ATI LEADERSHIP ACTUAL EXAM WITH ALL 162
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ LATEST
VERSION 2024.
Management - ANSWER-the process of planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating, the work
within an organization.
Leadership - ANSWER-ability to inspire others to achieve a desired outcome
Authoritative Leadership - ANSWER-Makes decisions for the group.
Motivates by coercion.
Communication occurs down the chain of command.
Work output by staff is usually high: good for crisis situations and bureaucratic settings.
Effective for employees with little or no formal education.
Democratic Leadership - ANSWER--Includes the group when making decisions
-Motivates by supporting achievements
-Communication goes up and down the chain of command
-when collaboration and cooperation are necessary
Lassiez Faire Leadership - ANSWER--Makes very few decisions, little planning
-motivation is responsibility of individual staff members
-Communication up and down chain and btw members
- work output is low
-effective with professional employees
Transformational leaders - ANSWER-empower followers to assume responsibility for a communal vision,
and personal development is a secondary outcome
,Transactional Leaders - ANSWER-focus on immediate problems, maintaining the status quo and using
rewards to motivate followers
Emotional Intelligence - ANSWER--the ability of an individual to perceive and manage the emotions of
self and others
-developed through understanding the concept and applying it to practice in everyday situations
Characteristics of Managers - ANSWER--Hold formal position of authority and power
-Possess clinical expertise
-Network with members of the team
-Coach subordinates
-Make decisions about organization function, including resources, budget, hiring, and firing
Critical Thinking - ANSWER-- used when analyzing client issues and problems
- reflects upon the meaning of statements, examines available data, and uses reason to make informed
decisions
Clinical Reasoning - ANSWER-the mental process used when analyzing the elements of a clinical
situation and using analysis to make a decision
Clinical Judgement - ANSWER--the decision made regarding a course of action based on a critical
analysis of data
-considers the client's needs when deciding to take an action, or modify an intervention based on
client's response
-used to: analyze date and related evidence, acertain the meaning of data and evidence, apply
knowledge to clinical situation, determine client outcomes
Prioritization Principles - ANSWER--Prioritize system before local ("life before limb"). -Prioritize acute
(less opportunity for physical adaption) before chronic (greater opportunity for physical adaption).
-Actual problems before potential future problems. --- -Listen carefully to clients and don't assume.
,-Recognize and respond to trends vs transient findings. -Recognize signs of medical emergencies and
complications vs "expected client findings".
-Apply clinical knowledge to procedural standards to determine the priority action.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER-physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization
Priority Interventions - ANSWER-*first*: airway--obstruction, stridor --> need to establish patent airway
BC 3-5 min without O2 = irreversible brain damage
*Second*: breathing--apnea, dec RR --> reposition, administer nalaxone
*hird*: circulation--hypotension, dysrhythmia, inadeq CO, compartment syndrome
*Fourth*: disability--neurological deficits, stroke in evolution
*Fifth*: Exposure--remove client's clothing to allow for a complete assessment or resuscitation
Assigning - ANSWER-the process of transferring authority, accountability, responsibility of pt, care to
another health care member.
Delegating - ANSWER-Process of transferring authority and responsibility to another member of the
health care team to complete a task, while retaining accountability
Supervising - ANSWER-Process of directing, monitoring, and evaluating the performance of tasks by
another member of the health care team
Delegation Factors - ANSWER-RNs cannot deligate the nursing process, client education, or tasks that
require clinical judgment to LPNs or AP
Tasks that nurses may delegate to practical nurses - ANSWER--Monitoring findings (as input to the RN's
ongoing assessment)
-Reinforcing client teaching from a standard care plan
-performing trach care
-suctioning
-check NG tube patency
, -admin enteral feedings
-inserting a urinary cath
-administering med (excluding IV in some states
Tasks that nurses may delegate to assistive personnel - ANSWER--ADLs
-Bathing
-Grooming
-dressing
-toileting
-ambulating
-feeding (without swallowing precautions)
-positioning
-Routine tasks
-bed making
-specimen collection
_-I&O
-vital signs
5 rights of delegation - ANSWER-right task
right circumstance
right person
right direction/communication
right supervision/evaluation
Socialization - ANSWER-the process by which a person learns a new role and the values and culture of
the group within which that role is implemented
Steps in providing educational programs - ANSWER-Identify and respond: To identify need for
knowledge or
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ LATEST
VERSION 2024.
