LEADERSHIP FINAL ATI COMPLETE EXAM STUDY
GUIDE WITH PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025–2026
A nurse is preparing to administer a prescribed medication to a client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse plan to take to demonstrate client advocacy? - correct answer -
Encourage the client to verbalize questions.
Rationale: The nurse acts as a client advocate by providing the client with information needed
to make informed decisions regarding care.
A nurse is teaching a class on torts. The nurse should instruct the class that administering an
antibiotic medication to a competent client after the client has refused it is an example of which
of the following torts? - correct answer -Battery
Rationale: Battery is physical contact without the client's consent. Administering a medication
against a client's wishes is an example of battery.
A coworker puts an arm around the nurse and says, "I bet you are a great lover." Which of the
following is an appropriate response by the nurse? - correct answer -"Speaking to me like that
makes me uncomfortable."
Rationale: This assertive response makes it clear that this type of sexually-oriented conversation
and physical contact is undesired by the nurse.
A nurse who is leading a team of nurse managers is planning to make a major announcement.
The nurse should use which of the following nonverbal communication techniques to enhance
the importance of the announcement? - correct answer -Sit in front of the group for the
meeting and then stand for the announcement
, Rationale: The weight of the message increases when the sender stands.
A nurse notes a provider frequently arrives to the unit with bloodshot eyes and smells like
alcohol after lunch. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - correct answer -
Notify the nursing supervisor of the concerns.
Rationale: The nurse should notify the hospital or nursing management of the concerns, and
then ensure client safety. It is the responsibility of management to conduct an investigation.
Client safety is the responsibility of the nurse.
A nurse is serving on a continuous quality improvement committee that has been assigned to
develop a program to reduce the number of medication administration errors following a
sentinel event at the facility. Which of the following strategies should the committee plan to
initiate first? - correct answer -Review the events leading up to each medication administration
error.
Rationale: After a sentinel event, the first step the committee should plan to take is to use root
cause analysis to identify the underlying cause or causes that led to the medication errors.
A nurse is teaching a class on torts. The nurse should include which of the following situations
as an example of negligence? - correct answer -A nurse identifies the absence of peripheral
pulsation in a casted extremity in the early morning and reports it to the provider in the early
afternoon.
Rationale: Professional negligence is performing practice below the expected standard of care.
It can be an act of omission, which is the failure to perform an act that a reasonable prudent
person, under similar circumstances, would do. A reasonable prudent nurse would notify the
provider of the neuromuscular finding immediately.
GUIDE WITH PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025–2026
A nurse is preparing to administer a prescribed medication to a client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse plan to take to demonstrate client advocacy? - correct answer -
Encourage the client to verbalize questions.
Rationale: The nurse acts as a client advocate by providing the client with information needed
to make informed decisions regarding care.
A nurse is teaching a class on torts. The nurse should instruct the class that administering an
antibiotic medication to a competent client after the client has refused it is an example of which
of the following torts? - correct answer -Battery
Rationale: Battery is physical contact without the client's consent. Administering a medication
against a client's wishes is an example of battery.
A coworker puts an arm around the nurse and says, "I bet you are a great lover." Which of the
following is an appropriate response by the nurse? - correct answer -"Speaking to me like that
makes me uncomfortable."
Rationale: This assertive response makes it clear that this type of sexually-oriented conversation
and physical contact is undesired by the nurse.
A nurse who is leading a team of nurse managers is planning to make a major announcement.
The nurse should use which of the following nonverbal communication techniques to enhance
the importance of the announcement? - correct answer -Sit in front of the group for the
meeting and then stand for the announcement
, Rationale: The weight of the message increases when the sender stands.
A nurse notes a provider frequently arrives to the unit with bloodshot eyes and smells like
alcohol after lunch. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - correct answer -
Notify the nursing supervisor of the concerns.
Rationale: The nurse should notify the hospital or nursing management of the concerns, and
then ensure client safety. It is the responsibility of management to conduct an investigation.
Client safety is the responsibility of the nurse.
A nurse is serving on a continuous quality improvement committee that has been assigned to
develop a program to reduce the number of medication administration errors following a
sentinel event at the facility. Which of the following strategies should the committee plan to
initiate first? - correct answer -Review the events leading up to each medication administration
error.
Rationale: After a sentinel event, the first step the committee should plan to take is to use root
cause analysis to identify the underlying cause or causes that led to the medication errors.
A nurse is teaching a class on torts. The nurse should include which of the following situations
as an example of negligence? - correct answer -A nurse identifies the absence of peripheral
pulsation in a casted extremity in the early morning and reports it to the provider in the early
afternoon.
Rationale: Professional negligence is performing practice below the expected standard of care.
It can be an act of omission, which is the failure to perform an act that a reasonable prudent
person, under similar circumstances, would do. A reasonable prudent nurse would notify the
provider of the neuromuscular finding immediately.
