ATI COMPREHENSIVE EXIT PREDICTOR STUDY
THIS ONE
What58can58be58delegated58to58Assistive58personnel58(AP)?58-58answer---58ADLs58-
58bathing58-58grooming58-58dressing58-58ambulating58-
58feeding58(w/o58swallow58precautions)58-58positioning58-58bed58making58-
58specimen58collection58-58I&O58-58VS58(stable58clients
A58nurse58on58a58med58surge58unit58has58recieved58change58of58shift58report58and58will5
8care58for58458clients.58Which58of58the58following58clients58needs58will58the58nurse58assig
n58to58an58AP?
58A.58Feeding58a58client58who58was58admitted582458hours58ago58with58aspiration58pneu
monia
B.58Reinforcing58teaching58with58a58client58who58is58learning58to58walk58with58a58quad58c
ane
C.58Reapplying58a58condom58catheter58for58a58client58who58has58urinary58incontinence
D.58Applying58a58sterile58dressing58to58a58pressure58ulcer58-58answer--C
A58nurse58is58delegating58the58ambulation58of58a58client58who58had58knee58arthroplasty5
8558days58ago58to58an58AP.58Which58of58the58following58info58should58the58nurse58share5
8with58the58AP?
Select58all:
A.58the58roommate58is58up58independently
B.58The58client58ambulates58with58his58slippers58on58over58his58antiembolic58stockings
C.58The58client58uses58a58front58wheeled58walker58when58ambulating
D.58The58client58had58pain58meds583058minutes58ago
E.58The58client58is58allergic58to58codeine
F.58the58client58ate585058%58of58his58breakfast58this58morning58-58answer--B
C
D
An58RN58is58making58assignments58for58client58care58to58an58LPN58at58the58beginning58
of58the58shift.58Which58of58the58following58assignments58should58the58LPN58question?
A.58Assisting58a58client58who58is582458hr58postop58to58use58an58incentive58spirometer
,B.58Collecting58a58clean58catch58urine58specimen58from58a58client58who58was58admitted5
8on58the58previous58shift
C.58providing58nasopharyngeal58suctioning58for58a58client58who58has58pneumonia
D.58Replacing58the58cartridge58and58tubing58on58a58PCA58pump58-58answer--D
A58nurse58is58preparing58an58inservice58program58about58delegation.58Which58of58the58f
ollowing58elements58should58she58identify58when58presenting58the58558rights58of58delega
tion.58Select58all:
A.58Right58client
B.58Right58supervision/evaluation
C.58Right58direction/communication
D.58Right58time
E.58Right58circumstances58-58answer--B
C
E
A58nurse58manager58of58a58med58surge58unit58is58assigning58care58responsibilities58for58
the58oncoming58shift.58A58client58is58waiting58transfer58back58to58the58unit58from58the58P
ACU58following58thoracic58surgery.58To58which58staff58member58should58the58nurse58ass
ign58the58client?
A.58Charge58nurse
B.58RN
C.58LVN
D.58AP58-58answer--B
What58is58the58study58of58conduct58and58character?58-58answer--Ethics
What58are58the58values58and58beliefs58that58guide58behavior58and58decision58making?58-
58answer--Morals
What58is58the58right58to58make58ones58own58personal58decisions,58even58tho58those58de
cisions58might58not58be58in58the58persons58best58interest58-58answer--Autonomy
What58are58positive58actions58to58help58others58-58answer--Beneficience
What58is58an58agreement58to58keep58promises58-58answer--Fidelity
What58is58fairness58in58care58delivery58and58use58of58resources58-58answer--Justice
What58is58avoidance58of58harm58or58injury58-58answer--Non-maleficence
A58nurse58is58caring58for58a58client58who58decides58not58to58have58surgery58despite58sig
nificant58blockages58in58his58coronary58arteries.58The58nurse58understands58that58this58c
lients58choice58is58an58example58of58what58principles?
A.58Fidelity
B.58Autonomy
, C.58Justice
D.58Nonmalificience58-58answer--A
A58nurse58offers58pain58meds58to58a58client58who58is58postop58prior58to58ambulation.58Th
e58nurse58understands58that58this58aspect58of58care58delivery58is58an58example58of58whi
ch58of58the58following58ethical58principles?
