prioritizes one party's needs.