ATI NURSING LEADERSHIP AND
MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1) A nurse enters the room of a client who is on contact precautions and find the client
lying on the floor. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Call the provider.
B. Ask a staff member for assistance getting the client back in bed.
C. Inspect the client for injuries.
D. Instruct the client to ask for help if he needs to get out of bed. - ANSWER- C. Inspect
the client for injuries.
2) An RN on a medical surgical unit is making assignments at the beginning of the shift.
Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to the PN?
A. Obtain vital signs for a client who is 2 hr post procedure following a cardiac Catherine
station.
B. Administer a unit of packed red blood cells to a client who has cancer.
C. Instruct a client who is scheduled for discharge in the performance of one care.
D. Develop a plan of care for a newly admitted client who has pneumonia. - ANSWER-
A. Obtain vital signs for a client who is 2 hr post procedure following a cardiac Catherine
station.
3) A PN ending her shift reports to the RN that a newly hired AP has not calculated the
intake and output for several clients. Which of the following action should the RN take?
A. Complete an incident report.
B. Delegate this task to the PN.
C. Ask the AP if she needs assistance.
D. Notify the nurse manager. - ANSWER- C. Ask the AP if she needs assistance.
4) A nurse manager is developing an orientation plan for newly licensed nurses. Which
of the following information to the manager include in the plan? Select all that apply
A. Skilled proficiency.
B. Assignment to a preceptor.
C. Budgetary principles.
D. Computerized charting.
E. Socialization into unit culture.
F. Facility policies and procedures. - ANSWER- A. Skilled proficiency.
B. Assignment to a preceptor.
, D. Computerized charting.
E. Socialization into you in a culture.
F. Facility policies and procedures.
The purpose of orientation is to assist the newly licensed nurse to transition from the
role of student to the role of employee and licensed nurse.
5) A nurse manager is providing information about the audit process to members of the
nursing team. Which of the following information should a nurse manager include?
Select all that apply
A. A structure audit evaluates the setting and resources available to provide care.
B. An outcome audit evaluate the results of the nursing care provided.
C. A root cause analysis is indicated when a sentinel event occurs.
D. Retrospective audits are conducted while the client is receiving care.
E. After data collection is completed, it is compared to a benchmark. - ANSWER- A. A
structure audit evaluates the setting and resources available to provide care.
B. An outcome evaluate the results of the nursing care provided.
C. A root cause analysis is indicated when a sentinel event occurs.
E. After data collection is completed, it is compared to a benchmark.
6. A nurse is participating in a quality improvement study of a procedure frequently
performed on the unit. Which of the following information will provide data regarding the
efficacy of the procedure?
A. Frequency with which procedure is performed
B. Client satisfaction with performance of procedure
C. Incidence of complications related to procedure
D. Accurate documentation of how procedure was performed - ANSWER- C. Incidence
of complications related to procedure.
7) A nurse is hired to replace a staff member who has resigned. After working on the
unit for several weeks, the nurse notices that the unit manager does not intervene when
there is conflict between team members, even when it escalates. Which of the following
conflict resolution strategies is the unit manager demonstrating?
A. Avoidance.
B. Smoothing.
C. Cooperating.
D. Negotiating. - ANSWER- Avoidance
8) A nurse is preparing to transfer an older adult client who is 72 hours postoperative to
a long-term care facility. Which of the following information should the nurse include in
the transfer report? Select all that apply
A. Type of anesthesia used.
B. Advanced directive status.
MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1) A nurse enters the room of a client who is on contact precautions and find the client
lying on the floor. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Call the provider.
B. Ask a staff member for assistance getting the client back in bed.
C. Inspect the client for injuries.
D. Instruct the client to ask for help if he needs to get out of bed. - ANSWER- C. Inspect
the client for injuries.
2) An RN on a medical surgical unit is making assignments at the beginning of the shift.
Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to the PN?
A. Obtain vital signs for a client who is 2 hr post procedure following a cardiac Catherine
station.
B. Administer a unit of packed red blood cells to a client who has cancer.
C. Instruct a client who is scheduled for discharge in the performance of one care.
D. Develop a plan of care for a newly admitted client who has pneumonia. - ANSWER-
A. Obtain vital signs for a client who is 2 hr post procedure following a cardiac Catherine
station.
3) A PN ending her shift reports to the RN that a newly hired AP has not calculated the
intake and output for several clients. Which of the following action should the RN take?
A. Complete an incident report.
B. Delegate this task to the PN.
C. Ask the AP if she needs assistance.
D. Notify the nurse manager. - ANSWER- C. Ask the AP if she needs assistance.
4) A nurse manager is developing an orientation plan for newly licensed nurses. Which
of the following information to the manager include in the plan? Select all that apply
A. Skilled proficiency.
B. Assignment to a preceptor.
C. Budgetary principles.
D. Computerized charting.
E. Socialization into unit culture.
F. Facility policies and procedures. - ANSWER- A. Skilled proficiency.
B. Assignment to a preceptor.
, D. Computerized charting.
E. Socialization into you in a culture.
F. Facility policies and procedures.
The purpose of orientation is to assist the newly licensed nurse to transition from the
role of student to the role of employee and licensed nurse.
5) A nurse manager is providing information about the audit process to members of the
nursing team. Which of the following information should a nurse manager include?
Select all that apply
A. A structure audit evaluates the setting and resources available to provide care.
B. An outcome audit evaluate the results of the nursing care provided.
C. A root cause analysis is indicated when a sentinel event occurs.
D. Retrospective audits are conducted while the client is receiving care.
E. After data collection is completed, it is compared to a benchmark. - ANSWER- A. A
structure audit evaluates the setting and resources available to provide care.
B. An outcome evaluate the results of the nursing care provided.
C. A root cause analysis is indicated when a sentinel event occurs.
E. After data collection is completed, it is compared to a benchmark.
6. A nurse is participating in a quality improvement study of a procedure frequently
performed on the unit. Which of the following information will provide data regarding the
efficacy of the procedure?
A. Frequency with which procedure is performed
B. Client satisfaction with performance of procedure
C. Incidence of complications related to procedure
D. Accurate documentation of how procedure was performed - ANSWER- C. Incidence
of complications related to procedure.
7) A nurse is hired to replace a staff member who has resigned. After working on the
unit for several weeks, the nurse notices that the unit manager does not intervene when
there is conflict between team members, even when it escalates. Which of the following
conflict resolution strategies is the unit manager demonstrating?
A. Avoidance.
B. Smoothing.
C. Cooperating.
D. Negotiating. - ANSWER- Avoidance
8) A nurse is preparing to transfer an older adult client who is 72 hours postoperative to
a long-term care facility. Which of the following information should the nurse include in
the transfer report? Select all that apply
A. Type of anesthesia used.
B. Advanced directive status.