A.58Fidelity58
B.58Autonomy
C.58Justice
D.58Beneficience58-58answer--D
A58nurse58is58instructing58a58group58of58nursing58students58about58the58responsibilities58
involved58with58organ58donation58and58procurement.58When58the58nurse58explains58that
58all58clients58waiting58for58a58kidney58transplant58have58to58meet58the58same58qualificati
ons,58the58students58should58understand58that58this58aspect58of58care58delivery58is58an58
example58of58which58ethical58principle
A.58Fidelity
B.58Autonomy
C.58Justice
D.58Nonmaleficence58-58answer--C
A58nurse58questions58a58med58prescription58as58too58extreme58and58light58of58the58client
s58advanced58age58and58unstable58status.58The58nurse58understands58that58this58action
58is58an58example58of58which58ethical58principle
A.58Fidelity
B.58Autonomy
C.58Justice
D.58Nonmalificence58-58answer--D
Which58of58the58following58situations58can58be58identified58as58an58ethical58dilemma?
A.58A58nurse58on58a58med58surge58unit58demonstrates58signs58of58chemical58impairment
B.58A58nurse58over58hears58another58nurse58telling58an58older58adult58client58that58if58he5
8doesnt58stay58in58bed58she58will58restrain58him
C.58A58family58has58conflicting58feelings58about58the58initiation58of58enteral58tube58feedin
gs58of58their58father58who58is58terminally58ill
D.58A58client58who58is58terminally58ill58hesitates58to58name58her58spouse58on58her58dura
ble58power58of58attorney58form58-58answer--C
Most58managers58can58be58categorized58as58-58answer--
authoritative,58democratic,58and58laissez58faire
makes58decisions58of58the58group
motivates58by58coercion58
communication58occurs58down58the58chain58of58command58
Work58output58by58the58staff58is58usually58high-
good58for58crisis58situations58and58bureaucratic58settings58-58answer--Authoritative
THIS ONE
What58can58be58delegated58to58Assistive58personnel58(AP)?58-58answer---58ADLs58-
58bathing58-58grooming58-58dressing58-58ambulating58-
58feeding58(w/o58swallow58precautions)58-58positioning58-58bed58making58-
58specimen58collection58-58I&O58-58VS58(stable58clients
A58nurse58on58a58med58surge58unit58has58recieved58change58of58shift58report58and58will5
8care58for58458clients.58Which58of58the58following58clients58needs58will58the58nurse58assig
n58to58an58AP?
58A.58Feeding58a58client58who58was58admitted582458hours58ago58with58aspiration58pneu
monia
B.58Reinforcing58teaching58with58a58client58who58is58learning58to58walk58with58a58quad58c
ane
C.58Reapplying58a58condom58catheter58for58a58client58who58has58urinary58incontinence
D.58Applying58a58sterile58dressing58to58a58pressure58ulcer58-58answer--C
A58nurse58is58delegating58the58ambulation58of58a58client58who58had58knee58arthroplasty5
8558days58ago58to58an58AP.58Which58of58the58following58info58should58the58nurse58share5
8with58the58AP?
Select58all:
A.58the58roommate58is58up58independently
B.58The58client58ambulates58with58his58slippers58on58over58his58antiembolic58stockings
C.58The58client58uses58a58front58wheeled58walker58when58ambulating
D.58The58client58had58pain58meds583058minutes58ago
E.58The58client58is58allergic58to58codeine
F.58the58client58ate585058%58of58his58breakfast58this58morning58-58answer--B
C
D
An58RN58is58making58assignments58for58client58care58to58an58LPN58at58the58beginning58
of58the58shift.58Which58of58the58following58assignments58should58the58LPN58question?
