ATI RN LEADERSHIP PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025-2026
A nurse manager calls a meeting of the unit's staff members to discuss cost CORRECT
ANSWER 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 CORRECT ANSWER faire
d. Moral CORRECT ANSWER 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 CORRECT
ANSWER 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 CORRECT ANSWER Democratic
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 CORRECT ANSWER 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 CORRECT ANSWER 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
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 CORRECT ANSWER
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 CORRECT ANSWER 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 CORRECT ANSWER b. A
client who is disoriented and awaiting transfer to a long term facility
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025-2026
A nurse manager calls a meeting of the unit's staff members to discuss cost CORRECT
ANSWER 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 CORRECT ANSWER faire
d. Moral CORRECT ANSWER 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 CORRECT
ANSWER 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 CORRECT ANSWER Democratic
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 CORRECT ANSWER 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 CORRECT ANSWER 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
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 CORRECT ANSWER
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 CORRECT ANSWER 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 CORRECT ANSWER b. A
client who is disoriented and awaiting transfer to a long term facility
