LEADERSHIP ATI QUESTIONS COMPLETE FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE WITH PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
2025–2026
A nurse is teaching a group of unit nurses about the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPPA). Which of the following pieces of information should the nurse
include in the teaching? - correct answer -The Security Rule provides a uniform level of security
to protect client records.
A nurse manager is participating in a root cause analysis following a sentinel event on the unit.
Which of the following statements defines the purpose of a root cause analysis? - correct
answer -A root cause analysis investigates deviations from standards of care surrounding the
event.
A home health nurse is caring for a client who asks about the purpose of a living will. Which of
the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? - correct answer -It allows
the client to express personal wishes regarding health care decisions.
A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following actions should the nurse
plan to take? - correct answer -Delegate the administration of an intermittent tube feeding to a
licensed practical nurse (LPN)
A nurse is preparing a client for discharge. The client states, "My partner hurts me. I don't want
to go home." Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - correct answer -Refer the
client to social services for assistance in seeking safe housing.
A nurse is receiving report on a client who has Clostridium difficile and is being transferred from
another unit. Which of the following precautions should the nurse take? - correct answer -
Perform hand hygiene with nonantimicrobial soap and water after client care.
,A nurse is discussing palliative care with the family of a client who is terminally ill. Which of the
following should the nurse include as the purpose of palliative care? - correct answer -Providing
comfort measures
A nurse is reviewing the medication administration record for a client and notes that the nurse
from the previous shift gave double the dose of antihypertensive medication prescribed to the
client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - correct answer -Check the
client's condition
A charge nurse is preparing assignments for the upcoming shift. Which of the following tasks
should the charge nurse delegate to an assistive personnel (AP)? - correct answer -Perform a
simple dressing change.
A nurse is part of a facility committee charged with developing and implementing new
documentation forms. The nurse should recognize which of the following factors as a potential
restraining force for implementing this change? - correct answer -Staff members' resistance to
learning new forms of documentation
A new nurse manager on a busy oncology unit keeps her door closed when she is in the office
and does not offer to help resolve daily staffing issues. Which of the following types of
leadership behavior is this nurse manager displaying? - correct answer -Laissez-faire
A nurse is administering medications to a client who is recovering from a stroke and has right
sided paralysis. The nurse places the client's medications on the left side of the mouth and
administers pills one at a time. Which of the following ethical principles is the nurse displaying?
- correct answer -Nonmaleficence
A charge nurse is teaching a group of unit nurses about alternative restraints for clients who are
confused and wandering. Which of the following pieces of information should the nurse include
in the teaching? - correct answer -Provide the client with a rocking chair
, A nurse manager is planning staff development activities for the unit's new unlicensed assistive
personnel (UAP). Which of the following activities should the nurse manager perform first? -
correct answer -Determine the learning needs of the UAPs
A nurse is caring for a postoperative client who has an Hgb of 8.0 g/dL. The nurse delegates the
administration of a unit of packed RBCs to a nurse floating from a psychiatric unit who is
unfamiliar with blood administration. Which of the following actions should the float nurse
take? - correct answer -Decline to hang the blood.
A nurse is delegating tasks to an assistive personnel (AP) for the care of a group of clients.
Which of the following directions should the nurse provide? - correct answer -Transport the
client in room 203 to the radiology department at 1000.
A nurse is caring for a client who has recently been prescribed lithium carbonate. Which of the
following assessment findings is the priority for this client? - correct answer -Poor motor
coordination
A nurse is planning to delegate the postoperative care of a client following an appendectomy.
Which of the following actions should the nurse assign to an assistive personnel (AP)? - correct
answer -Recording urinary output after emptying the indwelling urinary catheter.
A nurse is working with an assistive personnel (AP) in a long-term care facility. According to the
5 rights of delegation, which of the following determinations should the nurse make prior to
assigning tasks? - correct answer -The degree of supervision that the AP will require to
complete the task
A nurse is planning care for a client following a coronary arterial bypass graft procedure. The
nurse places a referral for a case manager to visit the client. Which of the following pieces of
information should the nurse share with the client about the role of a case manager? - correct
answer -The case manager will coordinate and plan your care while you recover from your
surgery
GUIDE WITH PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
2025–2026
A nurse is teaching a group of unit nurses about the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPPA). Which of the following pieces of information should the nurse
include in the teaching? - correct answer -The Security Rule provides a uniform level of security
to protect client records.
