ATI: Nursing Leadership and Management (Chapter 3: Professional Responsibilities) Questions and Answers 100% Pass

ATI: Nursing Leadership and Management (Chapter 3: Professional Responsibilities) Questions and Answers 100% Pass 1. A nurse manager is observing the actions of a nurse she is supervising. Which of the following actions by the nurse requires the nurse manager to intervene? (Select all that apply). A. Reviewing the health care record of a client assigned to another nurse. B. Making a copy of a client's most current laboratory results for the provider during rounds. C. Providing information about a client's condition to hospital clergy. D. Discussing a client's condition over the phone with an individual who has provided the client's information code. E. Participating in walking rounds that involve the exchange of client-related information outside clients' rooms. - Correct Answer ️️ -A. Correct: To maintain confidentiality, client information is disseminated on a need-to-know basis only. A nurse who is not assigned to care for a client should not access the client's information. B. Correct: Paper copies of confidential information create a risk for breach of confidentiality. C. Correct: Information about a client's condition is disseminated on a need-to-know basis. It is inappropriate to share this information with the hospital clergy. D. The nurse can share information with an individual who has been provided the information code. E. Correct: Sharing information in the hallway where it can be overheard by others can result in a breach of confidentiality. 2. A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for surgery. The client hands the nurse information about advance directives and states, "Here, I don't need this. I am too young to worry about life-sustaining measures and what I want done for me." Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Return the papers to the admitting department with a note stating the the client does not wish to address the issue at this time. B. Explain to the client that you never know what can happen during surgery and that he should fill the papers out just in case. C. Contact a client representative to talk with the client and offer additional information about the purpose of advance directives. D. Inform the client that surgery cannot be conducted unless he completes the advance directive forms. - Correct Answer ️️ -A. The nurse should advocate for the client by ensuring that the client understands the purpose of advance directives. B. This response is non therapeutic and can cause the client to be anxious about the surgery. C. Correct: The nurse should advocate for the client by ensuring that the client understands the purpose of advance directives. Seeking the assistance of a client representative to provide information to the client is an appropriate action. D. This statement is untrue and is a barrier to therapeutic communication. 3. A nurse witnesses an assistive personnel (AP) under her supervision reprimanding a client for not using the urinal properly. The AP threatens to put a diaper on the client if he does not use the urinal more carefully next time. Which of the following torts is the AP committing? A. Assault B. Battery C. False imprisonment D. Invasion of privacy - Correct Answer ️️ -A. Correct: Assault is conduct that makes a person fear her or she will be harmed. B. Battery is physical contact without a person's consent. C. False imprisonment is restraining a person against his or her will. It includes the use of physical or chemical restraints, and refusing to allow a client to leave a facility. D. Invasion of privacy is the unauthorized release of a client's private information. 4. A nurse is serving as a preceptor to a newly licensed nurse and is explaining the role of the nurse as advocate. Which of the following situations illustrates the advocacy role? (Select all that apply). A. Verifying that a client understands what is done during a cardiac catheterization. B. Discussing treatment options for a terminal diagnosis