Ati CMS leadership
All-in-One Exam Review Pack | Top Graded Answers, Practice Scenarios, and
Study Frameworks
Authoritative leader? - The leader dictates for the team. Will use penalities, or coersions to
promote behavior changes. There is no group decision making.
Democratic Leader? - Involves team members in decision, team cooperation and collaboration.
This results in higher quality outcome.
Laizzez-faire Leader? - There is a lack of direction. The leader provides little direction or
planning. This style can be found as lacking due to lack of direction and planning.
What color tag should you assume that no further care of action for? - Black tag (class 4) These
pts have no further chance of living and will die soon.
Example: Pt who has penetrated head wound during mass caustulty.
When should you document your tasks/assessments? - ASAP
What are some ways to increase use of time management? - Always group your tasks, gather all
supplies as much as possible to prevent going back and fourth between patients, always
complete difficult and time consuming tasks early on the shift, and complete non-essential tasks
later during the day.
What type of tasks should you never delegate? - Never delegate any nursing judgment tasks,
education, assessments, or blood transfusions.
What tasks can you delegate to an LVN? - Medication administration, suction, trach care,
reinforce teaching, enteral feedings.
, What tasks can you delegate to a CNA? - Positioning, vital signs on stable pts, toileting,
suctioning on established tracheotomy.
What are the 5 rights of delegation? - Right task
Right circumstance
Right person
Right direction/communication
Right supervision/communication
Right task? - Make sure the task dosen't require supervision.
Right circumstance? - Never delegate to an unstable pt
Right person? - Make sure the person is within their scope of practice and is competent.
Right direction/communication? - Communicate specifically.
Example:
Can you please take the vital signs at 12:30 pm, if the vital signs are over 130/80 please report
back to me.
Supervision/Evaluation? - Provide feedback and you may need to intervene if necessary.
What is Quality improvement? - Measures the performance of the team standards to improve
health care.
All-in-One Exam Review Pack | Top Graded Answers, Practice Scenarios, and
Study Frameworks
Authoritative leader? - The leader dictates for the team. Will use penalities, or coersions to
promote behavior changes. There is no group decision making.
Democratic Leader? - Involves team members in decision, team cooperation and collaboration.
This results in higher quality outcome.
Laizzez-faire Leader? - There is a lack of direction. The leader provides little direction or
planning. This style can be found as lacking due to lack of direction and planning.
What color tag should you assume that no further care of action for? - Black tag (class 4) These
pts have no further chance of living and will die soon.
Example: Pt who has penetrated head wound during mass caustulty.
When should you document your tasks/assessments? - ASAP
What are some ways to increase use of time management? - Always group your tasks, gather all
supplies as much as possible to prevent going back and fourth between patients, always
complete difficult and time consuming tasks early on the shift, and complete non-essential tasks
later during the day.
What type of tasks should you never delegate? - Never delegate any nursing judgment tasks,
education, assessments, or blood transfusions.
What tasks can you delegate to an LVN? - Medication administration, suction, trach care,
reinforce teaching, enteral feedings.
, What tasks can you delegate to a CNA? - Positioning, vital signs on stable pts, toileting,
suctioning on established tracheotomy.
What are the 5 rights of delegation? - Right task
Right circumstance
Right person
Right direction/communication
Right supervision/communication
Right task? - Make sure the task dosen't require supervision.
Right circumstance? - Never delegate to an unstable pt
Right person? - Make sure the person is within their scope of practice and is competent.
Right direction/communication? - Communicate specifically.
Example:
Can you please take the vital signs at 12:30 pm, if the vital signs are over 130/80 please report
back to me.
Supervision/Evaluation? - Provide feedback and you may need to intervene if necessary.
What is Quality improvement? - Measures the performance of the team standards to improve
health care.
