ATI RN LEADERSHIP EXAM WITH NGN TEST
BANK 3 2026/2027 WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
QUESTIONS ANDVERIFIED DETAILED
ANSWERS|FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS |ALREADY
GRADED A+|NEWEST|GUARANTEED
PASS|BRAND NEW VERSION!!
1. To perform treatment on a patient not requiring a formal written consent a nurse must
conduct which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Asking permission to do a treatment.
b. Explaining the procedure.
c. Stopping the procedure if patient is uncomfortable.
d. Confirming understanding of the treatment.
ANS: A, B, C, D
For many type of routine nursing procedures, written informed consent is not necessary but
consent should still be obtained from the patient, in a less formal way. Each time a nurse
approaches a patient to administer a medication, to check vital signs or to change a dressing,
the nurse should always first check in with the patient that they understand what is about to
happen and that the immediate plan of care is acceptable to them at that point in time.
Respecting patient autonomy means always ensuring that patients are not passive recipients
of care, but rather that they are as involved as possible in all decisions that are part of their
own health care experience.
2. Nursing management actions and decisions are guided by (Select all that apply.)
a. The law.
b. Ethical principles.
c. Leadership style.
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,d. Professional accountabilities.
e. Staff preferences.
ANS: A, B, D
Nursing management decisions and actions are guided by three elements: ethical principles,
professional accountabilities, and the law.
3. Which of the following are core elements of relational ethics? (Select all that apply.)
a. Mutual respect.
b. Justice and beneficence.
c. Informed consent.
d. Interdependent environment.
ANS: A, D
The core elements of relational ethics are engaged interactions, mutual respect, embodied
knowledge, uncertainty and vulnerability, and interdependent environment.
4. The risk manager informs the nurse manager of an orthopedic unit that her unit has had an
increase in incident reports about patients falling during the shift from 2300 to 0700 hours. The
nurse manager knows that the best way to resolve the problem is to:
a. Use creativity.
b. Obtain support from staff of the shift from 0700 to 1500 hours.
c. Use institutional research.
d. Identify the problem.
ANS: D
Identification of a problem is the first step in problem solving and occurs before any other step.
Improper identification of a problem is the most common reason for failure to resolve
problems.
6. The nurse manager of a rehabilitation unit wants to purchase a new antiembolic stocking. To
make a high-quality decision, the nurse manager would:
a. Involve the rehabilitation staff in the decision.
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,b. Involve the sales representative.
c. Make the decision alone
d. Involve administration in the decision.
ANS: A
Shared decision making leads to a number of successful outcomes, including team pride, the
team's ability to engage in discussions with the nurse leader about work issues, and
continued team involvement in shared decision making. Involvement of other health care
professionals is essential in decisions involving patient care.
7. Several nurses on an adolescent psychiatric unit complain that the teenagers are becoming
unmanageable on the shift from 2300 to 0700 hours. To resolve this problem, the nurse
manager decides that the staff should have a brainstorming session. The goal of brainstorming
is to:
a. Evaluate problem solutions.
b. Critique the ideas of other staff members.
c. Generate as many solutions as possible.
d. Identify only practical and realistic ideas.
ANS: C
Brainstorming encourages creativity in the beginning of problem solving and avoids
premature shutting down of ideas through early evaluation.
8. During a fire drill several psychiatric patients become agitated. The nurse manager quickly
assigns a staff member to each patient. This decision style is most appropriate for:
a. Routine problems.
b. Crisis situations.
c. Managers who prefer an authoritarian style.
d. Followers who cannot agree on a solution.
ANS: B
Some problems, such as the crisis situation depicted in this example, necessitate immediate
decision making to ensure patient safety.
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, 9. After the nurses who work on an adolescent psychiatric unit have had a brainstorming
session, they are ready to resolve the problem of teenagers who are unmanageable. To
maximize group effectiveness in decision making and problem solving, the nurse manager has:
a. Prevented conflict.
b. Formed highly cohesive groups.
c. Used majority rule to arrive at decisions.
d. Encouraged equal participation among members.
ANS: D
The nurse leader or manager needs to provide a nonthreatening and positive environment, in
which group members actively participate, by controlling aggressive individuals and
encouraging passive individuals to participate actively. Diversity, managed conflict, and
moderate cohesiveness are effective in reaching quality decisions.
10. To solve a problem, the nurse manager understands that the most important problem-
solving step is:
a. The implementation phase.
b. Identification of numerous solutions.
c. Accurate identification of the problem.
d. Evaluation of the effectiveness of problem resolution.
ANS: C
To proceed effectively, it is important to determine whether a problem exists and to
accurately identify a problem. Failure to resolve problems is most often linked to improper
identification of the problem.
