ATI RN Leadership Practice Exam 2025–2026 –
Comprehensive Exam Questions with Verified
Answers – Complete Exam Preparation
Material
Introduction:
This document contains a full collection of ATI RN Leadership
Practice Exam questions for the 2025–2026 testing cycle,
including all answer keys verified for accuracy. It covers
essential leadership and management concepts such as
delegation, prioritization, ethical principles, informed consent,
conflict resolution, interprofessional collaboration, and
emergency response. The material provides comprehensive
exam preparation for nursing students and aligns with ATI
Leadership competencies.
Exam Questions and Answers:
A charge nurse is leading a committee that is revising the
policy for client discharge. After developing the initial plan,
which of the following actions should the nurse take next?
-Set target dates for completion
-Identify areas of support
-Determine goals and objectives
,Implement recommended strategies -Answers:-Determine
goals and objectives
A nurse is caring for a client who is hospitalized and has
expressive aphasia. The client's family reports that the nurse
failed to obtain written informed consent before inserting an
indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the following responses
should the nurse make?
-Procedures prescribed by the provider do not require consent
-This is a procedure that does not require written informed
consent
-You are right. I will discuss this issue with the charge nurse
-Would you mind signing the informed consent form for the
procedure at this time? -Answers:-This is a procedure that
does not require written informed consent
A nurse is caring for a client who requests pain medication.
The nurse fulfills a promise to return with the medication
within 15 minutes. The nurse is demonstrating which of the
following ethical principles?
-Beneficence
-Utility
-Justice
,-Fidelity -Answers:-Fidelity
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for outpatient
surgery. Which of the following actions should the nurse take
to verify the client gave informed consent?
-Verify that the client understands the risks of the surgery
-Ask the client to explain the procedure that is being
performed
-Answer the client's questions about the outcomes of the
surgery
-Determine if the client understands the benefits of the
procedure -Answers:-Ask the client to explain the procedure
that is being performed
A case manager is planning an interprofessional conference for
a client who is 3 days post-op following an open reduction and
internal fixation of the right hip. Which of the following
concerns is the priority for discussion at the conference?
-The client does not have transportation for discharge home
-The client refuses to attend physical therapy sessions
-The client's home health nurse has not completed the home
assessment
, -The client describes feelings of depression after family visits -
Answers:-The client refuses to attend physical therapy session
A charge nurse observes that a staff nurse's behavior has
changed over the past few weeks. Which of the following
behaviors should the charge nurse identify as an indication
that the staff nurse might be working while impaired?
-Spends free time conversing with other staff at the nurse's
station
-Frequent use of restroom
-Asks other nurses to administer pain medication for their
clients
-Delegated tasks to assistive personnel -Answers:-Frequent
use of restroom (answered incorrect)
A facility has been notified of a train derailment resulting in
multiple clients experiencing life-threatening injuries. The
external disaster plan has been activated. Which of the
following actions should a charge nurse on the PACU take?
-Take extra wheelchairs to the ED
-Send PACU assistive personnel to assist with triage
-Identify stable clients for transfer to a surgical unit
Comprehensive Exam Questions with Verified
Answers – Complete Exam Preparation
Material
Introduction:
This document contains a full collection of ATI RN Leadership
Practice Exam questions for the 2025–2026 testing cycle,
including all answer keys verified for accuracy. It covers
essential leadership and management concepts such as
delegation, prioritization, ethical principles, informed consent,
conflict resolution, interprofessional collaboration, and
emergency response. The material provides comprehensive
exam preparation for nursing students and aligns with ATI
Leadership competencies.
Exam Questions and Answers:
A charge nurse is leading a committee that is revising the
policy for client discharge. After developing the initial plan,
which of the following actions should the nurse take next?
-Set target dates for completion
-Identify areas of support
-Determine goals and objectives
,Implement recommended strategies -Answers:-Determine
goals and objectives
A nurse is caring for a client who is hospitalized and has
expressive aphasia. The client's family reports that the nurse
failed to obtain written informed consent before inserting an
indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the following responses
should the nurse make?
-Procedures prescribed by the provider do not require consent
-This is a procedure that does not require written informed
consent
-You are right. I will discuss this issue with the charge nurse
-Would you mind signing the informed consent form for the
procedure at this time? -Answers:-This is a procedure that
does not require written informed consent
A nurse is caring for a client who requests pain medication.
The nurse fulfills a promise to return with the medication
within 15 minutes. The nurse is demonstrating which of the
following ethical principles?
-Beneficence
-Utility
-Justice
,-Fidelity -Answers:-Fidelity
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for outpatient
surgery. Which of the following actions should the nurse take
to verify the client gave informed consent?
-Verify that the client understands the risks of the surgery
-Ask the client to explain the procedure that is being
performed
-Answer the client's questions about the outcomes of the
surgery
-Determine if the client understands the benefits of the
procedure -Answers:-Ask the client to explain the procedure
that is being performed
A case manager is planning an interprofessional conference for
a client who is 3 days post-op following an open reduction and
internal fixation of the right hip. Which of the following
concerns is the priority for discussion at the conference?
-The client does not have transportation for discharge home
-The client refuses to attend physical therapy sessions
-The client's home health nurse has not completed the home
assessment
, -The client describes feelings of depression after family visits -
Answers:-The client refuses to attend physical therapy session
A charge nurse observes that a staff nurse's behavior has
changed over the past few weeks. Which of the following
behaviors should the charge nurse identify as an indication
that the staff nurse might be working while impaired?
-Spends free time conversing with other staff at the nurse's
station
-Frequent use of restroom
-Asks other nurses to administer pain medication for their
clients
-Delegated tasks to assistive personnel -Answers:-Frequent
use of restroom (answered incorrect)
A facility has been notified of a train derailment resulting in
multiple clients experiencing life-threatening injuries. The
external disaster plan has been activated. Which of the
following actions should a charge nurse on the PACU take?
-Take extra wheelchairs to the ED
-Send PACU assistive personnel to assist with triage
-Identify stable clients for transfer to a surgical unit
