ATI RN Leadership Practice – Study Questions & Review Guide 2026-03-04
ATI RN Leadership Practice –
Study Questions & Review
Guide
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A nurse manager calls a meeting of the unit's staff members to discuss cost-containment issues. The nurse
manager has asked for staff input regarding strategies that might help reduce costs. Which of the following
types of leadership is the nurse manager using?
a. Autocratic
b. Democratic
c. Laissez-faire
d. Moral
Democratic
A democratic leader guides staff toward reaching an objective and shares responsibility with the staff. this is
the ideal type of leadership in this situation because a great amount of creativity can occur and many strategies
can be developed.
Makes decisions independently and then notifies staff of the decisions made. Maintains a high degree of
control over the staff and allows little freedom of staff members
Autocratic
Guides staff toward reaching an objective and shares responsibility with the staff. This is an ideal type of
leadership because a great amount of creativity can occur and many strategies can be developed
Democratic
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A home health nurse is caring for a client who asks what is included in a living will. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. It establishes who will make health care decisions if the client is not able
b. It allows the client to express personal wishes regarding health care decisions
c. It serves as an informed consent for procedures
b. It allows the client to express personal wishes regarding health care decisions
Using quality monitoring tools, a facility committee identifies that clients who have congestive heart failure
have an average length of stay that is 5 days instead of the established standard of 3 days. Which of the
following steps should the nurse implement next in the quality improvement process?
a. educate staff members on shortening the length of stay for these patients
b. collect data regarding length of stay for these patients
c. determine which actions can be instituted to address this problem
c. determine which actions can be instituted to address this problem
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ATI RN Leadership Practice –
Study Questions & Review
Guide
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,ATI RN Leadership practice 2026-03-04
A nurse manager calls a meeting of the unit's staff members to discuss cost-containment issues. The nurse
manager has asked for staff input regarding strategies that might help reduce costs. Which of the following
types of leadership is the nurse manager using?
a. Autocratic
b. Democratic
c. Laissez-faire
d. Moral
Democratic
A democratic leader guides staff toward reaching an objective and shares responsibility with the staff. this is
the ideal type of leadership in this situation because a great amount of creativity can occur and many strategies
can be developed.
Makes decisions independently and then notifies staff of the decisions made. Maintains a high degree of
control over the staff and allows little freedom of staff members
Autocratic
Guides staff toward reaching an objective and shares responsibility with the staff. This is an ideal type of
leadership because a great amount of creativity can occur and many strategies can be developed
Democratic
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, ATI RN Leadership practice 2026-03-04
A home health nurse is caring for a client who asks what is included in a living will. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. It establishes who will make health care decisions if the client is not able
b. It allows the client to express personal wishes regarding health care decisions
c. It serves as an informed consent for procedures
b. It allows the client to express personal wishes regarding health care decisions
Using quality monitoring tools, a facility committee identifies that clients who have congestive heart failure
have an average length of stay that is 5 days instead of the established standard of 3 days. Which of the
following steps should the nurse implement next in the quality improvement process?
a. educate staff members on shortening the length of stay for these patients
b. collect data regarding length of stay for these patients
c. determine which actions can be instituted to address this problem
c. determine which actions can be instituted to address this problem
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