11. A clinic nurse has observed another nurse deviating from agency policy in performing
wound care. The best approach for the clinic nurse to take is to:
a. Stay out of it.
b. Inform the nursing supervisor.
c. Fill out a notification form (incident report).
d. Assess the risk to the client and the agency before proceeding
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BANK 3 2026/2027 WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
QUESTIONS ANDVERIFIED DETAILED
ANSWERS|FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS |ALREADY
GRADED A+|NEWEST|GUARANTEED
PASS|BRAND NEW VERSION!!
1. To perform treatment on a patient not requiring a formal written consent a nurse must
conduct which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Asking permission to do a treatment.
b. Explaining the procedure.
c. Stopping the procedure if patient is uncomfortable.
d. Confirming understanding of the treatment.
ANS: A, B, C, D
For many type of routine nursing procedures, written informed consent is not necessary but
consent should still be obtained from the patient, in a less formal way. Each time a nurse
approaches a patient to administer a medication, to check vital signs or to change a dressing,
the nurse should always first check in with the patient that they understand what is about to
happen and that the immediate plan of care is acceptable to them at that point in time.
Respecting patient autonomy means always ensuring that patients are not passive recipients
of care, but rather that they are as involved as possible in all decisions that are part of their
own health care experience.
2. Nursing management actions and decisions are guided by (Select all that apply.)
a. The law.
b. Ethical principles.
c. Leadership style.
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,d. Professional accountabilities.
e. Staff preferences.
ANS: A, B, D
Nursing management decisions and actions are guided by three elements: ethical principles,
professional accountabilities, and the law.
3. Which of the following are core elements of relational ethics? (Select all that apply.)
a. Mutual respect.
b. Justice and beneficence.
c. Informed consent.
d. Interdependent environment.
ANS: A, D
The core elements of relational ethics are engaged interactions, mutual respect, embodied
knowledge, uncertainty and vulnerability, and interdependent environment.
4. The risk manager informs the nurse manager of an orthopedic unit that her unit has had an
increase in incident reports about patients falling during the shift from 2300 to 0700 hours. The
nurse manager knows that the best way to resolve the problem is to:
a. Use creativity.
b. Obtain support from staff of the shift from 0700 to 1500 hours.
c. Use institutional research.
d. Identify the problem.
ANS: D
Identification of a problem is the first step in problem solving and occurs before any other step.
Improper identification of a problem is the most common reason for failure to resolve
problems.
6. The nurse manager of a rehabilitation unit wants to purchase a new antiembolic stocking. To
make a high-quality decision, the nurse manager would:
a. Involve the rehabilitation staff in the decision.
2|Page
,b. Involve the sales representative.
c. Make the decision alone
d. Involve administration in the decision.
ANS: A
Shared decision making leads to a number of successful outcomes, including team pride, the
team's ability to engage in discussions with the nurse leader about work issues, and
continued team involvement in shared decision making. Involvement of other health care
professionals is essential in decisions involving patient care.
7. Several nurses on an adolescent psychiatric unit complain that the teenagers are becoming
unmanageable on the shift from 2300 to 0700 hours. To resolve this problem, the nurse
manager decides that the staff should have a brainstorming session. The goal of brainstorming
is to:
a. Evaluate problem solutions.
b. Critique the ideas of other staff members.
c. Generate as many solutions as possible.
d. Identify only practical and realistic ideas.
ANS: C
Brainstorming encourages creativity in the beginning of problem solving and avoids
premature shutting down of ideas through early evaluation.
8. During a fire drill several psychiatric patients become agitated. The nurse manager quickly
assigns a staff member to each patient. This decision style is most appropriate for:
a. Routine problems.
b. Crisis situations.
c. Managers who prefer an authoritarian style.
d. Followers who cannot agree on a solution.
ANS: B
Some problems, such as the crisis situation depicted in this example, necessitate immediate
decision making to ensure patient safety.
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, 9. After the nurses who work on an adolescent psychiatric unit have had a brainstorming
session, they are ready to resolve the problem of teenagers who are unmanageable. To
maximize group effectiveness in decision making and problem solving, the nurse manager has:
a. Prevented conflict.
b. Formed highly cohesive groups.
c. Used majority rule to arrive at decisions.
d. Encouraged equal participation among members.
ANS: D
The nurse leader or manager needs to provide a nonthreatening and positive environment, in
which group members actively participate, by controlling aggressive individuals and
encouraging passive individuals to participate actively. Diversity, managed conflict, and
moderate cohesiveness are effective in reaching quality decisions.
10. To solve a problem, the nurse manager understands that the most important problem-
solving step is:
a. The implementation phase.
b. Identification of numerous solutions.
c. Accurate identification of the problem.
d. Evaluation of the effectiveness of problem resolution.
ANS: C
To proceed effectively, it is important to determine whether a problem exists and to
accurately identify a problem. Failure to resolve problems is most often linked to improper
identification of the problem.
11. A clinic nurse has observed another nurse deviating from agency policy in performing
wound care. The best approach for the clinic nurse to take is to:
a. Stay out of it.
b. Inform the nursing supervisor.
c. Fill out a notification form (incident report).
d. Assess the risk to the client and the agency before proceeding
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