ACTUAL EXAM WITH ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS |WELL GRADED A+
VATI RN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
The nurse should obtain permission from the client's partner to release health condition
information to the client.
A nurse manager is meeting with a staff nurse who is consistently late for work. Which
of the following statements by the nurse manager demonstrates an assertive
communication style? - CORRECT ANSWERS-When you come to work late, I am
concerned that client care will be jeopardized.
Assertive communication focuses on the impact the staff nurses behavior has on the
function of the unit.
A nurse manager on a maternal newborn unit is completing a chart audit on discharged
clients to evaluate the success of breastfeeding education by a lactation consultant.
Which of the following types of audits is the nurse manager utilizing? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Outcome audit.
Measure whether the services that nurses provide make any difference in a clients
resulting health status.
A nurse is receiving change of shift report for a group of clients. Which of the following
clients should the nurse assess first? - CORRECT ANSWERS-A client who is
postoperative and has respiratory rate of 10/min.
A respiratory rate of 10/min is below the expected reference range of 12-20/min and can
indicate that the client is experiencing an adverse effect from anesthesia or pain
medication.
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about do not resuscitate (DNR) orders.
Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-The provider should periodically evaluate the DNR order.
An revise it if the clients condition changes.
, A nurse is performing mass casualty triage of clients following a tornado. Which of the
following clients should the nurse identify as a priority for transportation to the acute
care facility? - CORRECT ANSWERS-A middle adult client who has a severed lower
extremity.
A client who has a traumatic amputation requires immediate intervention for survival.
A nurse is planning interdisciplinary care for a client experiencing an exacerbation of
myasthenia gravis. Which of the following information should the nurse plan to
communicate to an occupational therapist? - CORRECT ANSWERS-The client has
difficulty grasping eating utensils.
OT assists client with fine motor skills, often related to performing ADLs.
A nurse manager is evaluating staffing needs for a unit, including the nurse for overtime
hours. Which of the following actions should the nurse manage implement first? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Access computerized data correlating client acuity, staffing, and
scheduling.
Nurse managers have a responsibility to ensure that the staff delivers cost-effective,
high-quality care. Collecting data that support decision making.
A charge nurse is assigning tasks for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks
should the nurse assign to an assistive personnel (AP)? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Collect a urine sample for urinalysis.
A charge nurse is walking outside on the facility's grounds during break time and
overhears two nurses discussing the biopsy results of a client who is on the unit. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take? SATA - CORRECT ANSWERS-Plan in
in-service program for the nurses about HIPAA privacy rules.
Ask the nurses to stop discussing the clients protected health information.
Inform the nurse manager about the confidentiality breach.
It will reinforce the importance of protecting client confidentiality.
Take immediate action to inform the nurses that they have breached the clients
confidentiality and to stop sharing information about the client.
It is possible that the nurses misunderstood their responsibility to adhere to HIPAA
privacy rules. The nurse manager is the appropriate person to reteach these basic legal
concepts and can assist in providing an in service.
A nurse is caring for a client who received pain medication 1hr ago. The client tells the
nurse the medication is not working because they are still experiencing pain. Which of
the following actions by the nurse demonstrates client advocacy? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Attempt to obtain a prescription for a different analgesic medication.
Directly intervening on behalf of the client.