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NURS 420 ATI Week 1 Quiz Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
A charge nurse is providing teaching to a nursing team member about
the competencies required for interprofessional collaboration. Which of
the following statements by the nursing team member indicates an
understanding? Ans:— B. "Communication with other team members is
a competency that promotes openness in client care."
- According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, the competencies
required for interprofessional collaboration are cooperation,
communication, and coordination. Communication promotes openness in
client care. The charge nurse should identify that the nursing team
member understands the competencies required for interprofessional
collaboration after making this statement.
A charge nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about the use of critical
pathways. Which of the following should the charge nurse include?
Ans:— D. Critical pathways result in better client outcomes at a reduced
cost.
- Clinical pathways are standardized routines of evidence-based care
designed for clients with similar diagnoses. This decreases provider
variations in practice, reduces length of stay, and improves client
outcomes. All of these factors enable the provision of evidence-based
care at a lower cost.
A client who is scheduled for surgery has signed the consent. The client is
in the preoperative area of the operating room and tells the nurse that he
has decided not to have the surgery. What is the best response by the
nurse? Ans:— C. "You may refuse the surgical procedure. Can you
share your concern with me?"
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- Reiterates that the client does not have to go through with the surgery
and allows the nurse to assess factors such as barriers or obstacles and
fears.
A charge nurse hears a provider speaking to a staff nurse in anger
concerning incorrect supplies that are available to perform a procedure.
Which of the following statements by the charge nurse is appropriate?
Ans:— C. "It must be very frustrating when you don't have want you
need to perform the procedure."
- The charge nurse is acknowledging the provider's frustration when
making this statement. This can lead to resolution of the conflict.
A charge nurse is preparing a performance improvement plan (PIP) for an
assistive personnel (AP) who exhibits negative behavior in the workplace.
Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates cognitive
rehearsal? Ans:— B. Practicing in their mind what to say to the AP.
- The charge nurse practicing in their mind what to say to the AP is
demonstrating cognitive rehearsal. Cognitive rehearsal is an intellectual
therapeutic technique of mentally practicing in one's own mind what to
say or respond in situations that can be overwhelming or anxiety.
A nurse is discussing advancing interprofessional communication on the
unit. Which of the following should the nurse identify as a barrier to this
advancement? Ans:— B. Misunderstanding of roles
- The misunderstanding of others' roles is one of the main barriers to
advancing interprofessional communication. A clear explanation of each
member's role should be shared with the entire team.
A nurse manager is preparing an inservice program about managing
conflict for the nurses on the unit. The nurse manager should identify
which of the following examples as interpersonal conflict? Ans:— D. An
experienced nurse is uncivil to a newly licensed nurse
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- Incivility and bullying are examples of interpersonal conflict.
Interpersonal conflict arises from differing goals and value systems.
A nurse looks up information in a client's medical record but is not
involved in the care of the client. The nurse is violating which of the
following standards of professional performance? Ans:— B. Code of
Ethics
- Code of ethics outlines rules for nurses that include maintaining client
confidentiality, protecting client rights, and being accountable for one's
actions.
A charge nurse notes that a staff nurse delegates an unfair share of tasks
to the assistive personnel (AP) and the nurses on next shift report the
staff nurse frequently leaves tasks uncompleted. Which of the following
statements should the charge nurse make to resolve this conflict?
Ans:— A. "I need to talk to you about unit expectations regarding
delegating and completing tasks."
- This statement opens the conversation in a nonthreatening way. The
focus is on the issue of the equity of the assignment rather than on any
personal characteristic of the individual.
A charge nurse is providing an in-service to a group of staff members on
incivility. Which of the following situations should the nurse include as an
example of vertical violence? Ans:— D. A nurse refuses to help an
assistive personnel (AP) with client care.
- The nurse should include in the in-service on incivility, a nurse refusing
to help an AP with client care is an example of vertical violence. Vertical
violence is incivility between supervisor to employee or vice versa.
A nurse in a long-term care facility has assigned a task to an assistive
personnel (AP). The AP refuses to perform the task. Which of the
following is an appropriate statement for the nurse to make? Ans:— C.