A.58Assisting58a58client58who58is582458hr58postop58to58use58an58incentive58spirometer
,B.58Collecting58a58clean58catch58urine58specimen58from58a58client58who58was58admitted5
8on58the58previous58shift
C.58providing58nasopharyngeal58suctioning58for58a58client58who58has58pneumonia
D.58Replacing58the58cartridge58and58tubing58on58a58PCA58pump58-58answer--D
A58nurse58is58preparing58an58inservice58program58about58delegation.58Which58of58the58f
ollowing58elements58should58she58identify58when58presenting58the58558rights58of58delega
tion.58Select58all:
A.58Right58client
B.58Right58supervision/evaluation
C.58Right58direction/communication
D.58Right58time
E.58Right58circumstances58-58answer--B
C
E
A58nurse58manager58of58a58med58surge58unit58is58assigning58care58responsibilities58for58
the58oncoming58shift.58A58client58is58waiting58transfer58back58to58the58unit58from58the58P
ACU58following58thoracic58surgery.58To58which58staff58member58should58the58nurse58ass
ign58the58client?
A.58Charge58nurse
B.58RN
C.58LVN
D.58AP58-58answer--B
What58is58the58study58of58conduct58and58character?58-58answer--Ethics
What58are58the58values58and58beliefs58that58guide58behavior58and58decision58making?58-
58answer--Morals
What58is58the58right58to58make58ones58own58personal58decisions,58even58tho58those58de
cisions58might58not58be58in58the58persons58best58interest58-58answer--Autonomy
What58are58positive58actions58to58help58others58-58answer--Beneficience
What58is58an58agreement58to58keep58promises58-58answer--Fidelity
What58is58fairness58in58care58delivery58and58use58of58resources58-58answer--Justice
What58is58avoidance58of58harm58or58injury58-58answer--Non-maleficence
A58nurse58is58caring58for58a58client58who58decides58not58to58have58surgery58despite58sig
nificant58blockages58in58his58coronary58arteries.58The58nurse58understands58that58this58c
lients58choice58is58an58example58of58what58principles?
A.58Fidelity
B.58Autonomy
, C.58Justice
D.58Nonmalificience58-58answer--A
A58nurse58offers58pain58meds58to58a58client58who58is58postop58prior58to58ambulation.58Th
e58nurse58understands58that58this58aspect58of58care58delivery58is58an58example58of58whi
ch58of58the58following58ethical58principles?
A.58Fidelity58
B.58Autonomy
C.58Justice
D.58Beneficience58-58answer--D
A58nurse58is58instructing58a58group58of58nursing58students58about58the58responsibilities58
involved58with58organ58donation58and58procurement.58When58the58nurse58explains58that
58all58clients58waiting58for58a58kidney58transplant58have58to58meet58the58same58qualificati
ons,58the58students58should58understand58that58this58aspect58of58care58delivery58is58an58
example58of58which58ethical58principle
A.58Fidelity
B.58Autonomy
C.58Justice
D.58Nonmaleficence58-58answer--C
A58nurse58questions58a58med58prescription58as58too58extreme58and58light58of58the58client
s58advanced58age58and58unstable58status.58The58nurse58understands58that58this58action
58is58an58example58of58which58ethical58principle
A.58Fidelity
B.58Autonomy
C.58Justice
D.58Nonmalificence58-58answer--D
Which58of58the58following58situations58can58be58identified58as58an58ethical58dilemma?
A.58A58nurse58on58a58med58surge58unit58demonstrates58signs58of58chemical58impairment
B.58A58nurse58over58hears58another58nurse58telling58an58older58adult58client58that58if58he5
8doesnt58stay58in58bed58she58will58restrain58him
C.58A58family58has58conflicting58feelings58about58the58initiation58of58enteral58tube58feedin
gs58of58their58father58who58is58terminally58ill
D.58A58client58who58is58terminally58ill58hesitates58to58name58her58spouse58on58her58dura
ble58power58of58attorney58form58-58answer--C
Most58managers58can58be58categorized58as58-58answer--
authoritative,58democratic,58and58laissez58faire
makes58decisions58of58the58group
motivates58by58coercion58
communication58occurs58down58the58chain58of58command58
Work58output58by58the58staff58is58usually58high-
good58for58crisis58situations58and58bureaucratic58settings58-58answer--Authoritative
