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RN ATI LEADERSHIP PROCTORED EXAM 2025 |
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(GRADED A+) | VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST
VERSION
A case manager is preparing discharge plan for a client following
coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Which of the following
client issues should the nurse address first?
A. Inadequate food supply
B. Low pain tolerance
C. Limited social support
D. Decreased self-esteem - . . ANSWER ✓✓ A. Inadequate food
supply
A charge nurse is making staff assignments on a medical-
surgical unit. Which of the following tasks should the nurse plan
to delegate to an assistive personnel?
A. Measuring oxygen saturation for a client who has dyspnea
B. Inserting a rectal suppository for a client who is vomiting
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C. Performing nasal hygiene for a client who has an NG tube
D. Pouching a client's ostomy bag for a new colostomy - . .
ANSWER ✓✓ D. Pouching a client's ostomy bag for a new
colostomy
A charge nurse making rounds observes that an assistive
personnel (AP) has applied wrist restraints to a client who is
agitated and does not have a prescription for restraints. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Remove the restraints from the client's wrists
B. Review the chart for nonrestraint alternatives for agitation
C. Speak with the AP about the incident
D. Inform the unit manager of the incident - . . ANSWER ✓✓ A.
Remove the restraints from the client's wrists
A charge nurse notices that two staff nurses are not taking meal
breaks during their shifts. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take first?
a. Discuss time management strategies with the nurses
b. Provide coverage for the nurse9s breaks
c. Determine the reasons the nurses are not taking scheduled
breaks
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d. Review policies for taking scheduled breaks - . . ANSWER ✓✓
c. Determine the reasons the nurses are not taking scheduled
breaks
a charge nurse on an obstetrical unit is preparing the shift
assignment. Which of the following clients should be assigned to
an RN who has floated from a medical-surgical unit?
a. A client who is at 32 weeks of gestation and has premature
rupture of membranes
b. A multigravida client who has preeclampsia and is receiving
misoprostol for induction of labor
c. A primigravida client who is 1 day postoperative following a
Cesarean section and has a PCA pump
d. A client who has gestational diabetes and is receiving biweekly
nonstress tests - . . ANSWER ✓✓ c. A primigravida client who is
1 day postoperative following a Cesarean section and has a PCA
pump
A charge nurse witnesses an AP failing to follow the facility
protocol when discarding contaminated linens. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
A. discuss the issue with the AP
B. reinforce facility protocols at the next staff meeting
c. notify the unit manager about the incident
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d. alert the infection control department. - . . ANSWER ✓✓ A.
discuss the issue with the AP
A hospice nurse is caring for a client who has a terminal illness
and reports severe pain. After the nurse administers the
prescribed opioid and benzodiazepine, the client becomes
somnolent and
difficult to arouse. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
a. withhold the benzodiazepine but continue the opioid
b. contact the provider about replacing the opioid with an NSAID
c. administer the benzodiazepine but withhold the opioid
d. Continue the medication dosages that relieve the client9s pain
- . . ANSWER ✓✓ b. contact the provider about replacing the
opioid with an NSAID
A nurse at a long term care facility is planning a fall prevention
program for the residents. Which of the following interventions
should the nurse include?
a) Apply vest restraints on residents who are confused
b) Keep the four side rails up on beds at night
c) Accompany residents older than 85 years of age during
ambulation
RN ATI LEADERSHIP PROCTORED EXAM 2025 |
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(GRADED A+) | VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST
VERSION
A case manager is preparing discharge plan for a client following
coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Which of the following
client issues should the nurse address first?
A. Inadequate food supply
B. Low pain tolerance
C. Limited social support
D. Decreased self-esteem - . . ANSWER ✓✓ A. Inadequate food
supply
A charge nurse is making staff assignments on a medical-
surgical unit. Which of the following tasks should the nurse plan
to delegate to an assistive personnel?
A. Measuring oxygen saturation for a client who has dyspnea
B. Inserting a rectal suppository for a client who is vomiting
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C. Performing nasal hygiene for a client who has an NG tube
D. Pouching a client's ostomy bag for a new colostomy - . .
ANSWER ✓✓ D. Pouching a client's ostomy bag for a new
colostomy
A charge nurse making rounds observes that an assistive
personnel (AP) has applied wrist restraints to a client who is
agitated and does not have a prescription for restraints. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Remove the restraints from the client's wrists
B. Review the chart for nonrestraint alternatives for agitation
C. Speak with the AP about the incident
D. Inform the unit manager of the incident - . . ANSWER ✓✓ A.
Remove the restraints from the client's wrists
A charge nurse notices that two staff nurses are not taking meal
breaks during their shifts. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take first?
a. Discuss time management strategies with the nurses
b. Provide coverage for the nurse9s breaks
c. Determine the reasons the nurses are not taking scheduled
breaks
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d. Review policies for taking scheduled breaks - . . ANSWER ✓✓
c. Determine the reasons the nurses are not taking scheduled
breaks
a charge nurse on an obstetrical unit is preparing the shift
assignment. Which of the following clients should be assigned to
an RN who has floated from a medical-surgical unit?
a. A client who is at 32 weeks of gestation and has premature
rupture of membranes
b. A multigravida client who has preeclampsia and is receiving
misoprostol for induction of labor
c. A primigravida client who is 1 day postoperative following a
Cesarean section and has a PCA pump
d. A client who has gestational diabetes and is receiving biweekly
nonstress tests - . . ANSWER ✓✓ c. A primigravida client who is
1 day postoperative following a Cesarean section and has a PCA
pump
A charge nurse witnesses an AP failing to follow the facility
protocol when discarding contaminated linens. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
A. discuss the issue with the AP
B. reinforce facility protocols at the next staff meeting
c. notify the unit manager about the incident
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d. alert the infection control department. - . . ANSWER ✓✓ A.
discuss the issue with the AP
A hospice nurse is caring for a client who has a terminal illness
and reports severe pain. After the nurse administers the
prescribed opioid and benzodiazepine, the client becomes
somnolent and
difficult to arouse. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
a. withhold the benzodiazepine but continue the opioid
b. contact the provider about replacing the opioid with an NSAID
c. administer the benzodiazepine but withhold the opioid
d. Continue the medication dosages that relieve the client9s pain
- . . ANSWER ✓✓ b. contact the provider about replacing the
opioid with an NSAID
A nurse at a long term care facility is planning a fall prevention
program for the residents. Which of the following interventions
should the nurse include?
a) Apply vest restraints on residents who are confused
b) Keep the four side rails up on beds at night
c) Accompany residents older than 85 years of age during
ambulation
