ATI LEADERSHIP FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. A nurse manager confronts a nurse who has the smell of alcohol on her breath after the
nurse is sent home, which of the following actions should the nurse manager take? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Set up a formal meeting with the nurse within 24 hours
2. A nurse is caring for a client who request pain medication. The nurse fulfills a promise to
return with the medication within 15 min. The nurse is demonstrating which of the follo
wing ethical principles? - CORRECT ANSWER -Fidelity
3. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing adverse effects after receiving a new me
dication. which of the following communication tools should the nurse use for managem
ent of this complication? - CORRECT ANSWER -SBAR framework
4. A nurse at an urgent care clinic notices that a pain assessment is not being performed fo
r all clients as required by policy. which of the following actions should the nurse take? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Report this issue to the nurse manager
5. A nurse is caring for a client who has a potassium level of 3.2 mEq/L. The nurse has been
paging the provider for 1 hour to attempt to report the potassium level. which of the fol
lowing interventions should the nurse take next? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Notify the nursing supervisor
6. A nurse is caring for four clients. which of the following tasks can the nurse assign to an
AP? - CORRECT ANSWER -Perform chest compressions on a client who is in cardiac arrest
7. A nurse on a med-
surg unit is caring for a client transferred from another department. the nurse should ver
ify that the client has given informed consent prior to which of the following procedures
? - CORRECT ANSWER -Receiving moderate sedation
, 8. A nurse is teaching an AP about caring for a client who has a DNR order. Which of the foll
owing statements by the AP indicates an understanding of the teaching? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
"I will call for the client's nurse to come to the room if i cannot detect the client's pulse"
9. A charge nurse is orientating a newly licenses nurse to the facility policies regarding elect
ronic medical records. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse in
dicates an understanding of the instruction? - CORRECT ANSWER -
"After I finish with the printout of my assignment, I'll put it in the shredder receptacle"
10. A nurse is planning discharge care for a client who had a stroke and now has left-
sided weakness. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the pla
n of care? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Advise the client to install grab bars in her bathroom at home
11. A nurse notices a frayed cord attached to an infusion pump in a client's room. which of t
he following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Report the pump with the frayed cord to the maintenance department
12. A nurse in a long-
term care facility is transferring a resident to an acute care facility. which of the following
information should the nurse include in the transfer paperwork? - CORRECT ANSWER -
List of current medications
13. A charge nurse is supervising the care of several clients. which of the following actions re
quires interventions by the charge nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER -
A student nurse is photocopying his assigned client's diagnostic test results
14. A nurse on a med-
surg unit is caring for four clients. The nurse should recognize that which of the following
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. A nurse manager confronts a nurse who has the smell of alcohol on her breath after the
nurse is sent home, which of the following actions should the nurse manager take? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Set up a formal meeting with the nurse within 24 hours
2. A nurse is caring for a client who request pain medication. The nurse fulfills a promise to
return with the medication within 15 min. The nurse is demonstrating which of the follo
wing ethical principles? - CORRECT ANSWER -Fidelity
3. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing adverse effects after receiving a new me
dication. which of the following communication tools should the nurse use for managem
ent of this complication? - CORRECT ANSWER -SBAR framework
4. A nurse at an urgent care clinic notices that a pain assessment is not being performed fo
r all clients as required by policy. which of the following actions should the nurse take? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Report this issue to the nurse manager
5. A nurse is caring for a client who has a potassium level of 3.2 mEq/L. The nurse has been
paging the provider for 1 hour to attempt to report the potassium level. which of the fol
lowing interventions should the nurse take next? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Notify the nursing supervisor
6. A nurse is caring for four clients. which of the following tasks can the nurse assign to an
AP? - CORRECT ANSWER -Perform chest compressions on a client who is in cardiac arrest
7. A nurse on a med-
surg unit is caring for a client transferred from another department. the nurse should ver
ify that the client has given informed consent prior to which of the following procedures
? - CORRECT ANSWER -Receiving moderate sedation
, 8. A nurse is teaching an AP about caring for a client who has a DNR order. Which of the foll
owing statements by the AP indicates an understanding of the teaching? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
"I will call for the client's nurse to come to the room if i cannot detect the client's pulse"
9. A charge nurse is orientating a newly licenses nurse to the facility policies regarding elect
ronic medical records. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse in
dicates an understanding of the instruction? - CORRECT ANSWER -
"After I finish with the printout of my assignment, I'll put it in the shredder receptacle"
10. A nurse is planning discharge care for a client who had a stroke and now has left-
sided weakness. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the pla
n of care? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Advise the client to install grab bars in her bathroom at home
11. A nurse notices a frayed cord attached to an infusion pump in a client's room. which of t
he following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Report the pump with the frayed cord to the maintenance department
12. A nurse in a long-
term care facility is transferring a resident to an acute care facility. which of the following
information should the nurse include in the transfer paperwork? - CORRECT ANSWER -
List of current medications
13. A charge nurse is supervising the care of several clients. which of the following actions re
quires interventions by the charge nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER -
A student nurse is photocopying his assigned client's diagnostic test results
14. A nurse on a med-
surg unit is caring for four clients. The nurse should recognize that which of the following
