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ATI RN LEADERSHIP ONLINE PRACTICE EXAM 2025|
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES | ALREADY GRADED A+ | LATEST
EDITION
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
c. Laissez-faire
d. Moral - (answers)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 - (answers)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 - (answers)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 - (answers)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
b. collect data regarding length of stay for these patients
c. determine which actions can be instituted to address this problem - (answers)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
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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 -
(answers)d. the degree of supervision that the AP will require to complete the
task
A charge nurse in an ER is making assignment for an AP for a shift with
unexpected staff absences. Which of the following assignments should the charge
assign to a float AP from the med surg unit?
a. escort clients from the ER to other areas of the facility for tests
b. sit at the reception desk answering and directing clients - (answers)Escort
clients from the ER to other areas of the facility for tests.
A charge nurse is making assignments for an oncoming shift. Which of the
following clients should the charge nurse assign to a LPN?
a. A client who is to be discharged with a PICC line
b. A client who is disoriented and awaiting transfer to a long term facility
c. A client who is 16 hr post op following a total larryngectomy - (answers)b. A
client who is disoriented and awaiting transfer to a long term facility
A nurse manager believes that a nurse is taking breaks that are too frequent and
lengthy. Which of the following is an assertive statement that the charge nurse
should use to initiate discussion of the issue?
ATI RN LEADERSHIP ONLINE PRACTICE EXAM 2025|
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES | ALREADY GRADED A+ | LATEST
EDITION
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
c. Laissez-faire
d. Moral - (answers)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 - (answers)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 - (answers)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 - (answers)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
b. collect data regarding length of stay for these patients
c. determine which actions can be instituted to address this problem - (answers)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
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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 -
(answers)d. the degree of supervision that the AP will require to complete the
task
A charge nurse in an ER is making assignment for an AP for a shift with
unexpected staff absences. Which of the following assignments should the charge
assign to a float AP from the med surg unit?
a. escort clients from the ER to other areas of the facility for tests
b. sit at the reception desk answering and directing clients - (answers)Escort
clients from the ER to other areas of the facility for tests.
A charge nurse is making assignments for an oncoming shift. Which of the
following clients should the charge nurse assign to a LPN?
a. A client who is to be discharged with a PICC line
b. A client who is disoriented and awaiting transfer to a long term facility
c. A client who is 16 hr post op following a total larryngectomy - (answers)b. A
client who is disoriented and awaiting transfer to a long term facility
A nurse manager believes that a nurse is taking breaks that are too frequent and
lengthy. Which of the following is an assertive statement that the charge nurse
should use to initiate discussion of the issue?
