ATI LEADERSHIP PRACTICE B ACTUAL EXAM |COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
EXPERT SOLUTIONS| 2026 LATEST UPDATED| A+
1. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing adverse effects after
receiving a new medication. Which of the following communication tools
should the nurse use for management of this complication?
A. Critical pathway
B. Incident reporting
C. SBAR framework
D. Root cause analysis: C. SBAR framework
The nurse should use the SBAR framework to identify the situation,
background, assessment, and recommendation for a specific circumstance.
The nurse can focus on the client's immediate circumstances to promote
clinical decision making.
,2. A nurse at an urgent care clinic notices that a pain assessment is not
being performed for all clients as required by policy. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
A. Check client satisfaction surveys for feedback on this issue.
B. Post an article on pain assessment on the bulletin board.
C. Document this finding on an incident report.
D. Report this issue to the nurse manager.: D. Report this issue to the nurse
manager.
The nurse should report this issue to the nurse manager because it is the
manager's responsibility to ensure that standards are met and that care is
provided according to policy.
3. A nurse is caring for a client who has a potassium level of 3.2 mEq/L. The
nurse has been paging the provider for 1 hr to attempt to report the
potassium level. Which of the following interventions should the nurse
take next?
,A. Continue to attempt to contact the provider.
B. Notify the nursing supervisor.
C. Administer an emergency dose of potassium.
D. Consult with the pharmacist.: B. Notify the nursing supervisor.
This potassium level is critical and requires attention. The nurse should
notify the nursing supervisor that the provider has not responded to pages,
and steps should be taken to ensure the standard of care.
4. A nurse is teaching an assistive personnel (AP) about caring for a client who
has a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order. Which of the following statements by
the AP indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A. "If I cannot detect the client's pulse, I will have another AP verify this with
me."
B. "If the client does not have a pulse, I will call for the rapid response
team."
, C. "I will initiate CPR until a nurse arrives if I cannot detect the client's
pulse."D. "I will call for the client's nurse to come to the room if I cannot
detect the
client's pulse.": D. "I will call for the client's nurse to come to the room if I
cannot detect the client's pulse."
The AP should contact the nurse for further assessment whenever a client's
condition does not meet expected findings.
The client who has a DNR order in place does not require resuscitation.
5. A nurse is caring for four clients. Which of the following tasks can the
nurse assign to an assistive personnel (AP)?
A. Perform chest compressions on a client who is in cardiac arrest.
B. Change a sterile dressing on a client's leg wound.
C. Check the residual of a client's gastrostomy tube.
D. Instruct the client on the use of a blood glucose machine.: A. Perform
chest compressions on a client who is in cardiac arrest.
EXPERT SOLUTIONS| 2026 LATEST UPDATED| A+
1. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing adverse effects after
receiving a new medication. Which of the following communication tools
should the nurse use for management of this complication?
A. Critical pathway
B. Incident reporting
C. SBAR framework
D. Root cause analysis: C. SBAR framework
The nurse should use the SBAR framework to identify the situation,
background, assessment, and recommendation for a specific circumstance.
The nurse can focus on the client's immediate circumstances to promote
clinical decision making.
,2. A nurse at an urgent care clinic notices that a pain assessment is not
being performed for all clients as required by policy. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
A. Check client satisfaction surveys for feedback on this issue.
B. Post an article on pain assessment on the bulletin board.
C. Document this finding on an incident report.
D. Report this issue to the nurse manager.: D. Report this issue to the nurse
manager.
The nurse should report this issue to the nurse manager because it is the
manager's responsibility to ensure that standards are met and that care is
provided according to policy.
3. A nurse is caring for a client who has a potassium level of 3.2 mEq/L. The
nurse has been paging the provider for 1 hr to attempt to report the
potassium level. Which of the following interventions should the nurse
take next?
,A. Continue to attempt to contact the provider.
B. Notify the nursing supervisor.
C. Administer an emergency dose of potassium.
D. Consult with the pharmacist.: B. Notify the nursing supervisor.
This potassium level is critical and requires attention. The nurse should
notify the nursing supervisor that the provider has not responded to pages,
and steps should be taken to ensure the standard of care.
4. A nurse is teaching an assistive personnel (AP) about caring for a client who
has a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order. Which of the following statements by
the AP indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A. "If I cannot detect the client's pulse, I will have another AP verify this with
me."
B. "If the client does not have a pulse, I will call for the rapid response
team."
, C. "I will initiate CPR until a nurse arrives if I cannot detect the client's
pulse."D. "I will call for the client's nurse to come to the room if I cannot
detect the
client's pulse.": D. "I will call for the client's nurse to come to the room if I
cannot detect the client's pulse."
The AP should contact the nurse for further assessment whenever a client's
condition does not meet expected findings.
The client who has a DNR order in place does not require resuscitation.
5. A nurse is caring for four clients. Which of the following tasks can the
nurse assign to an assistive personnel (AP)?
A. Perform chest compressions on a client who is in cardiac arrest.
B. Change a sterile dressing on a client's leg wound.
C. Check the residual of a client's gastrostomy tube.
D. Instruct the client on the use of a blood glucose machine.: A. Perform
chest compressions on a client who is in cardiac arrest.
