vati leadership pre assessment exam
questions and answers
A nurse is preparing to witness informed consent for a client who is
preoperative. The client asks the nurse, "Are there other options
besides surgery?" Which of the following responses should the
nurse make?
"It is time to sign the consent so your treatment can begin."
"I would not have this type of surgery if I were you."
"Have you discussed other treatments with your provider?"
"I can inform the surgeon you do not want the surgery." -
correct answer ✅Have you discussed other treatments with your
provider?
A nurse on a quality control committee is evaluating the results of
recently implemented measures designed to reduce client
medications errors. Which of the following methods should the
nurse use to evaluate the success of the changes?
Establish a benchmark to identify a standard of performance.
Compare the number of medication errors before and after the
action was implemented.
Provide the staff with a questionnaire to quantify staff satisfaction
with the changes.
Conduct a study about the time and money costs of implementing
the change. -
, vati leadership pre assessment exam
questions and answers
correct answer ✅Compare the number of medication errors
before and after the action was implemented
A nurse intercepts a messenger at the nurses' station who has a
flower delivery for a client on the unit. As the nurse accepts the
flowers, the messenger says, "I know Ms. Welch from the
neighborhood. What happened to her?" Which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
"You know it's not appropriate for you to ask me that."
"It's my responsibility to remind you that we have to respect our
clients' privacy."
"It's a minor injury. I'm sure you'll see her back in the neighborhood
soon."
"Oh, what lovely flowers. She will enjoy these." -
correct answer ✅It's my responsibility to remind you that we have
to respect our clients' privacy
A nurse is on a pediatric unit caring for 4 clients. The nurse should
recommend an interdisciplinary client care conference for which
client?
A client who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis and has a distended
abdomen.
questions and answers
A nurse is preparing to witness informed consent for a client who is
preoperative. The client asks the nurse, "Are there other options
besides surgery?" Which of the following responses should the
nurse make?
"It is time to sign the consent so your treatment can begin."
"I would not have this type of surgery if I were you."
"Have you discussed other treatments with your provider?"
"I can inform the surgeon you do not want the surgery." -
correct answer ✅Have you discussed other treatments with your
provider?
A nurse on a quality control committee is evaluating the results of
recently implemented measures designed to reduce client
medications errors. Which of the following methods should the
nurse use to evaluate the success of the changes?
Establish a benchmark to identify a standard of performance.
Compare the number of medication errors before and after the
action was implemented.
Provide the staff with a questionnaire to quantify staff satisfaction
with the changes.
Conduct a study about the time and money costs of implementing
the change. -
, vati leadership pre assessment exam
questions and answers
correct answer ✅Compare the number of medication errors
before and after the action was implemented
A nurse intercepts a messenger at the nurses' station who has a
flower delivery for a client on the unit. As the nurse accepts the
flowers, the messenger says, "I know Ms. Welch from the
neighborhood. What happened to her?" Which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
"You know it's not appropriate for you to ask me that."
"It's my responsibility to remind you that we have to respect our
clients' privacy."
"It's a minor injury. I'm sure you'll see her back in the neighborhood
soon."
"Oh, what lovely flowers. She will enjoy these." -
correct answer ✅It's my responsibility to remind you that we have
to respect our clients' privacy
A nurse is on a pediatric unit caring for 4 clients. The nurse should
recommend an interdisciplinary client care conference for which
client?
A client who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis and has a distended
abdomen.