Management - ANSWER-the process of planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating, the work
within an organization.
Leadership - ANSWER-ability to inspire others to achieve a desired outcome
Authoritative Leadership - ANSWER-Makes decisions for the group.
Motivates by coercion.
Communication occurs down the chain of command.
Work output by staff is usually high: good for crisis situations and bureaucratic settings.
Effective for employees with little or no formal education.
Democratic Leadership - ANSWER--Includes the group when making decisions
-Motivates by supporting achievements
-Communication goes up and down the chain of command
-when collaboration and cooperation are necessary
Lassiez Faire Leadership - ANSWER--Makes very few decisions, little planning
-motivation is responsibility of individual staff members
-Communication up and down chain and btw members
- work output is low
-effective with professional employees
Transformational leaders - ANSWER-empower followers to assume responsibility for a communal vision,
and personal development is a secondary outcome
,Transactional Leaders - ANSWER-focus on immediate problems, maintaining the status quo and using
rewards to motivate followers
Emotional Intelligence - ANSWER--the ability of an individual to perceive and manage the emotions of
self and others
-developed through understanding the concept and applying it to practice in everyday situations
Characteristics of Managers - ANSWER--Hold formal position of authority and power
-Possess clinical expertise
-Network with members of the team
-Coach subordinates
-Make decisions about organization function, including resources, budget, hiring, and firing
Critical Thinking - ANSWER-- used when analyzing client issues and problems
- reflects upon the meaning of statements, examines available data, and uses reason to make informed
decisions
Clinical Reasoning - ANSWER-the mental process used when analyzing the elements of a clinical
situation and using analysis to make a decision
Clinical Judgement - ANSWER--the decision made regarding a course of action based on a critical
analysis of data
-considers the client's needs when deciding to take an action, or modify an intervention based on
client's response
-used to: analyze date and related evidence, acertain the meaning of data and evidence, apply
knowledge to clinical situation, determine client outcomes
Prioritization Principles - ANSWER--Prioritize system before local ("life before limb"). -Prioritize acute
(less opportunity for physical adaption) before chronic (greater opportunity for physical adaption).
-Actual problems before potential future problems. --- -Listen carefully to clients and don't assume.
,-Recognize and respond to trends vs transient findings. -Recognize signs of medical emergencies and
complications vs "expected client findings".
-Apply clinical knowledge to procedural standards to determine the priority action.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER-physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization
Priority Interventions - ANSWER-*first*: airway--obstruction, stridor --> need to establish patent airway
BC 3-5 min without O2 = irreversible brain damage
*Second*: breathing--apnea, dec RR --> reposition, administer nalaxone
*hird*: circulation--hypotension, dysrhythmia, inadeq CO, compartment syndrome
*Fourth*: disability--neurological deficits, stroke in evolution
*Fifth*: Exposure--remove client's clothing to allow for a complete assessment or resuscitation
Assigning - ANSWER-the process of transferring authority, accountability, responsibility of pt, care to
another health care member.
Delegating - ANSWER-Process of transferring authority and responsibility to another member of the
health care team to complete a task, while retaining accountability
Supervising - ANSWER-Process of directing, monitoring, and evaluating the performance of tasks by
another member of the health care team
Delegation Factors - ANSWER-RNs cannot deligate the nursing process, client education, or tasks that
require clinical judgment to LPNs or AP
Tasks that nurses may delegate to practical nurses - ANSWER--Monitoring findings (as input to the RN's
ongoing assessment)
-Reinforcing client teaching from a standard care plan
-performing trach care
-suctioning
-check NG tube patency
, -admin enteral feedings
-inserting a urinary cath
-administering med (excluding IV in some states
Tasks that nurses may delegate to assistive personnel - ANSWER--ADLs
-Bathing
-Grooming
-dressing
-toileting
-ambulating
-feeding (without swallowing precautions)
-positioning
-Routine tasks
-bed making
-specimen collection
_-I&O
-vital signs
5 rights of delegation - ANSWER-right task
right circumstance
right person
right direction/communication
right supervision/evaluation
Socialization - ANSWER-the process by which a person learns a new role and the values and culture of
the group within which that role is implemented
Steps in providing educational programs - ANSWER-Identify and respond: To identify need for
knowledge or
