ATI RN Leadership practice / ATI RN LEADERSHIP PROCTORED NEWEST 2024 – 2025 PRACTICE EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+

ATI RN Leadership practice / ATI RN LEADERSHIP PROCTORED NEWEST 2024 – 2025 PRACTICE EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ 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 - ANS-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 - ANSAutocratic 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 - ANS-Democratic 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 - ANS-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?