VATI Leadership Post-Study 2024 Exam
Questions and Answers
A nurse is admitting a client who has severe left-sided HF. The client tells the nurse that they do not
have advance directives. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Inform the client that the best option is to appoint a health care surrogate
b. Contact a lawyer to write advance directives for the client/
c. Ask a hospice representative to speak with the client
d. Provide the client with information about advance directives - Correct answer d. Provide the client
with information about advance directives
The nurse is responsible for assuring that clients are provided with written information about their rights
to make decisions about their medical care.
A nurse is preparing to witness a client's signature on an informed consent document. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. Determine whether the client understands the procedure
b. Reassure the client that the procedure is the best choice for their current situation
c. Ask whether the client has considered their partner's opinion about the procedure
d. Answer the client's questions about the procedure - Correct answer a. Determine whether the client
understands the procedure
Informed consent
A RN is delegating tasks to a LPN and an AP. Which of the following tasks should the nurse assign to the
LPN?
a. Developing a teaching plan for a client who is scheduled for a colostomy
b. Feeding a client who developed aphasia following a stroke weeks prior
c. Receiving a client who will be returning to the unit following a cardiac catheterization
d. Administering an oral inotropic medication to a client who has congestive HF - Correct answer d.
Administering an oral inotropic medication to a client who has congestive HF
Questions and Answers
A nurse is admitting a client who has severe left-sided HF. The client tells the nurse that they do not
have advance directives. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Inform the client that the best option is to appoint a health care surrogate
b. Contact a lawyer to write advance directives for the client/
c. Ask a hospice representative to speak with the client
d. Provide the client with information about advance directives - Correct answer d. Provide the client
with information about advance directives
The nurse is responsible for assuring that clients are provided with written information about their rights
to make decisions about their medical care.
A nurse is preparing to witness a client's signature on an informed consent document. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. Determine whether the client understands the procedure
b. Reassure the client that the procedure is the best choice for their current situation
c. Ask whether the client has considered their partner's opinion about the procedure
d. Answer the client's questions about the procedure - Correct answer a. Determine whether the client
understands the procedure
Informed consent
A RN is delegating tasks to a LPN and an AP. Which of the following tasks should the nurse assign to the
LPN?
a. Developing a teaching plan for a client who is scheduled for a colostomy
b. Feeding a client who developed aphasia following a stroke weeks prior
c. Receiving a client who will be returning to the unit following a cardiac catheterization
d. Administering an oral inotropic medication to a client who has congestive HF - Correct answer d.
Administering an oral inotropic medication to a client who has congestive HF
