ATI– Becoming a Professional Nurse Practice
Assessment Practice
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A nurse manager just hired several C) apply general rules to all situations
newly licensed nurses. When
explaining to the unit staff what to A is incorrect because the newly licensed nurse is a
expect from these nurses, he should novice rather than an advanced beginner. An
state that newly licensed nurses advanced beginner provides efficient and
organized care to the client.
A) Provide efficient, organized care B is incorrect because the newly licensed nurse is a
B) Grasp the clinical situation novice rather than an expert nurse. An expert nurse
intuitively is able to grasp clinical situations intuitively.
C) apply general rules to all C is correct because the newly licensed nurse is a
situations novice and is unable to draw on real-life
experience to differentiate rules to specific
situations. Therefore, the newly licensed nurse
applies general rules learned in school to all
situations.
,A nurse manager is conducting a A) A nurse seeks opinions of her peers in the
teaching session on professional decision-making process
behaviors in nursing. Which of the
following is an example of assertive B is incorrect because the nurse is displaying
behavior? passive behavior by not reporting her feelings of
being overwhelmed to the charge nurse.
A) A nurse seeks opinions of her C is incorrect because a nurse who experiences a
peers in the decision-making conflict with a coworker should discuss the
process situation with that coworker or with the nurse
B) A nurse feels her assignment is manager. The nurse should avoid discussing the
unfair but continues to work without situation with other nurses on the unit.
compliant A is correct because the nurse is displaying
C) A nurse who experiences a assertive behavior by seeking the opinions of her
conflict with a coworker expresses peers in the decision-making process.
her concern with other nurses on the
unit.
A nurse manager is explaining the B) Promotes peer support
purpose of a mentoring system to
unit nurses. Which of the following is A is incorrect because the nurse's mentor should
a characteristic of the mentoring not be the supervisor because this could create
process? stress and inhibit open communication.
B is correct because on eon the benefits of a
A) Is most effective when the mentor mentoring system is that it promotes peer support
is the supervisor for the provision of high-quality care.
B) Promotes peer support C is incorrect because the mentor does not make
C) Results in the mentor making decisions for the mentee, but serves as a sounding
decisions for the mentee board for the mentee to discuss options and make
her own decisions.
, A newly licensed nurse asks his nurse C) lifelong learning and autonomy.
mentor why he chose nursing as a
career. The nurse mentor replies that A is incorrect because reasonable work and
he chose nursing because it is a reasonable compensation are characteristics of an
profession, which is characterized by occupation.
B is incorrect because responsibility that ends with
A) reasonable work and reasonable a shift is a characteristic of an occupation.
compensation. C is correct because lifelong learning and
B) responsibility ending with the shift. autonomy are characteristics of a profession.
C) lifelong learning and autonomy.
A charge nurse discovers a staff B) Omissions in client care
nurse is chemically dependent on
opioid analgesics. Which of the A is incorrect because compromised client trust is
following is the most serious likely if the condition is recognized by the client,
outcome if the staff nurse continues but this is not the most serious outcome of
to care for clients in a chemically continued practice by an impaired nurse.
dependent state? B is correct because errors or omissions in client
care are the most serious outcomes when an
A) Compromised client trust impaired nurse continues to practice.
B) Omissions in client care C is incorrect because loss of respect from peers is
C) Loss of respect from peers likely if the condition is recognized by peers, but
this is not the most serious outcome of continued
practice by an impaired nurse.
Assessment Practice
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A nurse manager just hired several C) apply general rules to all situations
newly licensed nurses. When
explaining to the unit staff what to A is incorrect because the newly licensed nurse is a
expect from these nurses, he should novice rather than an advanced beginner. An
state that newly licensed nurses advanced beginner provides efficient and
organized care to the client.
A) Provide efficient, organized care B is incorrect because the newly licensed nurse is a
B) Grasp the clinical situation novice rather than an expert nurse. An expert nurse
intuitively is able to grasp clinical situations intuitively.
C) apply general rules to all C is correct because the newly licensed nurse is a
situations novice and is unable to draw on real-life
experience to differentiate rules to specific
situations. Therefore, the newly licensed nurse
applies general rules learned in school to all
situations.
,A nurse manager is conducting a A) A nurse seeks opinions of her peers in the
teaching session on professional decision-making process
behaviors in nursing. Which of the
following is an example of assertive B is incorrect because the nurse is displaying
behavior? passive behavior by not reporting her feelings of
being overwhelmed to the charge nurse.
A) A nurse seeks opinions of her C is incorrect because a nurse who experiences a
peers in the decision-making conflict with a coworker should discuss the
process situation with that coworker or with the nurse
B) A nurse feels her assignment is manager. The nurse should avoid discussing the
unfair but continues to work without situation with other nurses on the unit.
compliant A is correct because the nurse is displaying
C) A nurse who experiences a assertive behavior by seeking the opinions of her
conflict with a coworker expresses peers in the decision-making process.
her concern with other nurses on the
unit.
A nurse manager is explaining the B) Promotes peer support
purpose of a mentoring system to
unit nurses. Which of the following is A is incorrect because the nurse's mentor should
a characteristic of the mentoring not be the supervisor because this could create
process? stress and inhibit open communication.
B is correct because on eon the benefits of a
A) Is most effective when the mentor mentoring system is that it promotes peer support
is the supervisor for the provision of high-quality care.
B) Promotes peer support C is incorrect because the mentor does not make
C) Results in the mentor making decisions for the mentee, but serves as a sounding
decisions for the mentee board for the mentee to discuss options and make
her own decisions.
, A newly licensed nurse asks his nurse C) lifelong learning and autonomy.
mentor why he chose nursing as a
career. The nurse mentor replies that A is incorrect because reasonable work and
he chose nursing because it is a reasonable compensation are characteristics of an
profession, which is characterized by occupation.
B is incorrect because responsibility that ends with
A) reasonable work and reasonable a shift is a characteristic of an occupation.
compensation. C is correct because lifelong learning and
B) responsibility ending with the shift. autonomy are characteristics of a profession.
C) lifelong learning and autonomy.
A charge nurse discovers a staff B) Omissions in client care
nurse is chemically dependent on
opioid analgesics. Which of the A is incorrect because compromised client trust is
following is the most serious likely if the condition is recognized by the client,
outcome if the staff nurse continues but this is not the most serious outcome of
to care for clients in a chemically continued practice by an impaired nurse.
dependent state? B is correct because errors or omissions in client
care are the most serious outcomes when an
A) Compromised client trust impaired nurse continues to practice.
B) Omissions in client care C is incorrect because loss of respect from peers is
C) Loss of respect from peers likely if the condition is recognized by peers, but
this is not the most serious outcome of continued
practice by an impaired nurse.
