ATI CAPSTONE LEADERSHIP TEST 70
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION
◉ Nurse educator is discussing community mental health with a
group of nursing students. Secondary prevention?
Day care center
Outpatient rehabilitation center
Community recreational center
Crisis center.
Answer: Crisis center;
A crisis center, which has the goal of early detection and treatment
of mental health disorders, is an example of secondary public health
prevention.
◉ A nurse is reviewing the guidelines for reporting nationally
notifiable infectious diseases. Which of the following diseases should
the nurse plan to report to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC)?
Lyme disease
,Cytomegalovirus
Streptococcus pharyngitis
Toxoplasmosis.
Answer: Lyme disease;
Lyme disease is a nationally notifiable infectious disease.
◉ A nurse is teaching a class on torts. The nurse should include
which of the following situations as an example of negligence?
A nurse identifies the absence of peripheral pulsation in a casted
extremity in the early morning and reports it to the provider in the
early afternoon.
A client who is competent refuses an antidepressant medication. The
nurse dissolves the medication in food and administers it to her
without her knowledge.
A client who is alert and oriented makes an informed decision to
leave the hospital against medical advice. The nurse applies
restraints to the client to prevent him from leaving.
A nurse finds a client who is on a low-sodium diet eating salted
potato chips. The nurse tells the client that she will apply wrist
restraints if he does not stop eating the potato chips..
Answer: A nurse identifies the absence of peripheral pulsation in a
casted extremity in the early morning and reports it to the provider
in the early afternoon;
,Professional negligence is performing practice below the expected
standard of care. It can be an act of omission, which is the failure to
perform an act that a reasonable prudent person, under similar
circumstances, would do. A reasonably prudent nurse would notify
the provider of the neurovascular finding immediately.
◉ A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who
has extensive partial and full-thickness burns of the head, neck and
chest. While planning the client's care, the nurse should identify
which of the following risks as the priority for assessment and
intervention?
Airway obstruction
Infection
Fluid imbalance
Paralytic ileus.
Answer: Airway obstruction;
When using the airway, breathing, circulation approach to client
care, the nurse determines that the priority risk is airway
obstruction. Burns of the head, neck, and chest often involve damage
to the pulmonary tree due to heat as well as smoke and soot
inhalation. This can result in severe respiratory difficulty. Nursing
, measures to maintain a patent airway should take priority in this
client's care.
◉ A nurse is among the first responders to a mass-casualty incident
and does not know what type of personal protective equipment
(PPE) is needed. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
Wait until the type of equipment needed is known.
Decontaminate victims before intervening.
Choose the highest level of protection equipment available.
Use a dosimeter to measure the level of radiation in the area before
intervening..
Answer: Choose the highest level of protection equipment available;
When the level or type of PPE is unknown, the nurse should wear
the highest level of protection.
◉ A community health nurse is reviewing the levels of disease
prevention. Which of the following activities is an example of
tertiary prevention?
Providing treatment for clients who have chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION
◉ Nurse educator is discussing community mental health with a
group of nursing students. Secondary prevention?
Day care center
Outpatient rehabilitation center
Community recreational center
Crisis center.
Answer: Crisis center;
A crisis center, which has the goal of early detection and treatment
of mental health disorders, is an example of secondary public health
prevention.
◉ A nurse is reviewing the guidelines for reporting nationally
notifiable infectious diseases. Which of the following diseases should
the nurse plan to report to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC)?
Lyme disease
,Cytomegalovirus
Streptococcus pharyngitis
Toxoplasmosis.
Answer: Lyme disease;
Lyme disease is a nationally notifiable infectious disease.
◉ A nurse is teaching a class on torts. The nurse should include
which of the following situations as an example of negligence?
A nurse identifies the absence of peripheral pulsation in a casted
extremity in the early morning and reports it to the provider in the
early afternoon.
A client who is competent refuses an antidepressant medication. The
nurse dissolves the medication in food and administers it to her
without her knowledge.
A client who is alert and oriented makes an informed decision to
leave the hospital against medical advice. The nurse applies
restraints to the client to prevent him from leaving.
A nurse finds a client who is on a low-sodium diet eating salted
potato chips. The nurse tells the client that she will apply wrist
restraints if he does not stop eating the potato chips..
Answer: A nurse identifies the absence of peripheral pulsation in a
casted extremity in the early morning and reports it to the provider
in the early afternoon;
,Professional negligence is performing practice below the expected
standard of care. It can be an act of omission, which is the failure to
perform an act that a reasonable prudent person, under similar
circumstances, would do. A reasonably prudent nurse would notify
the provider of the neurovascular finding immediately.
◉ A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who
has extensive partial and full-thickness burns of the head, neck and
chest. While planning the client's care, the nurse should identify
which of the following risks as the priority for assessment and
intervention?
Airway obstruction
Infection
Fluid imbalance
Paralytic ileus.
Answer: Airway obstruction;
When using the airway, breathing, circulation approach to client
care, the nurse determines that the priority risk is airway
obstruction. Burns of the head, neck, and chest often involve damage
to the pulmonary tree due to heat as well as smoke and soot
inhalation. This can result in severe respiratory difficulty. Nursing
, measures to maintain a patent airway should take priority in this
client's care.
◉ A nurse is among the first responders to a mass-casualty incident
and does not know what type of personal protective equipment
(PPE) is needed. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
Wait until the type of equipment needed is known.
Decontaminate victims before intervening.
Choose the highest level of protection equipment available.
Use a dosimeter to measure the level of radiation in the area before
intervening..
Answer: Choose the highest level of protection equipment available;
When the level or type of PPE is unknown, the nurse should wear
the highest level of protection.
◉ A community health nurse is reviewing the levels of disease
prevention. Which of the following activities is an example of
tertiary prevention?
Providing treatment for clients who have chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease
