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2025 New ATI RN Leadership Exam
Study Guide Test Bank with Practice
Questions and Answers, Exams of
Nursing
A nurse manager calls a meeting of the unit's staff members to
discuss cost-containment issues. The nurse manager has asked for
staff input regarding strategies that might help reduce costs.
Which of the following types of leadership is the nurse manager
using?
a. Autocratic
b. Democratic
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c. Laissez-faire
d. Moral ......answer.....Democratic
A democratic leader guides staff toward reaching an objective and
shares responsibility with the staff. this is the ideal type of
leadership in this situation because a great amount of creativity
can occur and many strategies can be developed.
Makes decisions independently and then notifies staff of the
decisions made. Maintains a high degree of control over the staff
and allows little freedom of staff members ......answer.....Autocratic
Guides staff toward reaching an objective and shares responsibility
with the staff. This is an ideal type of leadership because a great
amount of creativity can occur and many strategies can be
developed ......answer.....Democratic
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A home health nurse is caring for a client who asks what is
included in a living will. Which of the following statements should
the nurse include in the teaching?
a. It establishes who will make health care decisions if the client is
not able
b. It allows the client to express personal wishes regarding health
care decisions
c. It serves as an informed consent for procedures ......answer.....b.
It allows the client to express personal wishes regarding health care
decisions
Using quality monitoring tools, a facility committee identifies that
clients who have congestive heart failure have an average length of
stay that is 5 days instead of the established standard of 3 days.
Which of the following steps should the nurse implement next in
the quality improvement process?
a. educate staff members on shortening the length of stay for these
patients
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b. collect data regarding length of stay for these patients
c. determine which actions can be instituted to address this
problem ......answer.....c. determine which actions can be instituted
to address this problem
A nurse is working with an AP in a long term care facility.
According to the five rights of delegation, which of the following
determinations should the nurse make prior to assignment of
tasks?
a. whether the AP has consented to the performance of delegated
tasks
b. the client's willingness to consent to the care of the AP
c. whether the task can be more efficiently completed by the nurse
d. the degree of supervision that the AP will require to complete
the task ......answer.....d. the degree of supervision that the AP will
require to complete the task
2025 New ATI RN Leadership Exam
Study Guide Test Bank with Practice
Questions and Answers, Exams of
Nursing
A nurse manager calls a meeting of the unit's staff members to
discuss cost-containment issues. The nurse manager has asked for
staff input regarding strategies that might help reduce costs.
Which of the following types of leadership is the nurse manager
using?
a. Autocratic
b. Democratic
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c. Laissez-faire
d. Moral ......answer.....Democratic
A democratic leader guides staff toward reaching an objective and
shares responsibility with the staff. this is the ideal type of
leadership in this situation because a great amount of creativity
can occur and many strategies can be developed.
Makes decisions independently and then notifies staff of the
decisions made. Maintains a high degree of control over the staff
and allows little freedom of staff members ......answer.....Autocratic
Guides staff toward reaching an objective and shares responsibility
with the staff. This is an ideal type of leadership because a great
amount of creativity can occur and many strategies can be
developed ......answer.....Democratic
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A home health nurse is caring for a client who asks what is
included in a living will. Which of the following statements should
the nurse include in the teaching?
a. It establishes who will make health care decisions if the client is
not able
b. It allows the client to express personal wishes regarding health
care decisions
c. It serves as an informed consent for procedures ......answer.....b.
It allows the client to express personal wishes regarding health care
decisions
Using quality monitoring tools, a facility committee identifies that
clients who have congestive heart failure have an average length of
stay that is 5 days instead of the established standard of 3 days.
Which of the following steps should the nurse implement next in
the quality improvement process?
a. educate staff members on shortening the length of stay for these
patients
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b. collect data regarding length of stay for these patients
c. determine which actions can be instituted to address this
problem ......answer.....c. determine which actions can be instituted
to address this problem
A nurse is working with an AP in a long term care facility.
According to the five rights of delegation, which of the following
determinations should the nurse make prior to assignment of
tasks?
a. whether the AP has consented to the performance of delegated
tasks
b. the client's willingness to consent to the care of the AP
c. whether the task can be more efficiently completed by the nurse
d. the degree of supervision that the AP will require to complete
the task ......answer.....d. the degree of supervision that the AP will
require to complete the task
