ATI LEADERSHIP PROCTORED V5 LATEST
70 QUESTIONS CERTIFICATION REVIEW
SET 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⫸ 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
70 QUESTIONS CERTIFICATION REVIEW
SET 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⫸ 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
