ATI MANAGEMENT 2026 EXAMS TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What should one do when making an ethical decision? - ✔✔- Ethical decision-
making process requires striking a balance b/t science and morality.
- Identify whether the issue is indeed an ethical dilemma
- Gather as much relevant information as possible about the dilemma.
- Reflect on your own values as they relate to the dilemma
- State the ethical dilemma, including all surrounding issues and the individuals it
involves
- List and analyze all possible options for resolution and review the implications of each
option.
- Select the option that is in convert with the ethical principle that applies to this
situation, the decision maker's values/beliefs, and the profession's values for client care.
Justify selection that one option in light of the relevant variables.
- Apply this decision to the dilemma and evaluate the outcomes.
✔✔What are ethics committees and what are examples of ethical guidelines? - ✔✔-
Ethics committees generally address unusual or complex ethical issues
Examples:
- the ANA's *Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements* (2015
- the International Council of Nurses' *The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses* (2012)
,✔✔What is the nurse's role in ethical decision-making? - ✔✔- An agent for clients facing
an ethical decision
- A decision maker for health care delivery
✔✔Why is important to understand the laws that govern nursing practice?
What are nursing legally accountable for when they practice? - ✔✔It's important
because it helps nurses protect clients' right and reduce the risk of nursing liability
Nurses are accountable for:
-practicing nursing within confines of law to shield themselves from liability
-advocate for clients' rights
-provide care within the nurse's scope of practice
-discern the responsibilities of nursing in relationship to the responsibilities of other
members of the health care team
-provide safe, proficient care consistent with standards of care
✔✔What are sources of law that affect nursing practice? - ✔✔1. Federal Regulations
2. Criminal Law
3. Civil Law
4. State Law
5. Licensure
✔✔What are Federal Regulations that affect nursing practice? - ✔✔FEDERAL
REGULATIONS:
- HIPPA or Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- ADA or Americans with Disabilities Act
- MHPH or Mental Health Parity Act
- PSDA or Patient Self-Determination Act
✔✔What is Criminal Law and how does it affect nursing practice? - ✔✔It's a subsection
of public lat and r/t relationship between the individual and the government; ex: a nurse
who falsifies a record to cover up a mistake can be guilty of breaking a *criminal law*
✔✔What is Civil Law and how does it affect nursing practice? - ✔✔It protects individual
rights. One type of civil law that r/t provision of nursing care is *tort law*, which is a civil
wrong that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm resulting in legal liability for the
person who commits the tortious (wrongful) act
*Tort Law* is subdivisions into unintentional torts, quasi-intentional torts, and intentional
torts.
✔✔Define the classifications of TORT LAW, a type of civil law. - ✔✔Types of torts:
*Unintentional torts*
- NEGLIGENCE: ex - nurse fails to implement safety measures for pt at risk for falls
, - MALPRACTICE (PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE): ex - nurse administers large does
of med due to calculation error, thus the client suffers a cardiac arrest and dies.
*Quasi-intentional torts*
-BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY: ex - nurse releases client's medical dx to a member
of the press
- DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER: ex - nurse tells coworkers that she believes pt has
been unfaithful to her partner
*Intentional torts*
- ASSAULT: the *conduct/threat* of one person makes another person fearful or
apprehensive; ex - nurse threatens to place NG tube in client who is refusing to eat
- BATTERY: intentional and wrongful *physical contact* with a person that involves an
injury or offensive contact; ex - nurse restrains a client and administers an injection
against her wishes
- FALSE IMPRISONMENT: a person is confined or restrained against his will; ex: nurse
gives sedative med as chemical restraint to keep client from leaving facility AMA - this if
false imprisonment b/c client neither requested nor consented to receiving sedative; ex:
nurse uses restraints on competent client to prevent his leaving the HC facility
✔✔Q1: What is professional negligence?
Q2: What are negligence issues that prompt most malpractice suits?
Q3: How can a nurse protect herself from this type of litigation? - ✔✔1. *Professional
negligence*: failure of a person who has professional training to act in a reasonable and
prudent manner; "reasonable" and "prudent" generally describe a person who has
average judgement, intelligence, foresight, and skill that a person with similar training
and experience would have
2. Common negligence issues include *failure to*:
- follow professional and facility-established standards of care
- use equipment in a responsible and knowledgeable manner (PT SAFETY)
- communicate effectively and thoroughly with clients
- document nursing care provided
- notify HCP of a change in client's condition
- complete a prescribed procedure
3. Avoid liability for negligence:
- follow standards of care
- provide competent care
- communicate with other health team members and clients
- develop a caring rapport with clients
- fully document assessments, interventions, and evaluations
- be familiar with and follow a facility's polices and procedures
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What should one do when making an ethical decision? - ✔✔- Ethical decision-
making process requires striking a balance b/t science and morality.