A nurse manager is participating in a root cause analysis following a sentinel event on the unit.
Which of the following statements defines the purpose of a root cause analysis? - correct
answer -A root cause analysis investigates deviations from standards of care surrounding the
event.
A home health nurse is caring for a client who asks about the purpose of a living will. Which of
the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? - correct answer -It allows
the client to express personal wishes regarding health care decisions.
A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following actions should the nurse
plan to take? - correct answer -Delegate the administration of an intermittent tube feeding to a
licensed practical nurse (LPN)
A nurse is preparing a client for discharge. The client states, "My partner hurts me. I don't want
to go home." Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - correct answer -Refer the
client to social services for assistance in seeking safe housing.
A nurse is receiving report on a client who has Clostridium difficile and is being transferred from
another unit. Which of the following precautions should the nurse take? - correct answer -
Perform hand hygiene with nonantimicrobial soap and water after client care.
,A nurse is discussing palliative care with the family of a client who is terminally ill. Which of the
following should the nurse include as the purpose of palliative care? - correct answer -Providing
comfort measures
A nurse is reviewing the medication administration record for a client and notes that the nurse
from the previous shift gave double the dose of antihypertensive medication prescribed to the
client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - correct answer -Check the
client's condition
A charge nurse is preparing assignments for the upcoming shift. Which of the following tasks
should the charge nurse delegate to an assistive personnel (AP)? - correct answer -Perform a
simple dressing change.
A nurse is part of a facility committee charged with developing and implementing new
documentation forms. The nurse should recognize which of the following factors as a potential
restraining force for implementing this change? - correct answer -Staff members' resistance to
learning new forms of documentation
A new nurse manager on a busy oncology unit keeps her door closed when she is in the office
and does not offer to help resolve daily staffing issues. Which of the following types of
leadership behavior is this nurse manager displaying? - correct answer -Laissez-faire
A nurse is administering medications to a client who is recovering from a stroke and has right
sided paralysis. The nurse places the client's medications on the left side of the mouth and
administers pills one at a time. Which of the following ethical principles is the nurse displaying?
- correct answer -Nonmaleficence
A charge nurse is teaching a group of unit nurses about alternative restraints for clients who are
confused and wandering. Which of the following pieces of information should the nurse include
in the teaching? - correct answer -Provide the client with a rocking chair
, A nurse manager is planning staff development activities for the unit's new unlicensed assistive
personnel (UAP). Which of the following activities should the nurse manager perform first? -
correct answer -Determine the learning needs of the UAPs
A nurse is caring for a postoperative client who has an Hgb of 8.0 g/dL. The nurse delegates the
administration of a unit of packed RBCs to a nurse floating from a psychiatric unit who is
unfamiliar with blood administration. Which of the following actions should the float nurse
take? - correct answer -Decline to hang the blood.
A nurse is delegating tasks to an assistive personnel (AP) for the care of a group of clients.
Which of the following directions should the nurse provide? - correct answer -Transport the
client in room 203 to the radiology department at 1000.
A nurse is caring for a client who has recently been prescribed lithium carbonate. Which of the
following assessment findings is the priority for this client? - correct answer -Poor motor
coordination
A nurse is planning to delegate the postoperative care of a client following an appendectomy.
Which of the following actions should the nurse assign to an assistive personnel (AP)? - correct
answer -Recording urinary output after emptying the indwelling urinary catheter.
A nurse is working with an assistive personnel (AP) in a long-term care facility. According to the
5 rights of delegation, which of the following determinations should the nurse make prior to
assigning tasks? - correct answer -The degree of supervision that the AP will require to
complete the task
A nurse is planning care for a client following a coronary arterial bypass graft procedure. The
nurse places a referral for a case manager to visit the client. Which of the following pieces of
information should the nurse share with the client about the role of a case manager? - correct
answer -The case manager will coordinate and plan your care while you recover from your
surgery
