ATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR REVIEW (2025-2026);
AP_LPN DELEGATION, NURSING ETHICS, LEADERSHIP &
HIGH-YIELD EXIT EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
RATIONALES
What can be delegated to Assistive personnel (AP)? - Correct Answers--- ADLs -
bathing - grooming
- dressing - ambulating - feeding (w/o swallow precautions) - positioning - bed
making - specimen collection - I&O - VS (stable clients
A nurse on a med surge unit has recieved change of shift report and will care for 4
clients. Which of the following clients needs will the nurse assign to an AP?
A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hours ago with aspiration pneumonia
B. Reinforcing teaching with a client who is learning to walk with a quad cane
C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinary incontinence
D. Applying a sterile dressing to a pressure ulcer - Correct Answers--C
A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a client who had knee arthroplasty 5 days ago
to an AP. Which of the following info should the nurse share with the AP?
Select all:
A. the roommate is up independently
B. The client ambulates with his slippers on over his antiembolic stockings
C. The client uses a front wheeled walker when ambulating
D. The client had pain meds 30 minutes ago
E. The client is allergic to codeine
F. the client ate 50 % of his breakfast this morning - Correct
Answers--B C
,D
An RN is making assignments for client care to an LPN at the beginning of the shift.
Which of the following assignments should the LPN question?
A. Assisting a client who is 24 hr postop to use an incentive spirometer
B. Collecting a clean catch urine specimen from a client who was admitted on the
previous shift
C. providing nasopharyngeal suctioning for a client who has pneumonia
D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump - Correct Answers--D
A nurse is preparing an inservice program about delegation. Which of the following
elements should she identify when presenting the 5 rights of delegation. Select all:
A. Right client
B. Right supervision/evaluation
C. Right direction/communication
D. Right time
E. Right circumstances - Correct
Answers--B C
E
A nurse manager of a med surge unit is assigning care responsibilities for the oncoming
shift. A client is waiting transfer back to the unit from the PACU following thoracic
surgery. To which staff member should the nurse assign the client?
A. Charge nurse
B. RN
C. LVN
D. AP - Correct Answers--B
,What is the study of conduct and character? - Correct Answers--Ethics
What are the values and beliefs that guide behavior and decision making? - Correct
Answers--Morals
What is the right to make ones own personal decisions, even tho those decisions might
not be in the persons best interest - Correct Answers--Autonomy
What are positive actions to help others - Correct Answers--Beneficience
What is an agreement to keep promises - Correct Answers--Fidelity
What is fairness in care delivery and use of resources - Correct Answers--Justice
What is avoidance of harm or injury - Correct Answers--Non-maleficence
A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant
blockages in his coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this clients choice is an
example of what principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmalificience - Correct Answers--A
A nurse offers pain meds to a client who is postop prior to ambulation. The nurse
understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the following
ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
, C. Justice
D. Beneficience - Correct Answers--D
A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about the responsibilities involved
with organ donation and procurement. When the nurse explains that all clients waiting
for a kidney transplant have to meet the same qualifications, the students should
understand that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which ethical principle
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence - Correct Answers--C
A nurse questions a med prescription as too extreme and light of the clients advanced
age and unstable status. The nurse understands that this action is an example of which
ethical principle
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmalificence - Correct Answers--D
Which of the following situations can be identified as an ethical dilemma?
A. A nurse on a med surge unit demonstrates signs of chemical impairment
B. A nurse over hears another nurse telling an older adult client that if he doesnt stay in
bed she will restrain him
C. A family has conflicting feelings about the initiation of enteral tube feedings of their
father who is terminally ill
D. A client who is terminally ill hesitates to name her spouse on her durable power of
attorney form - Correct Answers--C
AP_LPN DELEGATION, NURSING ETHICS, LEADERSHIP &
HIGH-YIELD EXIT EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
RATIONALES
What can be delegated to Assistive personnel (AP)? - Correct Answers--- ADLs -
bathing - grooming
- dressing - ambulating - feeding (w/o swallow precautions) - positioning - bed
making - specimen collection - I&O - VS (stable clients
A nurse on a med surge unit has recieved change of shift report and will care for 4
clients. Which of the following clients needs will the nurse assign to an AP?
A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hours ago with aspiration pneumonia
B. Reinforcing teaching with a client who is learning to walk with a quad cane
C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinary incontinence
D. Applying a sterile dressing to a pressure ulcer - Correct Answers--C
A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a client who had knee arthroplasty 5 days ago
to an AP. Which of the following info should the nurse share with the AP?
Select all:
A. the roommate is up independently
B. The client ambulates with his slippers on over his antiembolic stockings
C. The client uses a front wheeled walker when ambulating
D. The client had pain meds 30 minutes ago
E. The client is allergic to codeine
F. the client ate 50 % of his breakfast this morning - Correct
Answers--B C
,D
An RN is making assignments for client care to an LPN at the beginning of the shift.
Which of the following assignments should the LPN question?
A. Assisting a client who is 24 hr postop to use an incentive spirometer
B. Collecting a clean catch urine specimen from a client who was admitted on the
previous shift
C. providing nasopharyngeal suctioning for a client who has pneumonia
D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump - Correct Answers--D
A nurse is preparing an inservice program about delegation. Which of the following
elements should she identify when presenting the 5 rights of delegation. Select all:
A. Right client
B. Right supervision/evaluation
C. Right direction/communication
D. Right time
E. Right circumstances - Correct
Answers--B C
E
A nurse manager of a med surge unit is assigning care responsibilities for the oncoming
shift. A client is waiting transfer back to the unit from the PACU following thoracic
surgery. To which staff member should the nurse assign the client?
A. Charge nurse
B. RN
C. LVN
D. AP - Correct Answers--B
,What is the study of conduct and character? - Correct Answers--Ethics
What are the values and beliefs that guide behavior and decision making? - Correct
Answers--Morals
What is the right to make ones own personal decisions, even tho those decisions might
not be in the persons best interest - Correct Answers--Autonomy
What are positive actions to help others - Correct Answers--Beneficience
What is an agreement to keep promises - Correct Answers--Fidelity
What is fairness in care delivery and use of resources - Correct Answers--Justice
What is avoidance of harm or injury - Correct Answers--Non-maleficence
A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant
blockages in his coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this clients choice is an
example of what principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmalificience - Correct Answers--A
A nurse offers pain meds to a client who is postop prior to ambulation. The nurse
understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the following
ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
, C. Justice
D. Beneficience - Correct Answers--D
A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about the responsibilities involved
with organ donation and procurement. When the nurse explains that all clients waiting
for a kidney transplant have to meet the same qualifications, the students should
understand that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which ethical principle
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence - Correct Answers--C
A nurse questions a med prescription as too extreme and light of the clients advanced
age and unstable status. The nurse understands that this action is an example of which
ethical principle
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmalificence - Correct Answers--D
Which of the following situations can be identified as an ethical dilemma?
A. A nurse on a med surge unit demonstrates signs of chemical impairment
B. A nurse over hears another nurse telling an older adult client that if he doesnt stay in
bed she will restrain him
C. A family has conflicting feelings about the initiation of enteral tube feedings of their
father who is terminally ill
D. A client who is terminally ill hesitates to name her spouse on her durable power of
attorney form - Correct Answers--C