- Identify whether the issue is indeed an ethical dilemma
- Gather as much relevant information as possible about the dilemma.
- Reflect on your own values as they relate to the dilemma
- State the ethical dilemma, including all surrounding issues and the individuals it
involves
- List and analyze all possible options for resolution and review the implications of each
option.
- Select the option that is in convert with the ethical principle that applies to this
situation, the decision maker's values/beliefs, and the profession's values for client care.
Justify selection that one option in light of the relevant variables.
- Apply this decision to the dilemma and evaluate the outcomes.
✔✔What are ethics committees and what are examples of ethical guidelines? - ✔✔-
Ethics committees generally address unusual or complex ethical issues
Examples:
- the ANA's *Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements* (2015
- the International Council of Nurses' *The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses* (2012)
,✔✔What is the nurse's role in ethical decision-making? - ✔✔- An agent for clients facing
an ethical decision
- A decision maker for health care delivery
✔✔Why is important to understand the laws that govern nursing practice?
What are nursing legally accountable for when they practice? - ✔✔It's important
because it helps nurses protect clients' right and reduce the risk of nursing liability
Nurses are accountable for:
-practicing nursing within confines of law to shield themselves from liability
-advocate for clients' rights
-provide care within the nurse's scope of practice
-discern the responsibilities of nursing in relationship to the responsibilities of other
members of the health care team
-provide safe, proficient care consistent with standards of care
✔✔What are sources of law that affect nursing practice? - ✔✔1. Federal Regulations
2. Criminal Law
3. Civil Law
4. State Law
5. Licensure
✔✔What are Federal Regulations that affect nursing practice? - ✔✔FEDERAL
REGULATIONS:
- HIPPA or Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- ADA or Americans with Disabilities Act
- MHPH or Mental Health Parity Act
- PSDA or Patient Self-Determination Act
✔✔What is Criminal Law and how does it affect nursing practice? - ✔✔It's a subsection
of public lat and r/t relationship between the individual and the government; ex: a nurse
who falsifies a record to cover up a mistake can be guilty of breaking a *criminal law*
✔✔What is Civil Law and how does it affect nursing practice? - ✔✔It protects individual
rights. One type of civil law that r/t provision of nursing care is *tort law*, which is a civil
wrong that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm resulting in legal liability for the
person who commits the tortious (wrongful) act
*Tort Law* is subdivisions into unintentional torts, quasi-intentional torts, and intentional
torts.
✔✔Define the classifications of TORT LAW, a type of civil law. - ✔✔Types of torts:
*Unintentional torts*
- NEGLIGENCE: ex - nurse fails to implement safety measures for pt at risk for falls
, - MALPRACTICE (PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE): ex - nurse administers large does
of med due to calculation error, thus the client suffers a cardiac arrest and dies.
*Quasi-intentional torts*
-BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY: ex - nurse releases client's medical dx to a member
of the press
- DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER: ex - nurse tells coworkers that she believes pt has
been unfaithful to her partner
*Intentional torts*
- ASSAULT: the *conduct/threat* of one person makes another person fearful or
apprehensive; ex - nurse threatens to place NG tube in client who is refusing to eat
- BATTERY: intentional and wrongful *physical contact* with a person that involves an
injury or offensive contact; ex - nurse restrains a client and administers an injection
against her wishes
- FALSE IMPRISONMENT: a person is confined or restrained against his will; ex: nurse
gives sedative med as chemical restraint to keep client from leaving facility AMA - this if
false imprisonment b/c client neither requested nor consented to receiving sedative; ex:
nurse uses restraints on competent client to prevent his leaving the HC facility
✔✔Q1: What is professional negligence?
Q2: What are negligence issues that prompt most malpractice suits?
Q3: How can a nurse protect herself from this type of litigation? - ✔✔1. *Professional
negligence*: failure of a person who has professional training to act in a reasonable and
prudent manner; "reasonable" and "prudent" generally describe a person who has
average judgement, intelligence, foresight, and skill that a person with similar training
and experience would have
2. Common negligence issues include *failure to*:
- follow professional and facility-established standards of care
- use equipment in a responsible and knowledgeable manner (PT SAFETY)
- communicate effectively and thoroughly with clients
- document nursing care provided
- notify HCP of a change in client's condition
- complete a prescribed procedure
3. Avoid liability for negligence:
- follow standards of care
- provide competent care
- communicate with other health team members and clients
- develop a caring rapport with clients
- fully document assessments, interventions, and evaluations
- be familiar with and follow a facility's polices and procedures