NURS 420 ATI Week 1 Quiz Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
A charge nurse is providing teaching to a nursing team member about
the competencies required for interprofessional collaboration. Which of
the following statements by the nursing team member indicates an
understanding? Ans:— B. "Communication with other team members is
a competency that promotes openness in client care."
- According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, the competencies
required for interprofessional collaboration are cooperation,
communication, and coordination. Communication promotes openness in
client care. The charge nurse should identify that the nursing team
member understands the competencies required for interprofessional
collaboration after making this statement.
A charge nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about the use of critical
pathways. Which of the following should the charge nurse include?
Ans:— D. Critical pathways result in better client outcomes at a reduced
cost.
- Clinical pathways are standardized routines of evidence-based care
designed for clients with similar diagnoses. This decreases provider
variations in practice, reduces length of stay, and improves client
outcomes. All of these factors enable the provision of evidence-based
care at a lower cost.
A client who is scheduled for surgery has signed the consent. The client is
in the preoperative area of the operating room and tells the nurse that he
has decided not to have the surgery. What is the best response by the
nurse? Ans:— C. "You may refuse the surgical procedure. Can you
share your concern with me?"
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- Reiterates that the client does not have to go through with the surgery
and allows the nurse to assess factors such as barriers or obstacles and
fears.
A charge nurse hears a provider speaking to a staff nurse in anger
concerning incorrect supplies that are available to perform a procedure.
Which of the following statements by the charge nurse is appropriate?
Ans:— C. "It must be very frustrating when you don't have want you
need to perform the procedure."
- The charge nurse is acknowledging the provider's frustration when
making this statement. This can lead to resolution of the conflict.
A charge nurse is preparing a performance improvement plan (PIP) for an
assistive personnel (AP) who exhibits negative behavior in the workplace.
Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates cognitive
rehearsal? Ans:— B. Practicing in their mind what to say to the AP.
- The charge nurse practicing in their mind what to say to the AP is
demonstrating cognitive rehearsal. Cognitive rehearsal is an intellectual
therapeutic technique of mentally practicing in one's own mind what to
say or respond in situations that can be overwhelming or anxiety.
A nurse is discussing advancing interprofessional communication on the
unit. Which of the following should the nurse identify as a barrier to this
advancement? Ans:— B. Misunderstanding of roles
- The misunderstanding of others' roles is one of the main barriers to
advancing interprofessional communication. A clear explanation of each
member's role should be shared with the entire team.
A nurse manager is preparing an inservice program about managing
conflict for the nurses on the unit. The nurse manager should identify
which of the following examples as interpersonal conflict? Ans:— D. An
experienced nurse is uncivil to a newly licensed nurse
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- Incivility and bullying are examples of interpersonal conflict.
Interpersonal conflict arises from differing goals and value systems.
A nurse looks up information in a client's medical record but is not
involved in the care of the client. The nurse is violating which of the
following standards of professional performance? Ans:— B. Code of
Ethics
- Code of ethics outlines rules for nurses that include maintaining client
confidentiality, protecting client rights, and being accountable for one's
actions.
A charge nurse notes that a staff nurse delegates an unfair share of tasks
to the assistive personnel (AP) and the nurses on next shift report the
staff nurse frequently leaves tasks uncompleted. Which of the following
statements should the charge nurse make to resolve this conflict?
Ans:— A. "I need to talk to you about unit expectations regarding
delegating and completing tasks."
- This statement opens the conversation in a nonthreatening way. The
focus is on the issue of the equity of the assignment rather than on any
personal characteristic of the individual.
A charge nurse is providing an in-service to a group of staff members on
incivility. Which of the following situations should the nurse include as an
example of vertical violence? Ans:— D. A nurse refuses to help an
assistive personnel (AP) with client care.
- The nurse should include in the in-service on incivility, a nurse refusing
to help an AP with client care is an example of vertical violence. Vertical
violence is incivility between supervisor to employee or vice versa.
A nurse in a long-term care facility has assigned a task to an assistive
personnel (AP). The AP refuses to perform the task. Which of the
following is an appropriate statement for the nurse to make? Ans:— C.
